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Professor Carolyn Summerbell's Outputs (6)

Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood. A systematic review (2001)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Waters, E., O'Meara, S., & Summerbell, C. (2001). Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood. A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 2(3), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1467-789x.2001.00035.x

Background: The prevalence of obesity and overweight is increasing worldwide. Obesity in children impacts on their health in both short- and long-term. Obesity prevention strategies are poorly understood. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of int... Read More about Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood. A systematic review.

Dietary fat intake and prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review (2001)
Journal Article
Hooper, L., Summerbell, C., Higgins, J., Thompson, R., Capps, N., Smith, G., …Ebrahim, S. (2001). Dietary fat intake and prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review. eBMJ (London), 322(7289), 757-763. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7289.757

Objective: To assess the effect of reduction or modification of dietary fat intake on total and cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. Design: Systematic review. Data sources: Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, CAB abstracts, SIGLE, C... Read More about Dietary fat intake and prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review.

The design features and practicalities of conducting a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of obesity management in primary care (2001)
Journal Article
Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Vail, A., Greenwood, D., & Adamson, A. (2001). The design features and practicalities of conducting a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of obesity management in primary care. Statistics in Medicine, 20(3), 331-340. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0258%2820010215%2920%3A3%3C331%3A%3Aaid-sim795%3E3.0.co%3B2-k

The aim of this paper is to describe the design features and practicalities of conducting a cluster randomized trial of obesity management in primary care. The aim of the trial is to assess the effectiveness of an obesity management educational inter... Read More about The design features and practicalities of conducting a pragmatic cluster randomized trial of obesity management in primary care.

Improving health professionals' management and the organisation of care for overweight and obese people (2001)
Journal Article
Harvey, L., Glenny, A., Kirk, S., & Summerbell, C. (2001). Improving health professionals' management and the organisation of care for overweight and obese people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd000984

Background Obesity is increasing throughout the industrialised world. If left unchecked it will have major implications for both population health and costs to health services. Objectives To assess whether health professionals' management or the orga... Read More about Improving health professionals' management and the organisation of care for overweight and obese people.