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10 Oct Kiwi Kids are Exposed to 27 Junk Food Advertisements a Day

Posted at 08:15h in Research by Alison Pask

Some Kiwi kids are being bombarded with an average of 27 junk food advertisements a day in their schools, homes and on the streets, new research has found. In a world-first study by Otago and Auckland universities, 168 children from across the Wellington region, aged between 11 and...

09 Oct Using appreciative inquiry methodology to develop a weight management program for obese children in New Zealand

Posted at 09:34h in Research by Alison Pask

Authors:Tasileta Teevale, Joseph Kaholokula Published in Australia and New Zealand of Public Health Abstract Objectives: Paediatric obesity predicts adult obesity, and alarming new data in New Zealand reveals that obesity among the young continues to rise. In this study, we used a novel solution-focused paradigm, or appreciative inquiry...

27 Sep Effect of a mobile app intervention on vegetable consumption in overweight adults: a randomized controlled trial

Posted at 08:50h in Research by Alison Pask

Mummah, S., et al. (2017). Effect of a mobile app intervention on vegetable consumption in overweight adults: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14:125. The authors tested the effect of a mobile app to increase vegetable consumption among overweight adults attempting...

19 Sep Research Commentary on Cancer and Obesity Research

Posted at 09:42h in Research by Alison Pask

Association between Dietary Energy Density and Obesity-Associated Cancer: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative Commentary by: Dr Rachel Nicholls, Health Promotion Advisor, Cancer Society of New Zealand A diet high in energy dense foods (those high in fats and/or added sugars and/or low in fibre) contribute to increasing rates...

18 Sep Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Posted at 12:43h in Research by Alison Pask

Cradock K, OLaighin G, Finucane F, Gainforth H, Quinlan L, & Ginis K. (2017). Behaviour change techniques targeting both diet and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14(1), 18. Abstract BACKGROUND: Changing diet and physical activity behaviour...

18 Sep Children Living Near Fast Food Outlets More Likely To Gain Weight

Posted at 11:34h in Research by Alison Pask

Children who live near fast food outlets are more likely to gain weight compared with those living farther away, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) tracked the weight of more than 1,500 state primary school pupils aged four to...

24 Aug Policy Brief: A Sugary Drink Tax for New Zealand

Posted at 15:30h in Advocacy by Alison Pask

The New Zealand Beverage Guidance Panel has written a Policy Brief: A Sugary Drink Tax for New Zealand This document provides: The rationale why a sugary drink tax is an important component of any strategy to address childhood obesity, adult obesity and dental caries. An outline of...

17 Aug Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun ‘n healthy in Moreland!

Posted at 11:49h in Research by Alison Pask

Abstract from article published in the BioMed central (BMC ) Background Multi-level, longer-term obesity prevention interventions that focus on inequalities are scarce. Fun ‘n healthy in Moreland! aimed to improve child adiposity, school policies and environments, parent engagement, health behaviours and child wellbeing. Methods All children from primary schools in an...

17 Aug Assessment of health-related quality of life and psychological well-being of children and adolescents with obesity enrolled in a New Zealand community-based intervention programme: an observational study

Posted at 11:02h in Research by Alison Pask

This study published in the BMJ is the first to report health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with obesity in New Zealand. Abstract Objective To describe health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological well-being of children and adolescents at enrolment in a multidisciplinary community-based obesity...

10 Aug The Upstream Determinants of Adult Obesity

Posted at 15:33h in Research by Alison Pask

Over-consumption of high-energy foods and a lack of physical activity are the main behavioural risk factors for people to develop obesity. These behaviours are influenced by a range of individual-level factors which are nested within contexts that contain influencing characteristics further upstream. In this paper,...

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