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Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:54
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Socioeconomic position and the influence of food portion size on daily energy intake in adult females: two randomized controlled trials
Reducing portion sizes of commercially available foods could be an effective public health strategy to reduce population energy intake, but recent research suggests that the effect portion size has on energy i...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:53 -
Short and medium-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on child and parent accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time: a natural experiment
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked impacts on children’s physical activity, with large reductions in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) reported during lockdowns. Previous evidence showed ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:42 -
Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that preschool-aged children should engage in 180 min of total physical activity (TPA) including 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) each day. ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:52 -
New measures to assess the “Other” three pillars of food security–availability, utilization, and stability
In recent reviews of available measures, no existing measures assessed all four pillars of food security and most only assessed one or two pillars–predominantly the access pillar. The purpose of this study was...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:51 -
A qualitative longitudinal study of motivation in the REtirement in ACTion (REACT) physical activity intervention for older adults with mobility limitations
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for older adults’ health, however they remain the least active age group in the UK. This qualitative longitudinal study aims to understand motivations in older adults recei...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:50 -
Using automated active infrared counters to estimate footfall on urban park footpaths: behavioural stability and validity testing
Using infrared counters is a promising unobtrusive method of assessing footfall in urban parks. However, infrared counters are susceptible to reliability and validity issues, and there is limited guidance for ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:49 -
How to select interventions for promoting physical activity in schools? Combining preferences of stakeholders and scientists
The failure to scale-up and implement physical activity (PA) interventions in real world contexts, which were previously successful under controlled conditions, may be attributed to the different criteria of s...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:48 -
Considering depression as a secondary outcome in the optimization of physical activity interventions for breast cancer survivors in the PACES trial: a factorial randomized controlled trial
Depressive symptoms result in considerable burden for breast cancer survivors. Increased physical activity may reduce these burdens but existing evidence from physical activity interventions in equivocal. Furt...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:47 -
Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial
Policy interventions to increase physical activity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are effective in increasing physical activity among young children. However, a large proportion of ECEC ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:46 -
The impact of 12 modifiable lifestyle behaviours on depressive and anxiety symptoms in middle adolescence: prospective analyses of the Canadian longitudinal COMPASS study
Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are becoming increasingly common and might contribute to the growing burden of mental disorders in adolescence. We examined the associations between a comprehensive set of lifest...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:45 -
The effect of physical activity on sleep disturbance in various populations: a scoping review of randomized clinical trials
Promoting physical activity (PA) in different populations experiencing sleep disturbance may increase population PA levels and improve sleep. This scoping review aimed to examine the effect of various PA inter...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:44 -
Using photovoice to explore young women’s experiences of behaviour change techniques in physical activity mobile apps
Research shows that inactive young women are attracted to using mobile phone applications (apps) to increase physical activity. Apps can promote physical activity by delivering a range of behaviour change tech...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:43 -
Lifestyle-related habits and factors before and after cardiovascular diagnosis: a case control study among 2,548 Swedish individuals
Healthy lifestyle habits are recommended in prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is limited knowledge concerning the change in lifestyle-related factors from before to after a CVD event. ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:41 -
Changes in children’s and adolescents’ dietary intake after the implementation of Chile’s law of food labeling, advertising and sales in schools: a longitudinal study
In June 2016, a comprehensive food policy was implemented in Chile that included front-of-package warning labels on key nutrients of concern (total sugars, added saturated fats, sodium, and calories), child-di...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:40 -
Parental feeding practices as a response to child appetitive traits in toddlerhood and early childhood: a discordant twin analysis of the Gemini cohort
Parental feeding practices (PFPs) have been implicated in the development of children’s eating behaviours. However, evidence suggests that feeding practices may also develop in response to their child’s weight...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:39 -
Offering vegetables to children at breakfast time in nursery and kindergarten settings: the Veggie Brek feasibility and acceptability cluster randomised controlled trial
In many Westernised countries, children do not consume a sufficient amount of vegetables for optimal health and development. Child-feeding guidelines have been produced to address this, but often only promote ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:38 -
Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT NZ): a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs
A healthy lifestyle program that appeals to, and supports, overweight and obese New Zealand (NZ) European, Māori (indigenous) and Pasifika men to achieve weight loss is urgently needed. A pilot program inspire...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:37 -
Digital behaviour change interventions to increase vegetable intake in adults: a systematic review
Digital interventions may help address low vegetable intake in adults, however there is limited understanding of the features that make them effective. We systematically reviewed digital interventions to incre...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:36 -
Reference values for wrist-worn accelerometer physical activity metrics in England children and adolescents
Over the last decade use of raw acceleration metrics to assess physical activity has increased. Metrics such as Euclidean Norm Minus One (ENMO), and Mean Amplitude Deviation (MAD) can be used to generate metri...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:35 -
Outcome domains measured in randomized controlled trials of physical activity for older adults: a rapid review
Toward development of a core outcome set for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of physical activity (PA) interventions for older adults, the purpose of this study was to identify outcome domains and subdomai...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:34 -
Impact of ¡Míranos! on parent-reported home-based healthy energy balance-related behaviors in low-income Latino preschool children: a clustered randomized controlled trial
Widespread establishment of home-based healthy energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), like diet, physical activity, sedentary behavior, screen time, and sleep, among low-income preschool-aged children could...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:33 -
Adoption, implementation, and sustainability of early childhood feeding, nutrition and active play interventions in real-world settings: a systematic review
Instilling healthy dietary habits and active play in early childhood is an important public health focus. Interventions supporting the establishment of nutrition and active play behaviours in the first years o...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:32 -
Moderate-intensity stepping in older adults: insights from treadmill walking and daily living
A step cadence of 100 steps/minute is widely used to define moderate-intensity walking. However, the generalizability of this threshold to different populations needs further research. We investigate moderate-...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:31 -
Weather associations with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep patterns of Australian adults: a longitudinal study with implications for climate change
Weather is a potentially important influence on how time is allocated to sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity across the 24-h day. Extremes of weather (very hot, cold, windy or wet) can create unde...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:30 -
Understanding school food systems to support the development and implementation of food based policies and interventions
Schools provide opportunities to improve the quality of children's diet, whilst reducing inequalities in childhood diet and health. Evidence supports whole school approaches, including consistency in food qual...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:29 -
Content and quality of physical activity ontologies: a systematic review
Ontologies are a formal way to represent knowledge in a particular field and have the potential to transform the field of health promotion and digital interventions. However, few researchers in physical activity ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:28 -
Leisure-time physical activity trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in relation to several activity domains: a 27-year longitudinal study
Insufficient physical activity (PA) levels among adolescents and adults make promoting PA a public health priority. Although most people exhibit low or decreasing levels of PA, other groups increase or maintai...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:27 -
The impact of selected methodological factors on data collection outcomes in observational studies of device-measured physical behaviour in adults: A systematic review
Accelerometer measures of physical behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) in observational studies offer detailed insight into associations with health and disease. Maximising recruitmen...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:26 -
Identifying behavioural barriers and facilitators to engaging men in a community-based lifestyle intervention to improve physical and mental health and well-being
There are few community-based lifestyle interventions designed to target physical and mental health of men. We conducted a qualitative focus group study with men to explore their perceived barriers and facilit...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:25 -
How do 24-h movement behaviours change during and after vacation? A cohort study
For adults, vacations represent a break from daily responsibilities of work – offering the opportunity to re-distribute time between sleep, sedentary behaviour, light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vi...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:24 -
Barriers and facilitators to physical activity for young adult women: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature
Physical activity (PA) has many benefits in preventing diseases and maintaining physical and mental health. Women, in particular, can benefit from regular PA. However, women’s PA did not increase over the past...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:23 -
Effectiveness of a Smartphone App (MINISTOP 2.0) integrated in primary child health care to promote healthy diet and physical activity behaviors and prevent obesity in preschool-aged children: randomized controlled trial
Childhood overweight and obesity is a public health priority. We have previously reported the efficacy of a parent-oriented mobile health (mHealth) app-based intervention (MINISTOP 1.0) which showed improvemen...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:22 -
Development, explanation, and presentation of the Physical Literacy Interventions Reporting Template (PLIRT)
The physical literacy (PL) concept integrates different personal (e.g., physical, cognitive, psychological/affective, social) determinants of physical activity and has received growing attention recently. Alth...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:21 -
Implementation of a food retail intervention to reduce purchase of unhealthy food and beverages in remote Australia: mixed-method evaluation using the consolidated framework for implementation research
Adoption of health-enabling food retail interventions in food retail will require effective implementation strategies. To inform this, we applied an implementation framework to a novel real-world food retail i...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:20 -
Children’s eating behaviours and related constructs: conceptual and theoretical foundations and their implications
There is a substantial body of research on children’s eating behaviours (e.g., food responsiveness and fussiness) and related constructs (e.g., eating in the absence of hunger, appetite self-regulation). This ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:19 -
A randomized trial to evaluate the impact of Singapore’s forthcoming Nutri-grade front-of-pack beverage label on food and beverage purchases
The epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a growing concern worldwide and Singapore is no exception to this global trend. As part of measures to address this concern, the Singapore government will im...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:18 -
Effectiveness of an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour as a personalised secondary prevention strategy for patients with coronary artery disease: main outcomes of the SIT LESS randomised clinical trial
A high sedentary time is associated with increased mortality risk. Previous studies indicate that replacement of sedentary time with light- and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity attenuates the risk for ad...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:17 -
Factors related to the implementation and scale-up of physical activity interventions in Ireland: a qualitative study with policy makers, funders, researchers and practitioners
Current literature reports a gap between development of effective interventions to promote physical activity and the systematic uptake into real-world settings. Factors relating to implementation and scale-up ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:16 -
Engagement, acceptability, usability and satisfaction with Active for Life, a computer-tailored web-based physical activity intervention using Fitbits in older adults
Preliminary evidence suggests that web-based physical activity interventions with tailored advice and Fitbit integration are effective and may be well suited to older adults. Therefore, this study aimed to exa...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:15 -
Barriers and facilitators to diet, physical activity and lifestyle behavior intervention adherence: a qualitative systematic review of the literature
Consuming a balanced diet and regular activity have health benefits. However, many adults have a difficult time adhering to diet and activity recommendations, especially in lifestyle interventions. Adherence t...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:14 -
High-intensity interval training in children and adolescents with special educational needs: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been promoted as a time-efficient exercise strategy to improve health and fitness in children and adolescents. However, there remains little consensus in the literat...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:13 -
Shorter sleep among adolescents is associated with lower fruit and vegetable consumption the following day
Insufficient sleep has been associated with weight gain and metabolic dysregulation, with one suggested mechanism being through reduction in diet quality. Experimental evidence supports a causal effect of slee...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:12 -
Longitudinal associations of movement behaviours with body composition and physical fitness from 4 to 9 years of age: structural equation and mediation analysis with compositional data
The associations of movement behaviours (physical activity [PA], sedentary behaviour [SB], and sleep) with body composition and physical fitness from pre-school to childhood, as well as the direction of the as...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:11 -
Socioeconomic position and the effect of energy labelling on consumer behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis
There are well documented socioeconomic disparities in diet quality and obesity. Menu energy labelling is a public health policy designed to improve diet and reduce obesity. However, it is unclear whether the ...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:10 -
Associations of home and neighborhood environments with children’s physical activity in the U.S.-based Neighborhood Impact on Kids (NIK) longitudinal cohort study
Physical activity is important for children’s health and well-being. Supportiveness for physical activity of home and neighborhood environments may affect children’s PA, but most studies are cross-sectional. W...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:9 -
Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Community-based programmes [CBPs], targeting increased physical activity and/or healthier eating, have been used in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. However, CBPs are only useful, in...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:8 -
Traffic-light front-of-pack environmental labelling across food categories triggers more environmentally friendly food choices: a randomised controlled trial in virtual reality supermarket
Food systems highly contribute to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and shifting towards more environmentally friendly diets is urgently needed. Enabling consumers to compare the environmental impact of f...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:7 -
Patterns of unhealthy behaviours during adolescence and subsequent anxiety and depression in adulthood: a prospective register linkage study of the HUNT survey and health registries
There is increasing need for prospective investigations in the preventing role of health-related behaviours on mental health problems. The aim of this study is to identify patterns of health-related behaviours...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:6 -
Correction: Characterizing children’s eating patterns: does the choice of eating occasion definition matter?
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2023 20:5
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