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  1. Three-quarters of 3-6 year-old children in the U.S. spend time in childcare; many spend most of their waking hours in these settings. Daily physical activity offers numerous health benefits, but activity level...

    Authors: Kristen A Copeland, Susan N Sherman, Cassandra A Kendeigh, Brian E Saelens and Heidi J Kalkwarf
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:74
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  2. Accurate measurement of physical activity is a pre-requisite to monitor population physical activity levels and design effective interventions. Global Positioning System (GPS) technology offers potential to im...

    Authors: Ralph Maddison and Cliona Ni Mhurchu
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:73
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. Unhealthy weight control behaviours (UWCB) among adolescents have significant health and weight consequences. The current longitudinal study aimed to identify personal and socio-environmental predictors of ini...

    Authors: Jennifer A Linde, Melanie M Wall, Jess Haines and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:72
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  4. With an increasing focus on obesity prevention there is a need for simple, valid tools to assess dietary indicators that may be the targets of intervention programs. The objective of this study was to determin...

    Authors: Cheryl-Ann Bennett, Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Melanie Nichols, Andrew C Bell and Boyd A Swinburn
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:71
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  5. This study examined the associations of the perceived and objective environment with adolescent engagement in sports activities and walking and cycling in leisure time. It also explored the degree of agreement...

    Authors: Richard G Prins, Anke Oenema, Klazine van der Horst and Johannes Brug
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:70
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  6. Large discrepancies between people's intention to eat a healthy diet and actual dietary behavior indicate that motivation is not a sufficient instigator for healthy behavior. Research efforts to decrease this ...

    Authors: Liesbeth van Osch, Mariëlle Beenackers, Astrid Reubsaet, Lilian Lechner, Math Candel and Hein de Vries
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:69
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  7. Studies assessing active commuting to school usually use simple questionnaires, and often is mode of commuting reported with a single questionnaire item only. The purpose of the present study is to report the ...

    Authors: Elling Bere and Line A Bjørkelund
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:68
    Content type: Short paper Published on:

  8. Many children do not meet physical activity guidelines. Parents and friends are likely to influence children's physical activity but there is a shortage of measures that are able to capture these influences.

    Authors: Russell Jago, Kenneth R Fox, Angie S Page, Rowan Brockman and Janice L Thompson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:67
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  9. The effect of exercise on subjective appetite and short-term food intake has received little investigation in children. Despite a lack of reported evaluation of short-duration activity programs, they are curre...

    Authors: Natalie C Bozinovski, Nick Bellissimo, Scott G Thomas, Paul B Pencharz, Robert C Goode and G Harvey Anderson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:66
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  10. Correction to Tudor-Locke C, Hart TL, Washington TL: Expected values for pedometer-determined physical activity in older populations. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 6:59

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Teresa L Hart and Tracy L Washington
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:65
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:59

  11. Active commuting increases levels of physical activity and is more likely to be adopted and sustained than exercise programmes. Despite the potential health, environmental, social and economic benefits, cyclin...

    Authors: Sandar Tin Tin, Alistair Woodward, Simon Thornley and Shanthi Ameratunga
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:64
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  12. To assess from a societal perspective the incremental cost-effectiveness of the Walking School Bus (WSB) program for Australian primary school children as an obesity prevention measure. The intervention was mo...

    Authors: Marjory Moodie, Michelle Haby, Leah Galvin, Boyd Swinburn and Robert Carter
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:63
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  13. Dietary intake during childhood and adolescence is of increasing interest due to its influence on adult health, particularly obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. There is a need to develop and validat...

    Authors: Jane F Watson, Clare E Collins, David W Sibbritt, Michael J Dibley and Manohar L Garg
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:62
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  14. Little is known about how adolescents and their parents interact and talk about some of the key lifestyle behaviors that are associated with overweight and obesity, such as screen time (ST) and sugary drink (S...

    Authors: Libby A Hattersley, Vanessa A Shrewsbury, Lesley A King, Sarah A Howlett, Louise L Hardy and Louise A Baur
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:61
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  15. Although the benefits of the recommended level of physical activity on reducing chronic diseases are well-established, most of the Japanese population is not sufficiently active. Thus, examining correlates is ...

    Authors: Ai Shibata, Koichiro Oka, Kazuhiro Harada, Yoshio Nakamura and Isao Muraoka
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:60
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  16. The purpose of this review is to update expected values for pedometer-determined physical activity in free-living healthy older populations. A search of the literature published since 2001 began with a keyword...

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Teresa L Hart and Tracy L Washington
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:59
    Content type: Review Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:65

  17. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased. A strong environmental factor contributing to the obesity epidemic is food portion size. This review of studies into the effects of portion size on energ...

    Authors: Ingrid HM Steenhuis and Willemijn M Vermeer
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:58
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  18. Health risks linked to obesity and the difficulty most have in achieving weight loss underscore the importance of identifying dietary factors that contribute to successful weight loss.

    Authors: Andrew Flood, Nathan Mitchell, Melanie Jaeb, Emily A Finch, Patricia S Laqua, Ericka M Welsh, Annie Hotop, Shelby L Langer, Rona L Levy and Robert W Jeffery
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:57
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  19. Evidence for psychosocial and environmental correlates on children's physical activity is scattered and somewhat unconvincing. Further, the moderating influences of socioeconomic position (SEP) on these influe...

    Authors: James Dollman and Nicole R Lewis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:56
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  20. Although general parenting styles and restrictive parental feeding practices have been associated with children's weight status, few studies have examined the association between feeding styles and proximal ou...

    Authors: Sharon L Hoerr, Sheryl O Hughes, Jennifer O Fisher, Theresa A Nicklas, Yan Liu and Richard M Shewchuk
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:55
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  21. Understanding the correlates of dietary intake is necessary in order to effectively promote healthy dietary behavior among children and adolescents. A literature review was conducted on the correlates of the f...

    Authors: Arianna D McClain, Courtney Chappuis, Selena T Nguyen-Rodriguez, Amy L Yaroch and Donna Spruijt-Metz
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:54
    Content type: Review Published on:

  22. Parks are key environmental resources for encouraging population-level physical activity (PA). In measuring availability of parks, studies have employed both self-reported and objective indicators of proximity...

    Authors: Kelsey J Lackey and Andrew T Kaczynski
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:53
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  23. It has previously been suggested that deprived neighbourhoods within modern cities have poor access to general amenities, for example, fewer food retail outlets. Here we examine the distribution of food retail...

    Authors: Laura Macdonald, Anne Ellaway and Sally Macintyre
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:52
    Content type: Short paper Published on:

  24. Prospective studies linking infant temperament, or behavioral style, to infant body composition are lacking. In this longitudinal study (3 to 18 months), we seek to examine the associations between two dimensi...

    Authors: Meghan M Slining, Linda Adair, Barbara Davis Goldman, Judith Borja and Margaret Bentley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:51
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  25. Appropriately measuring habitual physical activity (PA) in children is a major challenge. Questionnaires and accelerometers are the most widely used instruments but both have well-known limitations. The aims o...

    Authors: Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Leticia Grize, Urs Mäder, Nicole Ruch, Felix H Sennhauser and Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:50
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  26. Using data from the SHAPE trial, a randomized 6-month neighborhood-based intervention designed to increase walking activity among older adults, this study identified and analyzed social-ecological factors medi...

    Authors: Yvonne L Michael and Nichole E Carlson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:49
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  27. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the long-term impact of a childhood motor skill intervention on adolescent motor skills and physical activity.

    Authors: Lisa M Barnett, Eric van Beurden, Philip J Morgan, Lyndon O Brooks, Avigdor Zask and John R Beard
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:48
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  28. Overweight increased among Filipino mothers and offspring from 1994 to 2005 however, a higher rate of increase among mothers resulted in a prevalence 4 times higher than that among offspring in 2005. Our aim w...

    Authors: Anna Kelles and Linda Adair
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:47
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  29. Fast food restaurants reportedly target specific populations by locating in lower-income and in minority neighborhoods. Physical proximity to fast food restaurants has been associated with higher obesity rates.

    Authors: Philip M Hurvitz, Anne V Moudon, Colin D Rehm, Laura C Streichert and Adam Drewnowski
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:46
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  30. The potential synergistic effects of multiple dietary and physical activity behaviours on the risk of chronic conditions and health outcomes is a key issue for public health. This study examined the prevalence...

    Authors: Natalie Pearson, Andrew J Atkin, Stuart JH Biddle, Trish Gorely and Charlotte Edwardson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:45
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  31. Measures to assess neighborhood environments are needed to better understand the salient features that may enhance outdoor physical activities, such as walking and bicycling for transport or leisure. The purpo...

    Authors: Kelly R Evenson, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Amy H Herring, Lynne Messer, Barbara A Laraia and Daniel A Rodríguez
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:44
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  32. Interventions designed to increase workplace physical activity may not automatically reduce high volumes of sitting, a behaviour independently linked to chronic diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes. T...

    Authors: Nicholas D Gilson, Anna Puig-Ribera, Jim McKenna, Wendy J Brown, Nicola W Burton and Carlton B Cooke
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:43
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  33. There is increasing evidence that the environment plays a role in influencing physical activity in children and adults. As children have less autonomy in their behavioural choices, neighbourhood environment su...

    Authors: Andrew P Jones, Emma G Coombes, Simon J Griffin and Esther MF van Sluijs
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:42
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  34. The aim of the study was to examine the construct validity of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire -R18 (TFEQ-R18), a measure of eating behaviour, and to evaluate cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and ...

    Authors: Susanna Anglé, Janne Engblom, Tiina Eriksson, Susanna Kautiainen, Marja-Terttu Saha, Pirjo Lindfors, Matti Lehtinen and Arja Rimpelä
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:41
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  35. Authors: Amika S Singh, Mai JM Chinapaw, Johannes Brug, Stef PJ Kremers, Tommy LS Visscher and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:40
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:23

  36. Research on the influence of the physical environment on physical activity is rapidly expanding and different measures of environmental perceptions have been developed, mostly in the US and Australia. The purp...

    Authors: Heleen Spittaels, Charlie Foster, Jean-Michel Oppert, Harry Rutter, Pekka Oja, Michael Sjöström and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:39
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  38. Accurate measurement of household food purchase behavior (HFPB) is important for understanding its association with household characteristics, individual dietary intake and neighborhood food retail outlets. Ho...

    Authors: Simone A French, Melanie Wall, Nathan R Mitchell, Scott T Shimotsu and Ericka Welsh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:37
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  39. The literature on seasonality in children and youth's physical activity participation is inconsistent. The aims of this study were to: 1) compare physical activity across seasons and describe activity patterns...

    Authors: Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Lars B Andersen and Sigmund A Anderssen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:36
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  40. Regular physical activity is considered a cornerstone for managing type 2 diabetes. However, in Canada, most individuals with type 2 diabetes do not meet national physical activity recommendations. When design...

    Authors: François Boudreau and Gaston Godin
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:35
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  41. There is evidence of a clustering of healthy dietary patterns and physical activity among young people and also of unhealthy behaviours. The identification of influences on children's health behaviors, particu...

    Authors: Natalie Pearson, Anna Timperio, Jo Salmon, David Crawford and Stuart JH Biddle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:34
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  42. Identification of non-modifiable correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth contributes to the development of effective targeted intervention strategies. The purpose of this research was ...

    Authors: Trish Gorely, Andrew J Atkin, Stuart JH Biddle and Simon J Marshall
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:33
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  43. The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A) assess perceived environmental attributes believed to influence physical activity. A multilevel confirmatory factor analy...

    Authors: Ester Cerin, Terry L Conway, Brian E Saelens, Lawrence D Frank and James F Sallis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:32
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  44. Accelerometers were incorporated in the 2003–2004 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) study cycle for objective assessment of physical activity. This is the first time that objective ph...

    Authors: Marquis S Hawkins, Kristi L Storti, Caroline R Richardson, Wendy C King, Scott J Strath, Robert G Holleman and Andrea M Kriska
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:31
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  45. Increasing physical activity is important in the promotion of better health. Computer-tailored behavior change programs have shown promise in changing lifestyle risk factors.

    Authors: Leonie Michelle Neville, Blythe O'Hara and Andrew Milat
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:30
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  46. Few studies have investigated the associations of takeaway food consumption with overall diet quality and abdominal obesity. Young adults are high consumers of takeaway food so we aimed to examine these associ...

    Authors: Kylie J Smith, Sarah A McNaughton, Seana L Gall, Leigh Blizzard, Terence Dwyer and Alison J Venn
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:29
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  47. While previous research on fast food access and purchasing has not found evidence of an association, these studies have had methodological problems including aggregation error, lack of specificity between the ...

    Authors: Lukar E Thornton, Rebecca J Bentley and Anne M Kavanagh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:28
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  48. Some studies in adults indicate a positive correlation between eating later in the day and overall energy intake as well as body weight status. Thus, the time of food intake may be a risk factor in childhood o...

    Authors: Stephanie Eng, David A Wagstaff and Sibylle Kranz
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:27
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  49. The workplace has been identified as a promising setting for health promotion, and many worksite health promotion programmes have been implemented in the past years. Research has mainly focused on the effectiv...

    Authors: Suzan JW Robroek, Frank J van Lenthe, Pepijn van Empelen and Alex Burdorf
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:26
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. The prevalence and level of overweight in childhood is rapidly increasing. One potential contributor to the rise in overweight is a decline in physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to compare l...

    Authors: Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Eva D'hondt and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:25
    Content type: Research Published on:
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