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  1. While the household context is important for lifestyle behavior interventions, few studies have examined parent–child associations for diet and physical activity (PA) changes over time in a rapidly urbanizing ...

    Authors: Fei Dong, Annie Green Howard, Amy H. Herring, Amanda L. Thompson, Linda S. Adair, Barry M. Popkin, Allison E. Aiello, Bing Zhang and Penny Gordon-Larsen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:118
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  2. Vitamin D plays a key role in bone health. Consuming adequate vitamin D during young adulthood is important due to the development of peak bone mass; however, many Canadian young adults do not meet vitamin D r...

    Authors: Samantha Goodman, Barbara Morrongiello and Kelly Meckling
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:116
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  3. Office workers engage in high levels of sitting time. Effective, context-specific, and scalable strategies are needed to support widespread sitting reduction. This study aimed to evaluate organisational-suppor...

    Authors: C. L. Brakenridge, B. S. Fjeldsoe, D. C. Young, E. A. H. Winkler, D. W. Dunstan, L. M. Straker and G. N. Healy
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:115
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  4. Obesity-related lifestyle behaviors usually co-exist but few studies have examined their simultaneous relation with body weight. This study aimed to identify the hierarchy of lifestyle-related behaviors associ...

    Authors: Célina Roda, Hélène Charreire, Thierry Feuillet, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Sofie Compernolle, Ketevan Glonti, Helga Bárdos, Harry Rutter, Martin McKee, Johannes Brug, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Jeroen Lakerveld and Jean-Michel Oppert
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:114
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  5. While physical activity has been shown to improve cognitive performance and well-being, office workers are essentially sedentary. We compared the effects of physical activity performed as (i) one bout in the m...

    Authors: Audrey Bergouignan, Kristina T. Legget, Nathan De Jong, Elizabeth Kealey, Janet Nikolovski, Jack L. Groppel, Chris Jordan, Raphaela O’Day, James O. Hill and Daniel H. Bessesen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:113
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  6. Based on the assumption of parental influence on adolescent behavior, multicomponent school-based dietary interventions often include a parental component. The effect of this intervention component is seldom r...

    Authors: Sanne Ellegård Jørgensen, Thea Suldrup Jørgensen, Anne Kristine Aarestrup, Pernille Due and Rikke Krølner
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:112
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  7. Interventions to increase cooking skills (CS) and food skills (FS) as a route to improving overall diet are popular within public health. This study tested a comprehensive model of diet quality by assessing th...

    Authors: Laura McGowan, Gerda K. Pot, Alison M. Stephen, Fiona Lavelle, Michelle Spence, Monique Raats, Lynsey Hollywood, Dawn McDowell, Amanda McCloat, Elaine Mooney, Martin Caraher and Moira Dean
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:111
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  8. Parental self-efficacy (PSE) refers to beliefs of parents to effectively engage in behaviors that result in desired outcomes for their children. There are several instruments of PSE for promoting healthy dieta...

    Authors: Benjamin Bohman, Finn Rasmussen and Ata Ghaderi
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:110
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  9. Promoting physical activity and healthy eating is important to combat the unprecedented rise in NCDs in many developing countries. Using modern information-and communication technologies to deliver physical ac...

    Authors: Andre Matthias Müller, Stephanie Alley, Stephanie Schoeppe and Corneel Vandelanotte
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:109
    Content type: Review Published on:

  10. With technological developments and modernised sedentary lifestyles has come an increase in diseases associated with inactivity such as obesity and other non-communicable diseases. Emerging evidence suggests t...

    Authors: Erin Hoare, Karen Milton, Charlie Foster and Steven Allender
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:108
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  11. Evidence regarding the association of the built environment with physical activity is influencing policy recommendations that advocate changing the built environment to increase population-level physical activ...

    Authors: Jack S. Benton, Jamie Anderson, Ruth F. Hunter and David P. French
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:107
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  12. The implementation of school nutrition policies, which govern the provision of food in schools, is recommended as a public health strategy to support the development of healthy dietary behaviours in school-age...

    Authors: Nicole Nathan, Sze Lin Yoong, Rachel Sutherland, Kathryn Reilly, Tessa Delaney, Lisa Janssen, Katie Robertson, Renee Reynolds, Li Kheng Chai, Christophe Lecathelinais, John Wiggers and Luke Wolfenden
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:106
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  13. Adolescence is a period of accelerated development and increases in body composition. Physical activity (PA) practice has been associated with the development of major components of body composition (bone, mus...

    Authors: Virgílio Viana Ramires, Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Fernando Cesar Wehrmeister, Pedro Curi Hallal, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes and Helen Gonçalves
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:105
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  14. Consumers often do not understand nutrition labels or do not perceive their usefulness. In addition, price can be a barrier to healthy food choices, especially for socio-economically disadvantaged individuals.

    Authors: Axel Gamburzew, Nicolas Darcel, Rozenn Gazan, Christophe Dubois, Matthieu Maillot, Daniel Tomé, Sandrine Raffin and Nicole Darmon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:104
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  15. Sleep is an important contributor to physical and mental health; however, chronic sleep deprivation has become common in adolescents, especially on weekdays. Adolescents aged 14–17 years are recommended to sle...

    Authors: Jean-Philippe Chaput and Caroline Dutil
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:103
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  16. Takeaway food has a relatively poor nutritional profile. Providing takeaway outlets with reduced-holed salt shakers is one method thought to reduce salt use in takeaways, but effects have not been formally tes...

    Authors: Louis Goffe, Frances Hillier-Brown, Aoife Doherty, Wendy Wrieden, Amelia A. Lake, Vera Araujo-Soares, Carolyn Summerbell, Martin White, Ashley J. Adamson and Jean Adams
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:102
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  17. Front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling has received growing attention from public health authorities, as a tool to promote healthier diets in the population. Recently, the French Health law introduced the pri...

    Authors: Chantal Julia, Olivier Blanchet, Caroline Méjean, Sandrine Péneau, Pauline Ducrot, Benjamin Allès, Léopold K. Fezeu, Mathilde Touvier, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Eric Singler and Serge Hercberg
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:101
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  18. The purpose of this study was  to identify demographic, clinical, psychosocial, physical and environmental factors that are associated with participation in and adherence to a combined resistance and enduranc...

    Authors: Caroline S. Kampshoff, Willem van Mechelen, Goof Schep, Marten R. Nijziel, Lenja Witlox, Lisa Bosman, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Johannes Brug and Laurien M. Buffart
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:100
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  19. Disability retirement is an economic, public health and work life issue causing costs for employees, workplaces and society. Adopting physical activity at middle-age has been associated with reduced risk of si...

    Authors: Jouni Lahti, Ansku Holstila, Minna Mänty, Eero Lahelma and Ossi Rahkonen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:99
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  20. Implementation of intersectoral community approaches often fails due to a translational gap between the approach as intended and the approach as implemented in practice. Knowledge about the implementation dete...

    Authors: Maria Rianne van der Kleij, Mathilde Crone, Ria Reis and Theo Paulussen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:98
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  21. This study investigates prospective associations of anthropometrical and lifestyle indices with insulin resistance (IR) in European children from the IDEFICS cohort. Insulin resistance (IR) is a growing concer...

    Authors: Jenny Peplies, Claudia Börnhorst, Kathrin Günther, Arno Fraterman, Paola Russo, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Tornaritis, Stefaan De Henauw, Staffan Marild, Dénes Molnar, Luis A. Moreno and Wolfgang Ahrens
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:97
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  22. Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and dental caries. Our aim was to assess the effects of plain packaging, warning labels, an...

    Authors: Tessa Bollard, Ninya Maubach, Natalie Walker and Cliona Ni Mhurchu
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:95
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  23. Early childhood is a critical time for establishing physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Identifying modifiable predictors of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in the early life stages can info...

    Authors: Huilan Xu, Li Ming Wen, Louise L Hardy and Chris Rissel
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:96
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  24. Few school-based interventions have been successful in reducing physical activity decline and preventing overweight and obesity in adolescent populations. As a result, few cost effectiveness analyses have been...

    Authors: Rachel Sutherland, Penny Reeves, Elizabeth Campbell, David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Anthony D. Okely, Karen Gillham, Lynda Davies and John Wiggers
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:94
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  25. Independent of physical activity levels, youth sedentary behaviors (SB) have negative health outcomes. SB prevalence estimates during discretionary periods of the day (e.g., after-school), inform the need for ...

    Authors: Lauren Arundell, Elly Fletcher, Jo Salmon, Jenny Veitch and Trina Hinkley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:93
    Content type: Review Published on:

  26. Obesity prevention interventions targeting ‘at-risk’ adolescents are urgently needed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the sustained impact of the ‘Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-time’ (ATLAS) obesity...

    Authors: David R. Lubans, Jordan J. Smith, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Kerry A. Dally, Anthony D. Okely, Jo Salmon and Philip J. Morgan
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:92
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  27. Early identification of physical activity (PA) opportunities in the home and neighborhood environment may help obesity prevention efforts in households with young children. This cross-sectional study’s purpose...

    Authors: Carolyn Cheng, Jennifer Martin-Biggers, Virginia Quick, Kim Spaccarotella and Carol Byrd-Bredbenner
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:91
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  28. Mobile technology may serve as a cost-effective and scalable tool for delivering behavioral nutrition interventions. This research sought to iteratively develop a theory-driven mobile app, Vegethon, to increase v...

    Authors: Sarah A. Mummah, Abby C. King, Christopher D. Gardner and Stephen Sutton
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:90
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  29. Although it is known that maternal disordered eating is related to restrictive feeding practices, there is little research exploring mechanisms for this association or its effects on other feeding practices. T...

    Authors: Jaclyn A. Saltzman, Maria Pineros-Leano, Janet M. Liechty, Kelly K. Bost and Barbara H. Fiese
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:89
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  30. In many parts of the world policy and research interventions to modify sedentary behavior of children and adolescents are now being developed. However, the evidence to inform these interventions (e.g. how sede...

    Authors: Xanne Janssen, Kay D. Mann, Laura Basterfield, Kathryn N. Parkinson, Mark S. Pearce, Jessica K. Reilly, Ashley J. Adamson and John J. Reilly
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:88
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  31. Eating self-regulatory capacity can help individuals to cope with the obesogenic environment and achieve, as well as maintain, a healthy weight and diet. At present, there is no comprehensive, reliable and val...

    Authors: Nathalie Kliemann, Rebecca J. Beeken, Jane Wardle and Fiona Johnson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:87
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  32. Adolescence is characterized by low moderate- to vigorous- intensity physical activity (MVPA) levels. Targeting the school setting can increase MVPA among a large proportion of adolescents. However, school-bas...

    Authors: Stephen Hunter, Scott T. Leatherdale, Kate Storey and Valerie Carson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:86
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  33. Europe has a growing population of ethnic minority groups whose dietary behaviours are potentially of public health concern. To promote healthier diets, the factors driving dietary behaviours need to be unders...

    Authors: Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi, Mary Nicolaou, Katie Powell, Laura Terragni, Lea Maes, Karien Stronks, Nanna Lien and Michelle Holdsworth
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:85
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  34. Youth advocacy has been successfully used in substance use prevention but is a novel strategy in obesity prevention. As a precondition for building an evidence base for youth advocacy for obesity prevention, t...

    Authors: Rachel A. Millstein, Susan I. Woodruff, Leslie S. Linton, Christine C. Edwards and James F. Sallis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:84
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  35. Approximately 50 % of paediatric weight management (WM) programme attendees do not complete their respective programmes. High attrition rates compromise both programme effectiveness and cost-efficiency. Past r...

    Authors: James Nobles, Claire Griffiths, Andy Pringle and Paul Gately
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:76
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  36. Ecological models are currently the most used approaches to classify and conceptualise determinants of sedentary behaviour, but these approaches are limited in their ability to capture the complexity of and in...

    Authors: Sebastien F. M. Chastin, Marieke De Craemer, Nanna Lien, Claire Bernaards, Christoph Buck, Jean-Michel Oppert, Julie-Anne Nazare, Jeroen Lakerveld, Grainne O’Donoghue, Michelle Holdsworth, Neville Owen, Johannes Brug and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:83
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  37. Physical Activity (PA) occurs in several behavioral domains (e.g., sports, active transport), and is affected by distinct environmental factors. By filtering objective PA using children’s school schedules, dai...

    Authors: Teun Remmers, Dave Van Kann, Carel Thijs, Sanne de Vries and Stef Kremers
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:82
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  38. Parental feeding practices are thought to play a causal role in shaping a child’s fussiness; however, a child-responsive model suggests that feeding practices may develop in response to a child’s emerging appe...

    Authors: Holly A. Harris, Alison Fildes, Kimberley M. Mallan and Clare H. Llewellyn
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:81
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  39. The goal of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) is to be the leading diet and physical activity journal. To achieve this aim we embrace and publish a number of diff...

    Authors: Russell Jago and Lesley Wood
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:80
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  40. Adolescent girls have been targeted as a priority group for promoting physical activity levels however it is unclear how this can be achieved. There is some evidence to suggest that social support could impact...

    Authors: Yvonne Laird, Samantha Fawkner, Paul Kelly, Lily McNamee and Ailsa Niven
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:79
    Content type: Review Published on:

  41. Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, compared to non-pregnant women, a lower proportion of pregnant women meet the physical activity guidelines. Our objectives were to ...

    Authors: Kåre Rønn Richardsen, Ibrahimu Mdala, Sveinung Berntsen, Yngvar Ommundsen, Egil Wilhelm Martinsen, Line Sletner and Anne Karen Jenum
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:78
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  42. Promoting active travel is an important part of increasing population physical activity, which has both physical and mental health benefits. A key benefit described by the then Scottish Government of the five-...

    Authors: Jonathan R. Olsen, Richard Mitchell and David Ogilvie
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:77
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  43. Few studies have investigated the accuracy of the ActiGraph (AG) GTX3 accelerometer for assessing children’s sitting and standing time. The activPAL (aP) has an inclinometer function that enables it to disting...

    Authors: Kate Ridley, Nicola D. Ridgers and Jo Salmon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:75
    Content type: Short report Published on:

  44. Individual sensory liking appears to be an important determinant of dietary intake and may consequently influence weight status. Cross-sectional studies have shown positive association between fat liking and w...

    Authors: Aurélie Lampuré, Katia Castetbon, Amélie Deglaire, Pascal Schlich, Sandrine Péneau, Serge Hercberg and Caroline Méjean
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:74
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  45. The neighbourhood environment such as the availability of parks are a key, but under-researched, influence on adolescents’ physical activity. In addition to overall physical activity levels, park-based physica...

    Authors: Jenny Veitch, Jo Salmon, Kate Parker, Shaun Bangay, Benedicte Deforche and Anna Timperio
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:73
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  46. Physical inactivity is a well-known public health risk that should be monitored at the population level. Physical activity levels are often surveyed across Europe. This systematic literature review aims to pro...

    Authors: Anne Loyen, Linde Van Hecke, Maïté Verloigne, Ingrid Hendriksen, Jeroen Lakerveld, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Anne Vuillemin, Annemarie Koster, Alan Donnelly, Ulf Ekelund, Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Johannes Brug and Hidde P. van der Ploeg
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:72
    Content type: Review Published on:

  47. Sedentary behaviour is increasingly recognized as a public health risk that needs to be monitored at the population level. Across Europe, there is increasing interest in assessing population levels of sedentar...

    Authors: Anne Loyen, Maïté Verloigne, Linde Van Hecke, Ingrid Hendriksen, Jeroen Lakerveld, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Annemarie Koster, Alan Donnelly, Ulf Ekelund, Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Johannes Brug and Hidde P. van der Ploeg
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:71
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  48. Regular physical activity is associated with physical, social and mental health benefits, whilst insufficient physical activity is associated with several negative health outcomes (e.g. metabolic problems). Po...

    Authors: Linde Van Hecke, Anne Loyen, Maïté Verloigne, Hidde P. van der Ploeg, Jeroen Lakerveld, Johannes Brug, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Ulf Ekelund, Alan Donnelly, Ingrid Hendriksen and Benedicte Deforche
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:70
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  49. A high amount of sedentary time has been proposed as a risk factor for various health outcomes in adults. While the evidence is less clear in children and adolescents, monitoring sedentary time is important to...

    Authors: Maïté Verloigne, Anne Loyen, Linde Van Hecke, Jeroen Lakerveld, Ingrid Hendriksen, Ilse De Bourdheaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, Alan Donnelly, Ulf Ekelund, Johannes Brug and Hidde P. van der Ploeg
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:69
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. Little is known about how factors within the general family environment are associated with weight and related behaviors among adolescents/young adults.

    Authors: Jess Haines, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Nicholas J. Horton, Ken Kleinman, Katherine W. Bauer, Kirsten K. Davison, Kathryn Walton, S. Bryn Austin, Alison E. Field and Matthew W. Gillman
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:68
    Content type: Research Published on:
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