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  1. Aerobic physical activity (PA) and resistance training are paramount in the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but few studies have examined the determinants of both types of exercise in the sa...

    Authors: Ronald C Plotnikoff, Kerry S Courneya, Linda Trinh, Nandini Karunamuni and Ronald J Sigal

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:61

    Content type: Research

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  2. Few studies have investigated the specific effect of single intervention components in randomized controlled trials. The purpose was to investigate the effect of adding group-based diet and exercise counsellin...

    Authors: Ulla Toft, Lis Kristoffersen, Steen Ladelund, Lars Ovesen, Cathrine Lau, Charlotta Pisinger, Lisa von Huth Smith, Knut Borch-Johnsen and Torben Jørgensen

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:59

    Content type: Research

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  3. Food- and activity-related establishments are increasingly viewed as neighbourhood resources that potentially condition health-related behaviour. The primary objective of the current study was to establish, us...

    Authors: Catherine Paquet, Mark Daniel, Yan Kestens, Karine Léger and Lise Gauvin

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:58

    Content type: Research

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  4. Prospective studies linking social factors to long term patterns of physical activity are lacking. In this 22 year longitudinal study, we seek to identify long term patterns of involvement in leisure time phys...

    Authors: Tracie A Barnett, Lise Gauvin, Cora L Craig and Peter T Katzmarzyk

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:57

    Content type: Research

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  5. Accurate assessment is required to assess current and changing physical activity levels, and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed to increase activity levels. This study systematically revie...

    Authors: Stéphanie A Prince, Kristi B Adamo, Meghan E Hamel, Jill Hardt, Sarah Connor Gorber and Mark Tremblay

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:56

    Content type: Review

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  6. Home food inventories provide an efficient method for assessing home food availability; however, few are validated. The present study's aim was to develop and validate a home food inventory that is easily comp...

    Authors: Jayne A Fulkerson, Melissa C Nelson, Leslie Lytle, Stacey Moe, Carrie Heitzler and Keryn E Pasch

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:55

    Content type: Methodology

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  7. Regular self-weighing has been a focus of attention recently in the obesity literature. It has received conflicting endorsement in that some researchers and practitioners recommend it as a key behavioral strat...

    Authors: Jeffrey J VanWormer, Simone A French, Mark A Pereira and Ericka M Welsh

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:54

    Content type: Review

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  8. Sustainable lifestyle modification strategies are needed to address obesity and cardiovascular risk factors. Intensive, individualised programs have been successful, but are limited by time and resources. We h...

    Authors: Tahna L Pettman, Gary MH Misan, Katherine Owen, Kate Warren, Alison M Coates, Jonathan D Buckley and Peter RC Howe

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:53

    Content type: Methodology

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  9. Patient preference for group assignment may affect outcomes in unblinded trials but few studies have attempted to understand such preferences. The purpose of the present study was to examine factors associated...

    Authors: Kerry S Courneya, Robert D Reid, Christine M Friedenreich, Karen Gelmon, Caroline Proulx, Jeffrey K Vallance, Donald C McKenzie and Roanne J Segal

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:52

    Content type: Research

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  10. Eating away from home has increased in prevalence among US adults and now comprises about 50% of food expenditures. Calorie labeling on chain restaurant menus is one specific policy that has been proposed to h...

    Authors: Lisa J Harnack and Simone A French

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:51

    Content type: Review

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  11. Previous research has documented the positive effects of family meals on the dietary quality of adolescents. The objective of the current study is to examine associations between frequency of family meals and ...

    Authors: Jennifer Utter, Robert Scragg, David Schaaf and Cliona Ni Mhurchu

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:50

    Content type: Research

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  12. The Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) is a parent-report measure designed to assess variation in eating style among children. In the present study we translated the CEBQ and examined its factor ...

    Authors: Ester FC Sleddens, Stef PJ Kremers and Carel Thijs

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:49

    Content type: Research

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  13. Several school-based fruit and vegetable interventions include activities to involve parents, but not much is know about the effectiveness of such a family component on child and parent intake levels. The curr...

    Authors: Saskia J Te Velde, Marianne Wind, Carmen Perez-Rodrigo, Knut-Inge Klepp and Johannes Brug

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:48

    Content type: Research

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  14. The school has been identified as a key arena for physical activity promotion for young people. Effective change of physical activity behaviour requires identification of consistent and modifiable correlates. ...

    Authors: Ellen Haug, Torbjørn Torsheim and Oddrun Samdal

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:47

    Content type: Research

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  15. Evidence has shown that physical activity may attenuate the negative physical, psychological and functional effects of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Physical activity levels also decline sub...

    Authors: Amanda J Daley, Sarah J Bowden, Daniel W Rea, Lucinda Billingham and Amtul R Carmicheal

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:46

    Content type: Short paper

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  16. This paper presents a Compendium of Energy Expenditures for use in scoring physical activity questionnaires and estimating energy expenditure levels in youth.

    Authors: Kate Ridley, Barbara E Ainsworth and Tim S Olds

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:45

    Content type: Methodology

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  17. Recent systematic reviews have suggested that pedometers may be effective motivational tools to promote walking. However, studies tend to be of a relatively short duration, with small clinical based samples. F...

    Authors: Graham Baker, Stuart R Gray, Annemarie Wright, Claire Fitzsimons, Myra Nimmo, Ruth Lowry and Nanette Mutrie

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:44

    Content type: Research

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  18. Environmental characteristics may be associated with patterns of physical activity in general or with particular types of physical activity such as active travel (walking or cycling for transport). However, mo...

    Authors: David Ogilvie, Richard Mitchell, Nanette Mutrie, Mark Petticrew and Stephen Platt

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:43

    Content type: Research

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  19. Lack of regular physical activity and consequent sub-optimal bone mass acquisition in youth has been implicated as a primary cause of adult-onset osteoporosis. IMPACT was a behavioral theory-based 1 1/2 year r...

    Authors: Desiree Jones, Deanna M Hoelscher, Steven H Kelder, Albert Hergenroeder and Shreela V Sharma

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:42

    Content type: Research

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  21. The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and subsequent adolescent physical activity and fitness.

    Authors: Lisa M Barnett, Philip J Morgan, Eric van Beurden and John R Beard

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:40

    Content type: Research

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  22. This secondary analysis investigated the extent and pattern of one-year tracking of pedometer-determined physical activity in people who relocated within the same metropolitan area (T1: baseline and T2: post-r...

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Billie Giles-Corti, Matthew Knuiman and Gavin McCormack

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:39

    Content type: Research

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  23. There is overwhelming evidence of the benefits of physical activity and the physical environment is increasingly recognized as a promising determinant of physical activity participation. The influence of the e...

    Authors: Adewale L Oyeyemi, Babatunde OA Adegoke, Adetoyeje Y Oyeyemi and Bukola M Fatudimu

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:38

    Content type: Research

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  24. Although physical activity is recognised to be an important determinant of health and nutritional status, few instruments have been developed to assess physical activity in developing countries. The aim of thi...

    Authors: Carl K Lachat, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, Le Nguyen Bao Khanh, Maria Hagströmer, Nguyen Cong Khan, Nguyen Do Anh Van, Nguyen Quang Dung and Patrick W Kolsteren

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:37

    Content type: Research

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  25. Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC) is a 3-year elementary school-based intervention to determine if increased amounts of moderate intensity physical activity performed in the classroom will diminis...

    Authors: Cheryl A Gibson, Bryan K Smith, Katrina D DuBose, J Leon Greene, Bruce W Bailey, Shannon L Williams, Joseph J Ryan, Kristin H Schmelzle, Richard A Washburn, Debra K Sullivan, Matthew S Mayo and Joseph E Donnelly

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:36

    Content type: Research

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  26. Television viewing and physical inactivity are independently associated with risk of obesity. However, how the combination of multiple leisure-time sedentary behaviours (LTSB) and physical activity (LTPA) may ...

    Authors: Takemi Sugiyama, Genevieve N Healy, David W Dunstan, Jo Salmon and Neville Owen

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:35

    Content type: Research

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  27. Many youth fail to meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity. Walking and cycling, forms of active travel, have the potential to contribute significantly towards overall physical activity levels. R...

    Authors: Jenna R Panter, Andrew P Jones and Esther MF van Sluijs

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:34

    Content type: Review

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  28. A primary aim of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort study is to examine the association between total physical activity levels (comprising occupational, household an...

    Authors: Anne E Cust, Ben J Smith, Josephine Chau, Hidde P van der Ploeg, Christine M Friedenreich, Bruce K Armstrong and Adrian Bauman

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:33

    Content type: Research

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  29. Environmental characteristics may be associated with patterns of physical activity. However, the development of instruments to measure perceived characteristics of the local environment is still at a comparati...

    Authors: David Ogilvie, Richard Mitchell, Nanette Mutrie, Mark Petticrew and Stephen Platt

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:32

    Content type: Research

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  30. To assess relationships between characteristics of the home environment and preschool children's physical activity and dietary patterns.

    Authors: Nicola J Spurrier, Anthea A Magarey, Rebecca Golley, Fiona Curnow and Michael G Sawyer

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:31

    Content type: Research

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  31. In epidemiological research, physical activity is usually assessed by questionnaires. Questionnaires are suitable for large study populations since they are relatively inexpensive and not very time consuming. ...

    Authors: Emmy M Hertogh, Evelyn M Monninkhof, Evert G Schouten, Petra HM Peeters and Albertine J Schuit

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:30

    Content type: Research

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  32. This study investigated the construct validity of a computerised self-assessment tool to measure psychological, social and environmental influences of young peoples' physical activity. First, analyses of the m...

    Authors: Yngvar Ommundsen, Angie Page, Po-Wen Ku and Ashley R Cooper

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:29

    Content type: Research

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  33. Although per capita crime has generally fallen over the period which coincides with the obesity epidemic, it has not fallen uniformly across communities. It also has not fallen enough to allay fears on the par...

    Authors: H Shelton Brown III, Adriana Pérez, Gita G Mirchandani, Deanna M Hoelscher and Steven H Kelder

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:28

    Content type: Research

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  34. The high prevalence of depression in women is an increasing public health concern. Although studies have found associations between physical activity (PA) and depression, little is known about the optimal doma...

    Authors: Megan Teychenne, Kylie Ball and Jo Salmon

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:27

    Content type: Research

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  35. Reviews have reported mixed findings for associations between physical activity and proximity to a range of environmental resources. Initially most studies used self reported proximity, but more are now using ...

    Authors: Sally Macintyre, Laura Macdonald and Anne Ellaway

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:26

    Content type: Research

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  36. Adequate levels of physical activity can assist with weight control efforts, however, only a modest number of national studies have examined the physical activity patterns by weight control status. This articl...

    Authors: Judy Kruger, Michelle M Yore and Harold W Kohl III

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:25

    Content type: Research

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  37. Little is known about how the home environmental supports physical activity and screen media usage. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a self-report instrument to...

    Authors: John R Sirard, Melissa C Nelson, Mark A Pereira and Leslie A Lytle

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:24

    Content type: Research

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  38. The contribution of the environment to the obesity epidemic is well recognized. Parents have control over their home environment and can, therefore, support healthy dietary and activity habits in their childre...

    Authors: Maria J Bryant, Dianne S Ward, Derek Hales, Amber Vaughn, Rachel G Tabak and June Stevens

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:23

    Content type: Methodology

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  39. To examine urban Indigenous Australians' knowledge of the current Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) and identify their preferred sources of assistance or advice regarding physical activity.

    Authors: Alison L Marshall, Julian Hunt and David Jenkins

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:22

    Content type: Research

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  40. To investigate if positive changes or maintenance high scores on potential behavioral determinants of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake are associated with increased or maintenance favorable levels of F&V intak...

    Authors: Nannah I Tak, Saskia J te Velde and Johannes Brug

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:21

    Content type: Research

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  41. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between ideological beliefs, perceptions of the importance of health behaviours, health attitudes, food consumption, and Body Mass Index (BMI). A beha...

    Authors: Wei C Wang, Anthony Worsley and Everarda G Cunningham

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:20

    Content type: Research

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  42. Past research has suggested that changes in culture explain the substantial weight gain seen in many immigrant groups with length of residence in the U.S. and across generations of residence in the U.S. Howeve...

    Authors: Yoosun Park, Kathryn M Neckerman, James Quinn, Christopher Weiss and Andrew Rundle

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:19

    Content type: Research

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  43. Physical activity (PA) rates decline precipitously during the high school years and are consistently lower among adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Due to cultural barriers, this problem might be exacerbat...

    Authors: Parvaneh Taymoori, Shamsaddin Niknami, Tanya Berry, David Lubans, Fazloalha Ghofranipour and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:18

    Content type: Research

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  44. This study examines changes in socio-demographic, environmental and intrapersonal factors associated with dog acquisition in non-dog owners at baseline to 12-months follow-up and the effect of dog acquisition ...

    Authors: Hayley E Cutt, Matthew W Knuiman and Billie Giles-Corti

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:17

    Content type: Research

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  45. Policy is frequently identified in the behavioural nutrition and physical activity research literature as a necessary component of effective research and practice. The purpose of this commentary is to promote ...

    Authors: Mark A Lawrence and Heather Yeatman

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:16

    Content type: Commentary

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  46. Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although the etiology of childhood obesity is multifactorial, to date, most preventive interventions have focused on school-aged ...

    Authors: Alison K Ventura and Leann L Birch

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:15

    Content type: Review

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  47. To determine whether the provision of higher levels of compulsory school physical activity is associated with higher physical activity and fitness levels and less overweight in childhood and 20 years later.

    Authors: Verity Cleland, Terence Dwyer, Leigh Blizzard and Alison Venn

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:14

    Content type: Research

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  48. Perceptions of one's environment and functional status have been linked to physical activity in older adults. However, little is known about these associations over time, and even less about the possible media...

    Authors: Katherine S Morris, Edward McAuley and Robert W Motl

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:13

    Content type: Research

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  49. The long-term role that parental encouragement and attitudes about fitness and exercise play in adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behavior habits remains unclear. This paper aims to longitudinally e...

    Authors: Katherine W Bauer, Melissa C Nelson, Kerri N Boutelle and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:12

    Content type: Research

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  50. Low levels of physical activity are characteristic in preschoolers. To effectively promote physical activity, it is necessary to understand factors that influence young children's physical activity. The presen...

    Authors: Greet Cardon, Eveline Van Cauwenberghe, Valery Labarque, Leen Haerens and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:11

    Content type: Research

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