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  1. Fruit and vegetable intake is low among European children and exposure to TV is negatively associated with the intake of fruit and vegetables. The aim of the present study was to explore exposure to food comme...

    Authors: Knut-Inge Klepp, Marianne Wind, Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij, Carmen Perez Rodrigo, Pernille Due, Mona Bjelland and Johannes Brug
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:46
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  2. There is limited evidence in preschool children linking media use, such as television/video viewing and computer use, to obesity and adiposity. We tested three hypotheses in preschool children: 1) that watchin...

    Authors: Jason A Mendoza, Fred J Zimmerman and Dimitri A Christakis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:44
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  3. If guidelines regarding recommended activity levels for young people are to be meaningful and comparable, it should be clear how they are operationalised. It is usually open to interpretation whether young peo...

    Authors: Tim Olds, Kate Ridley, Melissa Wake, Kylie Hesketh, Elizabeth Waters, George Patton and Joanne Williams
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:43
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  4. People often have misperceptions (overestimation or underestimation) about the health-related behaviours they engage in, which may have adverse consequences for their susceptibility to behavioural change. Misp...

    Authors: Catherine Bolman, Lilian Lechner and Marius van Dijke
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:42
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  5. There has been an ongoing discussion about the relationship between time spent watching television and childhood obesity. This debate has special relevance in the Latin American region were the globalization p...

    Authors: Luis F Gomez, Diana C Parra, Felipe Lobelo, Belen Samper, José Moreno, Enrique Jacoby, Diego I Lucumi, Sandra Matsudo and Catalina Borda
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:41
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  6. Little research has given consideration to how people's weight control behaviors may moderate the relationships between nutrition and body mass index (BMI) in large cross-sectional studies. The objective of th...

    Authors: Jennifer Utter, Robert Scragg, Cliona Ni Mhurchu and David Schaaf
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:40
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  7. Today, more and more health professionals use the Internet to deliver behavioral change interventions, because of its advantage to reach a wide variety of people at low costs. However, little is known about wh...

    Authors: Heleen Spittaels and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:39
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  8. Given the increasing importance of obesity in China, prevention interventions encouraging physical activity by middle school students are needed. The purpose of this study is to illustrate how a rapid elicitat...

    Authors: Juan Zhang, Susan E Middlestadt and Cheng-Ye Ji
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:38
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  9. This commentary paper provides a selective overview of topics addressed at the sixth annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). With 31 symposiums, 42 f...

    Authors: Johannes Brug
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:37
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  10. Snacking is likely to play an important role in the development of overweight and obesity, yet little is known about the contexts of snacking in adolescents or how snacking may influence other dietary habits, ...

    Authors: Gayle Savige, Abbie MacFarlane, Kylie Ball, Anthony Worsley and David Crawford
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:36
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  11. The physical environments in which adolescents reside and their access to food stores may influence their consumption of fruit and vegetables. This association could either be direct or mediated via psychosoci...

    Authors: Russell Jago, Tom Baranowski, Janice C Baranowski, Karen W Cullen and Debbe Thompson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:35
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  12. Rising prevalence of secondary conditions among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) has focused recent attention to potential health promotion programs designed to reduce such adverse health conditions. A he...

    Authors: Thilo Kroll, Matthew Kehn, Pei-Shu Ho and Suzanne Groah
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:34
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  13. The purpose of this study was to (1) compare parental and child recording of children's fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption, including family-related factors, and (2) investigate the potential differences in...

    Authors: Evelien Reinaerts, Jascha de Nooijer and Nanne K de Vries
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:33
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  14. It has commonly been suggested (including by this author) that individual or household deprivation (for example, low income) is amplified by area level deprivation (for example, lack of affordable nutritious f...

    Authors: Sally Macintyre
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:32
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  15. Pedometers have become common place in physical activity promotion, yet little information exists on who is using them. The multi-strategy, community-based 10,000 Steps Rockhampton physical activity interventi...

    Authors: Elizabeth G Eakin, Kerry Mummery, Marina M Reeves, Sheleigh P Lawler, Grant Schofield, Alison J Marshall and Wendy J Brown
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:31
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  16. Most children do not meet the recommended guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake. Since preference is an important predictor of intake, more knowledge is needed about children's preferences and about how th...

    Authors: Gertrude G Zeinstra, Maria A Koelen, Frans J Kok and Cees de Graaf
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:30
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  17. Few assessment instruments have examined the nutrition and physical activity environments in child care, and none are self-administered. Given the emerging focus on child care settings as a target for interven...

    Authors: Sara E Benjamin, Brian Neelon, Sarah C Ball, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Alice S Ammerman and Dianne S Ward
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:29
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  18. Including children in food preparation activities has long been recommended as a method to encourage children's consumption, but has not been evaluated. Goal setting is also a common component of behavior chan...

    Authors: Karen W Cullen, Kathy B Watson, Issa Zakeri, Tom Baranowski and Janice H Baranowski
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:28
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  19. This study experimentally examined the effects of repeated exposure to different meal portion sizes on energy intake.

    Authors: Robert W Jeffery, Sarah Rydell, Caroline L Dunn, Lisa J Harnack, Allen S Levine, Paul R Pentel, Judith E Baxter and Ericka M Walsh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:27
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  21. There is evidence that physical activity (PA) interventions tailored to individual's stages of change (SoC) are more effective in promote behavior change than "one-size-fits-all" interventions. However, only a...

    Authors: Samuel C Dumith, Denise P Gigante and Marlos R Domingues
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:25
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  22. Studies examining the relationship between physical fitness and obesity in children have had mixed results despite their interrelationship making intuitive sense. We examined the relationship between physical ...

    Authors: Pascal Bovet, Robert Auguste and Hillary Burdette
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:24
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  23. After publication it was brought to our attention that the information for one of the variables in Table 1 was incorrect (Weiss, O'Loughlin et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activi...

    Authors: Deborah R Weiss, Jennifer L O'Loughlin, Robert W Platt and Gilles Paradis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:23
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:2

  24. Sustained maintenance of health behaviors is a determinant of successful symptom reduction strategies for older adults with arthritis. This study examined whether or not short-term improvements in exercise inv...

    Authors: Kareen Nour, Sophie Laforest, Lise Gauvin and Monique Gignac
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:22
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  25. Despite evidence of the benefits of exercise in cancer survivors, exercise participation rates tend to decline after treatments. Few studies have examined the determinants of exercise in less common cancer sit...

    Authors: Kristina H Karvinen, Kerry S Courneya, Kristin L Campbell, Robert G Pearcey, George Dundas, Valerie Capstick and Katia S Tonkin
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:21
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  26. For high-risk individuals and their healthcare providers, finding the right balance between promoting physical activity and minimizing the risk of adverse events can be difficult. More information on the preva...

    Authors: David E Goodrich, Angela R Larkin, Julie C Lowery, Robert G Holleman and Caroline R Richardson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:20
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  27. Recess provides a daily opportunity for children to engage in moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA). Limited research has investigated the effects of recess-based interventions on ph...

    Authors: Nicola D Ridgers, Gareth Stratton, Stuart J Fairclough and Jos WR Twisk
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:19
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  28. To examine high school personnel's perceptions of the school environment, its impact on obesity, and the potential impact of legislation regulating schools' food/beverage offerings.

    Authors: Nicole L Nollen, Christie A Befort, Patricia Snow, Christine Makosky Daley, Edward F Ellerbeck and Jasjit S Ahluwalia
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:18
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  29. The present research describes a measure of the worksite environment for food, physical activity and weight management. The worksite environment measure (WEM instrument) was developed for the Route H Study, a ...

    Authors: Scott T Shimotsu, Simone A French, Anne F Gerlach and Peter J Hannan
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:17
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  30. Information on correlates of total physical activity (PA) levels among middle-aged and elderly women is limited. This article aims to investigate whether total daily PA levels are associated with age, body mas...

    Authors: Nicola Orsini, Rino Bellocco, Matteo Bottai, Marcello Pagano and Alicja Wolk
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:16
    Content type: Short paper Published on:

  31. Conducting process evaluations of health promoting interventions, and measuring the effectiveness of specific intervention components, may help in the understanding of program failure or success. The purposes ...

    Authors: Catherine Lorentzen, Yngvar Ommundsen, Anne Karen Jenum and Ingar Holme
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:15
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  32. This study was conceived to analyze how exercise and weight management psychosocial variables, derived from several health behavior change theories, predict weight change in a short-term intervention. The theo...

    Authors: António L Palmeira, Pedro J Teixeira, Teresa L Branco, Sandra S Martins, Cláudia S Minderico, José T Barata, Sidónio O Serpa and Luís B Sardinha
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:14
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  33. The aim was to assess the construct validity characteristics of an adapted version of the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-L) and report seasonal variations in physical activity (PA).

    Authors: Sidsel Graff-Iversen, Sigmund A Anderssen, Ingar M Holme, Anne Karen Jenum and Truls Raastad
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:13
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  34. Consumption of the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables is associated with several health benefits. Currently less than 25% of the American population meets the minimum recommendation of five servings ...

    Authors: Shawna E Doerksen and Paul A Estabrooks
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:12
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  35. On November 15–17, 2006 the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe organised a ministerial conference on counteracting obesity in the European region. Delegations from 48 countries met in Istanbu...

    Authors: Johannes Brug
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:11
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  36. This paper addresses the potential for using economic regulation, e.g. taxes or subsidies, as instruments to combat the increasing problems of inappropriate diets, leading to health problems such as obesity, d...

    Authors: Jørgen D Jensen and Sinne Smed
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:10
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  37. Despite the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity and its association to eating patterns in adolescents and adults, little is known about the relationship between problematic eating behaviours and body w...

    Authors: Lise Dubois, Anna Farmer, Manon Girard, Kelly Peterson and Fabiola Tatone-Tokuda
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:9
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  38. An exploration of socioeconomic variation in lifestyle factors and adiposity in the Ontario Food Survey through structural equation models.

    Authors: Heather Ward, Valerie Tarasuk, Rena Mendelson and Gail McKeown-Eyssen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:8
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  39. There has been increasing interest in the ability of the internet to produce behaviour change. The focus of this study was to describe program exposure across three intervention groups from a randomised trial ...

    Authors: Rebekah M Steele, W Kerry Mummery and Trudy Dwyer
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:7
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  41. Norwegian children consume less fruit and vegetables (FV) than recommended. In order to increase the intake, a School Fruit subscription programme is now offered to all Norwegian elementary and junior high sch...

    Authors: Elling Bere, Marit B Veierød, Øivind Skare and Knut-Inge Klepp
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:5
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  42. Pedometers offer researchers a convenient and inexpensive tool for objective measurement of physical activity. However, many unanswered questions remain about expected values for steps/day for different popula...

    Authors: Lisa A Strycker, Susan C Duncan, Nigel R Chaumeton, Terry E Duncan and Deborah J Toobert
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:4
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  43. Physical inactivity is increasing among adolescents in the U.S., especially among girls. Despite growing evidence that parents are an important influence on adolescent health, few longitudinal studies have exp...

    Authors: India J Ornelas, Krista M Perreira and Guadalupe X Ayala
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Obesity in North America is now endemic, and increased understanding of the determinants of physical inactivity is critical. This analysis identified predictors of declines in physical activity over 5 years am...

    Authors: Deborah R Weiss, Jennifer L O'Loughlin, Robert W Platt and Gilles Paradis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:2
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:23

  45. Multiple-risk-factor interventions offer a promising means for addressing the complex interactions between lifestyle behaviors, psychosocial factors, and the social environment. This report examines the long-t...

    Authors: Deborah J Toobert, Russell E Glasgow, Lisa A Strycker, Manuel Barrera Jr, Debra P Ritzwoller and Gerdi Weidner
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:1
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  46. The objectives of this study were to use the Rasch model to 1) assess the psychometric properties of a physical environmental audit instrument and 2) to develop indices of interrelated environmental attributes...

    Authors: Gavin R McCormack, Louise C Mâsse, Max Bulsara, Terri J Pikora and Billie Giles-Corti
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:44
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  47. Many young children have televisions in their bedrooms, which may influence the relationship between parental estimate and objective measures of child television usage/week. Parental estimates of child televis...

    Authors: Jodie L Robinson, Dana D Winiewicz, Janene H Fuerch, James N Roemmich and Leonard H Epstein
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:43
    Content type: Short paper Published on:

  48. The study examined correlates of body mass index (BMI) in overweight and obese members of a managed care organization seeking treatment for obesity. It assessed intake of specific foods, dietary fat or fiber, ...

    Authors: Jennifer A Linde, Jennifer Utter, Robert W Jeffery, Nancy E Sherwood, Nicolaas P Pronk and Raymond G Boyle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:42
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  49. Fruit and vegetable consumption is traditionally low in Iceland. The results of the Pro Children cross-Europe survey showed that the consumption was lowest among children in Iceland. The aim of this study was ...

    Authors: Asa G Kristjansdottir, Inga Thorsdottir, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Pernille Due, Marianne Wind and Knut-Inge Klepp
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:41
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  50. Obesity is disproportionately prevalent among many racial/ethnic minority communities. The efficacy of weight control efforts in these groups may depend on individual's ability to accurately perceive their wei...

    Authors: Gary G Bennett and Kathleen Y Wolin
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2006 3:40
    Content type: Research Published on:
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