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Media use trajectories and risk of metabolic syndrome in European children and adolescents: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort

Media use may influence metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. Yet, longitudinal studies are scarce. This study aims to evaluate the longitudinal association of childhood digital media (DM) use trajectories wi...

Authors: Elida Sina, Christoph Buck, Toomas Veidebaum, Alfonso Siani, Lucia Reisch, Hermann Pohlabeln, Valeria Pala, Luis A. Moreno, Dénes Molnar, Lauren Lissner, Yiannis Kourides, Stefaan De Henauw, Gabriele Eiben, Wolfgang Ahrens and Antje Hebestreit

Understanding children’s preference for park features that encourage physical activity: an adaptive choice based conjoint analysis

Parks are a key setting for physical activity for children. However, little is known about which park features children prefer and which features are most likely to encourage them to be active in parks. This s...

Authors: Jenny Veitch, Kylie Ball, Elise Rivera, Venurs Loh, Benedicte Deforche and Anna Timperio

Bi-directional relationships between physical activity and mental health among a large sample of Canadian youth: a sex-stratified analysis of students in the COMPASS study

The aim of this research was to examine the bidirectional association between self-reported symptoms of mental disorder and physical activity among a large sample of Canadian secondary school students over time.

Authors: M. Claire Buchan, Isabella Romano, Alexandra Butler, Rachel E. Laxer, Karen A. Patte and Scott T. Leatherdale

A systematic review of tools designed for teacher proxy-report of children’s physical literacy or constituting elements

Physical literacy (PL) in childhood is essential for a healthy active lifestyle, with teachers playing a critical role in guiding its development. Teachers can assist children to acquire the skills, confidence...

Authors: Inimfon A. Essiet, Natalie J. Lander, Jo Salmon, Michael J. Duncan, Emma L. J. Eyre, Jiani Ma and Lisa M. Barnett

Studying dietary intake in daily life through multilevel two-part modelling: a novel analytical approach and its practical application

Understanding which factors influence dietary intake, particularly in daily life, is crucial given the impact diet has on physical as well as mental health. However, a factor might influence whether but not ho...

Authors: Alea Ruf, Andreas B. Neubauer, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Andreas Reif and Silke Matura

Walking cadence (steps/min) and intensity in 61–85-year-old adults: the CADENCE-Adults study

Heuristic (i.e., evidence-based, rounded) cadences of ≥100 and ≥ 130 steps/min have consistently corresponded with absolutely-defined moderate (3 metabolic equivalents [METs]) and vigorous (6 METs) physical ac...

Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Jose Mora-Gonzalez, Scott W. Ducharme, Elroy J. Aguiar, John M. Schuna Jr., Tiago V. Barreira, Christopher C. Moore, Colleen J. Chase, Zachary R. Gould, Marcos A. Amalbert-Birriel, Stuart R. Chipkin and John Staudenmayer

Association between cardiac autonomic function and physical activity in patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death: a cohort study

High levels of physical activity (PA) and heart rate variability (HRV) are associated with cardiovascular benefits in patients with cardiovascular diseases. HRV, representing cardiac autonomic function, is pos...

Authors: Xuerong Sun, Shuang Zhao, Keping Chen, Wei Hua, Yangang Su, Xin Liu, Wei Xu, Fang Wang, Xiaohan Fan, Yan Dai, Zhimin Liu and Shu Zhang

Physical activity in out of school hours care: an observational study

Opportunities for physical activity within out of school hours care (OSHC) are not well documented in Australia. This study explored factors associated with children (5–12 years) meeting 30 min of moderate to...

Authors: Ruth K. Crowe, Yasmine C. Probst, Rebecca M. Stanley, Sarah T. Ryan, R. Glenn Weaver, Michael W. Beets, Jennifer A. Norman, Susan E. Furber, Cecilia Vuong, Megan L. Hammersley, Karen Wardle, Lisa Franco, Marc Davies, Christine Innes-Hughes and Anthony D. Okely

Identifying effective intervention strategies to reduce children’s screen time: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Alexis Jones, Bridget Armstrong, R. Glenn Weaver, Hannah Parker, Lauren von Klinggraeff and M. W. Beets

Effects of differential measurement error in self-reported diet in longitudinal lifestyle intervention studies

Lifestyle intervention studies often use self-reported measures of diet as an outcome variable to measure changes in dietary intake. The presence of measurement error in self-reported diet due to participant f...

Authors: David Aaby and Juned Siddique

Cross-sectional and prospective associations of sleep, sedentary and active behaviors with mental health in older people: a compositional data analysis from the Seniors-ENRICA-2 study

Most studies on the effects of sleep, sedentary behavior (SB), and physical activity (PA) on mental health did not account for the intrinsically compositional nature of the time spent in several behaviors. Thu...

Authors: Verónica Cabanas-Sánchez, Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Esther García-Esquinas, Rosario Ortolá, Ignacio Ara, Irene Rodríguez-Gómez, Sebastien F. M. Chastin, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo and David Martínez-Gómez

Light-intensity physical activity and mental ill health: a systematic review of observational studies in the general population

Most of theevidence has focused on examining the influence of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity on mental health, but he role of light intensity physical activity (LIPA) is less understood. The ...

Authors: Mireia Felez-Nobrega, Judit Bort-Roig, Ruimin Ma, Eugenia Romano, Matthew Faires, Brendon Stubbs, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Beatriz Olaya, Josep Maria Haro, Lee Smith, Jae Il Shin, Min Seo Kim and Ai Koyanagi

Evaluating the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance of the Resistance Training for Teens program

Physical activity guidelines recommend young people engage in regular muscle-strengthening activities (e.g., resistance training [RT]). However, few school-based physical activity interventions have been deliv...

Authors: Sarah G. Kennedy, Jordan J. Smith, Paul A. Estabrooks, Nicole Nathan, Mike Noetel, Philip J. Morgan, Jo Salmon, Gessika C. Dos Santos and David R. Lubans

Effects of a three-armed randomised controlled trial using self-monitoring of daily steps with and without counselling in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes—the Sophia Step Study

This aimed to evaluate the effects of self-monitoring of daily steps with or without counselling support on HbA1c, other cardiometabolic risk factors and objectively measured physical activity (PA) during a 2-...

Authors: Jenny Rossen, Kristina Larsson, Maria Hagströmer, Agneta Yngve, Kerstin Brismar, Barbara Ainsworth, Linda Åberg and Unn-Britt Johansson

Mobility and muscle strength trajectories in old age: the beneficial effect of Mediterranean diet in combination with physical activity and social support

Decline in physical function varies substantially across older individuals due to several extrinsic modifiable factors such as dietary patterns, physical activity and social support. We aimed to determine the ...

Authors: Marguerita Saadeh, Federica Prinelli, Davide L. Vetrano, Weili Xu, Anna-Karin Welmer, Serhiy Dekhtyar, Laura Fratiglioni and Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga

Testing front-of-package warnings to discourage red meat consumption: a randomized experiment with US meat consumers

Reducing red meat is a strategy to improve public health and mitigate climate change in the United States and other high-income countries. Policies requiring warnings on the front of red meat packages are a pr...

Authors: Lindsey Smith Taillie, Christina Chauvenet, Anna H. Grummon, Marissa G. Hall, Wilma Waterlander, Carmen E. Prestemon and Lindsay M. Jaacks

Dose and engagement during an extended contact physical activity and dietary behavior change intervention delivered via tailored text messaging: exploring relationships with behavioral outcomes

Extended contact interventions delivered via text messaging are a low-cost option for promoting the long-term continuation of behavior change. This secondary analysis of a text message–delivered extended conta...

Authors: Brianna S Fjeldsoe, Ana D Goode, Jennifer Job, Elizabeth G Eakin, Kate L Spilsbury and Elisabeth Winkler

Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review

Over the past decade several physical activity (PA) interventions have been shown to be efficacious in a controlled research setting, however there is a continued lack of evidence for how to successfully imple...

Authors: Jemima Cooper, Joey Murphy, Catherine Woods, Femke Van Nassau, Aisling McGrath, David Callaghan, Paula Carroll, Paul Kelly, Niamh Murphy and Marie Murphy

Covid-19 lockdown: Ethnic differences in children’s self-reported physical activity and the importance of leaving the home environment; a longitudinal and cross-sectional study from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study

In England, the onset of COVID-19 and a rapidly increasing infection rate resulted in a lockdown (March-June 2020) which placed strict restrictions on movement of the public, including children. Using data col...

Authors: Daniel D. Bingham, Andy Daly-Smith, Jennifer Hall, Amanda Seims, Sufyan A. Dogra, Stuart J. Fairclough, Mildred Ajebon, Brian Kelly, Bo Hou, Katy A. Shire, Kirsty L. Crossley, Mark Mon-Williams, John Wright, Kate Pickett, Rosemary McEachan, Josie Dickerson…

Cost-effectiveness of physical activity intervention in children – results based on the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study

We assessed the cost-effectiveness of a 2-year physical activity (PA) intervention combining family-based PA counselling and after-school exercise clubs in primary-school children compared to no intervention f...

Authors: Virpi Kuvaja-Köllner, Niina Lintu, Virpi Lindi, Elisa Rissanen, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Sanna Kiiskinen, Janne Martikainen, Eila Kankaanpää, Hannu Valtonen and Timo A. Lakka

Lifestyle-integrated functional exercise to prevent falls and promote physical activity: Results from the LiFE-is-LiFE randomized non-inferiority trial

The ‘Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise’ (LiFE) program successfully reduced risk of falling via improvements in balance and strength, additionally increasing physical activity (PA) in older adults. Gene...

Authors: Carl-Philipp Jansen, Corinna Nerz, Sarah Labudek, Sophie Gottschalk, Franziska Kramer-Gmeiner, Jochen Klenk, Judith Dams, Hans-Helmut König, Lindy Clemson, Clemens Becker and Michael Schwenk

Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a Chinese urban preschooler sample

Understanding young children's eating behaviours is vital to childhood obesity prevention. However, the widely used Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) has not been validated in Chinese young chil...

Authors: Nan Zhou and Luning Sun

Community supported agriculture plus nutrition education improves skills, self-efficacy, and eating behaviors among low-income caregivers but not their children: a randomized controlled trial

Adults and children in the U.S. consume inadequate quantities of fruit and vegetables (FV), in part, due to poor access among households with lower socioeconomic status. One approach to improving access to FV ...

Authors: Rebecca A. Seguin-Fowler, Karla L. Hanson, Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Jane Kolodinsky, Marilyn Sitaker, Alice S. Ammerman, Grace A. Marshall, Emily H. Belarmino, Jennifer A. Garner and Weiwei Wang

Tunneling a crosstown highway: a natural experiment testing the longitudinal effect on physical activity and active transport

In the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands, a highway crossing several deprived neighborhoods was tunneled in 2016. The vacant space on top of this tunnel was redesigned and prioritized for pedestrians and c...

Authors: Nicole E. H. Stappers, Jasper Schipperijn, Stef P. J. Kremers, Marleen P. M. Bekker, Maria W. J. Jansen, Nanne K. de Vries and Dave H. H. Van Kann

Adherence to 24-h movement behavior guidelines and psychosocial functioning in young children: a longitudinal analysis

A recent paradigm shift has highlighted the importance of considering how sleep, physical activity and sedentary behaviour work together to influence health, rather than examining each behaviour individually. ...

Authors: Rachael W. Taylor, Jillian J. Haszard, Dione Healey, Kim A. Meredith-Jones, Barry J. Taylor and Barbara C. Galland

The experience of life events and body composition in middle childhood: a population-based study

While studies suggest potential influences of childhood adversities on obesity development in adulthood, less is known about the short-term association in children. We examined the association between a wide r...

Authors: Ivonne P. M. Derks, Sara Hannani, Florianne O. L. Vehmeijer, Henning Tiemeier and Pauline W. Jansen

A modified Delphi study to enhance and gain international consensus on the Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC)

Physical activity messaging is an important step in the pathway towards improving population physical activity levels, but best practice is not yet understood. A gap in the literature exists for a physical act...

Authors: Chloë Williamson, Paul Kelly, Jennifer R. Tomasone, Adrian Bauman, Nanette Mutrie, Ailsa Niven, Justin Richards and Graham Baker

Demographic characteristics associated with circadian rest-activity rhythm patterns: a cross-sectional study

Rest-activity rhythm (RAR), a manifestation of circadian rhythms, has been associated with morbidity and mortality risk. However, RAR patterns in the general population and specifically the role of demographic...

Authors: Jingen Li, Virend K. Somers, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, Junrui Di and Naima Covassin

The context matters - not all prolonged sitting bouts are equally related to momentary affective states: an ambulatory assessment with sedentary-triggered E-diaries

Sedentary behaviors (SB) and especially prolonged sitting bouts are highly prevalent in daily life and studies indicated an association with an increased risk for several non-communicable diseases. Consequentl...

Authors: Martina Kanning, Christina Niermann, Ulrich Ebner-Primer and Marco Giurgiu

Prospective relations between maternal emotional eating, feeding to soothe, and infant appetitive behaviors

Infant obesogenic appetitive behaviors are associated with greater infant weight and child obesity, yet little is known about maternal influences on infant appetitive behaviors. This study examines the relatio...

Authors: Chelsie D. Temmen, Leah M. Lipsky, Myles S. Faith and Tonja R. Nansel

Revisiting the association of sedentary behavior and physical activity with all-cause mortality using a compositional approach: the Women's Health Study

While physical activity has consistently been associated with decreased mortality rates, it remains unknown if there is a single “ideal” combination of time in physical activities of different intensities and ...

Authors: Jairo H. Migueles, I-Min Lee, Cristina Cadenas Sanchez, Francisco B. Ortega, Julie E. Buring and Eric J. Shiroma

Trajectories of objectively measured physical activity and childhood overweight: longitudinal analysis of the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort

Since only few longitudinal studies with appropriate study designs investigated the relationship between objectively measured physical activity (PA) and overweight, the degree PA can prevent excess weight gain...

Authors: Ole Sprengeler, Hermann Pohlabeln, Karin Bammann, Christoph Buck, Fabio Lauria, Vera Verbestel, Gabriele Eiben, Kenn Konstabel, Dénes Molnár, Luis A. Moreno, Yannis Pitsiladis, Angie Page, Lucia Reisch, Michael Tornaritis and Wolfgang Ahrens

Is occupational physical activity associated with mortality in UK Biobank?

Current physical activity guidelines do not distinguish between activity accumulated in different behavioural domains but some studies suggest that occupational physical activity (OPA) may not confer health be...

Authors: Matthew Pearce, Tessa Strain, Katrien Wijndaele, Stephen J. Sharp, Alexander Mok and Søren Brage

Using food network analysis to understand meal patterns in pregnant women with high and low diet quality

Little is known about how meal-specific food intake contributes to overall diet quality during pregnancy, which is related to numerous maternal and child health outcomes. Food networks are probabilistic graphs...

Authors: Carolina Schwedhelm, Leah M. Lipsky, Grace E. Shearrer, Grace M. Betts, Aiyi Liu, Khalid Iqbal, Myles S. Faith and Tonja R. Nansel

The effect of leisure time physical activity and sedentary behaviour on the health of workers with different occupational physical activity demands: a systematic review

Although it is generally accepted that physical activity reduces the risk for chronic non-communicable disease and mortality, accumulating evidence suggests that occupational physical activity (OPA) may not co...

Authors: Stephanie A. Prince, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Aviroop Biswas, Andreas Holtermann, Tarnbir Aulakh, Katherine Merucci and Pieter Coenen

Improving children’s fundamental movement skills through a family-based physical activity program: results from the “Active 1 + FUN” randomized controlled trial

Physical activity is related to many positive health outcomes, yet activity levels of many children are low. Researchers have suggested that family-based interventions may improve physical activity behaviors o...

Authors: Amy S. Ha, Chris Lonsdale, David R. Lubans, Florrie F. Ng and Johan Y. Y. Ng

Validity, reliability, and calibration of the physical activity unit 7 item screener (PAU-7S) at population scale

Validation of self-reported tools, such as physical activity (PA) questionnaires, is crucial. The aim of this study was to determine test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and the concurrent, construct...

Authors: Helmut Schröder, Isaac Subirana, Julia Wärnberg, María Medrano, Marcela González-Gross, Narcis Gusi, Susana Aznar, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Miguel A. González-Valeiro, Lluis Serra-Majem, Nicolás Terrados, Josep A. Tur, Marta Segú, Clara Homs, Alicia Garcia-Álvarez, Juan C. Benavente-Marín…

A catalog of validity indices for step counting wearable technologies during treadmill walking: the CADENCE-Kids study

Wearable technologies play an important role in measuring physical activity (PA) and promoting health. Standardized validation indices (i.e., accuracy, bias, and precision) compare performance of step counting...

Authors: Zachary R. Gould, Jose Mora-Gonzalez, Elroy J. Aguiar, John M. Schuna Jr., Tiago V. Barreira, Christopher C. Moore, John Staudenmayer and Catrine Tudor-Locke

Dynamics of the complex food environment underlying dietary intake in low-income groups: a systems map of associations extracted from a systematic umbrella literature review

Inequalities in obesity pertain in part to differences in dietary intake in different socioeconomic groups. Examining the economic, social, physical and political food environment of low-income groups as a com...

Authors: Alexia D. M. Sawyer, Frank van Lenthe, Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis, Laura Terragni, Gun Roos, Maartje P. Poelman, Mary Nicolaou, Wilma Waterlander, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Marie Scheidmeir, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska and Karien Stronks

Determinants of changes in women’s and men’s eating behavior across the transition to parenthood: a focus group study

During the pregnancy and postpartum period, both women and men experience physiological and psychological changes, which may negatively impact their eating behavior. A clear understanding of determinants of ch...

Authors: Vickà Versele, F. Marijn Stok, Dirk Aerenhouts, Benedicte Deforche, Annick Bogaerts, Roland Devlieger, Peter Clarys and Tom Deliens

Later sleep timing predicts accelerated summer weight gain among elementary school children: a prospective observational study

Social demands of the school-year and summer environment may affect children’s sleep patterns and circadian rhythms during these periods. The current study examined differences in children’s sleep and circadia...

Authors: Jennette P. Moreno, Javad Razjouyan, Houston Lester, Hafza Dadabhoy, Mona Amirmazaheri, Layton Reesor-Oyer, Teresia M. O’Connor, Daphne C. Hernandez, Bijan Najafi, Candice A. Alfano, Stephanie J. Crowley, Debbe Thompson and Tom Baranowski

Association of daily composition of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with incidence of cardiovascular disease in older adults

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is proposed as key for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) prevention. At older ages, the role of sedentary behaviour (SB) and light intensity physical activity (LIPA) r...

Authors: Manasa S. Yerramalla, Duncan E. McGregor, Vincent T. van Hees, Aurore Fayosse, Aline Dugravot, Adam G. Tabak, Mathilde Chen, Sebastien F. M. Chastin and Séverine Sabia

Sleep duration, physical activity, and caloric intake are related to weight status in Mexican American children: a longitudinal analysis

Obesity is a serious issue, spanning all ages, and, in the U.S., disproportionately affects Latinos and African Americans. Understanding sleep, physical activity and dietary behaviors that may predict childhoo...

Authors: S. M. Martinez, E. Blanco, J. M. Tschann, N. F. Butte, M. A. Grandner and L. A. Pasch

Effectiveness of the mHealth intervention ‘MyDayPlan’ to increase physical activity: an aggregated single case approach

e- and mHealth interventions using self-regulation techniques like action and coping planning have the potential to tackle the worldwide problem of physical inactivity. However, they often use one-week self-re...

Authors: L. Degroote, A. De Paepe, I. De Bourdeaudhuij, D. Van Dyck and G. Crombez

Cross-sectional study of changes in physical activity behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults

Physical activity (PA) provides numerous health benefits relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, concerns exist that PA levels may have decreased during the pandemic thus exacerbating health disparities. T...

Authors: Kathleen B. Watson, Geoffrey P. Whitfield, George Huntzicker, John D. Omura, Emily Ussery, Tiffany J. Chen and Robyn Neblett Fanfair

High-intensity activity is more strongly associated with metabolic health in children compared to sedentary time: a cross-sectional study of the I.Family cohort

Physical activity (PA) during childhood is important for preventing future metabolic syndrome (MetS). To examine the relationship between PA and MetS in more detail, accurate measures of PA are needed. Previou...

Authors: Jonatan Fridolfsson, Christoph Buck, Monica Hunsberger, Joanna Baran, Fabio Lauria, Denes Molnar, Luis A. Moreno, Mats Börjesson, Lauren Lissner and Daniel Arvidsson

Barriers and facilitators to successful implementation of sustainable school meals: a qualitative study of the OPTIMAT™-intervention

There is an urgent need to align human diets with goals for environmental sustainability and population health. The OPTIMAT™-intervention study was developed to implement and evaluate a nutritionally adequate ...

Authors: Patricia Eustachio Colombo, Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, Emma Patterson, Alexandr Parlesak, Anna Karin Lindroos and Susanne Andermo

Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multiple health behaviour change intervention in people aged between 45 and 75 years: a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care (EIRA study)

Multiple health behaviour change (MHBC) interventions that promote healthy lifestyles may be an efficient approach in the prevention or treatment of chronic diseases in primary care. This study aims to evaluat...

Authors: Ignacio Aznar-Lou, Edurne Zabaleta-Del-Olmo, Marc Casajuana-Closas, Alba Sánchez-Viñas, Elizabeth Parody-Rúa, Bonaventura Bolíbar, Montserrat Iracheta-Todó, Oana Bulilete, Tomàs López-Jiménez, Haizea Pombo-Ramos, María Victoria Martín Miguel, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Jose Ángel Maderuelo-Fernández, Emma Motrico, Juan Bellón, Ruth Martí-Lluch…

Associations of park access, park use and physical activity in parks with wellbeing in an Asian urban environment: a cross-sectional study

Relationships between park access, park use, and wellbeing remain poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to investigate: (1) perceived and objective park access in relation to park use and physic...

Authors: Nicholas A. Petrunoff, Ng Xian Yi, Borame Dickens, Angelia Sia, Joel Koo, Alex R. Cook, Wee Hwee Lin, Lu Ying, Ann W. Hsing, Rob M. van Dam and Falk Müller-Riemenschneider

The effect of a cluster-randomized controlled trial on lifestyle behaviors among families at risk for developing type 2 diabetes across Europe: the Feel4Diabetes-study

This study investigated the effect of the Feel4Diabetes-intervention, a 2-year multilevel intervention, on energy balance-related behaviors among European families at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Inter...

Authors: Vicky Van Stappen, Greet Cardon, Marieke De Craemer, Christina Mavrogianni, Nataliya Usheva, Jemina Kivelä, Katja Wikström, Pilar De Miquel-Etayo, Esther M. González-Gil, Anett S. Radó, Anna Nánási, Violeta Iotova, Yannis Manios and Ruben Brondeel