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  1. Unhealthy food environments contribute to the rising rates of obesity and diet-related diseases. To improve the Canadian nutritional landscape, Health Canada launched the Healthy Eating Strategy in October 2016 w...

    Authors: D. Vandenbrink, E. Pauzé and M. Potvin Kent

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:3

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  2. Car driving is a form of passive transportation associated with higher sedentary behaviour, which is associated with morbidity. The decision to drive a car is likely to be influenced by the ‘drivability’ of th...

    Authors: Nicolette R. den Braver, Julia G. Kok, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Harry Rutter, Jean-Michel Oppert, Sofie Compernolle, Jos W. R. Twisk, Johannes Brug, Joline W. J. Beulens and Jeroen Lakerveld

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:8

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  3. Ineffective research-practice translation is a major challenge to population health improvement. This paper presents an international perspective on the barriers and facilitators associated with the uptake of ...

    Authors: Harriet Koorts, Patti-Jean Naylor, Rachel Laws, Penelope Love, Jaimie-Lee Maple and Femke van Nassau

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:7

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  4. Participation in adequate levels of physical activity during the early years is important for health and development. We report the 6-month effects of an 18-month multicomponent intervention on physical activi...

    Authors: Anthony D. Okely, Rebecca M. Stanley, Rachel A. Jones, Dylan P. Cliff, Stewart G. Trost, Donna Berthelsen, Jo Salmon, Marijka Batterham, Simon Eckermann, John J. Reilly, Ngiare Brown, Karen J. Mickle, Steven J. Howard, Trina Hinkley, Xanne Janssen, Paul Chandler…

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:6

    Content type: Research

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  5. Physical activity (PA) tends to decline during late childhood and adolescence. In Australia, this decline has been shown to occur particularly in non-organized PA (e.g. active play and informal sport). Using a...

    Authors: Byron J. Kemp, Anne-Maree Parrish and Dylan P. Cliff

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:5

    Content type: Research

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  6. Changing academic landscapes, including the increasing focus on performance rankings and metrics, are impacting universities globally, contributing to high-pressure environments and anxious academic staff. How...

    Authors: Kylie Ball and David Crawford

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:4

    Content type: Commentary

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  7. Fussy/picky eating behaviours are common across childhood. Recent reviews of the fussy eating literature focus on quantitative research and do not adequately account for families’ subjective experiences, perce...

    Authors: Hazel Wolstenholme, Colette Kelly, Marita Hennessy and Caroline Heary

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:2

    Content type: Review

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  8. The direction of the longitudinal relationship between physical activity (PA) and fundamental motor skills (FMS) remains unclear. We evaluated the bi-directional, prospective relationships between intensity-sp...

    Authors: Ada Kristine Ofrim Nilsen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Kjersti Johannessen, Katrine Nyvoll Aadland, Einar Ylvisaaker, Jan Morten Loftesnes and Eivind Aadland

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:1

    Content type: Research

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  9. Despite global concerns regarding physical inactivity, limited cross-national evidence exists to compare adolescents’ physical activity participation. We analysed data from 52 high- and low-middle income count...

    Authors: David Bann, Shaun Scholes, Meg Fluharty and Nikki Shure

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:141

    Content type: Research

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  10. Previous reviews of rural physical activity interventions were focused on intervention effectiveness and had reported overall mixed findings. The purpose of this systematic review was to apply the Reach, Efficacy...

    Authors: Nishat Bhuiyan, Pritika Singh, Samantha M. Harden and Scherezade K. Mama

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:140

    Content type: Review

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  11. Consumption of certain foods is associated with long-term weight gains and abdominal fat accumulation in healthy, middle-aged and young, non-obese participants. Whether the same foods might be associated with ...

    Authors: Jadwiga Konieczna, Dora Romaguera, Veronica Pereira, Miguel Fiol, Cristina Razquin, Ramón Estruch, Eva M. Asensio, Nancy Babio, Montserrat Fitó, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, Emilio Ros, José Lapetra, Fernando Arós, Lluís Serra-Majem, Xavier Pintó, Estefanía Toledo…

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:139

    Content type: Research

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  12. Mental illness is a worldwide public health concern. In the UK, there is a high prevalence of mental illness and poor mental wellbeing among young people. The aim of this study was to investigate whether physi...

    Authors: Sarah Louise Bell, Suzanne Audrey, David Gunnell, Ashley Cooper and Rona Campbell

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:138

    Content type: Research

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  13. This study explored the association between inactive time and measures of adiposity, clinical parameters, obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome components. It further examined the impact of reallocat...

    Authors: Aina M. Galmes-Panades, Veronica Varela-Mato, Jadwiga Konieczna, Julia Wärnberg, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Dolores Corella, Helmut Schröder, Jesús Vioque, Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez, J. Alfredo Martínez, Luís Serra-Majem, Ramon Estruch, Francisco J. Tinahones, José Lapetra, Xavier Pintó…

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:137

    Content type: Research

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  14. Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that an abbreviation was incorrect in the original article;

    Authors: Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Shin-Chang Su, Chun-Wei Chen, Yaw-Wen Kang, Ming-Hsia Hu, Li-Lin Hsu, Szu-Yun Wu, Likwang Chen, Hsing-Yi Chang, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wen-Harn Pan and Chih-Cheng Hsu

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:136

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:119

  15. Innovative approaches are required to move beyond individual approaches to behaviour change and develop more appropriate insights for the complex challenge of increasing population levels of activity. Recent r...

    Authors: Emily Haynes, Judith Green, Ruth Garside, Michael P. Kelly and Cornelia Guell

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:135

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  16. Adults in urban areas spend almost 77% of their waking time being inactive at workplaces, which leaves little time for physical activity. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize e...

    Authors: Rubina Mulchandani, Ambalam M. Chandrasekaran, Roopa Shivashankar, Dimple Kondal, Anurag Agrawal, Jeemon Panniyammakal, Nikhil Tandon, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Meenakshi Sharma and Shifalika Goenka

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:134

    Content type: Review

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  17. Improving the physical and social conditions of residential neighbourhoods may increase walking, especially among older people. Evidence on the effects of physical and social environmental interventions, and p...

    Authors: R. G. Prins, C. B. M. Kamphuis and F. J. Van Lenthe

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:133

    Content type: Research

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  18. Increasing emphasis has been placed on improving physical activity levels through multilevel interventions. This study aims to examine moderating effects of neighborhood safety (crime and traffic) and social s...

    Authors: Venurs H. Y. Loh, Jenny Veitch, Jo Salmon, Ester Cerin, Lukar Thornton, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva and Anna Timperio

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:132

    Content type: Research

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  19. The aim of this study is to describe objectively measured physical activity (PA) and its correlates in one-year-old children.

    Authors: Luiza Isnardi Cardoso Ricardo, Inácio Crochemore M. da Silva, Otávio Amaral de Andrade Leão, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues and Fernando C. Wehrmeister

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:131

    Content type: Research

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  20. Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR) involves children throughout the process of developing and implementing interventions. Combining YPAR with a structural approach for designing and planning interv...

    Authors: Manou Anselma, Teatske M. Altenburg, Helga Emke, Femke van Nassau, Merlin Jurg, Robert A. C. Ruiter, Janine M. Jurkowski and Mai J. M. Chinapaw

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:130

    Content type: Methodology

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  21. Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are important for physical activity and healthy weight status in children, yet it is unclear which early childhood factors facilitate subsequent motor skill. The aim of this pros...

    Authors: Lisa M. Barnett, Jill A. Hnatiuk, Jo Salmon and Kylie D. Hesketh

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:129

    Content type: Research

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  22. Physical activity (PA) is one of the major protective behaviours to prevent non-communicable diseases. Positive effects of the built environment on PA are well investigated, although evidence of this associati...

    Authors: Christoph Buck, Gabriele Eiben, Fabio Lauria, Kenn Konstabel, Angie Page, Wolfgang Ahrens and Iris Pigeot

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:128

    Content type: Research

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  23. Greater neighbourhood takeaway food outlet access has been associated with increased takeaway food consumption and higher body weight. National planning guidelines in England suggest that urban planning could ...

    Authors: Matthew Keeble, Jean Adams, Martin White, Carolyn Summerbell, Steven Cummins and Thomas Burgoine

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:127

    Content type: Research

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  24. Physical activity (PA) plays a role in the prevention of a range of diseases including obesity and cardiometabolic disorders. Large population-based descriptive studies of PA, incorporating precise measurement...

    Authors: Tim Lindsay, Kate Westgate, Katrien Wijndaele, Stefanie Hollidge, Nicola Kerrison, Nita Forouhi, Simon Griffin, Nick Wareham and Søren Brage

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:126

    Content type: Research

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  25. Associations of objectively assessed physical activity in different intensities and risk of developing chronic disease that requires hospital care have not yet been examined in long term population-based studi...

    Authors: Ing-Mari Dohrn, Anna-Karin Welmer and Maria Hagströmer

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:125

    Content type: Research

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  26. Investigating the association of the neighborhood social environment on physical activity is complex. A systematic scoping review was performed to (1) provide an inventory of studies assessing the influence of...

    Authors: Maura M. Kepper, Candice A. Myers, Kara D. Denstel, Ruth F. Hunter, Win Guan and Stephanie T. Broyles

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:124

    Content type: Review

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  27. Despite the ongoing promotion of physical activity, the rates of physical inactivity remain high. Drawing on established methods of analysing consumer behaviour, this study seeks to understand how physical act...

    Authors: Amy L. Wilson, Cathy Nguyen, Svetlana Bogomolova, Byron Sharp and Timothy Olds

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:123

    Content type: Research

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  28. The IPEN International Physical Activity and Environment Network Adolescent project was conducted using common study protocols to document the strength, shape, and generalizability of associations of perceived...

    Authors: Ester Cerin, Terry L. Conway, Anthony Barnett, Melody Smith, Jenny Veitch, Kelli L. Cain, Ferdinand Salonna, Rodrigo S. Reis, Javier Molina-García, Erica Hinckson, Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Delfien van Dyck, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Anna Timperio, Lars Breum Christiansen…

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:122

    Content type: Methodology

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  29. Leisure-time and transport activity domains are studied most often because they are considered more amenable to intervention, but to date evidence on these domains is limited. The aim of the present study was ...

    Authors: Josef Mitáš, Ester Cerin, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, Marc A. Adams, Grant Schofield, Olga L. Sarmiento, Lars B. Christiansen, Rachel Davey, Deborah Salvo, Rosario Orzanco-Garralda, Duncan Macfarlane, Adriano Akira F. Hino, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Neville Owen…

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:121

    Content type: Research

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  30. Globally, many children fail to meet the World Health Organization’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines. Schools are an ideal setting to intervene, yet despite many interventions in this sett...

    Authors: Samuel Cassar, Jo Salmon, Anna Timperio, Patti-Jean Naylor, Femke van Nassau, Ana María Contardo Ayala and Harriet Koorts

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:120

    Content type: Review

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  31. Frail older adults are predisposed to multiple comorbidities and adverse events. Recent interventional studies have shown that frailty can be improved and managed. In this study, effective individualized home-...

    Authors: Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Shin-Chang Su, Chun-Wei Chen, Yaw-Wen Kang, Ming-Hsia Hu, Li-Lin Hsu, Szu-Yun Wu, Likwang Chen, Hsing-Yi Chang, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Wen-Harn Pan and Chih-Cheng Hsu

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:119

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:136

  32. Schools located in rural parts of the United States and North Carolina have benefited proportionally less from the federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program than their more urban counterparts. We investigat...

    Authors: Seth LaJeunesse, Sam Thompson, Nancy Pullen-Seufert, Mary Bea Kolbe, Stephen Heiny, Cathy Thomas and Edward R. Johnson

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:118

    Content type: Research

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  33. Excessive engagement with digital screens is harmful to children’s health. However, new evidence suggests that exposure at moderate levels may not be harmful and may even provide benefit. Therefore, our object...

    Authors: Taren Sanders, Philip D. Parker, Borja del Pozo-Cruz, Michael Noetel and Chris Lonsdale

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:117

    Content type: Research

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  34. Neighbourhood environments influence older adults’ health and health-enhancing behaviours, such as physical activity, eating a healthy diet and socialising. However, little is known about the effects of the ne...

    Authors: Ester Cerin, Andrea Nathan, Wing Ka Choi, Winsfred Ngan, Shiyuan Yin, Lukar Thornton and Anthony Barnett

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:116

    Content type: Research

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  35. Excessive screen time has been associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) among adolescents; however, snack intake in front of screens may play a role in this association. Therefore, our objective was to invest...

    Authors: Camila Wohlgemuth Schaan, Felipe Vogt Cureau, Deborah Salvo, Harold W. Kohl III and Beatriz D. Schaan

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:115

    Content type: Research

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  36. Altering the availability of healthier or less-healthy products may increase healthier purchases, but evidence is currently limited. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of altering the absolute-a...

    Authors: Rachel Pechey, Holly Jenkins, Emma Cartwright and Theresa M. Marteau

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:114

    Content type: Research

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  37. Certain eating behaviors are common among women with obesity. Whether these behaviors influence outcomes in weight loss programs, and whether such programs affect eating behaviors, is unclear.

    Authors: Caitlin Mason, Jean de Dieu Tapsoba, Catherine Duggan, Ching-Yun Wang, Catherine M. Alfano and Anne McTiernan

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:113

    Content type: Short paper

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  38. This two-site randomised trial compared the effectiveness of a voluntary sector-led, community-based diabetes prevention programme to a waiting-list control group at 6 months, and included an observational fol...

    Authors: Jane R. Smith, Colin J. Greaves, Janice L. Thompson, Rod S. Taylor, Matthew Jones, Rosy Armstrong, Sarah Moorlock, Ann Griffin, Emma Solomon-Moore, Michele S. Y. Biddle, Lisa Price and Charles Abraham

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:112

    Content type: Research

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  39. There is now a body of evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce workplace sitting time. However, there has been limited reporting of how such interventions may impact behaviour both during and ...

    Authors: Samantha K. Stephens, Elisabeth A. H. Winkler, Elizabeth G. Eakin, Bronwyn K. Clark, Neville Owen, Marj Moodie, Anthony D. La Montagne, David W. Dunstan and Genevieve N. Healy

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:111

    Content type: Research

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  40. The early years are a crucial period to promote healthy energy balance-related behaviours in children and prevent overweight and obesity. The childcare setting is important for health-promoting interventions. ...

    Authors: I. van de Kolk, S. R. B. Verjans-Janssen, J. S. Gubbels, S. P. J. Kremers and S. M. P. L. Gerards

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:110

    Content type: Review

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  41. The benefits of physical activity (PA) on children’s health and wellbeing are well established. However, the benefits of PA on academic performance and particularly on mathematics performance warrant systemati...

    Authors: S. Sneck, H. Viholainen, H. Syväoja, A. Kankaapää, H. Hakonen, A.-M. Poikkeus and T. Tammelin

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:109

    Content type: Review

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  42. Due to their central position in the modern food system, food stores present a unique opportunity to promote healthy dietary behaviour. However, there is a lack of insight into the factors that impede or enhan...

    Authors: Cédric N. H. Middel, Tjerk Jan Schuitmaker-Warnaar, Joreintje D. Mackenbach and Jacqueline E. W. Broerse

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:108

    Content type: Review

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  43. Despite rapid expansion of public bicycle share programs (PBSP), there are limited evaluations of the population-level impacts of these programs on cycling, leaving uncertainty as to whether these programs lea...

    Authors: Kate Hosford, Meghan Winters, Lise Gauvin, Andi Camden, Anne-Sophie Dubé, Steven Marc Friedman and Daniel Fuller

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:107

    Content type: Research

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  44. Globally, the International Classification of Activities for Time-Use Statistics (ICATUS) is one of the most widely used time-use classifications to identify time spent in various activities. Comprehensive 24-...

    Authors: Nucharapon Liangruenrom, Melinda Craike, Dorothea Dumuid, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Barbara Ainsworth, Chutima Jalayondeja, Theun Pieter van Tienoven, Ugo Lachapelle, Djiwo Weenas, David Berrigan, Timothy Olds and Zeljko Pedisic

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:106

    Content type: Methodology

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  45. Previous research examining the relationship between screen time (ST) and psychological health outcomes have primarily focused on one type of ST (i.e., television), while little research has considered other t...

    Authors: Michelle D. Guerrero, Joel D. Barnes, Jean-Philippe Chaput and Mark S. Tremblay

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:105

    Content type: Research

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  46. Accurate assessment of fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) is essential for public health nutrition research and surveillance. Blood carotenoid concentrations are robust biomarkers of FVI, but collecting blood sa...

    Authors: Emily H. Morgan, Meredith L. Graham, Grace A. Marshall, Karla L. Hanson and Rebecca A. Seguin-Fowler

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:104

    Content type: Research

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  47. Following the 2014 sugary drinks tax implementation in Mexico, promising reduction in the volume of purchases of taxed beverages were observed overall and at different store-types. However, the tax’s effects o...

    Authors: Lilia S. Pedraza, Barry M. Popkin, Carolina Batis, Linda Adair, Whitney R. Robinson, David K. Guilkey and Lindsey Smith Taillie

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:103

    Content type: Research

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  48. Interventions that work must be effectively delivered at scale to achieve population level benefits. Researchers must choose among a vast array of implementation frameworks (> 60) that guide design and evaluat...

    Authors: Heather McKay, Patti-Jean Naylor, Erica Lau, Samantha M. Gray, Luke Wolfenden, Andrew Milat, Adrian Bauman, Douglas Race, Lindsay Nettlefold and Joanie Sims-Gould

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:102

    Content type: Research

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  49. Prospective data are sparse for active commuting to work and body weight in Asia. We assessed the association of 5-year changes in commuting mode with body mass index (BMI) and the indicators of abdominal obes...

    Authors: Keisuke Kuwahara, Hisashi Noma, Tohru Nakagawa, Toru Honda, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Hayashi and Tetsuya Mizoue

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:101

    Content type: Research

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  50. Adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with substantially lower risks of mortality from all causes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer in white populations. However, little is known about the health b...

    Authors: Nanbo Zhu, Canqing Yu, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Yuting Han, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Huaidong Du, Huimei Li, Fang Liu, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Jun Lv and Liming Li

    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2019 16:98

    Content type: Research

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