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  1. Elderly people obtain significant health benefits from physical activity (PA), but the role of activity patterns has scarcely been researched. The present study aims to describe the patterns of PA among differ...

    Authors: Sandra Ortlieb, André Dias, Lukas Gorzelniak, Dennis Nowak, Stefan Karrasch, Annette Peters, Klaus A Kuhn, Alexander Horsch and Holger Schulz
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:28
  2. Physical activity trends for a lower-middle income country like India suggest a gradual decline in work related physical activity and no concomitant increase in leisure time physical activity. Perceived health...

    Authors: Sundar Kumar Veluswamy, Arun G Maiya, Suma Nair, Vasudeva Guddattu, Narayanapillai Sreekumaran Nair and Sudha Vidyasagar
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:27
  3. The rising prevalence of diabetes and obesity in India can be attributed, at least in part, to increasing levels of physical inactivity. However, there has been no nationwide survey in India on physical activi...

    Authors: Ranjit M Anjana, Rajendra Pradeepa, Ashok K Das, Mohan Deepa, Anil Bhansali, Shashank R Joshi, Prashant P Joshi, Vinay K Dhandhania, Paturi V Rao, Vasudevan Sudha, Radhakrishnan Subashini, Ranjit Unnikrishnan, Sri V Madhu, Tanvir Kaur, Viswanathan Mohan and Deepak K Shukla
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:26
  4. People have different preferences on how health behaviour change interventions are delivered to them; intervention implementation, retention and effectiveness may be improved if preferences can be matched.

    Authors: Camille E Short, Corneel Vandelanotte and Mitch J Duncan
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:25
  5. Direct relationships between safety concerns and physical activity have been inconsistently patterned in the literature. To tease out these relationships, crime, pedestrian, and traffic safety were examined as...

    Authors: Nicole L Bracy, Rachel A Millstein, Jordan A Carlson, Terry L Conway, James F Sallis, Brian E Saelens, Jacqueline Kerr, Kelli L Cain, Lawrence D Frank and Abby C King
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:24
  6. Few studies have quantified levels of habitual physical activity across the entire intensity range. We aimed to describe variability in total and intensity-specific physical activity levels in UK adolescents a...

    Authors: Paul J Collings, Katrien Wijndaele, Kirsten Corder, Kate Westgate, Charlotte L Ridgway, Valerie Dunn, Ian Goodyer, Ulf Ekelund and Soren Brage
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:23
  7. The promotion of physical activity (PA) in young children requires effective interventions. This article reviews the evidence on PA interventions in childcare by applying a socio-ecological approach. A compute...

    Authors: Marjo Anette Kristiina Mehtälä, Arja Kaarina Sääkslahti, Mari Elina Inkinen and Marita Eija Helena Poskiparta
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:22
  8. Sitting, particularly in prolonged, unbroken bouts, is widespread within the office workplace, yet few interventions have addressed this newly-identified health risk behaviour. This paper describes the iterati...

    Authors: Maike Neuhaus, Genevieve N Healy, Brianna S Fjeldsoe, Sheleigh Lawler, Neville Owen, David W Dunstan, Anthony D LaMontagne and Elizabeth G Eakin
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:21
  9. Preliminary evidence suggests that recreational walking has different environmental determinants than utilitarian walking. However, previous studies are limited in their assessment of environmental exposures a...

    Authors: Basile Chaix, Chantal Simon, Hélène Charreire, Frédérique Thomas, Yan Kestens, Noëlla Karusisi, Julie Vallée, Jean-Michel Oppert, Christiane Weber and Bruno Pannier
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:20
  10. High levels of sedentary behavior are often measured in preschoolers, but only a few interventions have been developed to counteract this. Furthermore, detailed descriptions of interventions in preschoolers ta...

    Authors: Ellen De Decker, Marieke De Craemer, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Vera Verbestel, Kristin Duvinage, Violeta Iotova, Evangelia Grammatikaki, Andreas Wildgruber, Theodora Mouratidou, Yannis Manios and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:19
  11. To investigate the effect of an early childhood obesity prevention intervention, incorporating a parent modelling component, on fathers’ obesity risk-related behaviours.

    Authors: Adam D Walsh, Sandrine Lioret, Adrian J Cameron, Kylie D Hesketh, Sarah A McNaughton, David Crawford and Karen J Campbell
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:18
  12. There is a pressing need to develop effective and broadly accessible interventions to address pediatric obesity. An important dimension in translating interventions to community settings is evaluating the fide...

    Authors: Elissa Jelalian, Gary D Foster, Amy F Sato, Kristoffer S Berlin, Cynthia McDermott and Deborah Sundal
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:17
  13. Individual barriers to weight loss and physical activity goals in the Diabetes Prevention Program, a randomized trial with 3.2 years average treatment duration, have not been previously reported. Evaluating ba...

    Authors: Elizabeth M Venditti, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Linda M Delahanty, Lisa Mele, Mary A Hoskin and Sharon L Edelstein
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:16
  14. Despite the large number of parenting questionnaires, considerable disagreement exists about how to best assess parenting. Most of the instruments only assess limited aspects of parenting. To overcome this sho...

    Authors: Ester FC Sleddens, Teresia M O’Connor, Kathleen B Watson, Sheryl O Hughes, Thomas G Power, Carel Thijs, Nanne K De Vries and Stef PJ Kremers
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:15
  15. Definitions and assessment methods of fussy/picky eating are heterogeneous and remain unclear.

    Authors: Anne Tharner, Pauline W Jansen, Jessica C Kiefte-de Jong, Henriette A Moll, Jan van der Ende, Vincent WV Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Henning Tiemeier and Oscar H Franco
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:14
  16. Evidence suggests that sitting time is adversely associated with health risks. However, previous epidemiological studies have mainly addressed mortality whereas little is known of the risk of coronary heart di...

    Authors: Christina Bjørk Petersen, Adrian Bauman, Morten Grønbæk, Jørn Wulff Helge, Lau Caspar Thygesen and Janne S Tolstrup
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:13
  17. Gathering contextual information (i.e., location and purpose) about active and sedentary behaviors is an advantage of self-report tools such as previous day recalls (PDR). However, the validity of PDR’s for me...

    Authors: Sarah Kozey Keadle, Kate Lyden, Amanda Hickey, Evan L Ray, Jay H Fowke, Patty S Freedson and Charles E Matthews
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:12
  18. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the UK has recommended that the effectiveness of ongoing exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity should be examined in research trial...

    Authors: Joan L Duda, Geoffrey C Williams, Nikos Ntoumanis, Amanda Daley, Frank F Eves, Nanette Mutrie, Peter C Rouse, Rekha Lodhia, Ruth V Blamey and Kate Jolly
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:10
  19. Overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk of morbidity. Mindfulness training could be an effective strategy to optimize lifestyle behaviors related to body weight gain. The aim of this study...

    Authors: Jantien van Berkel, Cécile RL Boot, Karin I Proper, Paulien M Bongers and Allard J van der Beek
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:9
  20. Knowledge on domain-specific physical activity (PA) has the potential to advance public health interventions and inform new policies promoting children’s PA. The purpose of this study is to identify and assess...

    Authors: Charlotte D Klinker, Jasper Schipperijn, Hayley Christian, Jacqueline Kerr, Annette K Ersbøll and Jens Troelsen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:8
  21. Sitting is associated with health risks. Factors that influence sitting are however not well understood. The aim was to examine the biological, socio-demographic, work-related and lifestyle determinants of sit...

    Authors: Léonie Uijtdewilligen, Jos WR Twisk, Amika S Singh, Mai JM Chinapaw, Willem van Mechelen and Wendy J Brown
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:7
  22. Nudging is an approach to environmental change that alters social and physical environments to shift behaviors in positive, self-interested directions. Evidence indicates that eating is largely an automatic be...

    Authors: Dana Lee Olstad, Laksiri A Goonewardene, Linda J McCargar and Kim D Raine
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:6
  23. Children’s independent mobility (CIM) is critical to healthy development in childhood. The physical layout and social characteristics of neighbourhoods can impact opportunities for CIM. While global evidence i...

    Authors: Michelle R Stone, Guy EJ Faulkner, Raktim Mitra and Ron N Buliung
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:5
  24. Diet, physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior are important, yet modifiable, determinants of obesity. Recent research into the clustering of these behaviors suggests that children and adolescents have mu...

    Authors: Rebecca M Leech, Sarah A McNaughton and Anna Timperio
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:4
  25. Latino preschoolers (3-5 year old children) have among the highest rates of obesity. Low levels of physical activity (PA) are a risk factor for obesity. Characterizing what Latino parents do to encourage or di...

    Authors: Teresia M O’Connor, Ester Cerin, Sheryl O Hughes, Jessica Robles, Deborah I Thompson, Jason A Mendoza, Tom Baranowski and Rebecca E Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:3
  26. Current recommendations for the prevention of type 2 diabetes advise modification of diet and exercise behaviors including both aerobic and resistance training. However, the efficacy of multi-component interve...

    Authors: Elroy J Aguiar, Philip J Morgan, Clare E Collins, Ronald C Plotnikoff and Robin Callister
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:2
  27. Little is known about preschool-aged children’s levels of physical activity (PA) over the course of the day. Using time-stamped data, we describe the levels and patterns of PA in a population-based sample of f...

    Authors: Kathryn R Hesketh, Alison M McMinn, Ulf Ekelund, Stephen J Sharp, Paul J Collings, Nicholas C Harvey, Keith M Godfrey, Hazel M Inskip, Cyrus Cooper and Esther MF van Sluijs
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014 11:1
  28. Interventions that make extensive use of theory tend to have larger effects on behaviour. The Intervention Mapping (IM) framework incorporates theory into intervention design, implementation and evaluation, an...

    Authors: Natalie J Taylor, Pinki Sahota, Judith Sargent, Sally Barber, Jackie Loach, Gemma Louch and John Wright
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:142
  29. Obesity among Black women continues to exceed that of other women. Most weight loss programs created without reference to specific cultural contexts are less effective for Black than White women. Weight contro...

    Authors: Patricia Markham Risica, Kim M Gans, Shiriki Kumanyika, Usree Kirtania and Thomas M Lasater
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:141
  30. Accelerometry is increasingly being recognized as an accurate and reliable method to assess free-living physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents. However, accelerometer data reduction criteria remain...

    Authors: Mette Toftager, Peter Lund Kristensen, Melody Oliver, Scott Duncan, Lars Breum Christiansen, Eleanor Boyle, Jan Christian Brønd and Jens Troelsen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:140
  31. The purpose of this research was to replicate a successful intervention to increase physical activity in a different region of the country, and explore genetic and physiological moderators of intervention effi...

    Authors: Angela D Bryan, Renee E Magnan, Ann E Caldwell Hooper, Joseph T Ciccolo, Bess Marcus and Kent E Hutchison
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:139
  32. Television (TV) viewing, a prevalent leisure-time sedentary behaviour independently related to negative health outcomes, appears to be higher in less educated and older adults. In order to tackle the social in...

    Authors: Katrien De Cocker, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Megan Teychenne, Sarah McNaughton and Jo Salmon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:138
  33. Having electronic media in the bedroom is cross-sectionally associated with greater screen-time in children, but few longitudinal studies exist. The aim of this study was to describe longitudinal patterns of o...

    Authors: Andrew J Atkin, Kirsten Corder and Esther M F van Sluijs
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:137
  34. In line with WHO guidelines, the UK government currently recommends that school-aged children participate in at least 60 minutes, and up to several hours, of at least moderate physical activity on a daily basi...

    Authors: Sarah Payne, Nick Townsend and Charlie Foster
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:136
  35. The definition of health incorporates the physical, social and mental domains, however the Physical Activity (PA) guidelines do not address social health. Furthermore, there is insufficient evidence about the ...

    Authors: Rochelle M Eime, Janet A Young, Jack T Harvey, Melanie J Charity and Warren R Payne
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:135
  36. Eating behaviors during childhood are related both to children’s diet quality and to their weight status. A better understanding of the determinants of eating behavior during childhood is essential for carryin...

    Authors: Lise Dubois, Maikol Diasparra, Brigitte Bédard, Jaakko Kaprio, Bénédicte Fontaine-Bisson, Richard Tremblay, Michel Boivin and Daniel Pérusse
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:134
  37. A better understanding of interrelations of exercise and improved eating, and their psychosocial correlates of self-efficacy, mood, and self-regulation, may be useful for the architecture of improved weight lo...

    Authors: James J Annesi and Kandice J Porter
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:133
  38. The home environment has a significant influence on children’s physical activity, sedentary behavior, dietary intake, and risk for obesity and chronic disease. Our understanding of the most influential factors...

    Authors: Derek Hales, Amber E Vaughn, Stephanie Mazzucca, Maria J Bryant, Rachel G Tabak, Christina McWilliams, June Stevens and Dianne S Ward
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:132
  39. Health professionals play a key role in the prevention and treatment of excess weight and obesity, but many have expressed a lack of confidence in their ability to manage obese patients with their delivery of ...

    Authors: Da Q Zhu, Ian J Norman and Alison E While
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:131
  40. Low levels of physical activity and increased participation in sedentary leisure-time activities are two important obesity-risk behaviors that impact the health of today’s youth. Friend’s health behaviors have...

    Authors: Keri Jo Sawka, Gavin R McCormack, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Penelope Hawe and Patricia K Doyle-Baker
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:130
  41. Despite the health risks, physical inactivity is common. Identifying the correlates of physical activity to inform the design of interventions to reduce the disease burden associated with physical inactivity i...

    Authors: Emma Solomon, Tim Rees, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Brad Metcalf and Melvyn Hillsdon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:129
  42. Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces chronic disease risk, yet the majority of Americans consume fewer than recommended. Inadequate access to fruits and vegetables is increasingly recognized as a significan...

    Authors: Ellen K Barnidge, Pamela R Hipp, Amy Estlund, Kathleen Duggan, Kathryn J Barnhart and Ross C Brownson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:128
  43. There is accumulating evidence that greater availability of green space in a neighbourhood is associated with health benefits for the local population. One mechanism proposed for this association is that green...

    Authors: Katherine Ord, Richard Mitchell and Jamie Pearce
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:127
  44. It remains unclear what people are attempting to communicate, in terms of objectively monitored behavior, when describing their physical activity and sedentary behavior through self-report. The purpose of this...

    Authors: John M Schuna Jr, William D Johnson and Catrine Tudor-Locke
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:126
  45. Constructs based on Social Cognitive Theory have shown utility in understanding dietary behavior; however, little research has examined these relations in youth and parents concurrently. Unique demands of diet...

    Authors: Tonja R Nansel, Denise L Haynie, Leah M Lipsky, Jing Wang, Sanjeev N Mehta and Lori MB Laffel
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:125
  46. Several physical activity interventions have been effective in improving the health outcomes of breast cancer survivors. However, few interventions have provided detailed descriptions regarding how such intervent...

    Authors: Camille E Short, Erica L James and Ronald C Plotnikoff
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:124
  47. Young children are at risk of not meeting physical activity recommendations. Identifying factors from the first year of life which influence toddlers’ physical activity levels may help to develop targeted inte...

    Authors: Jill Hnatiuk, Jo Salmon, Karen J Campbell, Nicola D Ridgers and Kylie D Hesketh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:123
  48. Activity friendly environments have been identified as promising strategies to increase physical activity levels in the population. Associations between perceived environmental attributes and physical activity...

    Authors: Carlos M Arango, Diana C Páez, Rodrigo S Reis, Ross C Brownson and Diana C Parra
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:122
  49. The prevalence of male obesity is increasing, but men are less likely than women to attend existing weight management programmes. We have taken a novel approach to reducing perceived barriers to weight loss fo...

    Authors: Cindy M Gray, Kate Hunt, Nanette Mutrie, Annie S Anderson, Shaun Treweek and Sally Wyke
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013 10:121