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  1. A key public health objective is increasing health-enhancing physical activity (PA) for older adults (OAs). Daily trip frequency is independently associated with objectively assessed PA volumes (OAs). Little i...

    Authors: Mark G Davis, Kenneth R Fox, Melvyn Hillsdon, Jo C Coulson, Debbie J Sharp, Afroditi Stathi and Janice L Thompson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:116
  2. After publication of this work [Beenackers et al: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2011, 8:76] it was realized that formula 3 and formula 4 in the Statistical Analysis section of the Methods were incorrectly listed. ...

    Authors: Mariëlle A Beenackers, Carlijn BM Kamphuis, Alex Burdorf, Johan P Mackenbach and Frank J van Lenthe
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:114

    The original article was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:76

  3. Computer-tailored physical activity interventions are becoming increasingly popular. Recent reviews have comprehensively synthesised published research on computer-tailored interventions delivered via interact...

    Authors: Camille E Short, Erica L James, Ronald C Plotnikoff and Afaf Girgis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:113
  4. Large proportions of children do not fulfil the World Health Organization recommendation of eating at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables (FV) per day. To promote an increased FV intake among children it i...

    Authors: Rikke Krølner, Mette Rasmussen, Johannes Brug, Knut-Inge Klepp, Marianne Wind and Pernille Due
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:112
  5. Walking is a popular form of physical activity and a convenient option to prevent chronic diseases. However, most of the evidence on this topic derives from high-income countries and little is known about walk...

    Authors: Grace AO Gomes, Rodrigo S Reis, Diana C Parra, Isabela Ribeiro, Adriano AF Hino, Pedro C Hallal, Deborah C Malta and Ross C Brownson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:111
  6. Knowledge of adult activity patterns across domains of physical activity is essential for the planning of population-based strategies that will increase overall energy expenditure and reduce the risk of obesit...

    Authors: Ilona Csizmadi, Geraldine Lo Siou, Christine M Friedenreich, Neville Owen and Paula J Robson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:110
  7. Comprehensive, multi-level approaches are required to address obesity. One important target for intervention is the economic domain. The purpose of this study was to synthesize existing evidence regarding the ...

    Authors: Guy EJ Faulkner, Paul Grootendorst, Van Hai Nguyen, Tatiana Andreyeva, Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos, M Christopher Auld, Sean B Cash, John Cawley, Peter Donnelly, Adam Drewnowski, Laurette Dubé, Roberta Ferrence, Ian Janssen, Jeffrey LaFrance, Darius Lakdawalla, Rena Mendelsen…
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:109
  8. Norwegian children and adolescents eat less than half of the recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables (FV) per day. Gender and socioeconomic disparities in FV consumption shows that boys and children of ...

    Authors: Marit Hilsen, Maartje M van Stralen, Knut-Inge Klepp and Elling Bere
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:108
  9. This study investigated the associations of physical characteristics and personality in adolescence with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adulthood.

    Authors: Léonie Uijtdewilligen, Amika S Singh, Jos WR Twisk, Lando LJ Koppes, Willem van Mechelen and Mai JM Chinapaw
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:107
  10. Physical activity (PA) during childhood often occurs in social contexts. As such, children's ability to develop and maintain friendship groups may be important in understanding their PA. This paper investigate...

    Authors: Simon J Sebire, Russell Jago, Kenneth R Fox, Angie S Page, Rowan Brockman and Janice L Thompson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:106
  11. Many studies have reported significant behavioral impact of physical activity interventions. However, few have examined changes in potential mediators of change preceding behavioral changes, resulting in a lac...

    Authors: Delfien Van Dyck, Karlijn De Greef, Benedicte Deforche, Johannes Ruige, Catrine E Tudor-Locke, Jean-Marc Kaufman, Neville Owen and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:105
  12. There has been a growing concern in designing physical activity (PA) programmes for elderly people, since evidence suggests that such health promotion interventions may reduce the deleterious effects of the ag...

    Authors: Ana I Marques, Leonel Santos, Pedro Soares, Rute Santos, António Oliveira-Tavares, Jorge Mota and Joana Carvalho
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:104
  13. The purpose of this study was to validate the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) in a sample of older adults. Participants within two different exercise groups were assessed at two time points, 6 months...

    Authors: Sean P Mullen, Erin A Olson, Siobhan M Phillips, Amanda N Szabo, Thomas R Wójcicki, Emily L Mailey, Neha P Gothe, Jason T Fanning, Arthur F Kramer and Edward McAuley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:103
  14. Time spent watching television affects multiple aspects of child and adolescent health. Although a diverse range of factors have been found to be associated with young people's television viewing, parents and ...

    Authors: Natalie Pearson, Jo Salmon, David Crawford, Karen Campbell and Anna Timperio
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:102
  15. Tracking studies determine the stability and predictability of specific phenomena. This study examined tracking of TV viewing (TV) and video game use (VG) from middle childhood through early adolescence after ...

    Authors: Shelby L Francis, Matthew J Stancel, Frances D Sernulka-George, Barbara Broffitt, Steven M Levy and Kathleen F Janz
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:100
  16. Physical inactivity has major impacts on health and productivity. Our aim was to estimate the health and economic benefits of reducing the prevalence of physical inactivity in the 2008 Australian adult populat...

    Authors: Dominique A Cadilhac, Toby B Cumming, Lauren Sheppard, Dora C Pearce, Rob Carter and Anne Magnus
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:99
  17. Accumulating evidence suggests that, independent of physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours are associated with increased risk of cardio-metabolic disease, all-cause mortality, and a variety of physiolo...

    Authors: Mark S Tremblay, Allana G LeBlanc, Michelle E Kho, Travis J Saunders, Richard Larouche, Rachel C Colley, Gary Goldfield and Sarah Connor Gorber
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:98
  18. Within the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) framework, the first major study aim was to investigate the SDT tenets in an obese adolescent population by examining the factor structure of the Behavioural Regulati...

    Authors: Maïté Verloigne, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Ann Tanghe, Eva D'Hondt, Lotte Theuwis, Maarten Vansteenkiste and Benedicte Deforche
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:97
  19. Active transportation including walking and bicycling is an important source of physical activity. Promoting active transportation is a challenge for the fields of public health and transportation. Descriptive...

    Authors: Yong Yang, Ana V Diez Roux and C Raymond Bingham
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:96
  20. Children's exposure to unhealthy food marketing influences their food knowledge, preferences and consumption. Sport sponsorship by food companies is widespread and industry investment in this marketing is incr...

    Authors: Bridget Kelly, Louise A Baur, Adrian E Bauman, Lesley King, Kathy Chapman and Ben J Smith
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:95
  21. Behavior can only be understood by identifying the goals to which it is attached. Superordinate-level goals are linked to individuals' values, and may offer insights into how to connect exercise with their cor...

    Authors: Michelle L Segar, Jacquelynne S Eccles and Caroline R Richardson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:94
  22. Sedentary behaviours (television, video and computer) are related to health outcomes independent of physical activity. Few studies have examined trends and correlates of sedentary behaviours among youth in dev...

    Authors: Zhaohui Cui, Louise L Hardy, Michael J Dibley and Adrian Bauman
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:93
  23. Objective measurement of physical activity remains an important challenge. For wearable monitors such as accelerometer-based physical activity monitors, more accurate methods are needed to convert activity cou...

    Authors: Erin E Kuffel, Scott E Crouter, Jere D Haas, Edward A Frongillo and David R Bassett Jr
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:92
  24. Many adolescents are not sufficiently active and girls are less active than boys. Physical activity interventions delivered during curriculum time have reported weak effects. More sustained changes in physical...

    Authors: Russell Jago, Laura Davis, Jade McNeill, Simon J Sebire, Anne Haase, Jane Powell and Ashley R Cooper
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:91
  25. There are no data on physical activity and sedentary behaviours of Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents, and no study to date examined the association between these two behaviours in this population. The pur...

    Authors: Constantinos A Loucaides, Russell Jago and Maria Theophanous
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:90
  26. Behavioral mechanisms that contribute to the association between breastfeeding and reduced obesity risk are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hypothesis that feeding human milk f...

    Authors: Katherine I DiSantis, Bradley N Collins, Jennifer O Fisher and Adam Davey
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:89
  27. Active commuting to school can contribute to daily physical activity levels in children. Insight into the determinants of active commuting is needed, to promote such behavior in children living within a feasib...

    Authors: Sara D'Haese, Femke De Meester, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:88
  28. Structured physical activity (PA) programs are well positioned to promote PA among youth, however, little is known about these programs, particularly dance classes. The aims of this study were to: 1) describe ...

    Authors: Jennifer R O'Neill, Russell R Pate and Steven P Hooker
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:87
  29. There is a need for valid population level measures of physical activity in young children. The aim of this paper is to report the development, and the reliability and validity, of the Preschool-age Children's...

    Authors: Genevieve M Dwyer, Louise L Hardy, Jennifer K Peat and Louise A Baur
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:86
  30. Screen-viewing has been associated with increased body mass, increased risk of metabolic syndrome and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents. There is a shortage of information about the...

    Authors: Russell Jago, Simon J Sebire, Trish Gorely, Itziar Hoyos Cillero and Stuart JH Biddle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:85
  31. We examine the relationship between time use choices and healthy body weight as measured by survey respondents' body mass index (BMI). Using data from the 2006 and 2007 American Time Use Surveys, we expand upo...

    Authors: Cathleen D Zick, Robert B Stevens and W Keith Bryant
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:84
  32. The Internet provides a widely accessible platform for weight loss interventions. Automated tools can allow self-guided monitoring of food intake and other target behaviours that are established correlates of ...

    Authors: Fiona Johnson and Jane Wardle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:83
  33. The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased during the past decades and is now considered an urgent public health problem. Although stabilizing trends in obesity prevalence have been identified in parts ...

    Authors: Vera Verbestel, Stefaan De Henauw, Lea Maes, Leen Haerens, Staffan Mårild, Gabriele Eiben, Lauren Lissner, Luis A Moreno, Natalia Lascorz Frauca, Gianvincenzo Barba, Éva Kovács, Kenn Konstabel, Michael Tornaritis, Katharina Gallois, Holger Hassel and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:82
  34. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) has been validated and recommended as an efficient method to assess physical activity, but its validity has not been investigated in different popula...

    Authors: Paul H Lee, YY Yu, Ian McDowell, Gabriel M Leung, TH Lam and Sunita M Stewart
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:81
  35. Older adults and special populations (living with disability and/or chronic illness that may limit mobility and/or physical endurance) can benefit from practicing a more physically active lifestyle, typically ...

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Cora L Craig, Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Rhonda C Bell, Karen A Croteau, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Ben Ewald, Andrew W Gardner, Yoshiro Hatano, Lesley D Lutes, Sandra M Matsudo, Farah A Ramirez-Marrero, Laura Q Rogers, David A Rowe, Michael D Schmidt, Mark A Tully…
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:80
  36. Physical activity guidelines from around the world are typically expressed in terms of frequency, duration, and intensity parameters. Objective monitoring using pedometers and accelerometers offers a new oppor...

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Cora L Craig, Wendy J Brown, Stacy A Clemes, Katrien De Cocker, Billie Giles-Corti, Yoshiro Hatano, Shigeru Inoue, Sandra M Matsudo, Nanette Mutrie, Jean-Michel Oppert, David A Rowe, Michael D Schmidt, Grant M Schofield, John C Spence, Pedro J Teixeira…
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:79
  37. Worldwide, public health physical activity guidelines include special emphasis on populations of children (typically 6-11 years) and adolescents (typically 12-19 years). Existing guidelines are commonly expres...

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Cora L Craig, Michael W Beets, Sarahjane Belton, Greet M Cardon, Scott Duncan, Yoshiro Hatano, David R Lubans, Timothy S Olds, Anders Raustorp, David A Rowe, John C Spence, Shigeho Tanaka and Steven N Blair
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:78
  38. Although social support has been observed to exert a beneficial influence on leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), multidimensional approaches examining social support and prospective evidence of its importan...

    Authors: Aldair J Oliveira, Claudia S Lopes, Antônio C Ponce de Leon, Mikael Rostila, Rosane H Griep, Guilherme L Werneck and Eduardo Faerstein
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:77
  39. Little is known about the interaction between individual and environmental determinants of physical activity, although this may be important information for the development of effective interventions. The goal...

    Authors: Mariëlle A Beenackers, Carlijn BM Kamphuis, Alex Burdorf, Johan P Mackenbach and Frank J van Lenthe
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:76
  40. Successful weight management involves the regulation of eating behavior. However, the specific mechanisms underlying its successful regulation remain unclear. This study examined one potential mechanism by tes...

    Authors: Eliana V Carraça, Marlene N Silva, David Markland, Paulo N Vieira, Cláudia S Minderico, Luís B Sardinha and Pedro J Teixeira
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:75
  41. Physical inactivity is recognised as a public health concern within children and interventions to increase physical activity are needed. GreatFun2Run was a school-based healthy lifestyles intervention that sho...

    Authors: Trish Gorely, John G Morris, Hayley Musson, Susie Brown, Alan Nevill and Mary E Nevill
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:74
  42. Only limited data are available on the development and feasibility piloting of school-based interventions to prevent and reduce obesity in children. Clear documentation of the rationale, process of development...

    Authors: Jennifer J Lloyd, Stuart Logan, Colin J Greaves and Katrina M Wyatt
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:73
  43. Physical activity (PA) adoption is essential for obesity prevention and control, yet ethnic minority women report lower levels of PA and are at higher risk for obesity and its comorbidities compared to Caucasi...

    Authors: Kristen M McAlexander, Scherezade K Mama, Ashley Medina, Daniel P O'Connor and Rebecca E Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:72
  44. Features of the built environment are increasingly being recognised as potentially important determinants of obesity. This has come about, in part, because of advances in methodological tools such as Geographi...

    Authors: Lukar E Thornton, Jamie R Pearce and Anne M Kavanagh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:71
  45. Continued low adherence to physical activity recommendations illustrates the need to refine intervention strategies and increase their effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to conduct formative research...

    Authors: Corneel Vandelanotte and W Kerry Mummery
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:70
  46. Advances in technology, social influences and environmental attributes have resulted in substan-tial portions of the day spent in sedentary pursuits. Sedentary behavior may be a cause of many chronic diseases ...

    Authors: Ann M Swartz, Leah Squires and Scott J Strath
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:69
  47. Thin children are less muscular, weaker, less active, and have lower performance in measures of physical fitness than their normal weight peers. Thin children are also more frequently subjected to teasing and ...

    Authors: Jennifer A O'Dea and Nancy K Amy
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:68
  48. Accelerometers are considered to be the most promising tool for measuring physical activity (PA) in free-living young children. So far, no studies have examined the feasibility and validity of accelerometer me...

    Authors: Eveline Van Cauwenberghe, Jessica Gubbels, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:67
  49. This study examines associations between pedometer-determined steps/day and parent-reported child's Body Mass Index (BMI) and time typically spent watching television between school and dinner.

    Authors: Catrine Tudor-Locke, Cora L Craig, Christine Cameron and Joseph M Griffiths
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:66