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Obesity, cardiometabolic risk and psychosocial correlates in an Aboriginal population
Despite increasing disparities in health and social indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and significant investment in closing the gap in life expectancy, very little attention...
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Alex Brown
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Environments and pathways linking environmental factors to cardiometabolic diseases in Aboriginal populations
This session will assess what is known about environmental factors relevant to cardiometabolic diseases and their risk factors in Aboriginal populations. Environmental factors operate at the level of ...
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Mark Daniel
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1-2
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Fatty liver and its relationship to cardiovascular disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterised by increased hepatic fat accumulation (>5%) in individuals not consuming excessive alcohol and represents a spectrum of disease ranging fr...
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George J. Storr
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2
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Effects of obesity in males
In men, obesity, particularly when visceral and/or there is concomitant sleep disordered breathing, may be associated with multiple reproductive abnormalities, including altered sex steroid levels, er...
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Gary A. Wittert
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Effects of obesity on female fertility
Obesity in women is associated with infertility. Utilizing dietary and genetic mouse models, we found that obese female mice exhibit reduced ovulation, impaired fertilization and delayed embryo develo...
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Rebecca L. Robker
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3
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Mechanisms of lipid-induced insulin resistance
Aims: Type 2 diabetes is characterised by the presence of insulin resistance in multiple organs including skeletal muscle, heart, liver and adipose tissue. Despite major advances in understanding the ...
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Clinton Bruce
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3
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Metabolic consequences of over-nutrition and weight gain in humans
Studies in rodents have long established the early negative consequences of obesity on insulin sensitivity, ectopic lipid, and macrophage infiltration of adipose tissue. In humans, however, it is diff...
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Leonie K. Heilbronn,
P. Meikle,
L.V. Campbell,
D. Samocha-Bonet
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4
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Prevention of adverse outcomes and weight regain after bariatric surgery
Whilst all forms of bariatric surgery offer superior weight loss to current conservative regimes, these procedures all carry surgical risk, have long term complications and have a failure rate associa...
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Wendy A. Brown
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4
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The Melbourne InFANT Program positively impacts very young children’s lifestyle patterns
Aim: This paper describes young children’s diet and lifestyle patterns at the conclusion of a parent-focused obesity prevention intervention delivered when infants were 3-18 months of age in Melbourne...
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Karen Campbell,
S. McNaughton,
S. Lioret,
D. Crawford,
J. Salmon,
K. Ball,
Z. McCallum,
K. Hesketh
et al.
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4-5
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The NOURISH early feeding trial: An innovative approach to child obesity prevention
Background: Infant feeding practices influence early intake and eating behaviours which are associated with later obesity risk. Only two small RCTs have evaluated obesity prevention interventions star...
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Lynne A. Daniels,
A.M. Magarey,
J.M. Nicholson
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5
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Child obesity prevention: Interventions engaging mums and dads
Parents have an important influence on the development of positive health behaviours in their children. Parents influence the food and physical activity home environment through their attitudes, behav...
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Phillip J. Morgan
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5
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Psychosocial comorbidities of childhood obesity
This presentation will discuss psychosocial comorbidities of childhood obesity in treatment seeking and non-treatment seeking samples. Obese children can encounter weight-based stigma, particularly te...
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Emily Incledon
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6
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Psychosocial comorbidities of adolescent obesity
This presentation will discuss psychosocial comorbidities of adolescent obesity in treatment seeking and non-treatment seeking samples.
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Leah Brennan
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6
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Psychosocial co morbidities of adult obesity
Adult obesity is continually rising in prevalence, as are psychosocial comorbidities in these individuals. Some of the most common psychological effects of obesity are mood disorders, poor self-esteem...
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Melissa J. Hayden
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7
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The role of medications in treatment of obesity in childhood and adolescence
While behavioural programs for weight management are the mainstay of obesity treatment in childhood and adolescence, there is a role for drug therapy in more severely obese adolescents, and in those w...
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Louise A. Baur
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7
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Cures from the internet-myth, mythology and pure fraud
The obesity sufferer today feels alone. Tested approved weight loss drugs are few. The number of obese is increasing. It is human nature to hope a magic “natural” product will help win the humiliating...
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Lesley V. Campbell
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8
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Microcirculation and obesity
Over the past decade, it has been increasingly evident that obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation. Now it is becoming more apparent that adipose tissue per se can induce inflammati...
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Michelle Keske,
K.A. Sjøberg,
B. Kiens,
E.A. Richter,
S.M. Richards,
S. Rattigan
et al.
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8
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Adipose tissue lipolysis: New players challenge an old paradigm
The breakdown of fat requires lipolysis of triacylglycerol stored in adipose tissue. This process is predominantly mediated by the actions of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and hormone sensitive l...
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Matthew J. Watt
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8-9
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Do more fat cells make for better outcomes?
It is now widely recognised that obesity represents a state of chronic low grade inflammation and a large body of evidence suggests that it is this that underpins the association between obesity and t...
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Jon Whitehead
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9
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Neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance during pregnancy and its implications in obesity
Appetite and food intake are increased during pregnancy, an adaptive response that facilitates energy storage in preparation for the high metabolic demands of pregnancy and subsequent lactation. To ma...
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Dave Grattan
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9
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Promoting physical activity to children: Modeling ripple effects in time use
When children increase physical activity, there are “ripple effects” in the time committed to other activities, such as sleep, screen time, social and cognitive behaviours. These activities all have h...
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Tim S. Olds,
K. Ferrar,
S. Gomersall,
J. Walters,
C. Maher
et al.
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9-10
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Successful weight loss for adolescents: What can diet offer?
The Cochrane review (2009) identified only 6 dietary intervention studies in total providing data from only 350 individuals, thus the evidence base is relatively small. The ‘Eat Smart’ studies have be...
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Helen Truby,
K. Baxter,
R. Ware,
J. Batch
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10
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Role of schools in prevention of obesity and eating disorders
To date the fields of eating disorder prevention and obesity prevention have remained largely separate from each other, with some concern that obesity prevention programs might inadvertently increase ...
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Simon Wilksch
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10
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The role of economics in advancing the obesity policy agenda
This presentation draws on a range of studies to explore the contribution which health economics currently makes and could potentially make to the field of obesity prevention. Most health economic stu...
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Marj Moodie,
R. Carter,
B. Swinburn
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10-11
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Fiscal approaches to obesity prevention
Fiscal policy refers to the actions of government to change taxation levels and/or levels of government expenditure in order to raise or lower demand in the economy. Fiscal policy changes are increasi...
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Lisa Gold,
G. Sacks,
C. Burns
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11
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The cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention: Results from the ACE prevention study
As part of the ‘Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in Prevention’ project, we estimated the health impact, costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce body mass.
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Lennert Veerman,
G. Sacks,
Y.Y. Lee,
L.J. Cobiac,
J.J. Barendregt,
T. Vos,
R. Carter,
for the ACE Prevention team
et al.
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11-12
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Gastrointestinal factors involved in appetite regulation
The gastrointestinal tract plays a pivotal role in the regulation of appetite and energy intake. The presence of nutrients in the small intestine induces a number of changes in gastrointestinal functi...
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Tanya J. Little
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12
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Obese, yet insulin sensitive humans
Aim: Despite being overweight or obese, a subset of humans appear protected from insulin resistance (Obsensitive). We compared Obsensitive with insulin-resistant overweight/obese (Obresistant) humans ...
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K.T. Tonks,
Y. Ng,
S. Miller,
A.C.F. Coster,
D. Samocha-Bonet,
T.J. Iseli,
A. Xu,
J. Stöckli,
D.J. Chisholm,
D.E. James,
J.R. Greenfield
et al.
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13
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Role of meal replacements for weight loss in type 2 diabetes
Aims: Meal replacements in type 2 diabetes represent a useful weight loss strategy for some individuals. There is little evidence that this approach is effective when used without professional support...
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P.M. Clifton,
J.B. Keogh
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14
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GIRTH (get involved, reach top health): A community-based, peer-lead, healthy lifestyle program for men
Aim: To develop and pilot a community-based, peer-lead, healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese men aimed at reducing cardio-metabolic risk and stress and enhancing self-efficacy (SE).
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V. Glennon,
M. Noakes,
G. Brinkworth,
J. Lynch,
D. Salon,
G. Wittert
et al.
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14
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Long-term persistence of hormonal adaptations to weight loss
Background: Following weight loss, changes occur in circulating levels of several peripheral hormones involved in the homeostatic regulation of body weight.
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P. Sumithran,
L.A. Prendergast,
E. Delbridge,
K. Purcell,
A. Shulkes,
J. Proietto
et al.
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15
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The effect of diet and exercise on vascular function in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine if 20 weeks of a high protein energy restricted diet with or without exercise in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) improves vascular fun...
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R.L. Thomson,
G.D. Brinkworth,
M. Noakes,
P.M. Clifton,
R.J. Norman,
J.D. Buckley
et al.
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15
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The effect of weight loss on novel cardiovascular risk factors in overweight women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome
Aim: To determine if weight loss differentially improves novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease in overweight women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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L.J. Moran,
M. Noakes,
G. Wittert,
P.M. Clifton,
R.J. Norman
et al.
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15-16
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Effects of weight loss on long standing type 2 diabetes (T2DM) following placement of an adjustable gastric band (AGB): A retrospective study
Aim: To retrospectively evaluate the effects on HbA1c of weight loss following placement of an AGB gastric band in patients with long standing T2DM.
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J.B. Keogh,
P.M. Clifton,
F. McDonald,
L. Kow,
J. Toouli
et al.
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16-17
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Iron status of overweight and obese young women presenting for weight management
Aim: To investigate the iron status of young, overweight and obese women presenting for weight management.
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H.L. Cheng,
C.E. Bryant,
H.T. O’Connor,
K.B. Rooney,
K.S. Steinbeck
et al.
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17
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Mapping the program logic for the South Australia Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle (OPAL) initiative
Aim: To develop a program logic model for the OPAL (Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle) initiative, articulating how program inputs and activities are hypothesised to lead to healthy body weights in chi...
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M. Jones,
M. Cargo,
L. Cobiac,
M. Daniel
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17-18
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Project ENERGIZE: Moved in the right direction
Project Energize”, funded by the Waikato District Health Board, is a through-school initiative to improve nutrition and physical activity, childhood obesity rates and cardiovascular risk factors in al...
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E. Rush,
D. Graham,
S. McLennan,
K. Latimer,
V. Obolonkin
et al.
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18
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Child obesity prevention in primary care: The Healthy 4 Life pilot study
Aim: This pilot study investigated the impact of a training workshop on practice nurse knowledge and practice around child obesity prevention, and the feasibility of incorporating a brief intervention...
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E. Denney-Wilson,
A. Robinson,
R. Laws,
M.F. Harris
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18
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Patient characteristics and outcomes of weight management advice in primary care
Aim: This study explores the frequency of weight management advice provided as part of a preventive health check consultation, the characteristics of patients receiving advice, frequency of referral t...
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E. Denney-Wilson,
S. Vagholkar,
Q. Wan,
S. McKenzie,
M.F. Harris
et al.
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19
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Long-term improvement in risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes amongst participants in a four month, pedometer-based, physical activity, workplace health program
Aim: We, and others, have shown immediate improvements in risk factors associated with participation in pedometer-based workplace health programs. However, it is unclear whether these improvements con...
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R. Freak-Poli,
R. Wolfe,
K. Backholer,
M. de Courten,
A. Peeters
et al.
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19-20
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Socio-economic and psychosocial differences of participants in the Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program and predictors of weight loss
Aims: The Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program (the ‘Program’) is a evaluating the reach, feasibility and effectiveness of a community-based lifestyle modification program to prevent or delay the onset ...
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P. Vita,
S. Colagiuri,
D. Davies,
S. Lin,
M. Williams,
M. Fiatarone Singh,
A. Bauman,
Liz King
et al.
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20
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Opt-out consent for an Australian childhood obesity monitoring program
Aim: To identify current applications of opt-out consent in monitoring child development outcomes in Australia and propose a federal initiative establishing a school-based program utilizing opt-out co...
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K.E. Lacy,
P.J. Kremer,
A.M. de Silva-Sanigorski,
S.E. Allender,
E.R. Leslie,
L.V. Jones,
B.A. Swinburn
et al.
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20-21
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Serum androgens levels do not relate to vascular function in obese and non obese girls
Aim: High androgen levels relate to higher cardiovascular risk in female adults. Obese children have abnormal vascular function that predisposes to cardiovascular disease but its relationship to andro...
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J. Anderson,
A. Peña,
R. Gent,
L. Piotto,
C. Hirte,
J. Couper
et al.
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21
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Reduced arterial elasticity in adolescents with insulin resistance
Aim: Reduced arterial elasticity in adults is associated with cardiovascular events but has not been studied in obese adolescents with clinical insulin resistance (IR). The aim of this study was to co...
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M. Ho,
P.Z. Benitez-Aguirre,
S. De,
K.C. Donaghue,
P. Mitchell,
L.A. Baur,
A.J. Jenkins,
C.T. Cowell,
S.P. Garnett
et al.
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21-22
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Successful treatment of childhood overweight and obesity in primary health care and appropriate outcome measures: Development of a logic model
Aims: To develop a standard set of realistic short, medium and long term outcome measures for use in primary health care research and clinical intervention to treat childhood overweight and obesity.
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G.M. Sargent
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22
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Multidisciplinary obesity clinic for children—Short and long term improvements in BMI z scores
Aim: To determine both the short and the long term effects of a new weight management programme on BMI z score (BMI z) in obese youth.
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L. Russell,
R.C. Huang,
J. Curran,
L. Bell,
L. Price,
E.A. Davis
et al.
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22-23
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The beginnings of CAFAP—A family centred, multi-disciplinary program for overweight and obese adolescents, and their families
Aim: Although 25% of Australian teenagers are overweight or obese, there is limited good research into effective interventions for this target group. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate ...
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K. Smith,
L. Straker,
D. Kerr,
M. Davis,
A. Fielding,
E. Ward,
A. McManus
et al.
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23
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Influence of school holidays on weight of children participating in a tertiary hospital weight management programme
Background: Weight gain during holiday periods is a recognised phenomenon, with summer being a particularly vulnerable period for children in northern hemisphere. Outcomes regarding summer holiday wei...
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S.J.V. Rao,
S.A. Alexander
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23-24
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Tertiary level management of overweight and obese children and adolescents—Does intensive dietetic intervention using a moderate protein intake have a positive impact on weight control in children?
Aims: To review weight loss outcomes (change in BMI z score) in a tertiary (dietetic) clinical practice, to determine if number of appointments or time between appointments is associated with outcome,...
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K.W. Chisholm,
S. Alexander
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24
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RCT of intragastric balloons in adolescents: Preliminary data
Aim: A RCT to determine if the intragastric balloon (balloon) has a role in obesity management in obese adolescents receiving lifestyle modification.
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J.A. Curran,
R.J. Kalic,
C.S. Sherrington,
M. Ravikumara,
D. Messina,
J. Doust,
C.F. Mews,
A. Tremayne,
D.A. Forbes,
E.A. Davis
et al.
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24-25
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Is active after school program participation associated with physical activity outcomes?
Aim: To describe the physical activity (PA) levels, cardiorespiratory fitness and fundamental movement skills of children attending Active After Schools Community (AASC) programs in New South Wales (N...
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L.L. Hardy,
L. King,
T. Reinten-Reynolds,
A. Bauman
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25
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Exercise leader led healthy lifestyle intervention for overweight and obese adolescents: 12-Month evaluation of a cognitive behaviour therapy based program
Aim: Behaviour-based interventions are recommended in weight-management programs for adolescents. Little evidence exists concerning the effect of CBT-trained exercise leaders in this area. The purpose...
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R.J. Mallows,
J. Walkley,
L.S. Taylor,
K.A. Grigg,
K. Greenway,
K. Greenwood
et al.
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25
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Type 2 diabetes and obesity: How effective is a lifestyle intervention at promoting physical activity and nutrition
Aim: Increases in daily physical activity and nutritional advice are known to improve the health of people living with chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. The aim of this study was to asses...
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M. Williams,
E. Rush,
D. Simmons,
S. Clark,
N. Crook,
S. McLennan,
Z. Blair,
A. McGarvey,
N. Haereroa
et al.
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26
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Effect of meal frequency on weight loss: A systematic review
Aim: To examine the effects of meal frequency on weight loss and health outcomes from data from controlled trials.
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K. Egberts,
Q. Kymmell,
W.A. Brown,
L. Brennan,
P.E. O’Brien
et al.
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26
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Understanding early pregnancy health behaviours among overweight and obese women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
Aim: To assess physical activity levels and weight gain in early pregnancy and explore associations with development of gestational diabetes mellitus and health behaviours in high risk women.
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C.L. Harrison,
C.B. Lombard,
H.J. Teede
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27
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Perceptions, similarities and differences between parents of pre-school aged children with ‘healthy’ verses ‘unhealthy’ diets
Aim: Recent population surveys on Australian children's diets have recorded alarmingly low rates of fruit and vegetable consumption. Young children rely largely on parents to provide their diets. Fact...
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J. Peters,
N. Sinn,
K. Campbell,
J. Lynch
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27
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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of obesity in Australian children: Could dietary salt be contributing to sugar-sweetened beverage consumption?
Aim: To assess the relationship between dietary salt, fluid intake, SSB consumption, and weight status in children aged 2–16 years.
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C.A. Grimes,
L.J. Riddell,
K.J. Campbell,
C.A. Nowson
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28
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A parent led intervention targeting purchase of low fat dairy foods reduces saturated fat intake without a change in energy, BMI or negative food consequences
Aim: Assess the impact of a behavioural educational intervention advising parents to change one aspect of their children's diet – switching from regular to reduced/low fat dairy foods – on energy, nut...
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G.A. Hendrie,
R.K. Golley
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28
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Dietary intakes, food-related cognitions and familial correlates of overweight among urban Asian Indian children and mothers: A four cities study in India
Aim: To assess home-based food intake patterns and weight-, diet- and health-related knowledge and attitudes in a nationally representative sample of urban Asian Indian children and mothers, and explo...
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S. Colles,
S. Gulati,
A. Misra
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