TY - JOUR AU - Curtis, Rachel G. AU - Olds, Timothy AU - Fraysse, François AU - Dumuid, Dorothea AU - Hendrie, Gilly A. AU - Esterman, Adrian AU - Brown, Wendy J. AU - Ferguson, Ty AU - Lagiseti, Rajini AU - Maher, Carol A. PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/07 TI - Annual rhythms in adults’ lifestyle and health (ARIA): protocol for a 12-month longitudinal study examining temporal patterns in weight, activity, diet, and wellbeing in Australian adults JO - BMC Public Health SP - 70 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Almost one in three Australian adults are now obese, and the rate continues to rise. The causes of obesity are multifaceted and include environmental, cultural and lifestyle factors. Emerging evidence suggests there may be temporal patterns in weight gain related, for example, to season and major festivals such as Christmas, potentially due to changes in diet, daily activity patterns or both. The aim of this study is to track the annual rhythm in body weight, 24 h activity patterns, dietary patterns, and wellbeing in a cohort of Australian adults. In addition, through data linkage with a concurrent children’s cohort study, we aim to examine whether changes in children’s body mass index, activity and diet are related to those of their parents. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10054-3 DO - 10.1186/s12889-020-10054-3 ID - Curtis2021 ER -