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  1. A randomised trial of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT), a 12-week healthy lifestyle program delivered in 15 professional football clubs in the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, successf...

    Authors: Christopher Bunn, Victoria Palmer, Nai Rui Chng, Eivind Andersen, Cindy M. Gray, Kate Hunt, Judith G. M. Jelsma, Heather Morgan, Maria Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Hugo V. Pereira, Matthew Philpott, Glyn C. Roberts, John Rooksby, Øystein B. Røynesdal, Marlene N. Silva, Marit Sørensen…
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:526
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  2. Food cost and affordability is one of the main barriers to improve the nutritional quality of diets of the population. However, in Argentina, where over 60% of adults and 40% of children and adolescents are ov...

    Authors: Gabriel Giacobone, Maria Victoria Tiscornia, Leila Guarnieri, Luciana Castronuovo, Sally Mackay and Lorena Allemandi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:891
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Environment, health behavior, and genetic background are important in the development of obesity. Adolescents spend substantial part of daily leisure time on cultural and social activities, but knowledge about...

    Authors: Koenraad Cuypers, Karin De Ridder, Kirsti Kvaløy, Margunn Skjei Knudtsen, Steinar Krokstad, Jostein Holmen and Turid Lingaas Holmen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:820
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Overweight and obesity have become major public health concerns worldwide. Persistent stress can activate the human hypothalamic‒pituitary‒adrenal axis (HPA) and increase the intake of “self-rewarding food”, t...

    Authors: Xinyue Guo, Shaoqing Gong, Ying Chen, Xiaohui Hou, Tong Sun, Jianqiang Wen, Zhiyao Wang, Jingyang He, Xuezhu Sun, Sufang Wang, Xue Feng and Xiangyang Tian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1791
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  5. Although different aspects of body image have been extensively studied in Western societies, there is little evidence regarding the main physical components that contribute to perceptions of body image from th...

    Authors: Sara Jalali-Farahani, Parisa Amiri, Fariba Zarani and Fereidoun Azizi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:78
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. Although multifaceted community-based programmes have been widely developed, there remains a paucity of evaluation of the effectiveness of multifaceted injury prevention programmes implemented in different set...

    Authors: Zhi-Juan Cao, Yue Chen and Shu-Mei Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:26
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Soil-transmitted helminth infections are widespread. Many studies have been published on the topic of deworming. The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a software package that uses a deterministic mathematical model to e...

    Authors: Winter Maxwell Thayer, Adrienne Clermont and Neff Walker
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17(Suppl 4):830
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 4

  9. Overweight youngsters are better in absolute strength exercises than their normal-weight counterparts; a physiological phenomenon with promising psychological impact. In this paper we describe the study protoc...

    Authors: G. A. Ten Hoor, G. Kok, G. M. Rutten, R. A. C. Ruiter, S. P. J. Kremers, A. M. J. W. Schols and G. Plasqui
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:496
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  10. Diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes is an opportunity for individuals to change their physical activity and dietary behaviours. Diabetes treatment guidelines recommend theory-based, patient-centred care and advocat...

    Authors: Simon J. Sebire, Zoi Toumpakari, Katrina M. Turner, Ashley R. Cooper, Angie S. Page, Alice Malpass and Robert C. Andrews
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:204
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  11. Perceptions of illness are important determinants of health behaviour. A better understanding of perceptions of obesity might allow more effective interventions that challenge these perceptions through lifestyle ...

    Authors: Corine den Engelsen, Rimke C. Vos, Mieke Rijken and Guy E. H. M. Rutten
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1214
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are major health concerns in South Africa. According to the life cycle approach NCD prevention strategies should target children. Educators are important external factors influ...

    Authors: Marjanne Senekal, Zibuyile Seme, Anniza de Villiers and Nelia P Steyn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:186
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  13. To benchmark the university food environment and explore students’ experiences with food insecurity and healthy eating in order to inform interventions to improve access and affordability of healthy foods for ...

    Authors: Jemma Keat, Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani and Seema Mihrshahi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1245
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  14. Food insecurity (FI) – the lack of sufficient access to food to maintain a healthy lifestyle – among college (i.e. post-secondary or higher education institution) students has become a prominent issue in the U...

    Authors: Cassandra J. Nikolaus, Brenna Ellison and Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1282
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  15. Elevated blood pressure in childhood is a risk factor for adult hypertension which is a global health problem. Excess adiposity in childhood creates a predisposition to develop adult hypertension. Our aim was ...

    Authors: Richard J. Munthali, Juliana Kagura, Zané Lombard and Shane A. Norris
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:665
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. Analysis was undertaken on data from randomly selected participants of a bio-medical cohort study to assess representativeness. The research hypotheses was that there was no difference in participation and non...

    Authors: Anne W Taylor, Eleonora Dal Grande, Tiffany Gill, Catherine R Chittleborough, David H Wilson, Robert J Adams, Janet F Grant, Patrick Phillips and Richard E Ruffin
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2006 6:11
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  18. Chronic inflammation contributes to the risk of osteoporosis and fracture. Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), a novel method appraising the inflammatory potential of diet, has been utilized to examine the assoc...

    Authors: Yalin Zhou, Xiaoyu Zhu, Minjia Zhang, Yong Li, Wei Liu, Hanming Huang and Yajun Xu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1076
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  19. The prevalence rates for the “healthy,” “SHS,” and “disease” groups of college freshmen were 46.7% (2433), 51.2% (2667), and 2.1% (111), respectively. It is notable that health status was significantly positiv...

    Authors: Chenjin Ma, Wangli Xu, Long Zhou, Shuangge Ma and Yu Wang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:105
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Undernutrition is a significant public health challenge and one of the leading causes of child mortality in a wide range of developing countries, including Ethiopia. Poor access to water, sanitation, and hygie...

    Authors: Biniyam Sahiledengle, Pammla Petrucka, Abera Kumie, Lillian Mwanri, Girma Beressa, Daniel Atlaw, Yohannes Tekalegn, Demisu Zenbaba, Fikreab Desta and Kingsley Emwinyore Agho
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1943
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  21. The relationship between parental age at pregnancy and offspring development in low- and middle-income countries remains unclear. We aimed to examine the associations of parental age at pregnancy with adolesce...

    Authors: Wanting Wan, Yingze Zhu, Jiaxin Tian, Yue Cheng, Lingxia Zeng and Zhonghai Zhu
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:775
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  22. In the communities and among the patients, knowledge and awareness of diabetes are limited. Both people with diabetes and community members referred to their prevailing cultural meaning systems and schemas for in...

    Authors: Emmy Metta, Ajay Bailey, Flora Kessy, Eveline Geubbels, Inge Hutter and Hinke Haisma
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:224
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. Malnutrition remains to be one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. The prevalence of wasting in Ethiopia remained about 10 % for the past ten years. Mor...

    Authors: Delelegn Yilma Gebremichael
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:1267
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Fitspiration is a popular social media trend containing images, quotes and advice related to exercise and healthy eating. This study aimed to 1) describe the types of fitspiration content that users access and...

    Authors: Michelle Raggatt, Cassandra J. C. Wright, Elise Carrotte, Rebecca Jenkinson, Kate Mulgrew, Ivanka Prichard and Megan S. C. Lim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1002
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. After the first six months of exclusive breastfeeding, children are introduced to liquids and semi-solid food, known as the complementary feeding phase. This phase is critical because it is often accompanied b...

    Authors: Aria Kekalih, Indriani Oka Anak Agung Sagung, Umi Fahmida, Evi Ermayani and Muchtaruddin Mansyur
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:305
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  26. Physical activity is a health-enhancing behavior, but few adolescents achieve the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Understanding how adolescents use different built environment spa...

    Authors: Nicolas M Oreskovic, James M Perrin, Alyssa I Robinson, Joseph J Locascio, Jeff Blossom, Minghua L Chen, Jonathan P Winickoff, Alison E Field, Chloe Green and Elizabeth Goodman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2015 15:251
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  27. Mongolia has a high and increasing burden of hypertension and related disease, with cardiovascular diseases among the leading causes of death. Yet little is known about the knowledge, attitudes and practices o...

    Authors: Alessandro R Demaio, Dugee Otgontuya, Maximilian de Courten, Ib C Bygbjerg, Palam Enkhtuya, Dan W Meyrowitsch and Janchiv Oyunbileg
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:194
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  28. The total number of cardiovascular (CVD) deaths accounted for almost a third of all deaths globally in 2013. Population based randomised controlled trials, managed within primary care, on CVD risk factor inter...

    Authors: Mats Hellstrand, Bo Simonsson, Sevek Engström, Kent W. Nilsson and Anu Molarius
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:669
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  30. Research on the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection is ongoing, and the psychological and physical impacts of Long Covid on youth is poorly understood. To assess these impacts, we surveyed youth regarding ...

    Authors: Sarosh Irani, Claire Chang, Leigh Morrison, Marika Waselewski and Tammy Chang
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:2059
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  31. Women of childbearing age are at high risk of developing depression and antenatal depression is one of the most common mood disorders. Antenatal depression is also associated with a number of poor maternal and...

    Authors: Abel Fekadu Dadi, Emma R. Miller, Telake Azale Bisetegn and Lillian Mwanri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:173
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  32. Increasingly the population is eating meals and snacks prepared outside the home, especially younger adults. Takeaway foods can be energy-dense, high in saturated fat and sodium, and deleterious to health. Ext...

    Authors: Anne C. Grunseit, Amelia S. Cook, Janet Conti, Melissa Gwizd and Margaret Allman-Farinelli
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:525
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  33. Overweight and obesity are growing health problems both worldwide and in Malaysia due to such lifestyle changes as decreased physical activity (PA), increased sedentary behavior and unhealthy eating habits. Th...

    Authors: Ying Ying Chan, Kuang Kuay Lim, Kuang Hock Lim, Chien Huey Teh, Chee Cheong Kee, Siew Man Cheong, Yi Yi Khoo, Azli Baharudin, Miaw Yn Ling, Mohd Azahadi Omar and Noor Ani Ahmad
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:733
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. Evidence suggests that body composition has impact on arterial stiffness. However, evidence in Chinese are limited, and results remain controversial. The aim of our study is to investigate whether skeletal mus...

    Authors: Mingzhe Yang, Xuguang Zhang, Zhenkai Ding, Feijie Wang, Yufang Wang, Changya Jiao and Jie-Hua Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:226
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  35. Recently, a small number of studies have suggested that gains in fitness and reductions in body fat achieved during the school term are reversed or stagnate during the holiday period. This may be associated wi...

    Authors: Tim Olds, Carol Maher and Dorothea Dumuid
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19(Suppl 2):450
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  36. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, current evidence on the association between muscle quality and CVD is limited. This study investigate...

    Authors: Yanlin Chen, Weidong Lin, Lu Fu, Huiyi Liu, Shuyu Jin, Xingdong Ye, Sijia Pu and Yumei Xue
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:2388
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Agriculture represents the mainstay of African economies and livestock products are essential to the human population’s nutritional needs. However, in many developing countries, including Ghana, livestock prod...

    Authors: Francis Sena Nuvey, Katharina Kreppel, Priscilla Awo Nortey, Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Bismark Sarfo, Gilbert Fokou, Donne Kofi Ameme, Ernest Kenu, Samuel Sackey, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Edwin Afari, Dixon Chibanda and Bassirou Bonfoh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:825
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Although educational disparity has been linked to single risk behaviours, it has not previously been studied as a predictor of overall lifestyle. We examined if current education, parental education or educati...

    Authors: Seana L Gall, Joan Abbott-Chapman, George C Patton, Terence Dwyer and Alison Venn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:55
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  39. In 2011, the UK physical activity guidelines were updated to include recommendations for muscle strengthening and balance & coordination (at least two sessions of relevant activities per week). However, monito...

    Authors: Tessa Strain, Claire Fitzsimons, Paul Kelly and Nanette Mutrie
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:1108
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is among the predominant endocrine disorders of reproductive-aged women. The prevalence of PCOS has been estimated at approximately 6–26%, affecting 105 million people worldwid...

    Authors: Muhammad Salman Butt, Javeria Saleem, Rubeena Zakar, Sobia Aiman, Muhammad Zeeshan Khan and Florian Fischer
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:882
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  42. Frailty is highly prevalent in older people. Its serious adverse consequences, such as disability, are considered to be a public health problem. Therefore, disability prevention in community-dwelling frail old...

    Authors: Silke F Metzelthin, Ramon Daniëls, Erik van Rossum, Luc de Witte, Wim JA van den Heuvel and Gertrudis IJM Kempen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:176
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  43. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has at least doubled in the past 25 years with a major impact on health. In 2005 a prevention protocol was developed applicable within Youth Health Care. Th...

    Authors: Lydian Veldhuis, Mirjam K Struijk, Willemieke Kroeze, Anke Oenema, Carry M Renders, Anneke MW Bulk-Bunschoten, Remy A HiraSing and Hein Raat
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2009 9:177
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  44. To assess the intake of sugar-added beverages such as soft drinks and commercially available fruit juices in kindergarten children, and to examine its association with obesity indices, physical activity levels...

    Authors: Manolis Linardakis, Katerina Sarri, Maria-Styliani Pateraki, Manolis Sbokos and Anthony Kafatos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2008 8:279
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Body mass index (BMI) remains the most used indicator of nutritional status despite the presence of a potentially credible alternative. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is an anthropometric measure that requ...

    Authors: Imad R. Musa, Saeed M. Omar and Ishag Adam
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:2056
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  46. In the Netherlands, the first adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 2 as a result of obesity have recently been diagnosed. Therefore, it is very important that programs aiming at the prevention of type 2 dia...

    Authors: Geesje H Hofsteenge, Marijke JM Chinapaw, Peter JM Weijs, Maurits W van Tulder and Henriette A Delemarre-van de Waal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2008 8:410
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  47. Afghanistan is the 15th least developed country in the world, with poor sanitation and high rates of infectious diseases and malnutrition. However, little is known about the health of young Afghan refugees resett...

    Authors: Mehdi Sanati Pour, Surabhi Kumble, Sarah Hanieh and Beverley-Ann Biggs
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:896
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. There are no randomized controlled trials to assess the impact of treating dental caries on various aspects of children’s health. This study was conducted to assess the impact of dental treatment of severe den...

    Authors: Heba A Alkarimi, Richard G Watt, Hynek Pikhart, Amal H Jawadi, Aubrey Sheiham and Georgios Tsakos
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:706
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Diabetes prevalence is rapidly increasing, with type 2 diabetes predicted to be the leading contributor of non-communicable disease in Australia by 2020. It is anticipated that rates of type 2 diabetes will co...

    Authors: Karen Waller, Susan Furber, Adrian Bauman, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Paul van den Dolder, Alison Hayes, Franca Facci, Lisa Franco, Alison Webb, Robert Moses and Stephen Colagiuri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:262
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:
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