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  1. Occupational health professionals may play an important role in preventive health promotion activities for employees. However, due to a lack of knowledge and evidence- and practice based methods and strategies...

    Authors: Lisanne M Verweij, Karin I Proper, Andre NH Weel, Carel TJ Hulshof and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2009 9:461
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  2. Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) causes obesity, chronic diseases, and occurring adverse maternal-fetal and neonatal outcomes. Given the social factors’ effect on health and disease and considering the lack ...

    Authors: Shahin Bazzazian, Giti Ozgoli, Hedyeh Riazi, Zohreh Mahmoodi, Mohammadreza Vafa and Malihe Nasiri
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:323
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. In primary healthcare, conversations between clinicians and parents about young children’s overweight are key to providing support and initiating weight management. However, given the sensitivity of this topic...

    Authors: Karin Eli, Catharina Neovius, Karin Nordin, Markus Brissman and Anna Ek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1540
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  4. Pregnancy is a major life event for women and often connected with changes in diet and lifestyle and natural gestational weight gain. However, excessive weight gain during pregnancy may lead to postpartum weig...

    Authors: Anne von Ruesten, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Margaretha Haugen, Helle Margrete Meltzer, Kirsten Mehlig, Anna Winkvist and Lauren Lissner
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:75
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Despite numerous studies that have explored the association between individual antioxidants or specific combinations and the risk of hearing loss, there is lack of information regarding the relationship betwee...

    Authors: Batoul Ghosn, Leila Azadbakht, Mohammad Reza Monazzam Esmaeilpour and Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:818
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. This paper describes the systematic development of an intervention for the prevention of obesity among overweight adults. Its development was guided by the six steps of Intervention Mapping (IM), in which the ...

    Authors: Lenneke van Genugten, Pepijn van Empelen, Ilse Flink and Anke Oenema
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:649
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  7. Of 3856 identified articles, 30 met the inclusion criteria and 129 analyses related intervention components to effectiveness. These included causal analyses (based on randomisation of participants to different in...

    Authors: Colin J Greaves, Kate E Sheppard, Charles Abraham, Wendy Hardeman, Michael Roden, Philip H Evans and Peter Schwarz
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:119
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Random parameter logit model estimates show that the type of goal significantly (p...< 0.05) moderates the effect that the attribute diet has on lifestyle program choice, but that this is not the case for the att...

    Authors: Tim M. Benning, Benedict G. C. Dellaert and Theo A. Arentze
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:411
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  9. Growing levels of both obesity and chronic disease in the general population pose a major public health problem. In the UK, an innovative 'health and weight' cohort trials facility, the 'South Yorkshire Cohort...

    Authors: Clare Relton, Paul Bissell, Christine Smith, Joanna Blackburn, Cindy L Cooper, Jon Nicholl, Angela Tod, Rob Copeland, Amanda Loban, Tim Chater, Kate Thomas, Tracy Young, Carol Weir, Gill Harrison, Alison Millbourn and Rachel Manners
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:640
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  10. Although tooth loss appears to be related to functional limitations, the mechanisms that underpin this relationship are unknown. We sought to address this knowledge gap by examining a multiple mediation hypoth...

    Authors: Weibo Ma, Pengchen Liang, Bei Wu, Ying Yu, Qiusi Shi and Renyao Zhong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:803
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. Multimorbidity-risk is established early in life, therefore reducing modifiable risk factors such as overweight or obesity may, in part, tackle the burden of multimorbidity in later life.

    Authors: Ashleigh Craig, Asanda Mtintsilana, Witness Mapanga, Siphiwe N. Dlamini and Shane A. Norris
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1360
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Adolescent weight problems have become a growing public health concern, making early prediction of non-normal weight status crucial for effective prevention. However, few temporal prediction tools for adolesce...

    Authors: Hengyan Liu, Yik-Chung Wu, Pui Hing Chau, Thomas Wai Hung Chung and Daniel Yee Tak Fong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:1351
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. Impaired self-rated health (SRH) and self-esteem (SE) in adolescents are associated with increased body mass index (BMI). These associations are often studied using cross-sectional designs; we performed a long...

    Authors: Eivind Meland, Hans Johan Breidablik, Frode Thuen and Gro Beate Samdal
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:496
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. Clinical trial implementation continues to shift toward pragmatic design, with the goal of increasing future adoption in clinical practice. Yet, few pragmatic trials within clinical settings have qualitatively...

    Authors: Miriam B. Berger, Miriam Chisholm, Hailey N. Miller, Sandy Askew, Melissa C. Kay and Gary G. Bennett
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:695
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. Implementing workplace preventive interventions reduces occupational accidents and injuries, as well as the negative consequences of those accidents and injuries. Online occupational safety and health training...

    Authors: Mohammad Mahdi Barati Jozan, Babak Daneshvar Ghorbani, Md Saifuddin Khalid, Aynaz Lotfata and Hamed Tabesh
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1187
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Severe dental caries in young children is associated with underweight and failure to thrive. One possible mechanism for severe caries affecting growth is that the resulting pain and discomfort influences sleep...

    Authors: Denise Duijster, Aubrey Sheiham, Martin H Hobdell, Gina Itchon and Bella Monse
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:533
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. No evidence was found to suggest accurate recognition of overweight or expressing weight-related dissatisfaction leads to a lower BMI. ... with, or over-perceived their ‘normal’ weight, especially in socioeconomi...

    Authors: Xiaoqi Feng and Andrew Wilson
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:619
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Despite the current obesogenic environment creating challenges weight management, some people succeed in maintaining a normal weight. This study explored lifelong weight management from the life course perspec...

    Authors: Anu Joki, Johanna Mäkelä, Hanna Konttinen and Mikael Fogelholm
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:12
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Whether not meeting common guidelines for lifestyle behaviours is associated with weight gain is uncertain. This study examined whether 5-year weight gain was predicted by not meeting guidelines for: breakfast...

    Authors: Kylie J. Smith, Seana L. Gall, Sarah A. McNaughton, Verity J. Cleland, Petr Otahal, Terence Dwyer and Alison J. Venn
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:54
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. Little evidence exists regarding the magnitude of contribution of excess weight to diabetes in the Middle East countries. This study aimed at quantification of the impact of overweight and obesity on the incid...

    Authors: Farhad Hosseinpanah, Mehdi Rambod and Fereidoun Azizi
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2007 7:328
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. Male pattern baldness (MPB), an observable trait, has been reported to be associated with various diseases, such as prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease. Oral sulfur-containing gases have also been sugge...

    Authors: Toshihiro Ansai, Shuji Awano, Inho Soh, Yutaka Takata, Akihiro Yoshida, Tomoko Hamasaki and Tadamichi Takehara
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2009 9:82
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. Population-representative cross-sectional data from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used to estimate the trends in the prevalence of hearing loss among adults in t...

    Authors: Fengxin Mo, Shiheng Zhu, Hanlu Jia, Yuan Xia, Li Lang, Qiutong Zheng, Xiaojing Yuan, Shan Wu, Yan Bai, Wenhan Yang, Liang Wang and Qingsong Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:976
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. ...213 participants (104 in the IG and 109 in the IIG group, 50% women), with a mean age of 46 and mean body mass index 37, were included (inclusion rate > 91%) of whom 182 returned at follow-up (drop-out rate 15...

    Authors: Vegard Nilsen, Per S Bakke and Frode Gallefoss
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:893
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. Oral health is basicly important for the well-being of people. Thus, it is strongly suggested to organize epidemiological surveys in order to gain representative data on oral condition of the given population....

    Authors: Melinda Madléna, Péter Hermann, Marianna Jáhn and Pál Fejérdy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2008 8:364
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. In this RCT, 268 (134 Dutch and 134 Turkish) overweight 1st degree relatives of patients with T2DM will be allocated to either the intervention or control group (leaflet). The intervention DiAlert aims to promote...

    Authors: Wieke H Heideman, Vera Nierkens, Karien Stronks, Barend JC Middelkoop, Jos WR Twisk, Arnoud P Verhoeff, Maartje de Wit and Frank J Snoek
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:751
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  30. The unadjusted weight gain rate (standard error) was 0. ... Nigeria, Jamaica, US, respectively. Regression-adjusted weight change rates were significantly different across country, sex, and baseline BMI. Adjusted...

    Authors: Ramón A Durazo-Arvizu, Amy Luke, Richard S Cooper, Guichan Cao, Lara Dugas, Adebowale Adeyemo, Michael Boyne and Terrence Forrester
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2008 8:133
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  31. Despite low rates of obesity, many university students perceive themselves as overweight, especially women. This is of concern, because inappropriate weight perceptions can lead to unhealthy behaviours includi...

    Authors: Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Annette E Maxwell, Walid El Ansari, Christiane Stock, Janina Petkeviciene and Francisco Guillen-Grima
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:40
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  33. Cultural pressures to be thin and tall are postulated to cause people to misreport their body weight and height towards more socially normative (i.e., desirable) values, but a paucity of direct evidence suppor...

    Authors: Jonathan R Brestoff, Ivan J Perry and Jan Van den Broeck
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2011 11:331
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  34. The COVID-19 outbreak holds public health concerns. The stay-at-home increases sedentary behavior, with unintended adverse outcomes. Since organized recreation and sports facilities were closed, we aimed to st...

    Authors: Horesh Dor-Haim, Sara Katzburg, Polla Revach, Hagai Levine and Sharon Barak
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1521
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  35. Weight gain that commonly accompanies smoking cessation can undermine a person’s attempt to quit and increase the risk for metabolic disorders. Research indicates that obese smokers have more weight concerns a...

    Authors: Terry Bush, Clarissa Hsu, Michele D Levine, Brooke Magnusson and Lyndsay Miles
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1229
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  36. The out-of-pocket costs (β = −0.75, P < .001), consultation structure (β = −0.46, P < .001) and expected outcome (β = 0.72, P < .001) were the most important factors for respondents when deciding whether to parti...

    Authors: Jorien Veldwijk, Mattijs S Lambooij, Paul F van Gils, Jeroen N Struijs, Henriëtte A Smit and G Ardine de Wit
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2013 13:1099
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  37. One hundred and forty two individuals (19-75 years) were interviewed. Participants strongly supported non-commercial interventions that were focused on encouraging individuals to make healthy lifestyle changes (r...

    Authors: Samantha L Thomas, Sophie Lewis, Jim Hyde, David Castle and Paul Komesaroff
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2010 10:420
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. The scale-up of HIV treatment programs has resulted in a reduction in HIV-related morbidity and mortality. However, retention of patients in these programs remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Understand...

    Authors: Paul Wekesa, Angela McLigeyo, Kevin Owuor, Jonathan Mwangi, Evelyne Nganga and Kenneth Masamaro
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2020 20:328
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  39. Weight management services have not always benefitted everyone equally. People who live in more deprived areas, racially minoritised communities, those with complex additional needs (e.g., a physical or mental...

    Authors: Rebecca Langford, Rowan Brockman, Jonathan Banks, Russell Jago, Fiona Gillison, Karen Coulman, Theresa Moore and James Nobles
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:778
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. The high prevalence of obesity is a serious problem, and sleep is considered to be a factor for obesity. This study aimed to examine the relationship between sleep duration, sleep quality, and weight status am...

    Authors: Huan Chen, Li-Juan Wang, Fei Xin, Guo Liang and Yuan Chen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1136
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care is a major public health problem as patients can be infectious and also may develop a multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). The study aimed to ass...

    Authors: Desta Watumo, Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Tesfaye Gobena, Mathewos Alemu Gebremichael and Degu Jerene
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:976
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Home and school environments conducive for unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are precursors of obesity. The aim of this study is evaluation of the effectiveness of a multi-component school-based weight ...

    Authors: Albert Lee, Mandy Ho, Vera MW Keung and Amy CM Kwong
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:1128
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Due to a worldwide increase in overweight and obesity, weight-management through lifestyle changes has become an important public health issue. Adolescents and young adults comprise a vulnerable group. The tra...

    Authors: Anne-Sofie Sand, Nina Emaus and Olaug S. Lian
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:417
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. Retention in care is critical for children living with HIV taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). Loss to follow-up (LTFU) is high in HIV treatment programs in resource limited settings. We estimated the cumulat...

    Authors: Jane N. Mutanga, Simon Mutembo, Amara E. Ezeamama, Xiao Song, Robert C. Fubisha, Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa, Derrick Sialondwe, Brenda Simuchembu, Jelita Chinyonga, Philip E. Thuma and Christopher C. Whalen
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2019 19:1120
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Prevalence of multiple health risk behaviors is growing, and obesity and smoking are costly. Weight gain associated with quitting smoking is common and can interfere with quit success. Efficacy of adding weigh...

    Authors: Terry Bush, Jennifer Lovejoy, Harold Javitz, Brooke Magnusson, Alula Jimenez Torres, Stacey Mahuna, Cody Benedict, Ken Wassum and Bonnie Spring
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2016 16:615
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  46. Rates of obesity have increased globally and weight stigma is commonly experienced by people with obesity. Feeling stigmatised because of one’s weight can be a barrier to healthy eating, physical activity and ...

    Authors: Catherine Spooner, Upali W. Jayasinghe, Nighat Faruqi, Nigel Stocks and Mark F. Harris
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:640
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. Adolescent obesity is prevalent in Pacific region ethnic groups (European, Melanesian and Polynesian) living in both urban and rural areas. Although body perception is an important factor of weight gain or loss, ...

    Authors: Stéphane Frayon, Sophie Cherrier, Yolande Cavaloc, Guillaume Wattelez, Amandine Touitou, Paul Zongo, Kalina Yacef, Corinne Caillaud, Yannick Lerrant and Olivier Galy
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2017 17:25
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. This study evaluated the performance of a new weight estimation strategy (Mercy Method) with four existing weight-estimation methods (APLS, ARC, Broselow, and Nelson) in children from Ouelessebougou, Mali.

    Authors: Alassane Dicko, Mohamed Lamine Alhousseini, Bouran Sidibé, Moussa Traoré and Susan M Abdel-Rahman
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2014 14:270
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. Although unintentional pregnancy loss is common, national representative statistics are lacking in high-income East Asian countries undergoing rapid demographic changes. It is necessary to confirm the income i...

    Authors: Ga-Young Lim, Na Young Jung, Kyo Yeon Jun, Ji Yeon Kang, Mi Kyung Kim, Hye-Eun Lee, Myoung-Hee Kim, Jaechul Song, Inah Kim and Yu-Mi Kim
    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:188
    Content type: Research Published on:
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