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Nutrition & Dietetics
Franziska K. Bishop, Ananta Addala, Karen D. Corbin, Franklin R. Muntis, Richard E. Pratley, Michael C. Riddell, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, David M. Maahs, Dessi P. Zaharieva
Summary: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in young people with type 1 diabetes is on the rise, highlighting the need to address weight management as part of their care. Diet and physical activity are both crucial for sustainable weight management, but these approaches need to be tailored to the challenges unique to type 1 diabetes. Integrating regular physical activity with diabetes management poses a significant challenge due to the risk of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Young-Rock Hong, Sandhya Yadav, Ryan Suk, Alexandra M. Lee, Faith A. Newsome, Crystal N. Johnson-Mann, Michelle Cardel, Kathryn M. Ross
Summary: This cross-sectional study found that individuals who underwent bariatric surgery had improved physical activity and eating behaviors compared to those eligible for surgery, but the improvements were still suboptimal. Efforts are needed to incorporate physical activity and a healthy diet into postbariatric care.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ke Tong, Yuan Ni Chan, Xiaoqin Cheng, Bobby Cheon, Michelle Ellefson, Restria Fauziana, Shengchuang Feng, Nastassja Fischer, Balazs Gulyas, Natalie Hoo, David Hung, Kastoori Kalaivanan, Christelle Langley, Kean Mun Lee, Li Ling Lee, Timothy Lee, Irene Melani, Nadhilla Melia, Jia Ying Pei, Lisha Raghani, Yoke Loo Sam, Peter Seow, John Suckling, Yan Fen Tan, Chew Lee Teo, Ryutaro Uchiyama, Hui Shan Yap, Georgios Christopoulos, Henriette Hendriks, Annabel Chen, Trevor Robbins, Barbara Sahakian, Zoe Kourtzi, Victoria Leong
Summary: Cognitive flexibility (CF) allows individuals to adapt and respond to changes in their environment. This study aims to examine the construct validity of CF in relation to other cognitive skills and explore its specific relationships with learning, creativity, career decision making, and other life skills.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Shweta Mital, Hai V. Nguyen
Summary: The cost-effectiveness of antiobesity drugs for adolescents is still unknown, although the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended their use.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stephanie E. Bonn, Anne Christenson, Helen Eke, Linnea Sjoblom, Anna Dahlgren, Ylva Trolle Lagerros
Summary: This study found that eating behaviors among adolescents and young adults referred for obesity treatment may differ depending on sex and parental country of birth. Furthermore, cognitive restraint eating decreased with increasing BMI, waist circumference, and body fat percentage.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Taylor Jade Willmott, Alieena Mathew, Eve Luck, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Julia Carins, Lisa Vincze, Lauren Williams, Lauren Ball
Summary: This study aims to report a protocol for a mixed-methods systematic scoping review on the application of participatory design (PD) in obesity prevention targeting adolescents and young adults. The review will address research questions relating to the definition, extent, and utility of PD in this context, utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods study designs for evidence synthesis. Through thematic integration and exploratory analyses, the review seeks to categorize different methods of PD application and assess potential associations with effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Jakub Mesinovic, Paul Jansons, Ayse Zengin, Barbora de Courten, Alexander J. Rodriguez, Robin M. Daly, Peter R. Ebeling, David Scott
Summary: The study compared the effects of diet-induced weight loss alone and in combination with exercise on bone mineral density in adults with overweight and obesity. The findings showed that diet-induced weight loss led to greater bone loss at the femoral neck, and exercise did not mitigate bone loss at the total hip and lumbar spine.
JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mitchell D. Wong, Benjamin P. L. Meza, Kulwant K. Dosanjh, Nicholas J. Jackson, Teresa E. Seeman, Natalia Orendain, Rebecca N. Dudovitz
Summary: Attending a high-performing public charter high school is associated with lower rates of substance use disorder and better physical health outcomes, particularly for young men. However, young women in the intervention group had worse physical health outcomes for unclear reasons.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Masoud Masinaei, Nazila Rezaei, Sahar Mohammadi Fateh, Arezou Dilmaghani-Marand, Elham Abdolhamidi, Farideh Razi, Patricia Khashayar, Alireza Mahdavihezaveh, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Bagher Larijani, Farshad Farzadfar
Summary: The prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolic unhealthiness in obese individuals was 7.5% and 18.3% respectively. Factors such as low physical activity, urban residence, and higher education were associated with metabolic unhealthiness. Dyslipidemia was the most common component of MetS among different weight categories.
Review
Orthopedics
M. Hall, M. van der Esch, R. S. Hinman, G. Peat, A. de Zwart, J. G. Quicke, J. Runhaar, J. Knoop, M. van der Leeden, M. de Rooij, I. Meulenbelt, T. Vliet Vlieland, W. F. Lems, M. A. Holden, N. E. Foster, K. L. Bennell
Summary: Hip and knee osteoarthritis have distinct characteristics in terms of prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment. Researchers should focus on the specificity of hip OA to develop more effective treatments.
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rhiannon Berry, Aikaterini Kassavou, Stephen Sutton
Summary: Digital self-monitoring of diet and physical activity is effective at supporting weight loss in adults with obesity or overweight, with tailored interventions showing significantly more effectiveness than nontailored interventions. Future studies should further explore the effectiveness of interventions to support weight loss.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yanyan Dai, Yujuan Li, Shu Yang, Weiwei Xu, Hong Jia, Chao Yang
Summary: Weight change is associated with the risk of metabolic abnormalities. Long-term excessive weight gain is positively associated with an increased risk of metabolic abnormalities in non-overweight/obese individuals, while long-term weight loss is a protective factor for metabolic health in overweight/obese individuals.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Suvi Alenius, Eero Kajantie, Reijo Sund, Markku Nurhonen, Peija Haaramo, Pieta Nasanen-Gilmore, Sakari Lemola, Katri Raikkonen, Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Dieter Wolke, Mika Gissler, Petteri Hovi
Summary: Attendance in special education is more common among individuals born preterm. However, the minor differences in school grades according to gestational age do not translate into educational differences in young adulthood.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Nhung Nguyen, Megan Wong, Kevin Delucchi, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher
Summary: This study examines the perceived risks and benefits of four cannabis products among adolescents and young adults. The results indicate that combustible cannabis and blunts are perceived to have the highest risks, but also the most benefits. Ever cannabis users perceive less risks and greater benefits compared to never users.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Suvi Alenius, Eero Kajantie, Reijo Sund, Markku Nurhonen, Peija Haaramo, Pieta Nasanen-Gilmore, Marja Vaarasmaki, Sakari Lemola, Katri Raikkonen, Daniel D. Schnitzlein, Dieter Wolke, Mika Gissler, Petteri Hovi
Summary: This population-based study found that individuals born preterm have a lower risk of sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancies, but a higher risk of payment defaults. Extremely preterm individuals have a lower risk of criminal offending, whereas very preterm individuals have a higher risk of payment defaults.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Heather M. Macdonald, Mikko Maatta, Leigh Gabel, Kishore Mulpuri, Heather A. McKay
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Sport Sciences
Alejandro Gomez-Bruton, Leigh Gabel, Lindsay Nettlefold, Heather Macdonald, Douglas Race, Heather McKay
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Leigh Gabel, Heather M. Macdonald, Lindsay A. Nettlefold, Heather A. McKay
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Vina P. S. Tan, Heather M. Macdonald, Leigh Gabel, Heather A. McKay
ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS
(2018)
Article
Pediatrics
Joanie Sims-Gould, Douglas L. Race, Heather Macdonald, Kristin M. Houghton, Ciaran M. Duffy, Lori B. Tucker, Heather A. Mckay
PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Pediatrics
Jennifer McConnell-Nzunga, Path-Jean Naylor, Heather M. Macdonald, Ryan E. Rhodes, Scott M. Hofer, Heather A. McKay
Review
Sport Sciences
Samantha M. Gray, Heather A. McKay, Lindsay Nettlefold, Douglas Race, Heather M. Macdonald, Patti-Jean Naylor, Joanie Sims-Gould
Summary: The review found that older adult physical activity intervention studies reported implementation indicators and frameworks, but lacked specific indicators for scale-up evaluation. There is a relationship between implementation indicators and individual health outcomes, but further research is needed to explore influencing factors.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lindsay Nettlefold, Patti-Jean Naylor, Heather M. Macdonald, Heather A. McKay
Summary: The study examined the implementation and scale-up of the Action Schools! BC program over 11 years, evaluating the impact on teachers' physical activity delivery and students' physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness. Findings showed that intervention group teachers provided more physical activity in the first year and students in the intervention group had improved cardiorespiratory fitness compared to the control group. Despite some challenges, scaling up school-based physical activity models is feasible and beneficial for children's health.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Heather M. Macdonald, Lindsay Nettlefold, Adrian Bauman, Joanie Sims-Gould, Heather A. McKay
Summary: This study assessed the convergent validity and responsiveness to change of a single-item physical activity measure in adults aged 60 years and older. The results showed that the single-item measure had moderate correlations with the CHAMPS questionnaire at baseline, but weaker correlations for change in physical activity. The effect size for physical activity change was larger for the single-item measure than for the CHAMPS questionnaire, indicating its reliability as a tool for intervention and scale-up studies with older adults.
JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jennifer Mcconnell-Nzunga, Leigh Gabel, Heather M. M. Macdonald, Ryan E. E. Rhodes, Scott M. M. Hofer, Patti-Jean Naylor, Heather A. A. Mckay
Summary: Physical activity, sedentary time, and energy intake are associated with fat mass accrual in children and youth. Girls have a higher rate of fat mass accrual than boys, which continues to increase during adolescence. For boys, an increase in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is negatively associated with fat mass. For girls, higher levels of physical activity throughout adolescence are associated with lower fat mass.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Heather M. Macdonald, Minsoo Kang
MEASUREMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heather McKay, Heather M. Macdonald, Lindsay Nettlefold, Katie M. Weatherson, Samantha Gray, Adrian Bauman, Karim Khan, Joanie Sims Gould
Summary: The health-promoting intervention "Choose to Move" was successfully scaled-up in British Columbia, Canada. The intervention maintained its effectiveness and successfully reduced social isolation in older adults.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Heather J. Macdonald, Evelyn Maan, Claudie Berger, Helene C. F. Cote, Melanie C. M. Murray, Neora C. Pick, Jerilynn Prior
Summary: This prospective study compared the 10-year change in bone mineral density (BMD) between women living with HIV (WLWH) and HIV-negative women. The study found no significant differences in baseline and 10-year change in BMD between the two groups, after adjusting for osteoporosis risk factors. However, WLWH had a higher prevalence of low-trauma fracture and major osteoporotic fracture at baseline. Further large-scale studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Venessa Wong, Thea Franke, Heather Mckay, Catherine Tong, Heather Macdonald, Joanie Sims-Gould
Summary: This study explores the cultural adaptation of community-based health-promoting programs for racially minoritized, immigrant older adult populations. It found that prioritizations, familiarity, and literacy are the dominant cultural and immigration-related factors influencing the adaptation of health-promoting programs for Chinese older adults. These findings have important implications for future program development and delivery.
JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Heather A. McKay, Lindsay Nettlefold, Joanie Sims-Gould, Heather M. Macdonald, Karim M. Khan, Adrian Bauman
Summary: The study found that some older adults were able to maintain the health benefits of the Choose to Move intervention 12 months after its end, such as reduced loneliness, improved mobility, and muscle strength. However, older participants did not maintain the intervention-related gains in physical activity levels and social isolation.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2021)