Background: The global increase in mean body mass index has resulted in a substantial increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including in many low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya. This paper assesses four interventions for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in...
Author(s)
Wanjau, M. N.; Kivuti-Bitok, L. W.; Aminde, L. N.; Veerman, J. L.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2023, 21, 69, pp (21 September 2023)
Introduction: Retirement has been shown to impact individual health as an important life course, and we examined the impact of retirement on the prevalence of obesity in women based on a female perspective. Methods: We use data from the five waves of the China Family Panel Study (CFPS) data from...
Author(s)
Yang HuaLei; Tao YiWen; Cheng SiMeng; Tang XiaoQing; Cao JinYan; Shen DongFei
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
SSM - Population Health, 2023, 22,
Introduction: A high intake of sugar, in particular from sugar-sweetened soft drinks, increases the risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and dental caries. Germany has pursued a national strategy for sugar reduction in soft drinks based on voluntary commitments by industry since 2015, but...
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Philipsborn, P. von; Huizinga, O.; Leibinger, A.; Rubin, D.; Burns, J.; Emmert-Fees, K.; Pedron, S.; Laxy, M.; Rehfuess, E.
Publisher
S Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2023, 79, 3, pp 282-290
Conventional obesity treatment, based on the First Law of Thermodynamics, assumes that excess body fat gain is driven by overeating, and that all calories are metabolically alike in this regard. Hence, to lose weight one must ultimately eat less and move more. However, this prescription rarely...
Publisher
Royal Society, London, UK
Citation
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences, 2023, 378, 1888,
Aim: Regulation on food marketing to children is a recommended response to childhood obesity rates. Policy requires country-relevant criteria to determine which foods are eligible to be advertised. This study aims to compare six nutrition profiling models for use in food marketing regulation in...
Author(s)
Watson, W. L.; Richmond, K.; Hughes, C.
Publisher
Wiley, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Nutrition & Dietetics, 2023, 80, 4, pp 372-376
The current work demonstrates that people serve themselves greater amounts of food when carrying heavier serving dishes. This effect occurs because increases in carried weight lower consumers' sensitivity to the weight of the food served. Decreased sensitivity to weight of food served in turn leads ...
Author(s)
Tal, A.; Grinstein, A.; Kleijnen, M.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2023, 18, 8,
Obesity has emerged as a main threat to future improvements in population health, and there is little evidence that the epidemic is retreating. The traditional model of "calories in, calories out," which has guided public health policy for decades, is increasingly viewed as far too simple a framing ...
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Milbank Quarterly, 2023, 101, s1, pp 460-477
Children are massively exposed to food marketing through television and other forms of media. Marketing strategies promote unhealthy eating behaviours and contribute to childhood obesity. The main aim of this study was to assess the potential exposure and power of food advertisements aimed at...
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Figueira, M.; Araújo, J.; Gregório, M. J.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Nutrients, 2023, 15, 17,
Background: In the face of rising obesity levels, Ireland introduced a sugar sweetened beverage tax (SSBT) in 2018, the scope of which was extended in 2019. To date, there is a dearth of research on the actual impact of the SSBT on the pricing. Method: This study involved an examination of the...
Author(s)
Houghton, F.; Moran Stritch, J.; Nwanze, L.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Public Health, 2023, 45, 3, pp e551-e556
Objective:To pilot a global policy scan assessing how governments worldwide regulate weight-loss supplements (WLS). Design:Experts on WLS policies from thirty countries that varied by World Bank income classification, with five from each of the six WHO regions, completed an online survey on WLS...
Author(s)
Okoya, F. T.; Santoso, M.; Raffoul, A.; Atallah, M. A.; Austin, S. B.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Citation
Public Health Nutrition, 2023, 26, 9, pp 1917-1924