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Research

This section of the website provides access to research and evidence relating to the impact of nutrition and physical activity on health and current best practice.

World Health Organisation (2009) Interventions on Diet and Physical Activity: What Works?

Behaviour Change

• Practical Guide: An overview of behaviour change models and their uses summarises the key elements of behaviour change theory and provides guidance on selecting and using models.

• Reference Report: An overview of behaviour change models and their uses presents over 60 social-psychological models and discusses in more depth the issues around designing interventions to bring about change in individuals’ behaviour. It also contains an electronic bibliography to aid the navigation of the huge amount of literature in this area.

 
A systematic review of the validity and reliability of sedentary behaviour measures used with children and adolescents. 
Lubens et al, Obesity Reviews, 2011
 
Which? Hungry for Change Report Commissioning and Behaviour Change Kicking Bad Habits Report
Kings Fund, 2008
 
Behaviour Change at Population, Community and Individual Levels
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, 2007

Public Health

Research Bulletin – Families and Public Health Issue 1
Welsh Assembly Government, 2007

Research Bulletin Families and Public Health Issue 2
Welsh Assembly Government, 2007

The Evidence of Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions - and the implications
Health Development Agency, 2004

Obesity

Thangaratinam, S., Rogozinska, E., Jolly, K. Et al (2012) Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes: meta-analysis of randomised evidence. British Medical Journal 344:e2088
 
Warren L, Rance J, Hunter B. (2012) Feasibility and acceptability of a midwife-led intervention programme called 'Eat Well Keep Active' to encourage a healthy lifestyle in pregnancy.  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2012 Apr 11;12(1):27
 
Hollingworth, W. et al (2012). Economic evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat overweight or obesity in children. International Journal of Obesity, doi:10.1038/ijo.2011.272.  
 
Waters, E. Et al (2011) Interventions for preventing obesity in children. The Cochrane Library.
 
Jebb S.A., Ahern A.L., Olson A.D., Ashton, et al (2011) Primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment versus standard care: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 8 September 2011.
 
The Bow Group Report, 2011
 
A guide to classifying BMI in children
National Obesity Observatory, 2011
 
National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9.1 million participants
Finucane et al The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9765, Pages 557 - 567, 12 February 2011
 
Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat 
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2010 
 
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2010
 
A prediction of Obesity Trends for Adults and their associated diseases
National Heart Forum, 2010
 
Eurohealthnet, 2009
 
Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies.
Clinical Trial Service Unit, 2009, The Lancet published online March 18, 2009 DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60318-4.

Tackling Obesities: Future Choices
Foresight, 2007

Obesity: the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2006

Research Bulletin –Schools and Young People Issue 2: Nutrition, Obesity and Physical Activity
Welsh Assembly Government, 2006 

Review: Interventions for treating obesity in children (updated)
Oude Luttikhuis et al. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009 Issue 1 

Evidence Briefing: Management of Overweight and Obesity
Health Development Agency, 2003

Assessing the options to use the regulatory environment to promote local physical activity and health
NHF 2011

Diabetes

Greenspace

 
 
This paper outlines the evidence that the natural environment can enhance health and wellbeing.
 
Journal of Public Health, 2011
 
Greenspace Scotland, 2011

Cancer

Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), 2009

Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective
World Cancer Research Fund, 2007


Last updated: 29/05/2012