Search Results - "Baur, L A"

synthesis of existing systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of school‐based behavioural interventions for controlling and preventing obesity by Khambalia, A. Z, Dickinson, S, Hardy, L. L, Gill, T, Baur, L. A

“…Schools are an attractive and popular setting for implementing interventions for children. There is a growing body of empirical research exploring the efficacy…”
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prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight by Cleland, V, Crawford, D, Baur, L.A, Hume, C, Timperio, A, Salmon, J

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine whether time spent outdoors was associated with objectively measured physical activity, body mass index (BMI) z-score…”
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Longitudinal trends in global obesity research and collaboration: a review using bibliometric metadata by Khan, A., Choudhury, N., Uddin, S., Hossain, L., Baur, L. A

“…Summary The goal of this study was to understand research trends and collaboration patterns together with scholarly impact within the domain of global obesity…”
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review of electronic interventions for prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in young people by Nguyen, B, Kornman, K.P, Baur, L.A

“…The objective of this systematic review is to provide a qualitative comparison of interactive electronic media interventions for the prevention or treatment of…”
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Waist-to-height ratio: a simple option for determining excess central adiposity in young people by Garnett, S.P, Baur, L.A, Cowell, C.T

“…Waist circumference is recommended as a means of identifying people at risk of morbidity associated with central adiposity. Yet, there are no universally…”
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Predictors of time spent outdoors among children: 5-year longitudinal findings by Cleland, V, Timperio, A, Salmon, J, Hume, C, Baur, L A, Crawford, D

“…BackgroundGiven the importance of physical activity for health and age-related declines in physical activity, understanding influences on related behaviours,…”
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Two-year outcomes of an adjunctive telephone coaching and electronic contact intervention for adolescent weight-loss maintenance: the Loozit randomized controlled trial by Nguyen, B, Shrewsbury, V A, O'Connor, J, Steinbeck, K S, Hill, A J, Shah, S, Kohn, M R, Torvaldsen, S, Baur, L A

“…This paper reports the final 24-month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of additional therapeutic contact (ATC) as an adjunct to…”
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role of parents in pre‐adolescent and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment: a systematic review of clinical recommendations by Shrewsbury, V. A, Steinbeck, K. S, Torvaldsen, S, Baur, L. A

“…The study aims to describe clinical recommendations (i) on the role of parents in both pre‐adolescent and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment; (ii) to…”
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Outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) trial: a randomized controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight/mild obesity by McCallum, Z, Wake, M, Gerner, B, Baur, L.A, Gibbons, K, Gold, L, Gunn, J, Harris, C, Naughton, G, Riess, C

“…Objectives: To reduce gain in body mass index (BMI) in overweight/mildly obese children in the primary care setting. Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT)…”
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Obesity and low-grade inflammation: a paediatric perspective by Tam, C.S, Clément, K, Baur, L.A, Tordjman, J

“…Childhood obesity is a major public health problem. Low-grade inflammation, a hallmark characterizing adult obesity, may be a pivotal mechanism linking obesity…”
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Are the feet of obese children fat or flat? Revisiting the debate by Riddiford-Harland, D.L, Steele, J.R, Baur, L.A

“…Objective: There is debate as to the effects of obesity on the developing feet of children. We aimed to determine whether the flatter foot structure…”
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Transition to adult care in adolescent obesity: a systematic review and why it is a neglected topic by Shrewsbury, V A, Baur, L A, Nguyen, B, Steinbeck, K S

“…Transition in pediatric health care involves the purposeful, planned movement of patients from pediatric to adult services. Following the significant increases…”
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What are the effects of obesity in children on plantar pressure distributions? by DOWLING, A. M, STEELE, J. R, BAUR, L. A

“…This study examined the effects of obesity on static and dynamic plantar pressure distributions displayed by children. Field-based experimental data on body…”
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Comparison of metabolic syndrome prevalence using six different definitions in overweight pre-pubertal children enrolled in a weight management study by GOLLEY, R. K, MAGAREY, A. M, STEINBECK, K. S, BAUR, L. A, DANIELS, L. A

“…To assess the implications of variation in Metabolic Syndrome (MS) definition (biochemical and anthropometric indicators) on MS prevalence estimates in a…”
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Components of primary care interventions to treat childhood overweight and obesity: a systematic review of effect by Sargent, G.M, Pilotto, L.S, Baur, L.A

“…The primary care setting presents an opportunity for intervention of overweight and obese children but is in need of a feasible model-of-care with demonstrated…”
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Does obesity influence foot structure and plantar pressure patterns in prepubescent children? by DOWLING, A. M, STEELE, Jr, BAUR, L. A

“…This study examined the effects of obesity on plantar pressure distributions in prepubescent children. Field-based, experimental data on BMI (body mass index),…”
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Relationship between a range of sedentary behaviors and blood pressure during early adolescence by Gopinath, B, Baur, L A, Hardy, L L, Kifley, A, Rose, K A, Wong, T Y, Mitchell, P

“…Very few studies have explored links between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and blood pressure (BP) in early adolescence. We aimed to assess the…”
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Soft drink consumption and excess weight gain in Australian school students: results from the Nepean study by Tam, C.S, Garnett, S.P, Cowell, C.T, Campbell, K, Cabrera, G, Baur, L.A

“…We studied the relation between soft drink/cordial (a sweet, flavoured, concentrated syrup that is mixed with water to taste), fruit juice/drink and milk…”
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Impact of a child obesity intervention on dietary intake and behaviors by Burrows, T, Warren, J.M, Baur, L.A, Collins, C.E

“…Objective: The aims of this study were to describe the dietary intakes and food behavior changes of overweight and obese children participating in the Hunter…”
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Skeletal muscle triglyceride levels are inversely related to insulin action by PAN, D. A, LILLIOJA, S, KRIKETOS, A. D, MILNER, M. R, BAUR, L. A, BOGARDUS, C, JENKINS, A. B, STORLIEN, L. H

“…In animal studies, increased amounts of triglyceride associated with skeletal muscle (mTG) correlate with reduced skeletal muscle and whole body insulin…”
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