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Contribution of Early Weight Gain to Childhood Overweight and Metabolic Health: A Longitudinal Study (EarlyBird 36) by Gardner, Daphne S. L, Hosking, Joanne, Metcalf, Brad S, Jeffery, Alison N, Voss, Linda D, Wilkin, Terence J

“…Early weight gain (0-5 years) is thought to be an important contributor to childhood obesity and consequently metabolic risk. There is a scarcity of…”
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Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Its Association With Adiponectin and Other Novel Metabolic Markers by Metcalf, Brad S., Jeffery, Alison N., Hosking, Joanne, Voss, Linda D., Sattar, Naveed, Wilkin, Terence J.

“…Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Its Association With Adiponectin and Other Novel Metabolic Markers A longitudinal study in children (EarlyBird 38)…”
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Girls at Five Are Intrinsically More Insulin Resistant Than Boys: The Programming Hypotheses Revisited--The EarlyBird Study (EarlyBird 6) by Murphy, Michael J, Metcalf, Brad S, Voss, Linda D, Jeffery, Alison N, Kirkby, Joanne, Mallam, Katie M, Wilkin, Terence J

“…Recent studies of type 2 diabetes in young populations consistently show a predominance of affected girls over boys. Girls are more insulin resistant than…”
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A small amount of precisely measured high-intensity habitual physical activity predicts bone health in pre- and post-menopausal women in UK Biobank by Stiles, Victoria H, Metcalf, Brad S, Knapp, Karen M, Rowlands, Alex V

“…Physical inactivity is a highly modifiable risk factor for the development of osteoporosis but, due to a lack of research that has precisely and objectively…”
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Exploring the Adolescent Fall in Physical Activity: A 10-yr Cohort Study (EarlyBird 41) by METCALF, BRAD S, HOSKING, JOANNE, JEFFERY, ALISON N, HENLEY, WILLIAM E, WILKIN, TERENCE J

“…INTRODUCTIONContemporary adolescents are deemed inactive, especially girls, but whether for biological reasons associated with their maturation, changes in…”
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Age Before Stage: Insulin Resistance Rises Before the Onset of Puberty: A 9-year longitudinal study (EarlyBird 26) by JEFFERY, Alison N, METCALF, Brad S, HOSKING, Joanne, STREETER, Adam J, VOSS, Linda D, WILKIN, Terence J

“…Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with diabetes. IR is higher during puberty in both sexes, with some studies showing the increase to be independent of…”
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PGC1 α Promoter Methylation in Blood at 5-7 Years Predicts Adiposity From 9 to 14 Years (EarlyBird 50) by CLARKE-HARRIS, Rebecca, WILKIN, Terence J, HOSKING, Joanne, PINKNEY, Jonathan, JEFFERY, Alison N, METCALF, Brad S, GODFREY, Keith M, VOSS, Linda D, LILLYCROP, Karen A, BURDGE, Graham C

“…The early environment, acting via epigenetic processes, is associated with differential risk of cardiometabolic disease (CMD), which can be predicted by…”
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The Impact of Sport Participation on Bone Mass and Geometry in Male Adolescents by VLACHOPOULOS, DIMITRIS, BARKER, ALAN R, WILLIAMS, CRAIG A, ARNGRíMSSON, SIGURBJöRN A, KNAPP, KAREN M, METCALF, BRAD S, FATOUROS, IOANNIS G, MORENO, LUIS A, GRACIA-MARCO, LUIS

“…PURPOSEExercise is an effective approach for developing bone mass and adolescence is a key period to optimize bone health. However, sports-specific training…”
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Determinants of Bone Outcomes in Adolescent Athletes at Baseline: The PRO-BONE Study by VLACHOPOULOS, DIMITRIS, UBAGO-GUISADO, ESTHER, BARKER, ALAN R, METCALF, BRAD S, FATOUROS, IOANNIS G, AVLONITI, ALEXANDRA, KNAPP, KAREN M, MORENO, LUIS A, WILLIAMS, CRAIG A, GRACIA-MARCO, LUIS

“…PURPOSEThe determinants of areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and hip geometry estimates in adolescent athletes are poorly understood. This study aimed to…”
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Physical activity attenuates the mid-adolescent peak in insulin resistance but by late adolescence the effect is lost: a longitudinal study with annual measures from 9–16 years (EarlyBird 66) by Metcalf, Brad S., Hosking, Joanne, Henley, William E., Jeffery, Alison N., Mostazir, Mohammod, Voss, Linda D., Wilkin, Terence J.

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this work was to test whether the mid-adolescent peak in insulin resistance (IR) and trends in other metabolic markers are…”
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Effect of a program of short bouts of exercise on bone health in adolescents involved in different sports: the PRO-BONE study protocol by Vlachopoulos, Dimitris, Barker, Alan R, Williams, Craig A, Knapp, Karen M, Metcalf, Brad S, Gracia-Marco, Luis

“…Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease associated with high morbidity, mortality and increased economic costs. Early prevention during adolescence appears to be…”
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Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Its Association With Adiponectin and Other Novel Metabolic Markers: A longitudinal study in children (EarlyBird 38) by Metcalf, Brad S, Jeffery, Alison N, Hosking, Joanne, Voss, Linda D, Sattar, Naveed, Wilkin, Terence J

“…OBJECTIVE:--Recent evidence suggests that, in children, traditional markers of metabolic disturbance are related only weakly to physical activity. We therefore…”
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Erratum to: Physical activity attenuates the mid-adolescent peak in insulin resistance but by late adolescence the effect is lost: a longitudinal study with annual measures from 9–16 years (EarlyBird 66) by Metcalf, Brad S., Hosking, Joanne, Henley, William E., Jeffery, Alison N., Mostazir, Mohammod, Voss, Linda D., Wilkin, Terence J.

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Testing the activitystat hypothesis by Wilkin, Terence J, Metcalf, Brad S

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Consistency of children's dietary choices: annual repeat measures from 5 to 13 years (EarlyBird 49) by Frémeaux, Alissa E., Hosking, Joanne, Metcalf, Brad S., Jeffery, Alison N., Voss, Linda D., Wilkin, Terence J.

“…The objective of the present study was to explore the consistency of dietary choices made by children as they grow up. The dietary habits of 342 healthy…”
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Divergence between HbA1c and fasting glucose through childhood: implications for diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose (EarlyBird 52) by Hosking, Joanne, Metcalf, Brad S, Jeffery, Alison N, Streeter, Adam J, Voss, Linda D, Wilkin, Terence J

“…Objective An HbA1c threshold of ≥6.5% has recently been adopted for the diagnosis of diabetes in adults, and of ≥5.7% to identify adults at risk. Little,…”
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Validation of foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in the assessment of body composition in young children: the EarlyBird cohort by Hosking, Joanne, Metcalf, Brad S., Jeffery, Alison N., Voss, Linda D., Wilkin, Terence J.

“…Foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is simple and non-invasive, making it particularly suitable for use in children. There is insufficient…”
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Metabolic risk in contemporary children is unrelated to socio-economic status: longitudinal study of a UK urban population (EarlyBird 42) by Voss, Linda D, Hosking, Joanne, Metcalf, Brad S, Jeffery, Alison N, Frémeaux, Alissa E, Wilkin, Terence J

“…Lifestyle interventions to improve health in young children tend to target areas of relative deprivation, but the evidence for so doing is largely historical…”
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Contribution of timetabled physical education to total physical activity in primary school children: cross sectional study by Mallam, Katie M, Metcalf, Brad S, Kirkby, Joanne, Voss, Linda D, Wilkin, Terence J

“…Participants, methods, and results We monitored physical activity during waking hours for seven days using accelerometers (Manufacturing Technology, Fort…”
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Evidence of early beta-cell deficiency among children who show impaired fasting glucose: 10-yr cohort study (EarlyBird 56) by Hosking, Joanne, Metcalf, Brad S, Jeffery, Alison N, Streeter, Adam J, Voss, Linda D, Wilkin, Terence J

“…Objective Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is a predictor of future diabetes and is increasingly common in children, but the extent to which it results from…”
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