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A Nursery-Based Cooking Skills Programme with Parents and Children Reduced Food Fussiness and Increased Willingness to Try Vegetables: A Quasi-Experimental Study by Garcia, Ada L, Brown, Emma, Goodale, Tom, McLachlan, Mairi, Parrett, Alison

“…Children's fussy eating is associated with a reduced vegetable intake. This quasi-experimental study evaluated "Big Chef Little Chef" (BCLC), a nursery-based…”
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Sugar Content and Nutritional Quality of Child Orientated Ready to Eat Cereals and Yoghurts in the UK and Latin America; Does Food Policy Matter? by Garcia, Ada L, Ronquillo, José D, Morillo-Santander, Gabriela, Mazariegos, Claudia V, Lopez-Donado, Lorena, Vargas-Garcia, Elisa J, Curtin, Louise, Parrett, Alison, Mutoro, Antonina N

“…Ready to eat breakfast cereals (REBCs) and yoghurts provide important nutrients to children's diets, but concerns about their high sugar content exist. Food…”
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Analysing Credibility of UK Social Media Influencers' Weight-Management Blogs: A Pilot Study by Sabbagh, Christina, Boyland, Emma, Hankey, Catherine, Parrett, Alison

“…Social media influencers (SMI) are individuals with large follower engagement, who can shape the thoughts and dietary behaviours of their audience. Concerns…”
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Extensive use of on-pack promotional claims on commercial baby foods in the UK by Garcia, Ada Lizbeth, Menon, Rebekah, Parrett, Alison

“…ObjectiveTo explore and categorise the nature of promotional claims on packaging of commercial baby foods (CBFs).SettingUKMethodologyAn online survey of CBFs…”
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The impact of food additives, artificial sweeteners and domestic hygiene products on the human gut microbiome and its fibre fermentation capacity by Gerasimidis, Konstantinos, Bryden, Katie, Chen, Xiufen, Papachristou, Eleftheria, Verney, Anais, Roig, Marine, Hansen, Richard, Nichols, Ben, Papadopoulou, Rodanthi, Parrett, Alison

“…Purpose This study investigated the effect of food additives, artificial sweeteners and domestic hygiene products on the gut microbiome and fibre fermentation…”
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Changes in the UK baby food market surveyed in 2013 and 2019: the rise of baby snacks and sweet/savoury foods by Garcia, Ada Lizbeth, Curtin, Louise, Ronquillo, José David, Parrett, Alison, Wright, Charlotte Margaret

“…ObjectiveTo assess how the baby food market in the UK has changed between 2013 and 2019.SettingUnited Kingdom.DesignA cross-sectional survey of all infant food…”
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Confused health and nutrition claims in food marketing to children could adversely affect food choice and increase risk of obesity by García, Ada L, Morillo-Santander, Gabriela, Parrett, Alison, Mutoro, Antonina N

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the nutritional quality of foods marketed to children in the UK and to explore the use of health and nutrition claims.DesignThis…”
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An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources by Garcia, Ada L, Looby, Sarah, McLean-Guthrie, Kimberley, Parrett, Alison

“…Following complementary feeding (CF) guidelines might be challenging for mothers lacking time, resources and/or information. We aimed to explore CF practices,…”
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Survey of Emotional Themes Used in Marketing of Commercial Baby Foods in the UK-Implications for Nutrition Promotion in Early Childhood by Garcia, Ada Lizbeth, Chee, Nicole, Vargas-Garcia, Elisa Joan, Parrett, Alison

“…Claims used in the marketing of commercial baby foods are often misleading, and there are concerns that they exploit parental anxieties. We adapted a…”
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Community-based cooking programme ‘Eat Better Feel Better’ can improve child and family eating behaviours in low socioeconomic groups by Garcia, Ada Lizbeth, Athifa, Nurie, Hammond, Elizabeth, Parrett, Alison, Gebbie-Diben, Anne

“…BackgroundThe immediate and sustained impacts of the Eat Better Feel Better cooking programme (EBFBCP) on food choices and eating behaviours in families and…”
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Assessment of Dietary Intake Using Food Photography and Video Recording in Free-Living Young Adults: A Comparative Study by Naaman, Rouba, Parrett, Alison, Bashawri, Daliah, Campo, Inès, Fleming, Katie, Nichols, Ben, Burleigh, Elizabeth, Murtagh, Janice, Reid, James, Gerasimidis, Konstantinos

“…Conventional methods of dietary assessment are prone to recall bias and place burden on participants. Our aim was to compare the performance of image-based…”
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Extensive and Unregulated Use of On-Pack Promotional Claims in Commercially Available Baby Foods in the UK by Menon, Rebekah, Garcia, Ada, Parrett, Alison

“…The number, variety and use of commercially available complementary baby foods (CACF) in the UK is increasing. There are growing concerns about the nutritional…”
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Evaluation of a cooking skills programme in parents of young children – a longitudinal study by Garcia, Ada L, Vargas, Elisa, Lam, Po S, Shennan, David B, Smith, Fiona, Parrett, Alison

“…To evaluate longitudinally the effectiveness of a cooking programme on self-reported confidence about cooking skills and food consumption patterns in parents…”
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Evaluation of the "Eat Better Feel Better" Cooking Programme to Tackle Barriers to Healthy Eating by Garcia, Ada L, Reardon, Rebecca, Hammond, Elizabeth, Parrett, Alison, Gebbie-Diben, Anne

“…We evaluated a 6-week community-based cooking programme, "Eat Better Feel Better", aimed at tackling barriers to cooking and healthy eating using a…”
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Nutritional content of infant commercial weaning foods in the UK by García, Ada L, Raza, Sarah, Parrett, Alison, Wright, Charlotte M

“…Background and aims Health professionals are frequently asked to advise on aspects of complementary feeding. This study aimed to describe the types of…”
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Colonic fermentation capacity in vitro: development during weaning in breast-fed infants is slower for complex carbohydrates than for sugars by Parrett, AM, Edwards, CA, Lokerse, E

“…Fresh feces from 27 healthy infants-12 breastfed (complete, exclusive breast-feeding), 7 in early weaning (partial, high breast-feeding), and 8 in late weaning…”
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Are fruits and vegetables used to sweeten commercial baby foods in the U.K.? (393.2) by Garcia, Ada, McLean, Kimberley, Parrett, Alison, Wright, Charlotte

“…A majority of UK commercial baby foods contain fruit and/or vegetables. We aimed to investigate the fruit and vegetable (F&V) content of commercial baby foods…”
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How effective is the “Eat Better Feel Better” community‐based cooking intervention at tackling barriers of time, cost, waste and knowledge of healthy eating in Glasgow, Scotland? by Garcia, Ada Lizbeth, Reardon, Rebecca Lizbeth, Hammond, Elizabeth, Parrett, Alison Lizbeth, Gebbie‐Diben, Anne

“…Abstract only Barriers of time, cost, waste and knowledge hinder cooking practice which is linked to poor diets. We aimed to evaluate the short and mid‐term…”
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Colonic Fermentation Capacity in vitro : Development during Weaning in Formula-Fed Infants by Parrett, Alison M., Lokerse, Ella, Edwards, Christine A.

“…The objective of this study was to determine the effect of weaning on the ability of formula-fed infants to ferment complex carbohydrates. A cross-sectional…”
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Evaluation of a cooking skills programme in parents of young children – a longitudinal study – CORRIGENDUM by Garcia, Ada L, Vargas, Elisa, Lam, Po S, Smith, Fiona, Parrett, Alison

“…To evaluate longitudinally the effectiveness of a cooking programme on self-reported confidence about cooking skills and food consumption patterns in parents…”
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