Journal Issue: BMC Obes Volume 6;  2019

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Volume 6;  2019

Research Articles

Who drinks sugar sweetened beverages and juice? An Australian population study of behaviour, awareness and attitudes
Caroline Miller, Melanie Wakefield, Annette Braunack-Mayer, David Roder, Kerin O’Dea, Kerry Ettridge, Joanne Dono
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 1. Published online 2019 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0224-2
PMCID:
PMC6317260
Abstract Article PDF–606K
Weight loss and weight gain among participants in a community-based weight loss Challenge
Merrill D. Funk, MinJae Lee, Michelle L. Vidoni, Belinda M. Reininger
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 2. Published online 2019 Jan 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0225-1
PMCID:
PMC6318905
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Prevalence of obesity among school-age children and adolescents in the Gulf cooperation council (GCC) states: a systematic review
Hanouf Al Hammadi, John Reilly
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 3. Published online 2019 Jan 8. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0221-5
PMCID:
PMC6323696
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
A technology-assisted health coaching intervention vs. enhanced usual care for Primary Care-Based Obesity Treatment: a randomized controlled trial
Clare Viglione, Dylaney Bouwman, Nadera Rahman, Yixin Fang, Jeannette M. Beasley, Scott Sherman, Xavier Pi-Sunyer, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Craig Tenner, Melanie Jay
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 4. Published online 2019 Feb 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0226-0
PMCID:
PMC6360675
Abstract Article PDF–1.5M
Associations between medical students’ beliefs about obesity and clinical counseling proficiency
Victoria Fang, Colleen Gillespie, Ruth Crowe, Dennis Popeo, Melanie Jay
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 5. Published online 2019 Feb 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-018-0222-4
PMCID:
PMC6360739
Abstract Article PDF–680K
Adherence to daily dietary and activity goals set within a Māori and Pacific weight loss competition
Marewa Glover, Marrit Nolte, Annemarie Wagemakers, Hayden McRobbie, Rozanne Kruger, Bernhard H. Breier, Jane Stephen, Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, Mathu Shanthakumar
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 6. Published online 2019 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0228-6
PMCID:
PMC6398225
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
Fear of falling in obese women under 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study with exploration of the relationship with physical activity
Gilly Rosic, Anne M. Milston, Jim Richards, Paola Dey
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 7. Published online 2019 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0230-z
PMCID:
PMC6398230
Abstract Article PDF–575K
Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
Teshale Darebo, Addisalem Mesfin, Samson Gebremedhin
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 8. Published online 2019 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0227-7
PMCID:
PMC6398229
Abstract Article PDF–559K
A secondary analysis examining the concordance of self-perception of weight and actual measurement of body fat percentage: The CRONICAS Cohort Study
Anthony L. Bui, Miguel G. Moscoso, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, William Checkley, Robert H. Gilman, Liam Smeeth, J. Jaime Miranda
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 9. Published online 2019 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0229-5
PMCID:
PMC6442421
Abstract Article PDF–753K
A randomized home-based childhood obesity prevention pilot intervention has favourable effects on parental body composition: preliminary evidence from the Guelph Family Health Study
Owen Krystia, Tory Ambrose, Gerarda Darlington, David W. L. Ma, Andrea C. Buchholz, Jess Haines, on behalf of the Guelph Family Health Study
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 10. Published online 2019 Mar 4. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0231-y
PMCID:
PMC6398255
Abstract Article PDF–1.2M
Association of parental body mass index (BMI) with child’s health behaviors and child’s BMI depend on child’s age
Che Young Lee, Tracey A. Ledoux, Craig A. Johnston, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Daniel P. O’Connor
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 11. Published online 2019 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0232-x
PMCID:
PMC6442408
Abstract Article PDF–696K
Sleep and weight loss in low-income overweight or obese postpartum women
Mei-Wei Chang, Alai Tan, Jonathan Schaffir, Duane T. Wegener
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 12. Published online 2019 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0236-6
PMCID:
PMC6442411
Abstract Article PDF–582K
Performance of neck circumference to predict obesity and metabolic syndrome among adult Saudis: a cross-sectional study
Rasmieh Alzeidan, Amel Fayed, Ahmed S. Hersi, Hala Elmorshedy
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 13. Published online 2019 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0235-7
PMCID:
PMC6442431
Abstract Article PDF–600K
Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among school children in an urban district in Ghana
Theodosia Adom, Anniza De Villiers, Thandi Puoane, André Pascal Kengne
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 14. Published online 2019 Apr 1. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0234-8
PMCID:
PMC6442428
Abstract Article PDF–642K
Larger omental adipocytes correlate with greater Fetuin-A reduction following sleeve gastrectomy
Katie N. Robinson, Blair Rowitz, Uretz J. Oliphant, Sharon M. Donovan, Margarita Teran-Garcia
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 15. Published online 2019 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0238-4
PMCID:
PMC6501315
Abstract Article PDF–1.4M
“I love having a healthy lifestyle" – a qualitative study investigating body mass index trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood
M. J. Sharman, K. A. Jose, A. J. Venn, S. Banks, J. Ayton, V. J. Cleland
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 16. Published online 2019 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0239-3
PMCID:
PMC6501298
Abstract Article PDF–475K
Family food environment factors associated with obesity outcomes in early childhood
Nikki Boswell, Rebecca Byrne, Peter S. W. Davies
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 17. Published online 2019 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0241-9
PMCID:
PMC6545727
Abstract Article PDF–649K
Towards personalised molecular feedback for weight loss
Shilpa Tejpal, Narinder Sanghera, Vijayalaxmi Manoharan, Joan Planas-Iglesias, Kate Myler, Judith Klein-Seetharaman
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 20. Published online 2019 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0237-5
PMCID:
PMC6501287
Abstract Article PDF–5.5M

Study Protocol

Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) – a randomized controlled trial to prevent early childhood obesity in American Indian populations: trial rationale and study protocol
Allison Ingalls, Summer Rosenstock, Reese Foy Cuddy, Nicole Neault, Samantha Yessilth, Novalene Goklish, Leonela Nelson, Raymond Reid, Allison Barlow
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 18. Published online 2019 May 6. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0233-9
PMCID:
PMC6501401
Abstract Article PDF–1.1M
Design and methods of the Healthy Kids & Families study: a parent-focused community health worker-delivered childhood obesity prevention intervention
Amy Borg, Christina F. Haughton, Mullen Sawyer, Stephenie C. Lemon, Kevin Kane, Lori Pbert, Wenjun Li, Milagros C. Rosal
BMC Obes. 2019; 6: 19. Published online 2019 Jun 3. doi: 10.1186/s40608-019-0240-x
PMCID:
PMC6545743
Abstract Article PDF–2.0M
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