CHANGES IN DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESULTING FROM THE SHAPE UP SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY INTERVENTION

The purpose of this study is to describe the behavioral changes in children resulting from Shape Up Somerville (SUS), a community-based, participatory obesity prevention intervention that used a multi-level, systems-based approach. It was set in Somerville, an urban, culturally diverse community in[r]

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The main aim of this study was to investigate pre- and post-diagnostic physical activity (PA) levels, as well as changes in pre- and post-diagnostic PA levels, and their association with all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality in women with breast cancer.

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In this study, we aimed to examine the association of total physical activity, different types of physical activity, hours of sleeping at day and night, and hours spent watching televisi[r]

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Health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet (MD) have been shown in different at-risk populations. A German translation of the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) from the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) consortium was used in the LIBRE study, investigating effects of lifestyle-[r]

Obesity, physical inactivity and poor diet quality have been associated with increased risk of breast cancer-specific and all-cause mortality as well as treatment-related side-effects in breast cancer survivors. Weight loss intervention trials in breast cancer survivors have shown that weight loss i[r]

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Physical activity plays an important role in the maintenance of health, and it is especially important during childhood. However, the lack of information about differences in physical activity practice and sports preferences of children considering gender differences can result in non-effective poli[r]

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Obesity, weight dysregulation and various degenerative diseases which are present at a huge scale are repercussions of low physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. Dietary risks, which include diets low in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, but high in salt and fat, were found to be India’s[r]

The study was conducted with the objective to find the association of physical activity with that of overweight and obesity in school students of age group 10-14 years. The random sampling method was used for selecting the students of both the sexes from their respective classes (5th to 9 th class)[r]

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The present study explores 1 the prevalence of depression and physical activity levels, 2 the relationship between depression and physical activity and 3 selected demographic factors tha[r]

Little is known about colorectal adenoma patients’ ability to adhere to behavioural interventions promoting a change in diet and physical activity. This review aimed to examine health behaviour intervention programmes promoting change in diet and/or physical activity in adenoma patients and characte[r]

Physical activity and consuming a healthy diet have clear benefits to the physical and psychosocial health of cancer survivors, with guidelines recognising the importance of these behaviors for cancer survivors. Interventions to promote physical activity and improve dietary behaviors among cancer su[r]

Physical activity (PA) is associated with changes in body composition that affect insulin sensitivity and leptin levels. Few studies have assessed the effect of lifestyle interventions on changes in objectively measured PA levels in obese children.