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What influences government policymaking? The case of childhood obesity in England
Abstract What influences government policymaking? The case of childhood obesity in England | Dolly Rose Zarina Theis In England today, four out of the top five risk factors of healthy life years lost to death, disability ... -
The role of mental health in adult behavioural weight management interventions
Established evidence reports that there is a bidirectional relationship between obesity and mental health, with obesity as both a cause and consequence of poor mental health. Treatments for obesity and poor mental health ... -
The descriptive and aetiological epidemiology of physical activity: composition, volume, and intensity.
Physical activity is known to play a role in the prevention of obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions. However, in order to develop targeted public health interventions, it is first necessary to understand how ... -
Aetiological role of early lifestyle exposures in puberty timing
Amidst the global secular trends towards earlier timing of pubertal development, there are abundant evidence from various populations that early puberty timing is associated with higher risks for a wide range of subsequent ...
