The effect of modest changes in sleep on dietary intake and eating behavior in children: secondary outcomes of a randomized crossover trial.

Background: Insufficient sleep duration increases obesity risk in children, but the mechanisms remain unclear.

Objectives: This study seeks to determine how changes in sleep influence energy intake and eating behavior.

Methods: Sleep was experimentally manipulated in a randomized, crossover study in 105 children (8-12 y) who met current sleep guidelines (8-11 h/night).

Measuring short-term eating behaviour and desire to eat: Validation of the child eating behaviour questionnaire and a computerized 'desire to eat' computerized questionnaire.

The Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) is designed to measure 'usual' eating behaviour, with no time period attached, thus may not be suitable for assessing the effectiveness of short-term experimental studies. The aim of this study was to validate i) the CEBQ adapted to measure 'past week' rather than 'usual' eating behaviour, and ii) a computerized questionnaire assessing desire to eat core and non-core foods, against an objective measure of eating behaviour and food intake (eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) experiment). Children (n = 103) aged 8-12 years completed the desire to eat questionnaire followed by the EAH experiment while primary caregivers completed the adapted CEBQ.

Eating in the absence of hunger in children with mild sleep loss: a randomized crossover trial with learning effects.

Background: While insufficient sleep duration has emerged as a strong, independent risk factor for obesity, the mechanisms remain unclear. One possibility is greater "eating in the absence of hunger" (EAH) or energy intake beyond the point of satiety, when tired.

Objective: The aim was to determine whether mild sleep loss increases EAH in children.

Bidirectional associations between sleep quality or quantity, and dietary intakes or eating behaviors in children 6-12 years old: a systematic review with evidence mapping.

Context: Although dietary advice has long been a cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle, how sleep quality and quantity may interact with dietary intake or eating behaviors remains unclear.

Objective: To consider a bidirectional relationship between sleep and diet in children aged 6-12 years via a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines.

Data Sources: Relevant trials and observational studies were identified by searching the PubMed, Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL databases up to June 1, 2019, without language or date restrictions and supplemented with hand searching.

Translating hunger training research to primary health: a qualitative study of nurse attitudes towards a novel weight management intervention.

INTRODUCTION Practice nurses in general practice are ideally placed to deliver weight management treatments. Teaching people to eat according to their appetite, based on measurements of blood glucose ('hunger training'), is known to lead to weight loss and improved eating behaviour. To effectively translate this research to primary care requires understanding of key stakeholder perspectives.

'Am I really hungry?' A qualitative exploration of patients' experience, adherence and behaviour change during hunger training: a pilot study.

Objectives: Hunger training (HT) is an intervention designed to teach people to eat according to their hunger by connecting physical symptoms of appetite with glucose levels. HT is most effective for weight loss, and improving eating behaviours when adherence is high. However, adherence is a challenge that should be explored prior to wider dissemination.

Bidirectional associations between sleep and dietary intake in 0-5 year old children: A systematic review with evidence mapping.

We have undertaken a systematic review examining the role of diet on sleep, and sleep on diet, in children aged 0-5 y. Controlled trials and cohort or cross-sectional studies were identified with online searches of PubMed, Medline, Embase, Scopus, and CENTRAL up to 1 June 2019, and hand searching of relevant publications. Searches, extraction, and risk of bias assessments were undertaken independently by at least two researchers.

Implementation of a 'Joint Clinic' to resolve unmet need for orthopaedic services in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a program evaluation.

Background: Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, principally affecting the older population. Highly prevalent, disabling diseases such as osteoarthritis strain the capacity of health systems, and can result in unmet need for services. The Joint Clinic was initiated to provide secondary care consultations and access to outpatient services for people with advanced hip or knee osteoarthritis, who were referred by their general practitioner for orthopaedic consultation but not offered an orthopaedic specialist appointment.

Transport behaviours among older teenagers from semi-rural New Zealand.

Objective: Transport impacts teenagers by affecting their autonomy and independent access to activities. This manuscript reports descriptive findings of transport behaviours among teenagers in Southland, New Zealand, and discusses the implications of these for public health and policy.

Methods: An online survey was implemented to investigate transport among respondents aged 16 years and older from twelve secondary schools.

Participatory photography gives voice to young non-drivers in New Zealand.

Youth have the highest crash injury risk in New Zealand. Māori and Pacific youth have an even higher risk. Highlighting and promoting benefits of modal shift from cars to active and public transport may increase health and safety.

Weight loss in obese adults 65years and older: a review of the controversy.

Obesity in older adults is ubiquitous in many developed countries and is related to various negative health outcomes, making it an important public health target for intervention. However, treatment approaches for obesity in older adults remain controversial due to concerns surrounding the difficulty of behavior change with advancing age, exacerbating the age-related loss of skeletal muscle and bone, and the feasibility of long-term weight maintenance and related health consequences. This review serves to systematically examine the evidence regarding weight loss interventions with a focus on obese (body mass index 30kg/m(2) and above) older adults (aged 65years and older) and some proposed mechanisms associated with exercise and caloric restriction (lifestyle intervention).

The effectiveness of continuing training for traditional birth attendants on their reproductive health-care knowledge and performance.

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of continuing training for traditional birth attendants (TBAs) on their reproductive knowledge and performance.

Setting: Mzuzu Central Hospital in the northern region of Malawi. PARTICIPANTS AND ANALYSIS: a total of 81 TBAs trained during 2004 and 2006 in Mzuzu, Malawi received continuing training courses.