Publications by authors named "C D Summerbell"

Inequalities in diets contribute to overall inequalities in health. Economic inequality and inequalities in access to healthy food are key drivers of poor diet and ill health among young people (YP). Despite mounting evidence of structural barriers to healthy eating, less is known about how YP view and experience these inequalities where they live, and how to address them.

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Background: Improving the public's understanding of how regional and socioeconomic inequalities create and perpetuate inequalities in health, is argued to be necessary for building support for policies geared towards creating a more equal society. However, research exploring public perceptions of health inequalities, and how they are generated, is limited. This is particularly so for young people.

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  • Obesity in teenagers is a big issue worldwide, affecting more than 25% of young people in many regions, including North and South America and Europe.
  • To help prevent obesity, programs focus on encouraging healthier eating and more physical activity.
  • A recent review looked at 74 studies to see which methods successfully helped teens reduce weight and improve their health over time.
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  • Obesity in children is a big health problem, and experts want to find the best ways to help kids eat healthier and be more active.
  • This study looks at different programs that try to prevent obesity by changing what kids eat or how much they exercise, measuring things like body weight over time.
  • Researchers reviewed lots of studies to see if these programs worked and collected data from over 189,000 kids to find the best methods for keeping them healthy.
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Effect sizes from previously reported trials are often used to determine the meaningful change in weight in childhood obesity prevention interventions because information on clinically meaningful differences is lacking. Estimates from previous trials may be influenced by statistical significance; therefore, it is important that they have a low risk of type 1 error. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to report on the design of child obesity prevention randomized controlled trials and effectiveness according to risk of type 1 error.

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