“Exercise is a form of medicine”

 Source: NHS Choices.

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Date of publication: 1^st July, 2013.

Publication type: News item.

In a nutshell: Learn more about one woman’s mission to promote the provision of personalised exercise programmes for patients to community practitioners.

Length of publication: 1 webpage.

The association between functional movement and overweight and obesity in British primary school children.

Source: BMC Sports, Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013, 5:11.

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Date of publication: 15th May, 2013.

Publication type: Research.

In a nutshell: This study, which examined the association between functional movement and overweight and obesity in British children, found that overweight and obesity are significantly associated with poorer functional movement in children. The authors concluded that further research is needed which evaluates interventions to reduce overweight and obesity and/or improve functional movement in children.

Length of publication: 8 pages.

 

Women’s experiences of body image and weight loss after childbirth.

Source: British Journal of Midwifery, 20 (12), p.860-865.
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Date of publication: 5th December, 2012.
Publication type: Research.
In a nutshell: This study examines women’s experiences of body image and weight loss after childbirth, with particular reference to the portrayal of celebrities in media images. Whilst weight loss was not an apparent concern for the women interviewed, there was acknowledgement of possible pressure and unrealistic comparisons with celebrities for new mothers.
Length of publication: 6 pages.
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Impact of weight loss with or without exercise on abdominal fat and insulin resistance in obese individuals: a randomised clinical trial.

Source: British Journal of Nutrition, 2013, early view
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Date of publication: January, 2013.
Publication type: Clinical trial.
In a nutshell: This RCT looks at the association between abdominal obesity and the development of insulin resistance (IR) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) by evaluating the effects of body weight reduction with and without exercise over abdominal fat tissue and IR. It was found that 5 % weight loss did reduce abdominal fat and IR in obese individuals and exercise did not add to the effect of weight loss.
Length of publication: 7 pages.
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Lose Weight: Getting started.

Source: NHS Choices.
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Date of publication: December, 2012.
Publication type: News item.
In a nutshell: NHS Choices recently launched Lose Weight: Getting started a 12 week plan to aid weight loss. Now NHS Choices, in conjunction with HealthUnlocked, has launched an online weight loss community to support those following this plan.
Length of publication: 1 web page.
Some important notes: Follow this link to access the online community mentioned in the article.

The relationship between body mass index prior to old age and disability in old age

Source: International Journal of Obesity, 2012, 36, p. 1180-1186.

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Date of publication: September 2012.

Publication type: Research.

In a nutshell: This study analysed the relationship between body mass index (BMI) in middle-age and disability status in old-age using data from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS). A graded relationship was observed between BMI and disability in males and females across the range of participants. This study highlights the importance of maintaining a healthy body weight in middle age in order to reduce the risk of disability in old age.

Length of publication: 7 pages.

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Can you really be both ‘fat and fit?’

Source: NHS Choices 

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Date of publication: 5th September, 2012.

Publication type: Journal article.

In a nutshell: A closer look at the research behind recent headlines suggesting that people may be “fat and fit”.

Length of publication: 1 web page.

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Time use and physical activity: a shift away from movement across the globe.

 Source: Obesity Reviews, 2012, 13 (8), p. 659-680.

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Date of publication: August 2012.

Publication type: Research.

In a nutshell: This paper examines trends in physical activity and related energy expenditure over the last 18 years, and goes on to examine the potential impact on weight gain and other cardio-metabolic health risks that the differential declines in activity and increases in sedentary time across the globe represent.

Length of publication: 22 pages.

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Impact of Physician BMI on Obesity Care and Beliefs.

Source: Obesity, 2012, 20 (5), p.999-1005.

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Date of publication: May 2012.

Publication type: Research.

In a nutshell: This study looked at the impact of physician BMI on obesity care, physician self-efficacy, perceptions of role-modeling weight-related health behaviors, and perceptions of patient trust in weight loss advice. Findings suggested that physicians with a normal BMI were more likely to engage their obese patients in weight loss discussions, and had greater confidence in their ability to act as a role model and provide diet and exercise counseling to overweight patients.

Length of publication: 6 pages.           

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Wii fitness games ‘no health boost’.

Source: NursingTimes.Net

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Date of publication: Publication type: Journal article.

In a nutshell: A closer look at the original research beind a reports that playing active video games will not help to keep your children fit.

Length of publication: 1 webpage.

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