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Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors
BackgroundAdolescent mental health problems are on the rise globally, including in Sweden. One indicator of this trend is increased psychosomatic...
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#junkfluenced: the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages by social media influencers popular with Canadian children on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok
BackgroundMarketing of unhealthy foods to children on digital media significantly impacts their dietary preferences and contributes to diet-related...
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A Sociodemographic Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19-Related Schools’ Closure on the Diet and Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in Qatar
ObjectivesTo assess the impact of the COVID-19-related closure of government schools in Qatar on children and adolescents' dietary habits and...
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Cardiometabolic-related dietary patterns and thyroid function: a population-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundLittle is known about the association of dietary patterns with thyroid function. Since thyroid function and cardiometabolic variables are...
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Physical activity, screen time and dietary behaviours in New Zealand adolescents prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundInsufficient physical activity, high screen time, and unhealthy dietary patterns among adolescents may have worsened during the pandemic,...
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Overactive bladder syndrome in nulliparous female university students: prevalence and risk factors including waterpipe smoking
Introduction and hypothesisThe objective was to assess the prevalence of symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) among healthy nulliparous...
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The development of a method for the global health community to assess the proportion of food and beverage companies’ sales that are derived from unhealthy foods
ContextCorporate engagement with food and beverage companies who produce food associated with health harms is a divisive topic in the global...
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A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage of the “sugar tax” debate before and after the announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy
BackgroundOn 6th April 2018, the UK Government introduced the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) as a mechanism designed to address increasing...
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Barriers and facilitators to the introduction of import duties designed to prevent noncommunicable disease in Tonga: a case study
BackgroundIn Tonga, import duties were lowered on tinned fish and seafood in 2013 and raised on soft drinks, drip** and other animal fats....
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Multiple behavioral risk factors for non-communicable diseases among the adolescent population in Brazil: the analysis derived from the Brazilian national survey of school health 2019
BackgroundHealth risk behaviors often emerge or intensify during adolescence and tend to co-occur, exposing individuals to an even greater risk for...
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Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption
BackgroundThe benefit of reducing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is widely accepted, but updated and in-depth data on New Zealand (NZ)...
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Nutritional composition of the food supply: a comparison of soft drinks and breakfast cereals between three European countries based on labels
Background/ObjectivesMonitoring of processed products at the brand level was implemented in Austria, France and Romania on the basis of the Oqali...
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Food insecurity was negatively associated with adherence to the “fruits, vegetables, and foods rich in animal protein” dietary pattern among university students’ households: the 2018 Mexican National Household Survey
BackgroundUniversity students are often affected by food insecurity (FI) and this situation has been associated with low consumption of...
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Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
BackgroundPapua New Guinea (PNG) experienced positive GDP growth at approximately 4.3% per year during the last decade. With increases in overall...
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Clustering of lifestyle risk factors in relation to suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young adolescents: a cross-national study of 45 low- and middle-income countries
BackgroundPrior research has reaffirmed lifestyle risk behaviors to cluster among adolescents. However, the lifestyle cluster effect on suicidal...
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Dietary practices and nutritional status of children served in a social program for surrogate mothers in Colombia
BackgroundDietary practices are acquired in the family context and in turn can affect the health of family members, especially the nutritional status...
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Children’s measured exposure to food and beverage advertising on television in Toronto (Canada), May 2011–May 2019
ObjectiveExposure to unhealthy food advertising is a known determinant of children’s poor dietary behaviours. The purpose of this study was to...
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Risky behaviors, substance use, and other lifestyle correlates of energy drink consumption in children and adolescents: a systematic review
Increasing concerns have been raised on the health-related risks connected with energy drink (ED) consumption in children and adolescents, with high...
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Body weight trends in adolescents of Central Italy across 13 years: social, behavioural, and psychological correlates
AimThe study aimed to determine trends in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and their putative risk factors in different cohorts...
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The Effect of Price Changes and Teaspoon Labelling on Intention to Purchase Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: A Discrete Choice Experiment
IntroductionChildhood obesity is a major public health concern and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a known contributor. SSB taxation and food...
