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Martin J, Peeters A, Honisett S, Mavoa H, Swinburn B, de Silva-Sanigorski A
Obes Res Clin Pract . 2014 Aug; 8(4):e388-98. PMID: 25091361
Background: Successful obesity prevention will require a leading role for governments, but internationally they have been slow to act. League tables of benchmark indicators of action can be a valuable...
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Petersen S, Moodie M, Mavoa H, Waqa G, Goundar R, Swinburn B
Int J Obes (Lond) . 2013 Nov; 38(4):539-46. PMID: 24232500
Objective: To investigate the relationship between excess weight (overweight and obesity) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of secondary school children in Fiji, by gender, age and...
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Swinburn B, Malakellis M, Moodie M, Waters E, Gibbs L, Millar L, et al.
Pediatr Obes . 2013 Nov; 9(6):455-62. PMID: 24203373
What Is Already Known About This Subject: Childhood obesity has been increasing over decades and scalable, population-wide solutions are urgently needed to reverse this trend. Evidence is emerging that community-based...
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Crammond B, Van C, Allender S, Peeters A, Lawrence M, Sacks G, et al.
Obes Rev . 2012 Nov; 14(3):213-21. PMID: 23171416
A complex regulatory package is likely to be necessary to effectively reduce obesity prevalence in developed countries. This study investigated the barriers and facilitators to implementing regulatory interventions to prevent...
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McCabe M, Mavoa H, Ricciardelli L, Schultz J, Waqa G, Fotu K
Obes Rev . 2011 Oct; 12 Suppl 2:61-7. PMID: 22008560
This paper reports on the findings of studies that were conducted as part of the Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities project. The studies evaluated the types of messages that adolescents...
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Fotu K, Millar L, Mavoa H, Kremer P, Moodie M, Snowdon W, et al.
Obes Rev . 2011 Oct; 12 Suppl 2:41-50. PMID: 22008558
Tonga has a very high prevalence of obesity with steep increases during youth, making adolescence a critical time for obesity prevention. The Ma'alahi Youth Project, the Tongan arm of the...
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Kremer P, Waqa G, Vanualailai N, Schultz J, Roberts G, Moodie M, et al.
Obes Rev . 2011 Oct; 12 Suppl 2:29-40. PMID: 22008557
Obesity is a significant problem among adolescents in Pacific populations. This paper reports on the outcomes of a 3-year obesity prevention study, Healthy Youth Healthy Communities, which was part of...
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Millar L, Kremer P, de Silva-Sanigorski A, McCabe M, Mavoa H, Moodie M, et al.
Obes Rev . 2011 Oct; 12 Suppl 2:20-8. PMID: 22008556
'It's Your Move!' was a 3-year intervention study implemented in secondary schools in Australia as part of the Pacific Obesity Prevention In Communities Project. This paper reports the outcome results...
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Schultz J, Moodie M, Mavoa H, Utter J, Snowdon W, McCabe M, et al.
Obes Rev . 2011 Oct; 12 Suppl 2:12-9. PMID: 22008555
Policy makers throughout the world are struggling to find effective ways to prevent the rising trend of obesity globally, particularly among children. The Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities project was...
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Swinburn B, Millar L, Utter J, Kremer P, Moodie M, Mavoa H, et al.
Obes Rev . 2011 Oct; 12 Suppl 2:3-11. PMID: 22008554
Obesity is increasing worldwide with the Pacific region having the highest prevalence among adults. The most common precursor of adult obesity is adolescent obesity making this a critical period for...