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Managing Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases in Women with Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorders: A Randomized Trial with 12 Months Follow-Up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Persons with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge eating disorder (BED) have an elevated risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, lowering this risk is rarely addressed in standard cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT). ... -
‘‘My quality of life is worse compared to my earlier life’’: living with chronic problems after weight loss surgery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11-18)Weight loss surgery is commonly regarded as improving individuals’ health and social life, and resulting in a happier and more active life for those defined as ‘‘morbidly obese.’’ However, some researchers have started to ... -
Obese children playing towards an active lifestyle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)Aim. To determine whether five months of guided active play in overweight or obese children and adolescents under multi-disciplinary management for weight reduction leads to increased physical activity levels in leisure ... -
Overweight and waist circumference among Norwegian 11-year-olds and associations with reported parental overweight and waist circumference : the HEIA study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11)Aims: The aim of this paper is to investigate anthropometric characteristics in 11-year-old Norwegian by gender and parental education, and to study associations between adolescents’ overweight and waist circumference ... -
Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition study (EPIC)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-14)Background: The higher risk of death resulting from excess adiposity may be attenuated by physical activity (PA). However, the theoretical number of deaths reduced by eliminating physical inactivity compared with overall ... -
Physical activity attenuates metabolic risk of adolescents with overweight or obesity: The ICAD multi-country study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Although the benefits of physical activity (PA) at an early age are well established, there is no robust evidence of the role of PA as well as its intensities in attenuating the association between weight status ... -
Physical Activity in the Prevention of Weight Gain: The Impact of Measurement and Interpretation of Associations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose of Review: To what extent do different methods of physical activity measurement and statistical analysis influence the reported associations between physical activity and weight gain? Recent Findings: The obesity ... -
Physical activity, sedentary time and adiposity during the first two decades of life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-19)High amounts of time spent sedentary and low levels of physical activity have been implicated in the process of excessive adiposity gains in youth. The aim of this review is to discuss the role of physical activity, sedentary ... -
Prospective associations between sedentary time, sleep duration and adiposity in adolescents.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether objectively measured sedentary time and sleep duration are associated with changes in adiposity from mid- to late adolescence. Methods: Students ... -
Reduction in BMI z-score and improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents. The Oslo Adiposity Intervention Study - a hospital/public health nurse combined treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-27)Background: Weight loss and increased physical fitness are established approaches to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. We studied the reduction in BMI z-score associated with improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors ... -
Screen-viewing and the home TV environment: The European Youth Heart Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-03)Objective Examine if home environmental factors are associated with screen-viewing. Methods Data are for 2670, 3rd and 9th grade participants in Denmark, Portugal, Estonia and Norway collected between 1997 and 2000. ... -
Secular trends in adiposity in Norwegian 9-year-olds from 1999-2000 to 2005
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-14)Background: Due to the negative health consequences of childhood obesity monitoring trends in body mass and adiposity is essential. The purpose of this study was to describe secular trends in the prevalence of overweight ... -
Six-Year Change in Youth Physical Activity and Effect on Fasting Insulin and HOMA-IR
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-09)Background There is a shortage of longitudinal data analyzing associations between physical activity and indicators of insulin resistance among children and adolescents after accounting for adiposity change. To guide ... -
The effect of a multi-component camp-based weight-loss program on children's motor skills and physical fitness: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-15)Background: Many weight-loss programs in children are performed without specific foci on training both physical fitness and motor skills. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of a one-year weight-loss program ... -
The longitudinal relationship between motor competence and measures of fatness and fitness from childhood into adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives: To examine longitudinal (seven years) relationships among cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak), body fatness, and motor competence. Method: Data were collected as part of the Copenhagen School Child Intervention ... -
Total energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Low total energy expenditure (TEE, MJ/d) has been a hypothesized risk factor for weight gain, but repeatability of TEE, a critical variable in longitudinal studies of energy balance, is understudied. We examine repeated ... -
Treatment of hypertension with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and resting metabolic rate: A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hypertension in obese and overweight patients is associated with an elevated resting metabolic rate (RMR). The aim of this study was to determine whether RMR is reduced in hypertensive patients treated with angiotensin-converting ... -
Validation of energy intake from a web-based food recall for children and adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-08)The purpose of this study was to validate estimated energy intake from a web-based food recall, designed for children and adolescents. We directly compared energy intake to estimates of total energy expenditure, calculated ... -
Waist circumference is related to low-grade inflammation in youth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objectives. To examine markers of infl ammation in 9- and 15-year-olds with high waist circumference and compare these with controls, and to examine the relationships between infl ammatory markers and cardiovascular disease ... -
Waist circumference thresholds and cardiorespiratory fitness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose: This study's purpose was to examine whether established risk categories of waist circumference (WC)—normal, high risk, and very high health risk—reflected significant differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) ...