Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Ability of a mass media campaign to influence knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about sugary drinks and obesity.
We examined the impact of a mass media campaign that was designed to educate residents about the amount of added sugars in soda and other sugary drinks, as well as the health impacts of consuming such drinks. ⋯ Media campaigns about sugary drinks and obesity may be effective for raising awareness about added sugars in beverages, increasing knowledge about health problems associated with excessive sugar consumption, and prompting behavioral intentions to reduce soda and sugary drink consumption.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyUnderstanding occupational sitting: prevalence, correlates and moderating effects in Australian employees.
To (1) compare occupational sitting between different socio-demographic, health-related, work-related and psychosocial categories, (2) identity socio-demographic, health-related, work-related and psychosocial correlates of occupational sitting, and (3) examine the moderating effect of work-related factors in the relation between correlates and occupational sitting. ⋯ Most important contributors to occupational sitting were work-related and socio-demographic correlates. More research is needed to confirm present results.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyOverweight and obesity among low-income women in rural West Virginia and urban Los Angeles County.
We described the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income women in rural West Virginia (WV) and urban Los Angeles County (LA County). Both communities participated in the national Communities Putting Prevention to Work program during 2010-2012. In each community, we completed health assessments on adult women recruited from public-sector clinics serving low-income populations. ⋯ In LA County, for example, African American and Hispanic women were 1.4 times (95% CI=1.12, 1.81) more likely than white women to be overweight and obese. Collectively, these subpopulation health data served as an important guide for further planning of obesity prevention efforts in both communities. These efforts became a part of the subsequent Community Transformation Grants portfolio.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Smokers' physical activity and weight gain one year after a successful versus unsuccessful quit attempt.
To examine whether smokers' physical activity is related to weight change following a quit attempt. ⋯ Physical activity is associated with an attenuation of the weight gain that often occurs after quitting smoking.
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The feasibility of a tobacco endgame strategy, aiming to bring smoking prevalence to near-zero levels, is currently under debate. We provide information on public support for such a strategy in Europe. ⋯ Approximately one in three adults (and one in four smokers) supports a comprehensive tobacco endgame intervention. This first study in Europe provides a baseline for evaluating future trends in public support for extreme propositions to end or drastically cut smoking.