Preventive medicine
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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.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Active commuting and perceptions of the route environment: a longitudinal analysis.
To assess associations between changes in perceptions of the environment en route to work and changes in active commuting. ⋯ Interventions to improve the safety of routes and convenience of public transport may help promote active commuting and should be evaluated.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Student receptivity to new school meal offerings: assessing fruit and vegetable waste among middle school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
We sought to characterize student receptivity to new menu offerings in the Los Angeles Unified School District by measuring the levels of fruit and vegetable waste after implementation of changes to the school lunch menu in fall 2011. ⋯ Our findings suggest that fruit and vegetable waste was substantial and that additional work may be needed to increase student selection and consumption of fruit and vegetable offerings. Complementary interventions to increase the appeal of fruit and vegetable options may be needed to encourage student receptivity to these healthier items in the school meal program.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Calorie-labelling in catering outlets: acceptability and impacts on food sales.
Obesity is the biggest challenge facing preventive medicine. Calorie-labelling has been suggested as a way of changing the architecture of an 'obesogenic' environment without limiting consumer choice. This study examined the effect of calorie-labelling on sales of food items at catering outlets on a city-centre university campus. ⋯ This study provides evidence, beyond that from single-meal exposures, for the acceptability of meal calorie-labelling and its potential as an effective low-cost anti-obesity measure.