All Outputs (7)

Rare sugars: metabolic impacts and mechanisms of action: a scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Avery, A., Ford, R., Yang, Q., Goux, A., Mukherjee, I., Neville, D. C., & Jethwa, P. (2022). Rare sugars: metabolic impacts and mechanisms of action: a scoping review. British Journal of Nutrition, 128(3), 389-406. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521003524

Food manufacturers are under increasing pressure to limit the amount of free sugars in their products. Many have reformulated products to replace sucrose, glucose and fructose with alternative sweeteners, but some of these have been associated with a... Read More about Rare sugars: metabolic impacts and mechanisms of action: a scoping review.

Impact of COVID-19 on health-related behaviours, well-being and weight management (2021)
Journal Article
Avery, A., Toon, J., Kent, J., Holloway, L., Lavin, J., & Bennett, S. E. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on health-related behaviours, well-being and weight management. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article 1152. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11143-7

Background: Weight management is complex for people even in times of stability. Supporting individuals to develop strategies to maintain a healthier weight when there are additional life challenges may prevent relapse. This mixed-methods study descri... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on health-related behaviours, well-being and weight management.

Underestimation of overweight weight status in children and adolescents aged 0-19 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Alshahrani, A., Shuweihdi, F., Swift, J., & Avery, A. (2021). Underestimation of overweight weight status in children and adolescents aged 0-19 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Science and Practice, 7(6), 760-796. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.531

Background: Perceptions of children's weight status may be important in obesity prevention and treatment. Aims: This review identifies the prevalence of the underestimation of overweight status in children by parents/main carers, children, and health... Read More about Underestimation of overweight weight status in children and adolescents aged 0-19 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum (2021)
Journal Article
Simpson, S. A., Coulman, E., Gallagher, D., Jewell, K., Cohen, D., Newcombe, R. G., Huang, C., Robles, J. A., Busse, M., Owen-Jones, E., Duncan, D., Williams, N., Stanton, H., Avery, A., McIntosh, E., & Playle, R. (2021). Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. International Journal of Obesity, 45(8), 1728-1739. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00835-0

Objective: To assess whether a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity was effective in reducing body mass index (BMI) 12 months after giving birth. Methods: Pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded co... Read More about Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum.

Energy-restricted interventions are effective for the remission of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of the evidence base (2021)
Journal Article
Jacob, E., & Avery, A. (2021). Energy-restricted interventions are effective for the remission of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of the evidence base. Obesity Science and Practice, 7(5), 606-618. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.504

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic, progressive disease. Caloric restriction and subsequent weight loss have been associated with both improvements and, in some cases, remission of T2DM.

Aim: To systematically review the safety and ef... Read More about Energy-restricted interventions are effective for the remission of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of the evidence base.

Efficacy of lifestyle intervention program for Arab women with prediabetes using social media as an alternative platform of delivery (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Hamdan, R., Avery, A., Al-Disi, D., Sabico, S., Al-Daghri, N. M., & Mccullough, F. (2021). Efficacy of lifestyle intervention program for Arab women with prediabetes using social media as an alternative platform of delivery. Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 12(10), 1872-1880. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13531

Aims/Introduction: This 6-month interventional study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of different educational programs among Saudi women with prediabetes referred by primary care. Materials and Methods: A total of 253 (100 group education prog... Read More about Efficacy of lifestyle intervention program for Arab women with prediabetes using social media as an alternative platform of delivery.

Health professionals’ knowledge, views and advice on diet and dental health: a survey of UK and Ireland dietitians and dentists (2021)
Journal Article
Kingsnorth, J., Cushen, S. J., Janiszewska, K., & Avery, A. (2024). Health professionals’ knowledge, views and advice on diet and dental health: a survey of UK and Ireland dietitians and dentists. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34(4), 705-714. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12842

Background

Oral health is affected by dietary practices and may impact quality of life. Collaboration between dietetics and dental professionals for oral health promotion and disease prevention is recommended. The present study aimed to determine... Read More about Health professionals’ knowledge, views and advice on diet and dental health: a survey of UK and Ireland dietitians and dentists.