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'Am I really hungry?' A qualitative exploration of patients' experience, adherence and behaviour change during hunger training: a pilot study

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

24 h Accelerometry: impact of sleep-screening methods on estimates of sedentary behaviour and physical activity while awake

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

24-h movement behaviors from infancy to preschool: cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships with body composition and bone health

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A Baby-Led Approach to Complementary Feeding-Reply

scientific article published on 18 December 2017

A Baby-Led Approach to Eating Solids and Risk of Choking

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

A Qualitative Study of Parental Perceptions of Baby Food Pouches: A Netnographic Analysis

scientific article published on 8 August 2022

A Tailored Family-Based Obesity Intervention: A Randomized Trial

scientific article published on 20 July 2015

A better start national science challenge: supporting the future wellbeing of our tamariki E tipu, e rea, mō ngā rā o tō ao: grow tender shoot for the days destined for you

scientific article published on 22 February 2023

A longitudinal study of parental discipline up to 5 years

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A prediction model for childhood obesity in New Zealand

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A tool for assessing the satisfaction of a diet: Development and preliminary validation of the Diet Satisfaction Score

scientific article published on 3 November 2019

APPLE Project: 2-y findings of a community-based obesity prevention program in primary school age children

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Acceptability of early childhood obesity prediction models to New Zealand families

scientific article published on 2 December 2019

ActiGraph GT3X+ and Actical Wrist and Hip Worn Accelerometers for Sleep and Wake Indices in Young Children Using an Automated Algorithm: Validation With Polysomnography

scientific article published on 1 January 2019

Adherence to Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Guidelines within the First Foods New Zealand Study

scientific article published on 13 March 2023

Adherence to Hunger Training over 6 Months and the Effect on Weight and Eating Behaviour: Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Adherence to Infant Feeding Guidelines in the First Foods New Zealand Study

scientific article published on 2 November 2023

Age- and sex-specific visceral fat reference cutoffs and their association with cardio-metabolic risk

scientific article published on 20 January 2021

Agreement between parental perception of child weight status and actual weight status is similar across different ethnic groups in New Zealand

scientific article published in December 2016

Anticipatory guidance to prevent infant sleep problems within a randomised controlled trial: infant, maternal and partner outcomes at 6 months of age

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Association between the faecal short-chain fatty acid propionate and infant sleep

scientific article published on 22 January 2020

Associations between parental feeding practices, problem food behaviours and dietary intake in New Zealand overweight children aged 4-8 years

scientific article published on 23 June 2014

Associations of Prenatal and Childhood Antibiotic Exposure With Obesity at Age 4 Years

scientific article published on 3 January 2020

Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study: a randomised controlled trial of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding

scientific article published on 12 November 2015

Bedtime, body mass index and obesity risk in preschool-aged children

scientific article published on 6 May 2020

Bidirectional associations between sleep and dietary intake in 0-5 year old children: A systematic review with evidence mapping

scientific article published on 8 November 2019

Body fat percentages measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry corresponding to recently recommended body mass index cutoffs for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 3-18 y

scientific article published in December 2002

Body mass index and waist circumference cutoffs to define obesity in indigenous New Zealanders

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Body mass index status is effective in identifying metabolic syndrome components and insulin resistance in Pacific Island teenagers living in New Zealand

scientific article published in April 2008

Body mass index, waist girth, and waist-to-hip ratio as indexes of total and regional adiposity in women: evaluation using receiver operating characteristic curves

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Bone Mineral Density in Girls with Forearm Fractures

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Brief tools to measure obesity‐related behaviours in children under 5 years of age: A systematic review

scientific article published on 23 November 2018

Challenges and Emerging Technologies within the Field of Pediatric Actigraphy

scientific article published on 21 August 2014

Change of School Playground Environment on Bullying: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Changes in fat mass and fat-free mass during the adiposity rebound: FLAME study

scientific article published on February 3, 2011

Changes in physical activity over time in young children: a longitudinal study using accelerometers

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Child obesity prevalence across communities in New Zealand: 2010-2016

scientific article published on 4 March 2019

Childhood obesity: how long should we wait to predict weight?

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

Comparison of high-fat and high-protein diets with a high-carbohydrate diet in insulin-resistant obese women.

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Consistent use of bedtime parenting strategies mediates the effects of sleep education on child sleep: secondary findings from an early-life randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 May 2019

Core outcome set for early intervention trials to prevent obesity in childhood (COS-EPOCH): Agreement on “what” to measure

scientific article published in 2022

Cost comparison of five Australasian obesity prevention interventions for children aged from birth to two years

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Cost-Effectiveness of a Novel Sleep Intervention in Infancy to Prevent Overweight in Childhood

scientific article published on 03 October 2020

Criteria for nap identification in infants and young children using 24-h actigraphy and agreement with parental diary

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DXA measurements confirm that parental perceptions of elevated adiposity in young children are poor

scientific article published on 1 January 2007

Decomposing ethnic differences in body mass index and obesity rates among New Zealand pre-schoolers

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Determining how best to support overweight adults to adhere to lifestyle change: protocol for the SWIFT study

scientific article published on 4 September 2015

Determining optimal approaches for weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in May 2009

Development and pilot testing of Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS--a version of Baby-Led Weaning modified to address concerns about iron deficiency, growth faltering and choking

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

Do differences in compositional time use explain ethnic variation in the prevalence of obesity in children? Analyses using 24-hour accelerometry

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Do more active children sleep more? A repeated cross-sectional analysis using accelerometry

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Do parents recall and understand children's weight status information after BMI screening? A randomised controlled trial

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Do young children consistently meet 24-h sleep and activity guidelines? A longitudinal analysis using actigraphy

scientific article published on 2 September 2019

Early Intervention to Encourage Physical Activity in Infants and Toddlers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Early adiposity rebound: review of papers linking this to subsequent obesity in children and adults

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Early maternal feeding practices: Associations with overweight later in childhood

scientific article published on 9 October 2018

Eating frequency in relation to BMI in very young children: a longitudinal analysis

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Economic evaluation of a community-based obesity prevention program in children: the APPLE project

scientific article published on 14 May 2009

Effect of a Baby-Led Approach to Complementary Feeding on Infant Growth and Overweight: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Effect of antenatal dietary interventions in maternal obesity on pregnancy weight-gain and birthweight: Healthy Mums and Babies (HUMBA) randomized trial

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Effects of parent and child behaviours on overweight and obesity in infants and young children from disadvantaged backgrounds: systematic review with narrative synthesis

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Efficacy of a compulsory homework programme for increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in children: a cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 5 September 2019

Energy, Sugars, Iron, and Vitamin B12 Content of Commercial Infant Food Pouches and Other Commercial Infant Foods on the New Zealand Market

scientific article published on 18 February 2021

Ethnic differences in extreme obesity

scientific article published on 1 November 2007

Examining the accuracy of the New Zealand B4 School Check universal health service anthropometric measurements of children

scientific article published on 1 February 2019

Examining the sustainability of effects of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: Follow‐up of the <scp>EPOCH</scp> individual participant data prospective meta‐analysis

scientific article published in 2022

Factor analysis of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire in a large sample of children

scientific article published on 30 November 2012

Feasibility of Automated Cameras to Measure Screen Use in Adolescents

scientific article published on 1 August 2019

Fecal Microbiotas of Indonesian and New Zealand Children Differ in Complexity and Bifidobacterial Taxa during the First Year of Life

scientific article published on 17 September 2019

First fracture is associated with increased risk of new fractures during growth

scientific article published on 1 February 2005

Food fussiness and early feeding characteristics of infants following Baby-Led Weaning and traditional spoon-feeding in New Zealand: An internet survey

scientific article published on 02 August 2018

Four-year gain in bone mineral in girls with and without past forearm fractures: a DXA study. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

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Gender differences in body fat content are present well before puberty

scientific article published on 01 November 1997

Gender differences in sleep hygiene practices and sleep quality in New Zealand adolescents aged 15 to 17 years

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HIIT in the Real World: Outcomes from a 12-Month Intervention in Overweight Adults

scientific article published on 21 April 2018

Healthcare professionals' and mothers' knowledge of, attitudes to and experiences with, Baby-Led Weaning: a content analysis study

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How different are baby-led weaning and conventional complementary feeding? A cross-sectional study of infants aged 6-8 months

scientific article published on 6 May 2016

How feasible is Baby-led Weaning as an approach to infant feeding? A review of the evidence

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Impact of a Modified Version of Baby-Led Weaning on Dietary Variety and Food Preferences in Infants

scientific article published on 15 August 2018

Impact of a Modified Version of Baby-Led Weaning on Infant Food and Nutrient Intakes: The BLISS Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 7 June 2018

Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning on iron intake and status: a randomised controlled trial

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Impact of an early-life intervention on the nutrition behaviors of 2-y-old children: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Intermittent fasting, Paleolithic, or Mediterranean diets in the real world: exploratory secondary analyses of a weight-loss trial that included choice of diet and exercise

scientific article published on 1 March 2020

Interventions commenced by early infancy to prevent childhood obesity-The EPOCH Collaboration: An individual participant data prospective meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 6 February 2020

Lactation Consultant Support from Late Pregnancy with an Educational Intervention at 4 Months of Age Delays the Introduction of Complementary Foods in a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 20 May 2015

Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy: Protocol for the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) Follow-Up Study at 11 Years

scientific article published on 30 November 2020

Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy: Protocol for the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) Follow-Up Study at 11 Years (Preprint)

scientific article published on 14 October 2020

Longitudinal analysis of sleep in relation to BMI and body fat in children: the FLAME study

scientific article published on May 26, 2011

Longitudinal study of physical activity and inactivity in preschoolers: the FLAME study

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Mediation Analysis as a Means of Identifying Dietary Components That Differentially Affect the Fecal Microbiota of Infants Weaned by Modified Baby-Led and Traditional Approaches

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Modifiable "Predictors" of Zinc Status in Toddlers

scientific article published on 5 March 2018

Modified Version of Baby-Led Weaning Does Not Result in Lower Zinc Intake or Status in Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 1 June 2018

Moe Kitenga: a qualitative study of perceptions of infant and child sleep practices among Māori whānau

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Motivational interviewing for screening and feedback and encouraging lifestyle changes to reduce relative weight in 4-8 year old children: design of the MInT study

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Māori first foods: a Māori centred approach to understanding infant complementary feeding practices within Māori whānau

scientific article published on 26 November 2021

Māori first foods: a Māori centred approach to understanding infant complementary feeding practices within Māori whānau

Nutrient Intakes and Associations with Socioeconomic Deprivation in Young Children Living in New Zealand

scientific article published on 8 March 2023

Nutritional Implications of Baby-Led Weaning and Baby Food Pouches as Novel Methods of Infant Feeding: Protocol for an Observational Study

scientific article published on 21 April 2021

Nutritional Implications of Baby-Led Weaning and Baby Food Pouches as Novel Methods of Infant Feeding: Protocol for an Observational Study (Preprint)

scholarly article

Obesity and diabetes: questions remain but action should not be delayed

scientific article published on 17 December 2004

Obesity in New Zealand children: a weighty issue

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Online Parental Views of Baby Food Pouches

scientific article published on 26 April 2022

Parent-led or baby-led? Associations between complementary feeding practices and health-related behaviours in a survey of New Zealand families

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Parental Perceptions of Obesity in School Children and Subsequent Action

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Parental feeding practices associated with children's eating and weight: What are parents of toddlers and preschool children doing?

scientific article published on 26 May 2018

Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children

scientific article published on 7 October 2014

Parenting style and family type, but not child temperament, are associated with television viewing time in children at two years of age

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Permanent play facilities in school playgrounds as a determinant of children's activity

scientific article published in July 2010

Physical activity and inactivity trajectories associated with body composition in pre-schoolers

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Plasma leptin in relation to regional body fat in older New Zealand women

scientific article published on June 1, 1998

Prebedtime Screen Use in Adolescents: A Survey of Habits, Barriers, and Perceived Acceptability of Potential Interventions

scientific article published on 7 February 2020

Precision of DXA-Derived Visceral Fat Measurements in a Large Sample of Adults of Varying Body Size

scientific article published on 29 December 2017

Predicting early childhood obesity at infancy: a model for the New Zealand population

Prediction Equations Overestimate the Energy Requirements More for Obesity-Susceptible Individuals

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Prediction Models for Early Childhood Obesity: Applicability and Existing Issues

scientific article published on 1 January 2018

Prediction of Fat-Free Mass in Children

scientific article published on 5 May 2015

Predictive Ability of Waist‐to‐Height in Relation to Adiposity in Children Is Not Improved With Age and Sex‐Specific Values

scientific article published on September 30, 2010

Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity in New Zealand Families with Infants

scientific article published on 15 March 2023

Preventing obesity in infants: the Growing healthy feasibility trial protocol

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Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI.nz) study: a randomised controlled trial of sleep, food and activity interventions for preventing overweight from birth

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Promotion of Family Routines and Positive Parent-Child Interactions for Obesity Prevention: Protocol for the 3 Pillars Study Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 2 April 2019

Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: will it make a difference?

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Quantity versus quality of objectively measured sleep in relation to body mass index in children: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Ranked Importance of Childhood Obesity Determinants: Parents' Views across Ethnicities in New Zealand

scientific article published on 7 September 2019

Rate of fat gain is faster in girls undergoing early adiposity rebound

scientific article published in August 2004

Reducing weight gain in children through enhancing physical activity and nutrition: the APPLE project

scientific article published in January 2006

Relationship between chewing features and body mass index in young adolescents

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Relationship of total body fat mass to bone area in New Zealand five-year-olds

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Relationships of appendicular LMI and total body LMI to bone mass and physical activity levels in a birth cohort of New Zealand five-year olds

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Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Energy Intake from Minimally Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods in Young Children

scientific article published on 7 June 2019

Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Nutrients and Food Groups of Relevance to the Gut Microbiota in Young Children

scientific article published on 2 November 2018

Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for identifying the dietary patterns of toddlers in New Zealand

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Relative validity and reproducibility of an FFQ to determine nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12-24 months

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Response

scientific article published on 1 February 2019

Results From New Zealand's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article published in November 2016

Results of the 3 Pillars Study (3PS), a relationship-based programme targeting parent-child interactions, healthy lifestyle behaviours, and the home environment in parents of preschool-aged children: A pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 17 September 2020

Safe sleep practices in a New Zealand community and development of a Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) risk assessment instrument

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School playgrounds and physical activity policies as predictors of school and home time activity

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Season and ethnicity are determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in New Zealand children aged 5-14 y

scientific article published in November 2005

Selenium intakes and plasma selenium of New Zealand toddlers: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

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Self‐monitoring has no adverse effect on disordered eating in adults seeking treatment for obesity.

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Sex differences in regional body fat distribution from pre- to postpuberty

scientific article published on 5 November 2009

Should support for obesity interventions or perceptions of their perceived effectiveness shape policy?

scientific article published on 25 February 2015

Sleep and Sensory Processing in Infants and Toddlers: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study

scientific article published on 1 November 2020

Sleep patterns in children differ by ethnicity: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses using actigraphy

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Sleep, nutrition, and physical activity interventions to prevent obesity in infancy: follow-up of the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial at ages 3.5 and 5 y

scientific article published on 1 August 2018

Systematic review of randomised controlled trials to improve dietary intake for the prevention of obesity in infants aged 0-24 months

scientific article published on 10 August 2020

Targeting Sleep, Food, and Activity in Infants for Obesity Prevention: An RCT

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Teaching people to eat according to appetite - Does the method of glucose measurement matter?

scientific article published on 1 April 2020

The Complexity of Food Provisioning Decisions by Māori Caregivers to Ensure the Happiness and Health of Their Children

scientific article published on 30 April 2019

The Early Prevention of Obesity in CHildren (EPOCH) Collaboration - an individual patient data prospective meta-analysis

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The Effect of Different Types of Monitoring Strategies on Weight Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 13 July 2017

The cost of baby-led vs. parent-led approaches to introducing complementary foods in New Zealand

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

The effect of increasing risk and challenge in the school playground on physical activity and weight in children: a cluster randomised controlled trial (PLAY).

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The effect of mild sleep deprivation on diet and eating behaviour in children: protocol for the Daily Rest, Eating, and Activity Monitoring (DREAM) randomized cross-over trial

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

The impact of interventions to prevent obesity or improve obesity related behaviours in children (0-5 years) from socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or indigenous families: a systematic review

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The importance of medical assessment prior to high-intensity interval training

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The stability of sleep patterns in children 3 to 7 years of age

scientific article published on 16 December 2014

Three-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial to reduce excessive weight gain in the first two years of life: protocol for the POI follow-up study

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Timing of Introduction to Complementary Foods in Māori, Pasifika, and Other Infants in Aotearoa New Zealand

scientific article published on 14 March 2023

Translating hunger training research to primary health: a qualitative study of nurse attitudes towards a novel weight management intervention

scientific article published on 1 March 2020

Two-year follow-up of an obesity prevention initiative in children: the APPLE project

scientific article published on 1 November 2008

Understanding, comparing and learning from the four EPOCH early childhood obesity prevention interventions: A multi-methods study

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Using compositional principal component analysis to describe children's gut microbiota in relation to diet and body composition

scientific article published on 1 January 2020

Using motivational interviewing for weight feedback to parents of young children

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Validation of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess calcium intake in children aged 3 to 6 years

scientific article published on 01 June 1998

Waist circumference as a measure of trunk fat mass in children aged 3 to 5 years

scientific article published on 1 January 2008

What factors influence uptake into family-based obesity treatment after weight screening?

scientific article published on 25 September 2013

Who Are the Key Players Involved with Shaping Public Opinion and Policies on Obesity and Diabetes in New Zealand?

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Why BMI should still be on the table

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

“Baby” Food Pouches and Their Use in 1–3.9-Year-Old New Zealand Children

scientific article published on 16 March 2023