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Are point-of-decision prompts in a sports sciece and medicine centre effective in changing the prevalence of stair usage? A preliminary study

Author: Pillay, Julian D ; Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy ; Achmat, Masturah ; Carstene, Madelaine ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 2009 Objective. To determine the impact of a signed intervention on promoting stair versus lift usage in a health and fitness facility. Design. A 3-week observational study in which a simple timeseries design of collecting data before, during and ... Read more
Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries

Author: Zakrzewski-Fruer, Julia K ; Gillison, Fiona B ; Katzmarzyk, Peter T ; Mire, Emily F ; Broyles, Stephanie T ; Champagne, Catherine M ; Chaput, Jean-Philippe ; Denstel, Kara D ; Fogelholm, Mikael ; Hu, Gang ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Maher, Carol ; Maia, José ; Olds, Tim ; Onywera, Vincent ; Sarmiento, Olga L ; Tremblay, Mark S ; Tudor-Locke, Catrine ; Standage, Martyn Date: 21 Feb 2019 Background Existing research has documented inconsistent findings for the associations among breakfast frequency, physical activity (PA), and sedentary time in children. The primary aim of this study was to examine the ... Read more
The association between daily steps and health, and the mediating role of body composition: a pedometer-based, cross-sectional study in an employed South African population

Author: Pillay, Julian D ; van der Ploeg, Hidde P ; Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L ; Proper, Karin I ; van Stralen, Maartje ; Tomaz, Simone A ; van Mechelen, Willem ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 22 Feb 2015 Background: Walking is recognized as an easily accessible mode of physical activity and is therefore supported as a strategy to promote health and well-being. To complement walking, pedometers have been identified as a useful tool for monitoring ... Read more c b
Association between perceived built environmental attributes and physical activity among adults in South Africa

Author: Malambo, Pasmore ; Kengne, Andre P ; Lambert, Estelle V ; De Villers, Anniza ; Puoane, Thandi Date: 20 Feb 2017 Background: To investigate the association between perceived environmental attributes and leisure-time and transport-related physical activity. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 671 South Africans aged ≥35 years from urban ... Read more c b
Association of car ownership and physical activity across the spectrum of human development: Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study (METS)

Author: Shoham, David A ; Dugas, Lara R ; Bovet, Pascal ; Forrester, Terrence E ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Plange-Rhule, Jacob ; Schoeller, Dale A ; Brage, Soren ; Ekelund, Ulf ; Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A ; Cooper, Richard S ; Luke, Amy Date: 21 Feb 2015 Background: Variations in physical activity (PA) across nations may be driven by socioeconomic position. As national incomes increase, car ownership becomes within reach of more individuals. This report characterizes associations between car ... Read more c b
Cardiovascular risk status of Afro-origin populations across the spectrum of economic development: findings from the Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study

Author: Dugas, Lara R ; Forrester, Terrence E ; Plange-Rhule, Jacob ; Bovet, Pascal ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A ; Cao, Guichan ; Cooper, Richard S ; Khatib, Rasha ; Tonino, Laura ; Riesen, Walter ; Korte, Wolfgang ; Kliethermes, Stephanie ; Luke, Amy Date: 12 May 2017 Background: Cardiovascular risk factors are increasing in most developing countries. To date, however, very little standardized data has been collected on the primary risk factors across the spectrum of economic development. Data are particularly ... Read more
“Choice Set” for health behavior in choice-constrained settings to frame research and inform policy: examples of food consumption, obesity and food security

Author: Dover, Robert V H ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 2016 Objectives: Using the nexus between food consumption, food security and obesity, this paper addresses the complexity of health behavior decision-making moments that reflect relational social dynamics in context-specific dialogues, often in ... Read more c b
Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science

Author: King, Abby C ; Odunitan-Wayas, Feyisayo A ; Chaudhury, Moushumi ; Rubio, Maria Alejandra ; Baiocchi, Michael ; Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy ; Montes, Felipe ; Banchoff, Ann ; Sarmiento, Olga Lucia ; Bälter, Katarina ; Hinckson, Erica ; Chastin, Sebastien ; Lambert, Estelle V ; González, Silvia A ; Guerra, Ana María ; Gelius, Peter ; Zha, Caroline ; Sarabu, Chethan ; Kakar, Pooja A ; Fernes, Praveena ; Rosas, Lisa G ; Winter, Sandra J ; McClain, Elizabeth ; Gardiner, Paul A ; on behalf of the Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network Date: 21 Jan 2021 Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have created unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world’s youth. While policy approaches can help to mitigate such inequities, ... Read more c b
Community-driven citizen science approach to explore cardiovascular disease risk perception, and develop prevention advocacy strategies in sub-Saharan Africa: a programme protocol

Author: Okop, Kufre J ; Murphy, Kathy ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Kedir, Kiya ; Getachew, Hailemichael ; Howe, Rawleigh ; Niyibizi, Jean B ; Ntawuyirushintege, Selemani ; Bavuma, Charlotte ; Rulisa, Stephen ; Kasenda, Stephen ; Chipeta, Effie ; Bunn, Christopher ; Crampin, Amelia C ; Chapotera, Gertrude ; King, Abby C ; Banchoff, Ann ; Winter, Sandra J ; Levitt, Naomi S Date: 26 Feb 2021 Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which experiences a disproportionately high cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden, population-based screening and prevention measures are hampered by low levels of knowledge about CVD and ... Read more c b
Comparisons of intensity-duration patterns of physical activity in the US, Jamaica and 3 African countries

Author: Dugas, Lara R ; Bovet, Pascal ; Forrester, Terrence E ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Plange-Rhule, Jacob ; Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A ; Shoham, David ; Kroff, Jacolene ; Cao, Guichan ; Cooper, Richard S ; Brage, Soren ; Ekelund, Ulf ; Luke, Amy Date: 27 Aug 2014 Background: This difference in how populations living in low-, middle or upper-income countries accumulate daily PA, i.e. patterns and intensity, is an important part in addressing the global PA movement. We sought to characterize objective ... Read more c b
Did HealthKick, a randomised controlled trial primary school nutrition intervention improve dietary quality of children in low-income settings in South Africa?

Author: Steyn, Nelia P ; de Villiers, Anniza ; Gwebushe, Nomonde ; Draper, Catherine E ; Hill, Jillian ; de Waal, Marina ; Dalais, Lucinda ; Abrahams, Zulfa ; Lombard, Carl ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 23 Sep 2015 Background: Numerous studies in schools in the Western Cape Province, South Africa have shown that children have an unhealthy diet with poor diversity and which is high in sugar and fat. HealthKick (HK) was a three-year randomised controlled ... Read more c b
Effect of body mass and physical activity volume and intensity on pedometry-measured activity energy expenditure in rural black South Africans in the Limpopo Province

Author: Cook, Ian ; Alberts, Marianne ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 2010 Objectives. We developed a novel approach to investigate patterns of pedometry-measured total weekly activity energy expenditure (EEAct) in rural black South Africans in the Limpopo Province. Design. We analysed 7-day pedometry data in 775 ... Read more
Effects of elevated plasma adrenaline levels on substrate metabolism, effort perception and muscle activation during low-to-moderate intensity exercise

Author: West, Sacha J ; Goedecke, Julia H ; Van Niekerk, Lizl ; Collins, Malcolm ; St Clair Gibson, Alan ; MacDonald, Ian A ; Noakes, Timothy D ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 2005 The aim of this study was to differentiate the role of raised plasma adrenaline (Adr) concentrations from sympathoadrenal activation associated with moderate-intensity exercise, on muscle activation, cardiopulmonary responses, fuel metabolism, ... Read more
Evaluation of a nutrition and health education program on components of metabolic health on women from under-resourced South African communities

Author: Guillén, Pujol-Busquets Georgina Date: 2022 Background: Diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a substantial burden in terms of financial cost, morbidity, and mortality. In South Africa there is currently a double burden of infectious diseases and NCDs. Overconsumption of ... Read more
Evaluation of a school-based physical activity intervention in Alexandra Township

Author: Draper, Catherine E ; de Kock, Lauren ; Grimsrud, Anna T ; Rudolph, Michael ; Nemutandani, Simon ; Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy ; Lambert, Estelle V Date: 2010 Objectives. Non-communicable diseases and limited participation in school physical education have become increasing concerns in South Africa. In response to these concerns, a schoolbased physical activity intervention, Healthnutz, was implemented ... Read more
A formative assessment of nurses' lifestyle behaviours and health status

Author: Phiri, Lindokuhle P Date: 2015 Background: Previous research has identified health care workers (HCWs) and shift workers as having an increased risk for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Nurses in particular have a high prevalence of obesity, poor eating habits and ... Read more
Gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, and obesity across the epidemiologic transition: the METS-Microbiome study protocol

Author: Dugas, Lara R ; Lie, Louise ; Plange-Rhule, Jacob ; Bedu-Addo, Kweku ; Bovet, Pascal ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Forrester, Terrence E ; Luke, Amy ; Gilbert, Jack A ; Layden, Brian T Date: 06 Aug 2018 Background While some of the variance observed in adiposity and weight change within populations can be accounted for by traditional risk factors, a new factor, the gut microbiota, has recently been associated with obesity. ... Read more
Impact of a primary school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention on learners in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: A pilot study

Author: Naidoo, Rowena ; Coopoo, Yoga ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Draper, Catherine Date: 2009 Background. The opportunity for children to be physically active during school hours is rapidly decreasing in selected schools. This study evaluated the effects of a nutrition and physical activity (NAP) intervention incorporated within the ... Read more
Independent association of resting energy expenditure with blood pressure: confirmation in populations of the African diaspora

Author: Creber, Chloe ; Cooper, Richard S ; Plange-Rhule, Jacob ; Bovet, Pascal ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Forrester, Terrence E ; Schoeller, Dale ; Riesen, Walter ; Korte, Wolfgang ; Cao, Guichan ; Luke, Amy ; Dugas, Lara R Date: 10 Jan 2018 Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, however, the physiologic mechanisms linking increased adiposity to elevations in blood pressure are not well described. An increase in resting energy expenditure (REE) is an obligatory ... Read more
Injury risk assessment and the incidence of musculo-skeletal injuries in recreational long-distance runners over a 3-month training period

Author: Smith, Tanya Date: 2017 Background: Long distance road running is continually growing as competitive and recreational sport, globally. Despite its popularity, a high burden of incidence of injury exists among runners. Previous research has focussed on specific ... Read more

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