[HTML][HTML] Developing embodied conversational agents for coaching people in a healthy lifestyle: scoping review

LL Kramer, S Ter Stal, BC Mulder, E de Vet… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are animated computer characters
that simulate face-to-face counseling. Owing to their capacity to establish and maintain an …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of nutritional strategies on improving the quality of diet of children from 6 to 12 years old: a systematic review

N Andueza, S Navas-Carretero, M Cuervo - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dietary habits, that are formed during childhood and consolidated in adulthood, are known
to influence the development of future chronic diseases such as metabolic syndrome or type …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity, screen viewing time, and overweight/obesity among Chinese children and adolescents: an update from the 2017 physical activity and fitness …

Z Zhu, Y Tang, J Zhuang, Y Liu, X Wu, Y Cai, L Wang… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background With increases in inactive lifestyles and mounting pressure for academic
excellence in Chinese younger populations, lack of physical activity and increased …

BMI status and associations between affect, physical activity and anxiety among US children during COVID‐19

JM Alves, AG Yunker, A DeFendis, AH Xiang… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is concern regarding how the COVID‐19 pandemic may impact the
psychological and physical health of children, but to date, studies on mental health during …

[HTML][HTML] Explainable machine learning framework for predicting long-term cardiovascular disease risk among adolescents

H Salah, S Srinivas - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, over 80%
of it is preventable through early intervention and lifestyle changes. Most cases of CVD are …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects of child nutritional status on the accumulation of health human capital

S Li, NM Nor, SR Kaliappan - SSM-population health, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on the impact of childhood nutrition on adult health and human capital has been
extensively studied in developed countries, but research in China on this topic is limited …

[HTML][HTML] Co-design of a school-based physical activity intervention for adolescent females in a disadvantaged community: insights from the Girls Active Project (GAP)

S McQuinn, S Belton, A Staines, MR Sweeney - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, adolescents' physical activity (PA) participation rates are low,
particularly among lower socioeconomic groups, with females consistently the least active …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of the Walking in ScHools (WISH) Study, a peer-led walking intervention for adolescent girls: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial

MH Murphy, SM O'Kane, A Carlin, IM Lahart… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Most adolescent girls fail to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical
activity behaviours track from childhood into adulthood and providing adolescent girls with …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the GoActive intervention to increase physical activity among UK adolescents: A cluster randomised controlled trial

K Corder, SJ Sharp, ST Jong, C Foubister… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Less than 20% of adolescents globally meet recommended levels of physical
activity, and not meeting these recommended levels is associated with social disadvantage …

Improving the implementation of nutrition guidelines in childcare centres improves child dietary intake: findings of a randomised trial of an implementation intervention

K Seward, L Wolfenden, M Finch, J Wiggers… - Public health …, 2018 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveEvidence suggests that improvements to the childcare nutrition environment can
have a positive impact on child dietary intake. The primary aim of the present study was to …