Background Healthy children achieve better educational outcomes which, in turn, are
associated with improved health later in life. The World Health Organization's Health …

In the context of a global obesity epidemic that has led to an unprecedented burden of non‐
communicable disease, the role of food and beverage marketing to children has been …

Abstract Background Health examination surveys (HESs), carried out in Europe since the
1950's, provide valuable information about the general population's health for health …

Background Low levels of physical activity and high time spent in sedentary activities have
been associated with unfavourable health outcomes in adolescents. During adolescence …

Background Physical activity (PA) has many health benefits but may increase falls risk
among older adults. We study how objectively measured habitual daily PA is related to falls …

Socrates described a group of people chained up inside a cave, who mistook shadows of
objects on a wall for reality. This allegory comes to mind when considering 'routinely …

Background Sedentary behaviours are increasingly recognised as raising the risk of
cardiovascular disease events, diabetes and mortality, independently of physical activity …

Background Physical activity (PA) levels among older adults are generally low and
sedentary behaviour (SB) very common; increasing PA and reducing SB levels could have …

Background: objective measures of physical activity and function with a diverse cohort of UK
adults in their 70s and 80s were used to investigate relative risk of all-cause mortality and …

Background There are considerable inter-individual differences in the direction and degree
of change in physical activity (PA) levels during the retirement transition. There is currently a …