Ultra-processed food intake and obesity: what really matters for health—processing or nutrient content?

JM Poti, B Braga, B Qin - Current obesity reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this narrative review was to summarize and critique
recent evidence evaluating the association between ultra-processed food intake and …

The obesity epidemic–Nature via nurture: A narrative review of high-income countries

SE Jackson, CH Llewellyn, L Smith - SAGE open medicine, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the last three decades, the prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly in populations
around the world. Despite a wealth of research, the relative contributions of the different …

Did the food environment cause the obesity epidemic?

KD Hall - Obesity, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Several putative explanations of the obesity epidemic relate to the changing food
environment. Individual dietary macronutrients have each been theorized to be the prime …

Behavioural insights and (un) healthy dietary choices: A review of current evidence

JM Bauer, LA Reisch - Journal of Consumer Policy, 2019 - Springer
This paper reviews the current evidence about behavioural insights in the field of (un)
healthy food choice that can support the development of behavioural public-policy tools. It …

Taxes, labels, or nudges? Public acceptance of various interventions designed to reduce sugar intake

D Hagmann, M Siegrist, C Hartmann - Food policy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated public acceptance of several specific government interventions to
lower sugar intake in the population, using data from the first wave (2017) of a large survey …

Analysing credibility of UK social media influencers' weight-management blogs: a pilot study

C Sabbagh, E Boyland, C Hankey, A Parrett - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Social media influencers (SMI) are individuals with large follower engagement, who can
shape the thoughts and dietary behaviours of their audience. Concerns exist surrounding …

Fast-food offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 show large increases in food variety, portion size, dietary energy, and selected micronutrients

MA McCrory, AG Harbaugh, S Appeadu… - Journal of the Academy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background US national survey data shows fast food accounted for 11% of daily caloric
intake in 2007-2010. Objective To provide a detailed assessment of changes over time in …

Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition department of the Brazilian association for the study of obesity and metabolic syndrome …

RB Pepe, AM Lottenberg, CTH Fujiwara… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2023 - Springer
Obesity is a chronic disease resulting from multifactorial causes mainly related to lifestyle
(sedentary lifestyle, inadequate eating habits) and to other conditions such as genetic …

Nudge interventions to promote healthy diets and physical activity

E Laiou, I Rapti, R Schwarzer, L Fleig, L Cianferotti… - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract “Nudge” policies are increasingly popular, seeking to modify health-related
decisions by affecting response to available options. Thus, critical appraisals of the …

Increased hunger, food cravings, food reward, and portion size selection after sleep curtailment in women without obesity

CL Yang, J Schnepp, RM Tucker - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study examined the effects of one night of sleep curtailment on hunger, food cravings,
food reward, and portion size selection. Women who reported habitually sleeping 7–9 h per …