Browsing HVL Open by Subject "obesity"
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Adolescent wine consumption is inversely associated with long-term weight gain: Results from follow-up of 20 or 22 years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Several studies have suggested a link between the type of alcoholic beverage consumption and body weight. However, results from longitudinal studies have been inconsistent, and the association between adolescent ... -
Associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and the metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis of more than 6000 children and adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Metabolic syndrome is increasingly prevalent in the pediatric population. To prevent an early onset, knowledge about its association with modifiable lifestyle factors is needed. Objectives: To estimate the ... -
Beneficial self-management support and user involvement in Healthy Life Centres – a qualitative interview study in persons afflicted by overweight or obesity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Relapse is high in lifestyle interventions involving behavioural change and weight loss maintenance. The purpose of lifestyle self‐management interventions offered at Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) is to empower ... -
Cardiometabolic associations between physical activity, adiposity, and lipoprotein subclasses in prepubertal norwegian children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Lipoprotein subclasses possess crucial cardiometabolic information. Due to strong multicollinearity among variables, little is known about the strength of influence of physical activity (PA) and adiposity upon this ... -
The causal pathway effects of a physical activity intervention on adiposity in children: The KISS Study cluster randomized clinical trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Very little information on the potential mechanisms of the physical activity interventions effects on adiposity is available. We evaluated the possible mediating factors of a physical activity school‐based ... -
Employment status and sick-leave following obesity surgery: A five-year prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background. Severe obesity is a risk factor for lower participation in paid work, but whether employment increases and sick leave decreases after obesity surgery is not well documented. Methods. We assessed 224 ... -
Healthy Life Centre participants’ perceptions of living with overweight or obesity and seeking help for a perceived “wrong” lifestyle - a qualitative interview study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Overweight and obesity are complex conditions, associated with a wide range of serious health issues. In contemporary society, body size is an important part of a person’s self-representation. Lifestyle changes ... -
Increased physical activity improves aerobic fitness, but not functional walking capacity, in severely obese subjects participating in a lifestyle intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Objective: To determine the relationship between change in physical activity level and change in directly measured maximal aerobic fitness in severely obese subjects participating in a 1-year lifestyle intervention, and ... -
Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: Losing weight and keeping it off for the long term is difficult. Weight regain is common. Experiences of successful non-surgical weight loss after severe obesity are largely unexplored. We know little about long-term ... -
Physical activity and motor competence present a positive reciprocal longitudinal relationship across childhood and early adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of cardiorespiratory endurance across 7 years. Methods: ... -
Psychosocial functioning before and after surgical treatment for morbid obesity: reliability and validation of the Norwegian version of obesity-related problem scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background. The aims of this study were to translate the Obesity-Related Problem scale (OP scale) into the Norwegian language and test its reliability, validity and responsiveness in a Norwegian sample. Method. The ...