Blar i AURA på forfatter "Singh, Amika S."
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Clustering of energy balance-related behaviors and parental education in European children: the ENERGY-project
Fernández-Alvira, Juan M.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Singh, Amika S.; Vik, Frøydis N.; Manios, Yannis; Kovacs, Eva; Jan, Nataša; Brug, Johannes; Moreno, Luis A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Recent research and literature reviews show that, among schoolchildren, some specific energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) are relevant for overweight and obesity prevention. It is also well known that the ... -
Differences in beliefs and home environments regarding energy balance behaviors according to parental education and ethnicity among schoolchildren in Europe: The ENERGY cross sectional study
Brug, Johannes; Uijtdewilligen, Léonie; Van Stralen, Maartje M.; Singh, Amika S.; Chinapaw, Mai J.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Lien, Nanna; Bere, Elling; Maes, Lea; Fernández-Alvira, Juan M.; Jan, Nataša; Kovacs, Eva; Dössegger, Alain; Manios, Yannis; te Velde, Saskia J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: To explore differences in personal and home environmental factors that are regarded as determinants of energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) according to parental education and ethnic background among 10-12 ... -
Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren across Europe: The ENERGY-Project
Brug, Johannes; van Stralen, Maartje M.; te Velde, Saskia J.; Chinapaw, Mai J. M.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Lien, Nanna; Bere, Elling; Maskini, Victoria; Singh, Amika S.; Maes, Lea; Moreno, Luis; Jan, Nataša; Kovacs, Eva; Lobstein, Tim; Manios, Yannis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Current data on the prevalence of overweight and energy-balance behaviors among European children is necessary to inform overweight prevention interventions. Methodology/Principal Findings: A school-based ... -
European energy balance research to prevent excessive weight gain among youth (ENERGY) project: Design and methodology of the ENERGY cross-sectional survey
van Stralen, Maartje M.; te Velde, Saskia J.; Singh, Amika S.; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Martens, Marloes K.; van der Sluis, Maria; Manios, Yannis; Grammatikaki, Evangelia; Chinapaw, Mai J. M.; Maes, Lea; Bere, Elling; Jensen, Jørgen; Moreno, Luis; Jan, Nataša; Morre, Helen; Brug, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Obesity treatment is by large ineffective long term, and more emphasis on the prevention of excessive weight gain in childhood and adolescence is warranted. To inform energy balance related behaviour (EBRB) ... -
Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: The ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework
Brug, Johannes; te Velde, Saskia J.; Chinapaw, Mai; Bere, Elling; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Moore, Helen; Maes, Lea; Jensen, Jorgen; Manios, Yannis; Lien, Nanna; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Lobstein, Tim; Martens, Marloes; Salmon, Jo; Singh, Amika S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: There is an urgent need for more carefully developed public health measures in order to curb the obesity epidemic among youth. The overall aim of the "EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight ... -
Test-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-parent questionnaire on parenting practices, energy balance-related behaviours and their potential behavioural determinants: The ENERGY-project
Singh, Amika S.; Chinapaw, Mai JM; Uijtdewilligen, Léonie; Vik, Frøydis N.; Lippevelde, Wendy van; Fernández-Alvira, Juan M.; Stomfai, Sarolta; Manios, Yannis; Sluijs, Maria van der; Terwee, Caroline; Brug, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Insight in parental energy balance-related behaviours, their determinants and parenting practices are important to inform childhood obesity prevention. Therefore, reliable and valid tools to measure these ...