Browsing AURA by Author "Vik, Frøydis N."
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Associations between eating meals, watching TV while eating meals and weight status among children, ages 10-12 years in eight European countries : the ENERGY cross-sectional study
Vik, Frøydis N.; Bjørnarå, Helga Birgit; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Lien, Nanna; Androutsos, Odysseas; Mas, Lea; Jan, Nataša; Kovacs, Eva; Moreno, Luis A.; Dössegger, Alain; Manios, Yannis; Brug, Johannes; Bere, Elling (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: To assess the association of eating meals, and never watching TV while eating meals, with weight status among children, ages 10-12 years across Europe. Methods: 7915 children (mean age: 11.5 years) in eight ... -
Changes in meal pattern among Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008
Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Stea, Tonje H.; Vik, Frøydis N.; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Bere, Elling (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Objective: The present study aimed to analyse changes in meal pattern among Norwegian children from 2001 to 2008 in general; to analyse associations between meal pattern and gender, parental educational level and number ... -
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 ... -
Energy Balance Related Behaviour: Personal, Home- and Friend-Related Factors among Schoolchildren in Europe Studied in the ENERGY-Project
te Velde, Saskia J.; Singh, Amika S; Chinapaw, Mai JM; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Jan, Nataša; Kovacs, Eva; Bere, Elling; Bringolf-Ilser, Bettina; Manios, Yannis; Moreno, Luis; Brug, Johannes; Vik, Frøydis N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: To design interventions that target energy balance-related behaviours, knowledge of primary schoolchildren’s perceptions regarding soft drink intake, fruit juice intake, breakfast consumption, TV viewing and ... -
Possible effects of a free, healthy school meal on overall meal frequency among 10-12-year-olds in Norway : The School Meal Project
Vik, Frøydis N.; Næss, Ida K.; Heslien, Kaia E. P.; Øverby, Nina Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Serving of free school lunch to secondary-school pupils - a pilot study with health implications
Ask, Anne Selvik; Hernes, Sigrunn; Aarek, Ingebjørg; Vik, Frøydis N.; Brodahl, Cornelia; Haugen, Margaretha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objective: To study whether service of a free school lunch has an impact on weight development and food intake among pupils at a lower secondary school, and to assess the association between self-perceived school behaviour ... -
Test-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-child questionnaire on energy balance-related behaviours and their potential determinants: the ENERGY-project
Singh, Amika; Vik, Frøydis N.; Chinapaw, Mai; Uijtdewilligen, Leonie; Verloigne, Maite; Fernandez-Alvira, Juan; Stomfai, Sarolta; Manios, Yannis; Martens, Marloes; Brug, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)BACKGROUND:Insight in children's energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) and their determinants is important to inform obesity prevention research. Therefore, reliable and valid tools to measure these variables in ... -
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 ... -
The effect of the UP4FUN pilot intervention on objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity in 10-12 year old children in Belgium: the ENERGY-project
Verloigne, Maïte; Bere, Elling; van Lippevelde, Wendy; Maes, Lea; Lien, Nanna; Vik, Frøydis N.; Brug, Johannes; Cardon, Greet; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Bakckground: The first aim was to examine the effect of the UP4FUN pilot intervention on children’s total sedentary time. The second aim was to investigate if the intervention had an effect on children’s physical ... -
The role of family-related factors in the effects of the UP4FUN school-based family-focused intervention targeting screen time in 10- to 12-year-old children: the ENERGY project
Van Lippevelde, Wendy; Bere, Elling; Verloigne, Maite; Van Stralen, Maartje; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Lien, Nanna; Vik, Frøydis N.; Manios, Yannis; Grillenberger, Monika; Kovacs, Eva; ChinAPaw, Mai JM; Brug, Johannes; Maes, Lea (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Screen-related behaviours are highly prevalent in schoolchildren. Considering the adverse health effects and the relation of obesity and screen time in childhood, efforts to affect screen use in children are ... -
UP4FUN : A school-based and family-involved intervention to reduce and break up sitting time among European 10-12 year olds – systematic development and formative evaluation
Lien, Nanna; Vik, Frøydis N.; Berntsen, Sveinung; Brug, Johannes; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Chinapaw, Mai JM; Grillenberger, Monika; Kovács, Éva; Maes, Lea; Manios, Yannis; Moschonis, George; van Stralen, Maartje M.; Willhöft, Corinna; Bere, Elling (;165, Working paper, 2014)