Alyssa Adamson
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 454590 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alyssa Adamson |
| PRENOMES | Alyssa |
| SOBRENOME | Adamson |
| ASSINATURA | ADAMSON A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Newcastle University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3735-2846 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 43 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 114 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Evaluation of the experience of people referred under the NHS enhanced service incentive for obesity to the NHS digital weight management programme
Background Internationally, guidelines recommend clinicians identify patients living with obesity and offer referral to weight management programmes, especially patients with related co-morbidities. In 2021, NHS England introduced the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme for people living with obesity and a diagnosis of hypertension or diabetes or both. The programme is offered at three levels of intensity with people triaged to the appropriat…
How do families access holiday activities and food programmes and other support? Learnings from the Borough of Southwark holiday activities and food club’s evaluation
Introduction: The school holidays can be a challenging time for many families especially for those reliant on free school meals. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme aims to provide disadvantaged families across England with healthy meals and enriching activities for children and young people. The clubs are usually in the form of a network of independent clubs and often depends on local partnerships and connections, such as the volunta…
Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 15 years of age
Eating disorders (EDs) are typically diagnosed in the later stages of puberty, but risk factors for EDs are present in pre-pubertal children. This longitudinal, population-based birth cohort study aimed to examine prospective predictors of eating disorder symptoms in 15-year-olds. Specifically, we sought to test an adapted dual pathway model of disordered eating aetiology in this group. Participants in the Gateshead Millennium Study birth cohort …
Adaptation and Validation of the MapMe Body Image Scales in Spanish Parents of Schoolchildren
Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide problem and to treat it parents' detection has to be improved. The MapMe Body Image Scales (BIS) are a visual tool developed to improve parental perception of child weight in the United Kingdon (UK) based on British growth reference criteria. The aim of this study was to make a transcultural adaptation and validation of the MapMe BIS in Spain based on International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut offs…
A Randomised Control Trial Investigating the Efficacy of the MapMe Intervention on Parental Ability to Correctly Categorise Overweight in Their Child and the Impact on Child BMI Z-Score Change at 1 Ye…
Research suggests parental ability to recognise when their child has overweight is limited. It is hypothesised that recognition of child overweight/obesity is fundamental to its prevention, acting as a potential barrier to parental action to improve their child's health-related behaviours and/or help seeking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of an intervention (MapMe) to improve parental ability to correctly categorise th…
What I really want is academics who want to partner and who care about the outcome’
Background: Local government (LG) is ideally placed to influence the determinants of public health (PH) and reduce inequalities, but opportunities are routinely missed. Aims and objectives: The aim of the Local Authority Champions of Research (LACoR) study was to explore ways to embed a culture of evidence use in LG. Methods: Five linked work packages were undertaken using mixed methods. In this paper, we report data from semi-structured intervie…
Can Social Media Listening Platforms’ Artificial Intelligence Be Trusted? Examining the Accuracy of Crimson Hexagon’s (Now Brandwatch Consumer Research’s) AI-Driven Analyses
Practitioners and scholars increasingly employ social media listening platforms (SMLPs) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) to extract actionable insights from large amounts of social media data informing research questions and brand strategy. Due to their proprietary nature, AI tools within SMLPs are “black boxes” that force users to accept results on blind faith, a source of concern in industry and academia. This study seeks to provide great…
Moderate-To-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour across Childhood and Adolescence, and Their Combined Relationship with Obesity Risk
The combined role of objectively assessed moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) is unclear in obesity prevention. This study aimed to identify latent groups for MVPA and SB trajectories from childhood to adolescence and examine their relationship with obesity risk at adolescence. From the Gateshead Millennium Study, accelerometer-based trajectories of time spent in MVPA and SB at ages 7, 9, 12, and 15 w…
Failure to Launch
In a previous study based on this cohort, only 15% of the participants belonged to a favourable physical activity/sedentary behaviour trajectory group (characterised by relatively high moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity and relatively low sedentary behaviour across childhood and adolescence). Since this favourable trajectory is protective against obesity, we aimed to identify factors associated with membership of this group. In this lo…
Implementation of Universal Infant Free School Meals
Objective: To consider the principal effect of an interaction between year (pre- and post-Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)) and school on pupil’s dietary intakes. Design: A repeated cross-sectional survey using dietary data from 2008 to 2009 (pre-) and 2017 to 2018 (post-UIFSM) Setting: Two primary schools, NE England. Participants: Pupils aged 4–7 years (2008–2009 n 121; 2017–2018 n 87). Results: At lunchtime, there was a statistically…
What Inspired That Tweet
This study investigated the relationship between stakeholder enacted crisis communication and organizational crisis response. Through textual analysis, the reputation repair strategies that head coach Urban Meyer utilized in his four public statements regarding the Zach Smith scandal were identified. Next, 10,000 tweets from Ohio-based stakeholders were content analyzed to examine the extent to which stakeholders mirror the selected strategies em…
A Revolutionary Subject
Supporting a Healthier Takeaway Meal Choice
Digital food ordering platforms are used by millions across the world and provide easy access to takeaway fast-food that is broadly, though not exclusively, characterised as energy dense and nutrient poor. Outlets are routinely rated for hygiene, but not for their healthiness. Nutritional information is mandatory in pre-packaged foods, with many companies voluntarily using traffic light labels to support making healthier choices. We wanted to ide…
Opportunities for intervention and innovation in school food within UK schools
We have recently been funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) to develop a UK school food network. The overarching aim is to build a community working towards a more health-promoting food and nutrition system in UK schools (primary and secondary). Here we describe the current status of school food research, including a review of the literature supporting the health-promoting schools approach and outline the opportunities for inte…
Exploring the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional and cultural lives of young adults (aged 18–25)
Alcohol use peaks in early adulthood and can contribute both directly and indirectly to unhealthy weight gain. This is the first qualitative study to explore the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional and cultural lives of young adults. We conducted 45 in-depth interviews with 18-25-year-olds in North-East England to inform development of a dual-focused intervention to reduce health risk due to exc…
Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts
BACKGROUND: In the retail environment strategic placement of food influences purchasing. Foods placed at checkouts have tended to be less healthy. In response to consumer concern some UK supermarkets voluntarily committed to removing less healthy food from their checkouts. We explored qualitatively the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of younger children regarding food at supermarket checkouts, supermarket checkout food policies,…
Feasibility and acceptability of a Takeaway Masterclass aimed at encouraging healthier cooking practices and menu options in takeaway food outlets
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the Takeaway Masterclass, a three-hour training session delivered to staff of independent takeaway food outlets that promoted healthy cooking practices and menu options. Design: A mixed-methods study design. All participating food outlets provided progress feedback at 6 weeks post-intervention. Baseline and 6-week post-intervention observational and self-reported data were collected in h…
Timing of the decline in physical activity in childhood and adolescence
BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is a widely held and influential view that physical activity begins to decline at adolescence. This study aimed to identify the timing of changes in physical activity during childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Longitudinal cohort study (Gateshead Millennium Study) with 8 years of follow-up, from North-East England. Cohort members comprise a socioeconomically representative sample studied at ages 7, 9, 12 and 15 years; 54…
The challenges of interventions to promote healthier food in independent takeaways in England
Participants emphasised independent takeaways as particularly challenging, but worthwhile intervention targets. Participants perceived that interventions need to take account of the potentially challenging operating environment, particularly the primacy of the profit motive. Upstream interventions, engaging suppliers, as well as those that drive consumer demand, may be worth exploring. Rigorous, evidence-informed development and evaluation of suc…
A feasibility study with process evaluation of a preschool intervention to improve child and family lifestyle behaviours
ISRCTN12345678 (16/02/17) retrospectively registered
Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age
Eating disorders pose risks to health and wellbeing in young adolescents, but prospective studies of risk factors are scarce and this has impeded prevention efforts. This longitudinal study aimed to examine risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in a population-based birth cohort of young adolescents at 12 years. Participants from the Gateshead Millennium Study birth cohort (n = 516; 262 girls and 254 boys) completed self-report questionnaire …
Tracking of toddler fruit and vegetable preferences to intake and adiposity later in childhood
This study examined whether toddlers' liking for fruit and vegetables (FV) predicts intake of FV later in childhood, how both relate to childhood adiposity and how these were moderated by factors in infancy. Children in the Gateshead Millennium Study were recruited at birth in 1999-2000. Feeding data collected in the first year were linked to data from a parental questionnaire completed for 456 children at age 2.5 years (30 m) and to anthropometr…
Perceptions of nursery staff and parent views of healthy eating promotion in preschool settings
There is a need to further explore nursery staff members' personal perceptions of health and how food policies which promote healthier food in preschool settings can be embedded and implemented. Family friendly healthy eating strategies and activities which utilise nudge theory should be developed and delivered in a manner that is sensitive to parents' concerns. Preschool settings may offer an opportunity for delivery of such activities
Objective measurement of sedentary behavior
Using different non-wear time rules results in significant differences in daily sedentary time and changes in sedentary time. Correcting for wear time appears to be a reasonable approach to limiting these differences and may improve comparability between future studies. Using the 20 min rule, while correcting for wear time, provided the most accurate estimates of sedentary time and changes in sedentary time, compared to the manual reference in 9-…
A cluster randomised trial testing an intervention to improve parents’ recognition of their child’s weight status
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN91136472. Registered 3 May 2013
Why healthy eating is bad for young people's health
Do maternal ratings of appetite in infants predict later Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire scores and body mass index
Healthy eating
Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age
Eating disorders pose risks to health and wellbeing in young adolescents, but prospective studies of risk factors are scarce and this has impeded prevention efforts. This longitudinal study aimed to examine risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in a population-based birth cohort of young adolescents at 12 years. Participants from the Gateshead Millennium Study birth cohort (n = 516; 262 girls and 254 boys) completed self-report questionnaire …
Nutrition-related health promotion through an after-school project
Exploring the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional and cultural lives of young adults (aged 18–25)
Alcohol use peaks in early adulthood and can contribute both directly and indirectly to unhealthy weight gain. This is the first qualitative study to explore the links between unhealthy eating behaviour and heavy alcohol use in the social, emotional and cultural lives of young adults. We conducted 45 in-depth interviews with 18-25-year-olds in North-East England to inform development of a dual-focused intervention to reduce health risk due to exc…
Earlier predictors of eating disorder symptoms in 9-year-old children. A longitudinal study
Changing foodscapes 1980–2000, using the ASH30 Study
What I really want is academics who want to partner and who care about the outcome’
Background: Local government (LG) is ideally placed to influence the determinants of public health (PH) and reduce inequalities, but opportunities are routinely missed. Aims and objectives: The aim of the Local Authority Champions of Research (LACoR) study was to explore ways to embed a culture of evidence use in LG. Methods: Five linked work packages were undertaken using mixed methods. In this paper, we report data from semi-structured intervie…
Parents' and carers' awareness and perceptions of UK supermarket policies on less healthy food at checkouts
BACKGROUND: In the retail environment strategic placement of food influences purchasing. Foods placed at checkouts have tended to be less healthy. In response to consumer concern some UK supermarkets voluntarily committed to removing less healthy food from their checkouts. We explored qualitatively the perceptions and experiences of parents and carers of younger children regarding food at supermarket checkouts, supermarket checkout food policies,…
Nutrition interventions by primary care staff
Objective: To undertake a survey to investigate the quality and format of nutrition health promotion in UK primary care. Data from both primary care practitioners – i.e. level of nutritional knowledge and attitude towards nutrition interventions – and patients – i.e. the format and quality of dietary consultations – are presented. Design: A self-completion questionnaire was used to assess nutritional knowledge and attitude of primary care staff t…
A questionnaire assessment of nutrition knowledge – validity and reliability issues
The test meets basic psychometric criteria for reliability and validity and forms a suitable instrument for measuring changes associated with intervention work aimed at improving food and dietary knowledge
The impact of a school-based nutrition education intervention on dietary intake and cognitive and attitudinal variables relating to fruits and vegetables
Objective To assess the impact of a school-based nutrition education intervention aimed at increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Design The intervention programme increased the provision of fruits and vegetables in schools and provided a range of point-of-purchase marketing materials, newsletters for children and parents, and teacher information. Curriculum materials at age 6–7 and 10–11 years were also developed and utilised. Eval…
Nutrition-related health promotion through an after-school project
Accuracy of estimates of food portion size using food photographs – the importance of using age-appropriate tools
Background In order to obtain a measure of nutrient intake, a measure or estimate of the amount of food consumed is required. Weighing foods imposes a large burden on subjects, often resulting in underreporting. Tools are available to assist subjects in providing an estimate of portion size and these include food photographs. The application of these tools in improving portion size estimation by children has not been investigated systematically. …
Changes in consumption of sugars by English adolescents over 20 years
Objective Dietary surveys of 11- to 12-year-old Northumbrian children in 1980 and 1990 revealed that consumption of non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) was 16–17% of energy intake. This study reports dietary sugars consumption in 2000 and compares it with data collected in 1980 and 1990, using identical methods. Design A repeat cross-sectional dietary survey of children aged 11–12 years attending the same schools as in the 1980 and 1990 surveys. Set…
Healthy eating
Changing foodscapes 1980–2000, using the ASH30 Study
Parental recognition of overweight in children aged 6–8 years
Child Health Record (PCHR). The study population was a subsample of children from ALSPAC who had height/length or weight measured both at an ALSPAC clinic and in the PCHR within two months of the ALSPAC clinic. Since ALSPAC and PCHR measurements were taken at slightly different ages, and since young children grow rapidly, comparisons needed to take account of age differences of measurements. To allow for this, comparisons were made between standa…
Do maternal ratings of appetite in infants predict later Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire scores and body mass index
P1-492 Predictors of childhood physical activity
Introduction Conflicting evidence exists for associations between birth weight and childhood physical activity (PA) levels. It is important to know what other, potentially modifiable, factors influence PA in children given its' association with adiposity. Our aim was to identify predictors of childhood PA levels in the Gateshead Millennium Study (GMS), a population based cohort of 1029 infants born in 1999–2000 in Gateshead, Northern England. Met…
Why healthy eating is bad for young people's health
To what extent do weight gain and eating avidity during infancy predict later adiposity
Objective To determine the extent to which weight gain and eating behaviours in infancy predict later adiposity. Design Population-based, prospective, longitudinal birth cohort study. Weights collected in infancy were used to calculate Z -scores for weight gain to age 1 year conditional on birth weight (CWG). To avoid multiple significance tests, variables from the parent questionnaire completed at age 1 year describing eating avidity were combin…
Socio-economic differences in exposure to television food advertisements in the UK
Objective To document socio-economic differences in exposure to food advertising, including advertisements for foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) as defined by the UK Food Standards Agency's Nutrient Profiling Model. Design A cross-sectional survey. Information (including product advertised and viewing figures) on all advertisements broadcast in one UK region over one week (6–12 July 2009) was obtained. Food advertisements were identified a…
Earlier predictors of eating disorder symptoms in 9-year-old children. A longitudinal study
OP82 An Evaluation of the Effect of the New School Food Policy on Children’s Nutritional Intake and Socio-Economic Consequences in North East England
Background After 20 years with no regulation of school food and a plethora of evidence on the state of children’s diets, new food and nutrient-based standards were re-introduced in 2006 to schools in England. As a major policy change receiving financial and legislative support from Government, our objectives were to evaluate the effect of this policy on children’s nutritional intake, and its wider consequences including the added costs. Methods A…
School food standards in the UK
Objective To outline the evolution of school food standards and their implementation and evaluation in each of the four countries of the UK since 2000. Design Review of relevant policies, surveys and evaluations, including country-specific surveys and regional evaluations. Setting UK: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Subjects Primary and secondary schools and schoolchildren. Results By September 2013 standards will have been introdu…
Objective measurement of sedentary behavior
Using different non-wear time rules results in significant differences in daily sedentary time and changes in sedentary time. Correcting for wear time appears to be a reasonable approach to limiting these differences and may improve comparability between future studies. Using the 20 min rule, while correcting for wear time, provided the most accurate estimates of sedentary time and changes in sedentary time, compared to the manual reference in 9-…
A cluster randomised trial testing an intervention to improve parents’ recognition of their child’s weight status
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN91136472. Registered 3 May 2013
Development of an intervention to improve parental recognition of childhood overweight
Tracking of toddler fruit and vegetable preferences to intake and adiposity later in childhood
This study examined whether toddlers' liking for fruit and vegetables (FV) predicts intake of FV later in childhood, how both relate to childhood adiposity and how these were moderated by factors in infancy. Children in the Gateshead Millennium Study were recruited at birth in 1999-2000. Feeding data collected in the first year were linked to data from a parental questionnaire completed for 456 children at age 2.5 years (30 m) and to anthropometr…
Perceptions of nursery staff and parent views of healthy eating promotion in preschool settings
There is a need to further explore nursery staff members' personal perceptions of health and how food policies which promote healthier food in preschool settings can be embedded and implemented. Family friendly healthy eating strategies and activities which utilise nudge theory should be developed and delivered in a manner that is sensitive to parents' concerns. Preschool settings may offer an opportunity for delivery of such activities
A feasibility study with process evaluation of a preschool intervention to improve child and family lifestyle behaviours
ISRCTN12345678 (16/02/17) retrospectively registered
Risk factors for eating disorder symptoms at 12 years of age
Eating disorders pose risks to health and wellbeing in young adolescents, but prospective studies of risk factors are scarce and this has impeded prevention efforts. This longitudinal study aimed to examine risk factors for eating disorder symptoms in a population-based birth cohort of young adolescents at 12 years. Participants from the Gateshead Millennium Study birth cohort (n = 516; 262 girls and 254 boys) completed self-report questionnaire …
Timing of the decline in physical activity in childhood and adolescence
BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is a widely held and influential view that physical activity begins to decline at adolescence. This study aimed to identify the timing of changes in physical activity during childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Longitudinal cohort study (Gateshead Millennium Study) with 8 years of follow-up, from North-East England. Cohort members comprise a socioeconomically representative sample studied at ages 7, 9, 12 and 15 years; 54…
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