Magdalena Muc
Biographic Data
| ID | 6606567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magdalena Muc |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magdalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Muc |
| SIGNATURE | MUC M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6323-9973 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Children still exposed to high rates of unhealthy food advertising in Austria: Does self-regulation work
Objective: To assess the exposure of Austrian children to TV high in fat, sugar and/or salt (HFSS) food and beverage ads and identify changes in HFSS food advertising after the implementation of self-regulatory measures of marketing restriction. Design: All ads shown on five popular TV channels for Austrian children/teenagers were coded over 4 d (360 h) using the WHO TV Monitoring Protocol, to identify food/beverage marketing, marketing strategie…
Implementing a law restricting unhealthy food advertising in Portugal: A 13-year journey
In 2019, Portugal approved a law introducing restrictions on the advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages to children under 16 years of age. This article describes the process of enacting this mandatory regulation, pioneering in Europe, from initial parliamentary discussions in 2012 to the first formal impact evaluation in 2024. Portugal faced significant technical and political challenges, including industry lobby, defining “unhealthy” foods…
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Influencing children: Food cues in YouTube content from child and youth influencers
Digital marketing of unhealthy foods is linked to childhood obesity. This study evaluated nutrient quality and creative strategies of food cues on social media, focusing on child/youth influencers, to inform the ongoing digital media regulatory debate. Using the WHO's Monitoring of Marketing of Unhealthy Products to Children and Adolescents protocol, 162 videos from seven child/youth influencers' YouTube accounts with German content (33.8 h) were…
Modeling the health impact of legislation to limit the salt content of bread in Portugal: A macro simulation study
Salt is an important risk factor in Portugal and bread is a major source. Lowering maximum permissible levels and removing exemptions would save lives. The European Commission should revisit its decision on the basis of this new evidence
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million p…
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities 1,2 . This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity 3–6 . Here we use 2,009 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight in more than 112 million adults, to report national, regional and global trends in mean B…
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: A pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and …
BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults. METHODS: We pooled 2416 population-based studies with measurements of height…
Dietary Patterns and Their Socioeconomic and Behavioral Determinants in 6- to 8-Year-Old Portuguese Children
Adherence to a healthier diet is declining, with children consuming more saturated fats and simple carbohydrates. Factors influencing this choice were studied using a cross-sectional study with children (6 to 8 years old) living in Coimbra. Socioeconomic and behavioral factors were obtained from the parents. Dietary patterns of 1,063 children were identified: Mediterranean (MedDiet), saturated fats (SFatDiet), and base of Portuguese diet (BPDiet)…
Influence of physical activity on the association between the FTO variant rs9939609 and adiposity in young adults
This study reveals interactions between rs9939609 and PA on obesity indices in Portuguese young adults, suggesting a change in the different body components (lean and fat mass) depending on the FTO genotypes
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Influence of physical activity on the association between the FTO variant rs9939609 and adiposity in young adults
This study reveals interactions between rs9939609 and PA on obesity indices in Portuguese young adults, suggesting a change in the different body components (lean and fat mass) depending on the FTO genotypes
Dietary Patterns and Their Socioeconomic and Behavioral Determinants in 6- to 8-Year-Old Portuguese Children
Adherence to a healthier diet is declining, with children consuming more saturated fats and simple carbohydrates. Factors influencing this choice were studied using a cross-sectional study with children (6 to 8 years old) living in Coimbra. Socioeconomic and behavioral factors were obtained from the parents. Dietary patterns of 1,063 children were identified: Mediterranean (MedDiet), saturated fats (SFatDiet), and base of Portuguese diet (BPDiet)…
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: A pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and …
BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults. METHODS: We pooled 2416 population-based studies with measurements of height…
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities 1,2 . This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity 3–6 . Here we use 2,009 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight in more than 112 million adults, to report national, regional and global trends in mean B…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million p…
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Modeling the health impact of legislation to limit the salt content of bread in Portugal: A macro simulation study
Salt is an important risk factor in Portugal and bread is a major source. Lowering maximum permissible levels and removing exemptions would save lives. The European Commission should revisit its decision on the basis of this new evidence
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Influencing children: Food cues in YouTube content from child and youth influencers
Digital marketing of unhealthy foods is linked to childhood obesity. This study evaluated nutrient quality and creative strategies of food cues on social media, focusing on child/youth influencers, to inform the ongoing digital media regulatory debate. Using the WHO's Monitoring of Marketing of Unhealthy Products to Children and Adolescents protocol, 162 videos from seven child/youth influencers' YouTube accounts with German content (33.8 h) were…
Children still exposed to high rates of unhealthy food advertising in Austria: Does self-regulation work
Objective: To assess the exposure of Austrian children to TV high in fat, sugar and/or salt (HFSS) food and beverage ads and identify changes in HFSS food advertising after the implementation of self-regulatory measures of marketing restriction. Design: All ads shown on five popular TV channels for Austrian children/teenagers were coded over 4 d (360 h) using the WHO TV Monitoring Protocol, to identify food/beverage marketing, marketing strategie…
Implementing a law restricting unhealthy food advertising in Portugal: A 13-year journey
In 2019, Portugal approved a law introducing restrictions on the advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages to children under 16 years of age. This article describes the process of enacting this mandatory regulation, pioneering in Europe, from initial parliamentary discussions in 2012 to the first formal impact evaluation in 2024. Portugal faced significant technical and political challenges, including industry lobby, defining “unhealthy” foods…
Medicine (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Obesity (5 works) · Body mass index (4 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (3 works) · Overweight (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)