New Moves—Preventing Weight-Related Problems in Adolescent Girls

Neumark‐Sztainer, Dianne; Friend, Sarah; Flattum, Colleen; Hannan, Peter J.; Story, Mary; Bauer, Katherine W.; Feldman, Shira; Petrich, Christine A.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2010.07.017

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“…'New Moves' was funded primarily as an obesity prevention programme for sedentary adolescent girls, but was designed to prevent a broader spectrum of weightrelated problems (134) . The primary component of New Moves is an all-girls physical education class, supplemented with activities aimed at improving eating patterns without dieting and self-image.…”

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Integrated prevention of obesity and eating disorders: barriers, developments and opportunities

Sánchez-Carracedo

Neumark‐Sztainer

López-Guimerà

2012

Public Health Nutr.

109

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AbstractObjectiveThe serious consequences of obesity and eating disorders (ED), difficulties encountered in treatment and the high prevalence of these conditions are important reasons to develop efforts aimed at their prevention. The implementation of integrated interventions aimed at preventing risk factors for both obesity and ED constitutes a very exciting development. In the present paper we discuss and review the main reasons for an integrated approach to the spectrum of eating- and weight-related problems, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, anorexic and bulimic behaviours, unhealthy dieting practices, body dissatisfaction, binge-eating disorder, overweight and obesity. Given differences between the fields with regard to current perspectives and objectives, key barriers to an integrated approach to prevention are discussed. In order to show the possibilities of development of this approach, we review the main contributions made to date in the fields of both obesity and ED prevention. In particular, environmental approaches in the prevention of obesity and ED are reviewed, given their potential for preventing a broad spectrum of eating- and weight-related problems. Furthermore, several examples of initiatives that have utilized an integrated approach to prevention are discussed.DesignNarrative review.ConclusionsWe recommend a scenario in which the two fields share knowledge to enhance the difficult work of preventing and treating both ED and obesity.

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Section: Proposals and Initiatives For The Integrated Prevention Of Omentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated prevention of obesity and eating disorders: barriers, developments and opportunities

Sánchez-Carracedo

Neumark‐Sztainer

López-Guimerà

2012

Public Health Nutr.

109

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“…For example, Neumark-Sztainer and colleagues [8] examined the effectiveness of a physical education program entitled "New Moves" to target health behaviors and body image among adolescent girls at risk of overweight and obesity. Results from this study [8] indicate that after completing the program, girls reported significant improvements in portion control, reductions in sedentary behavior, and increases in their physical activity self-efficacy and self-reported psychological "stage of change" for both dietary and physical activity behaviors. However, no significant changes were found for physical activity behavior or quality of dietary intake in terms of consumption of fruit and vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages.…”

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“Go Girls!”: psychological and behavioral outcomes associated with a group-based healthy lifestyle program for adolescent girls

Dowd

Chen

Jung

et al. 2014

Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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The objective of this study was to assess changes in adolescent girls' health-enhancing cognitions and behaviors targeted by the Go Girls! group-based mentorship lifestyle program. Three hundred and ten adolescent girls (nested within 40 Go Girls! groups) completed questionnaires that assessed cognitions (attitudes, self-regulatory efficacy, and intentions) and behaviors (physical activity and dietary) at four time points (two pre-program, one at the end of the program, and one at 7-week follow-up [5]. In response to these public health concerns, genderspecific lifestyle interventions have been developed for adolescent girls that target health behaviors, such as physical activity and dietary behaviors, and cognitions toward those behaviors.The majority of gender-specific lifestyle interventions for youth have tended to focus on the prevention or treatment of obesity [e.g., 6, 7]. For example, Neumark-Sztainer and colleagues [8] examined the effectiveness of a physical education program entitled "New Moves" to target health behaviors and body image among adolescent girls at risk of overweight and obesity. Results from this study [8] indicate that after completing the program, girls reported significant improvements in portion control, reductions in sedentary behavior, and increases in their physical activity self-efficacy and self-reported psychological "stage of change" for both dietary and physical activity behaviors. However, no significant changes were found for physical activity behavior or quality of dietary intake in terms of consumption of fruit and vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages. Similarly, findings from another school-based lifestyle program for adolescent girls indicated improvements in girls' health behavior intentions and dietary knowledge, but no changes in physical activity or dietary behavior after completing the program [9].In light of the limited effectiveness of these programs, theory-based research is needed to target behavior change. Specifically, the social context has

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“…Over 60 preventive interventions have been evaluated in controlled studies, the vast majority of which were efficacy trials (Stice et al, 2013). Importantly, there have been a number of notable successes from these trials documenting preventive effects on onset of eating disorders-related psychological and behavioral symptoms and/or body image problems (Austin et al, 2007;Neumark-Sztainer et al, 2010;Stice et al, 2013;Wilksch et al, 2014;Yager et al, 2013).…”

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Accelerating Progress in Eating Disorders Prevention: A Call for Policy Translation Research and Training

Austin

2015

Eating Disorders

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The public health burden of eating disorders is well documented, and over the past several decades, researchers have made important advances in the prevention of eating disorders and related problems with body image. Despite these advances, however, several critical limitations to the approaches developed to date leave the field far from achieving the large-scale impact that is needed. This commentary provides a brief review of what achievements in prevention have been made and identifies the gaps that limit the potential for greater impact on population health. A plan is then offered with specific action steps to accelerate progress in high-impact prevention, most compellingly by promoting a shift in priorities to policy translation research and training for scholars through the adoption of a triggers-to-action framework. Finally, the commentary provides an example of the application of the triggers-to-action framework as practiced at the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, a program based at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children's Hospital. Much has been achieved in the nearly 30 years of research carried out for the prevention of eating disorders and body image problems, but several critical limitations undermine the field's potential for meaningful impact. Through a shift in the field's priorities to policy translation research and training with an emphasis on macro-environmental influences, the pace of progress in prevention can be accelerated and the potential for large-scale impact substantially improved.

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New Moves—Preventing Weight-Related Problems in Adolescent Girls

Abstract: Background-Weight-related problems are prevalent in adolescent girls.

Cited by 198 publications

References 63 publications

Integrated prevention of obesity and eating disorders: barriers, developments and opportunities

Integrated prevention of obesity and eating disorders: barriers, developments and opportunities

“Go Girls!”: psychological and behavioral outcomes associated with a group-based healthy lifestyle program for adolescent girls

Accelerating Progress in Eating Disorders Prevention: A Call for Policy Translation Research and Training

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