Effectiveness of the Walking in ScHools (WISH) Study, a peer-led walking intervention for adolescent girls: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial

Autor: Marie H. Murphy, S. Maria O’Kane, Angela Carlin, Ian M. Lahart, Leanne C. Doherty, Russell Jago, Gary McDermott, Maria Faulkner, Alison M. Gallagher

Publikováno v: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2024)

Abstract Background Most adolescent girls fail to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical activity behaviours track from childhood into adulthood and providing adolescent girls with opportunities to be physically active may have health be

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A study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led school-based walking intervention on adolescent girls’ physical activity: the Walking In ScHools (WISH) study

Autor: Angela Carlin, Maria Faulkner, Ian M. Lahart, Alison M. Gallagher, Russell Jago, Marie H. Murphy, S Maria O'Kane

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
O'Kane, S M, Carlin, A, Gallagher, A M, Lahart, I M, Jago, R, Faulkner, M & Murphy, M H 2020, ' A study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led school-based walking intervention in adolescent girls’ physical activity : The Walking In ScHools (WISH) Study ', BMC Public Health . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08600-0
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Background Adolescent girls in the UK and Ireland are failing to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical activity behaviours track from childhood to adulthood and it is important that adolescent girls are provided with opportunities to be

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Micronutrients, iodine status and concentrations of thyroid hormones: a systematic review

Autor: J. J. Strain, Maria S. Mulhern, Alison J. Yeates, S Maria O'Kane, L. Kirsty Pourshahidi

Publikováno v: Nutrition Reviews. 76:418-431

Context The metabolism of thyroid hormones, which are essential for normal development, involves many proteins and enzymes. It requires iodine as a key component but is also influenced by several other micronutrients, including selenium, zinc, iron,

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https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuy008

Cow's milk consumption increases iodine status in women of childbearing age in a randomized controlled trial

Autor: Diana Kmiotek, Alison J. Yeates, Emer M. Mackle, Jennifer O’Reilly, Sarah Hill, Duygu Koca, Sarah C. Bath, Maria S. Mulhern, L. Kirsty Pourshahidi, Lutz Schomburg, J. J. Strain, S Maria O'Kane, Christian Deitrich

Background: Recent evidence has highlighted the prevalence of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency in women of childbearing age and pregnant women, with important public health ramifications owing to the role of iodine, required for thyroid hormone pro

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