Rachael W Taylor

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Affiliation: University of Otago
Country: New Zealand

Publications

  1. ncbi Waist circumference as a measure of trunk fat mass in children aged 3 to 5 years
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:226-33. 2008
  2. ncbi Predictive ability of waist-to-height in relation to adiposity in children is not improved with age and sex-specific values
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, DSM, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:1062-8. 2011
  3. ncbi Body mass index and waist circumference cutoffs to define obesity in indigenous New Zealanders
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 92:390-7. 2010
  4. ncbi Motivational interviewing for screening and feedback and encouraging lifestyle changes to reduce relative weight in 4-8 year old children: design of the MInT study
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    BMC Public Health 10:271. 2010
  5. ncbi Sex differences in regional body fat distribution from pre- to postpuberty
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1410-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Longitudinal study of physical activity and inactivity in preschoolers: the FLAME study
    Rachael W Taylor
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:96-102. 2009
  7. ncbi Two-year follow-up of an obesity prevention initiative in children: the APPLE project
    Rachael W Taylor
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 88:1371-7. 2008
  8. ncbi School playgrounds and physical activity policies as predictors of school and home time activity
    Rachael W Taylor
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:38. 2011
  9. ncbi Changes in fat mass and fat-free mass during the adiposity rebound: FLAME study
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e243-51. 2011
  10. ncbi APPLE Project: 2-y findings of a community-based obesity prevention program in primary school age children
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 86:735-42. 2007

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Publications27

  1. ncbi Waist circumference as a measure of trunk fat mass in children aged 3 to 5 years
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:226-33. 2008
    ..Thus the aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and the conicity index (CI) to discriminate between children with low and high levels of trunk fat mass...
  2. ncbi Predictive ability of waist-to-height in relation to adiposity in children is not improved with age and sex-specific values
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, DSM, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:1062-8. 2011
    ..Keeping your waist circumference to less than half your height provides an effective screening index of body composition during growth...
  3. ncbi Body mass index and waist circumference cutoffs to define obesity in indigenous New Zealanders
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 92:390-7. 2010
    ....
  4. ncbi Motivational interviewing for screening and feedback and encouraging lifestyle changes to reduce relative weight in 4-8 year old children: design of the MInT study
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    BMC Public Health 10:271. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Sex differences in regional body fat distribution from pre- to postpuberty
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1410-6. 2010
    ..The magnitude of the sex difference is amplified with maturation, and particularly from late puberty to early adulthood...
  6. ncbi Longitudinal study of physical activity and inactivity in preschoolers: the FLAME study
    Rachael W Taylor
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:96-102. 2009
    ..To investigate patterns of activity and inactivity in a birth cohort of children followed from 3 to 5 yr and to investigate whether changes in activity occurred over time...
  7. ncbi Two-year follow-up of an obesity prevention initiative in children: the APPLE project
    Rachael W Taylor
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 88:1371-7. 2008
    ..26 units (95% CI: 0.21, 0.32) lower in intervention than in control children. Few obesity prevention initiatives in children have undertaken follow-up analyses...
  8. ncbi School playgrounds and physical activity policies as predictors of school and home time activity
    Rachael W Taylor
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:38. 2011
    ..However, few comparable studies have used objective measures of physical activity or have had little adjustment for multiple confounders...
  9. ncbi Changes in fat mass and fat-free mass during the adiposity rebound: FLAME study
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e243-51. 2011
    ..To determine the changes in body composition from 3 to 7 years of age in children undergoing adiposity rebound (AR) at different ages...
  10. ncbi APPLE Project: 2-y findings of a community-based obesity prevention program in primary school age children
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 86:735-42. 2007
    ..Developing effective strategies for obesity prevention in children is urgently required...
  11. ncbi Reducing weight gain in children through enhancing physical activity and nutrition: the APPLE project
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Int J Pediatr Obes 1:146-52. 2006
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  12. ncbi Economic evaluation of a community-based obesity prevention program in children: the APPLE project
    Kirsten A McAuley
    Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:131-6. 2010
    ....
  13. ncbi Relationship of total body fat mass to bone area in New Zealand five-year-olds
    Ailsa Goulding
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Great King Street, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
    Calcif Tissue Int 82:293-9. 2008
    ..We conclude that increased fat mass is associated with outward expansion of the TBLH skeletal envelope (wider bones) independently of height and lean mass in very young children...
  14. ncbi DXA measurements confirm that parental perceptions of elevated adiposity in young children are poor
    Jody C Miller
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Great King Street, PO Box 913, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:165-71. 2007
    ..Also to ascertain whether children of obese parents differ from those of non-obese parents in actual or perceived body weight...
  15. ncbi Relationships of appendicular LMI and total body LMI to bone mass and physical activity levels in a birth cohort of New Zealand five-year olds
    Ailsa Goulding
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Great King Street, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
    Bone 45:455-9. 2009
    ..The sex differences in associations of accelerometry counts to lean mass and BMC have been noted by others and require further investigation...
  16. ncbi Ethnic differences in extreme obesity
    Ailsa Goulding
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Great King Street, PO Box 913, Dunedin, 9054 New Zealand
    J Pediatr 151:542-4. 2007
    ..Prevalence percentages (95% CI) were 0.8 (0.4 to 1.9), 5.1 (3.6 to 7.1), and 10.9 (8.9 to 13.3) in New Zealand European, M?ori, and Pacific Island groups, respectively. These findings warrant remedial action...
  17. ncbi Body fat percentages measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry corresponding to recently recommended body mass index cutoffs for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 3-18 y
    Rachael W Taylor
    Departments of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Am J Clin Nutr 76:1416-21. 2002
    ..Body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) cutoffs for use with children and adolescents aged 2-18 y that correspond to the well-accepted BMI cutoffs for overweight (> or = 25 but < 30) and obesity (> or = 30) in adults were published recently...
  18. ncbi Body mass index status is effective in identifying metabolic syndrome components and insulin resistance in Pacific Island teenagers living in New Zealand
    Andrea M Grant
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
    Metabolism 57:511-6. 2008
    ..We conclude that community studies of PI adolescents should focus on assessing risk factors whenever BMI values are high...
  19. ncbi Early adiposity rebound: review of papers linking this to subsequent obesity in children and adults
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 8:607-12. 2005
    ....
  20. ncbi Rate of fat gain is faster in girls undergoing early adiposity rebound
    Rachael W Taylor
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
    Obes Res 12:1228-30. 2004
    ..To determine the changes in body composition (fat and lean mass) occurring in children during adiposity rebound (AR)...
  21. ncbi Determining optimal approaches for weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial
    Kelly S Dale
    Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    CMAJ 180:E39-46. 2009
    ..Weight regain often occurs after weight loss in overweight individuals. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of 2 support programs and 2 diets of different macronutrient compositions intended to facilitate long-term weight maintenance...
  22. ncbi First fracture is associated with increased risk of new fractures during growth
    Ailsa Goulding
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    J Pediatr 146:286-8. 2005
    ..Hazard ratios for new fracture in data adjusted for age and sex were l.90 (95%CI l.51-2.39) after first fracture and 3.04 (95% CI 2.23-4.15) after second fracture...
  23. ncbi Longitudinal analysis of sleep in relation to BMI and body fat in children: the FLAME study
    Philippa J Carter
    Department of Women s and Children s Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    BMJ 342:d2712. 2011
    ..To determine whether reduced sleep is associated with differences in body composition and the risk of becoming overweight in young children...
  24. ncbi Season and ethnicity are determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in New Zealand children aged 5-14 y
    Jennifer E Rockell
    Department of Human Nutrition, Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    J Nutr 135:2602-8. 2005
    ..There is a pressing need for more convincing evidence concerning the health risks associated with the low vitamin D status in New Zealand children...
  25. ncbi Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI.nz) study: a randomised controlled trial of sleep, food and activity interventions for preventing overweight from birth
    Barry J Taylor
    Department of Women s and Children s Health, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
    BMC Public Health 11:942. 2011
    ..nz) study is to evaluate two primary prevention strategies during late pregnancy and early childhood that could be delivered separately or together as part of normal health care...
  26. ncbi Four-year gain in bone mineral in girls with and without past forearm fractures: a DXA study. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
    Ianthe E Jones
    Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    J Bone Miner Res 17:1065-72. 2002
    ..021]). These findings indicate that girls with distal forearm fractures do not improve their gain of BMC. We conclude that girls who have sustained a distal forearm fracture maintain their lower BMC at most sites for at least 4 years...
  27. ncbi Obesity in New Zealand children: a weighty issue
    Rachael W Taylor
    N Z Med J 120:U2689. 2007