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| C E CollinsSummaryAffiliation: University of Newcastle Country: Australia Publications
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A 12-week commercial web-based weight-loss program for overweight and obese adults: randomized controlled trial comparing basic versus enhanced featuresClare E Collins
The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
J Med Internet Res 14:e57. 2012..Interestingly, most people who attempt weight loss use commercially available programs, yet it is very uncommon for commercial programs to be evaluated independently or rigorously...- The development and evaluation of the Australian child and adolescent recommended food score: a cross-sectional studySkye Marshall
Lighthouse Nutrition Pty Ltd, 1 23 Namitjira Place, Ballina 2478NSW, Australia
Nutr J 11:96. 2012..The Australian Child and Adolescent Recommended Food Score (ACARFS) was developed to reflect adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia and modelled on the approach of the US Recommended Food Score... - The association between the macronutrient content of maternal diet and the adequacy of micronutrients during pregnancy in the women and their children’s health (WATCH) studyMichelle Blumfield
School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Nutrients 4:1958-76. 2012..Results suggest a moderate protein intake may support pregnant women to consume the largest variety of nutrients across all food groups... - Higher diet quality does not predict lower Medicare costs but does predict number of claims in mid-aged Australian womenClare E Collins
Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, HA12, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Nutrients 3:40-8. 2011.... - Exploring the mechanisms of weight loss in the SHED-IT intervention for overweight men: a mediation analysisDavid R Lubans
School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:76. 2009..abstract:.. - Reproducibility and comparative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for Australian children and adolescentsJane F Watson
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NSW, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:62. 2009..abstract:.. - Disparities exist between National food group recommendations and the dietary intakes of womenMichelle L Blumfield
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
BMC Womens Health 11:37. 2011..Preconception and pregnancy dietary intakes can influence the health of future generations. In this study we compared the food intakes of reproductive-aged women by pregnancy status, to current Australian recommendations... - The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' community effectiveness trial: study protocol of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for fathers and their childrenPhilip J Morgan
Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
BMC Public Health 11:876. 2011..The aim of the current study was to evaluate the previously established program in a community setting, in a large effectiveness trial... 
The HIKCUPS trial: a multi-site randomized controlled trial of a combined physical activity skill-development and dietary modification program in overweight and obese childrenRachel A Jones
Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
BMC Public Health 7:15. 2007....- The SHED-IT community trial study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of weight loss programs for overweight and obese menPhilip J Morgan
School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, Australia
BMC Public Health 10:701. 2010..The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two relatively low intensity weight loss programs developed specifically for men... - The Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Girls (NEAT girls) randomized controlled trial for adolescent girls from disadvantaged secondary schools: rationale, study protocol, and baseline resultsDavid R Lubans
School of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, Australia
BMC Public Health 10:652. 2010..The purpose of this paper is to report the rationale, study design and baseline findings of a school-based obesity prevention program for low-active adolescent girls from disadvantaged secondary schools... - A recruiting failure turned successAlexis J Hure
Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
BMC Health Serv Res 8:64. 2008..The Assessment Before Children Develop Obesity Study was a cross-sectional survey which planned to follow-up women and children who had previously been, or were currently enrolled in the Mathematical Model of Pregnancy Study... 
Measuring dietary intake in children and adolescents in the context of overweight and obesityC E Collins
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales 2308, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 34:1103-15. 2010..This will help to develop a strong evidence base against which to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition interventions for both the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity...- Evaluation of a commercial web-based weight loss and weight loss maintenance program in overweight and obese adults: a randomized controlled trialClare E Collins
Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308 Australia
BMC Public Health 10:669. 2010..The aim of this RCT was to determine and compare the efficacy of two web-based interventions for weight loss and maintenance of lost weight... - Men participating in a weight-loss intervention are able to implement key dietary messages, but not those relating to vegetables or alcohol: the Self-Help, Exercise and Diet using Internet Technology (SHED-IT) studyClare E Collins
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Public Health Nutr 14:168-75. 2011..To describe dietary changes in men participating in an obesity intervention as part of the Self-Help, Exercise and Diet using Information Technology (SHED-IT) study... - Parent diet modification, child activity, or both in obese children: an RCTClare E Collins
Department of Nutrition and Diet, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
Pediatrics 127:619-27. 2011.... 
Effect of nutritional supplements on wound healing in home-nursed elderly: a randomized trialClare E Collins
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Nutrition 21:147-55. 2005..The objective was to determine whether provision of oral nutritional supplements, delivered by community nurses, could improve nutritional status and wound healing in home-nursed elderly...- Measuring effectiveness of dietetic interventions in child obesity: a systematic review of randomized trialsClare E Collins
School of Health Sciences and Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:906-22. 2006..To assess the effectiveness of dietetic treatment for obese children and to report details of dietary interventions... - Diet quality is associated with higher nutrient intake and self-rated health in mid-aged womenClare E Collins
School of Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
J Am Coll Nutr 27:146-57. 2008..To develop a diet quality score reflecting adherence to national dietary recommendations for the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) and to compare this against energy standardized nutrient intakes and indices of health... - The Award for General Nutrition. Best-practice nutrition and dietetic support in AustraliaClare E Collins
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Nutrition 23:371-3. 2007 - Preventing and treating childhood obesity: time to target fathersE Freeman
Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 36:12-5. 2012..To examine the long-term effects of having one overweight or obese parent on child weight status and determine whether these effects vary according to parent sex... - A comparative validation of a child food frequency questionnaire using red blood cell membrane fatty acidsT Burrows
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Eur J Clin Nutr 66:825-9. 2012..This report describes a comparative validation study of selected fatty acid intakes in children assessed by food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), compared with erythrocyte membrane fatty acids... - Omega-3 index, obesity and insulin resistance in childrenT Burrows
School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e532-9. 2011..The present study examined the relationship between the omega-3 index, weight status and insulin resistance in children... - The impact of a child obesity treatment intervention on parent child-feeding practicesT Burrows
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Int J Pediatr Obes 5:43-50. 2010..Effective treatment of childhood obesity requires a multi-factorial approach and should target factors impacting on a child's environment... - Effectiveness of male-only weight loss and weight loss maintenance interventions: a systematic review with meta-analysisM D Young
Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, Australia
Obes Rev 13:393-408. 2012..However, more high-quality studies are urgently needed to improve the evidence base, particularly for maintenance studies... - Elevated plasma levels of F2 alpha isoprostane in cystic fibrosisC E Collins
Department of Dietetics, John Hunter Children s Hospital, Rankin Park, New South Wales, Australia
Lipids 34:551-6. 1999..003; vitamin E, P < 0.001; and beta-carotene, P < 0.01). This study confirms significantly elevated lipid peroxidation in CF using 8-iso-PGF2 alpha levels... - Effectiveness of web-based interventions in achieving weight loss and weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review with meta-analysisM Neve
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Obes Rev 11:306-21. 2010..Higher usage of website features may be associated with positive weight change, but we do not know what features improve this effect or reduce attrition... - Impact of a child obesity intervention on dietary intake and behaviorsT Burrows
Faculty of Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 32:1481-8. 2008.... - The 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' randomized controlled trial: efficacy of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight fathers and their childrenP J Morgan
School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Obes (Lond) 35:436-47. 2011..To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the 'Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids' (HDHK) program, which was designed to help overweight fathers lose weight and be a role model of positive health behaviors for their children... - Validation of overweight children's fruit and vegetable intake using plasma carotenoidsTracy L Burrows
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:162-8. 2009..The lower plasma carotenoid concentrations found in overweight and obese children requires further investigation... - Randomised controlled trials in overweight children: practicalities and realitiesJanet M Warren
University of Newcastle, Schools of Health Sciences and Education, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Int J Pediatr Obes 2:73-85. 2007..To highlight and discuss the practical aspects of conducting high quality, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with overweight and obese children and their families... - Effects of integrating pedometers, parental materials, and E-mail support within an extracurricular school sport interventionDavid R Lubans
School of Education, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
J Adolesc Health 44:176-83. 2009..The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a school-based intervention (Program X) incorporating pedometers and e-mail support on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and healthy eating in adolescents... - The relationship between heart rate intensity and pedometer step counts in adolescentsDavid R Lubans
School of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
J Sports Sci 27:591-7. 2009..001). The results from this study suggest that a step rate of 130 steps per minute is equal to 65-75% maximum heart rate in low-fit adolescents and achieving 130 steps per minute could be used as an initial goal to improve fitness... - Dropout, nonusage attrition, and pretreatment predictors of nonusage attrition in a commercial Web-based weight loss programMelinda J Neve
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
J Med Internet Res 12:e69. 2010..However, poor retention (dropout attrition) and website utilization (nonusage attrition) are major inhibitors to the effectiveness of Web-based programs... - The SHED-IT randomized controlled trial: evaluation of an Internet-based weight-loss program for menPhilip J Morgan
School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:2025-32. 2009..The Internet is a feasible and effective medium for weight loss in men but strategies need to be explored to improve engagement in online programs... - A systematic review of the validity of dietary assessment methods in children when compared with the method of doubly labeled waterTracy L Burrows
Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
J Am Diet Assoc 110:1501-10. 2010..Further research is needed in this area to substantiate findings and improve estimates of total energy expenditure in children and adolescents... - Exploring the mechanisms of physical activity and dietary behavior change in the program x intervention for adolescentsDavid R Lubans
School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
J Adolesc Health 47:83-91. 2010..The objective of this investigation was to examine the mechanisms of physical activity and dietary behavior change in the Program X intervention... - 12-month outcomes and process evaluation of the SHED-IT RCT: an internet-based weight loss program targeting menPhilip J Morgan
School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:142-51. 2011..Low-dose approaches to weight loss are feasible, acceptable, and can achieve clinically important weight loss in men after 1-year follow-up... - Normal growth in cystic fibrosis associated with a specialised centreC E Collins
Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308 NSW, Australia
Arch Dis Child 81:241-6. 1999..To assess the impact of lifetime continuous care within the John Hunter Hospital cystic fibrosis (CF) clinics on growth and lung function... - Oxidative stress in cystic fibrosis: dietary and metabolic factorsL G Wood
Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
J Am Coll Nutr 20:157-65. 2001..The immune response appears to be a key factor causing oxidative stress. Antioxidant intervention aimed at reducing oxidative stress in CF needs to be assessed... - In children using intensive insulin therapy, a 20-g variation in carbohydrate amount significantly impacts on postprandial glycaemiaC E Smart
John Hunter Children s Hospital, Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Newcastle, Australia
Diabet Med 29:e21-4. 2012..To determine if an insulin dose calculated for a meal containing 60 g carbohydrate maintains postprandial glycaemic control for meals containing 40, 50, 70 or 80 g carbohydrate... - Postpartum diet quality in Australian women following a gestational diabetes pregnancyM K Morrison
Education and Prevention Division, Australian Diabetes Council, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Eur J Clin Nutr 66:1160-5. 2012..To describe the diet quality of a national sample of Australian women with a recent history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and determine factors associated with adherence to national dietary recommendations... - The obesity phenotype in children with asthmaM E Jensen
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, 2310, NSW, Australia
Paediatr Respir Rev 12:152-9. 2011..This will lead to refinements in management approaches for these patients... - Nutritional management of children and adolescents on insulin pump therapy - a survey of Australian PracticeCarmel E Smart
John Hunter Children s Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Pediatr Diabetes 9:96-103. 2008..The aims of the survey were to review nutritional care provided to children on insulin pump therapy (IPT) and to identify areas of consensus in medical nutrition therapy. Interventions were compared with existing evidence for best practice... - Diet quality--what is it and does it matter?Annika Wirt
School of Health Sciences, HA12 Hunter Building, University Drive, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
Public Health Nutr 12:2473-92. 2009..The present review aims to describe current diet quality tools and their applications, and to examine the relationship between diet quality and morbidity and mortality... - Multi-site randomized controlled trial of a child-centered physical activity program, a parent-centered dietary-modification program, or both in overweight children: the HIKCUPS studyAnthony D Okely
Child Obesity Research Centre and Faculty of Education, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
J Pediatr 157:388-94, 394.e1. 2010..To evaluate whether a child-centered physical activity program, combined with a parent-centered dietary program, was more efficacious than each treatment alone, in preventing unhealthy weight-gain in overweight children... - Perceived risk of Type 2 diabetes in Australian women with a recent history of gestational diabetes mellitusM K Morrison
Health and Education Division, Diabetes Australia NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Diabet Med 27:882-6. 2010..To describe the risk perceptions and factors associated with a high level of perceived risk for the development of Type 2 diabetes in a sample of Australian women with a recent history of gestational diabetes mellitus... - Influence of and optimal insulin therapy for a low-glycemic index meal in children with type 1 diabetes receiving intensive insulin therapyRochelle L Ryan
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Diabetes Care 31:1485-90. 2008....