Evangelia Grammatikaki

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Affiliation: Harokopio University
Location: , Greece
URL: http://galaxy.hua.gr/~evagram/EN/IndexUK.htm

Publications

  1. ncbi EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth (ENERGY) project: Design and methodology of the ENERGY cross-sectional survey
    Maartje M van Stralen
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 11:65. 2011
  2. ncbi Evaluation of iron status in European adolescents through biochemical iron indicators: the HELENA Study
    M Ferrari
    National Research Institute on Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:340-9. 2011
  3. ncbi Television food advertising to children: a global perspective
    Bridget Kelly
    Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Public Health 100:1730-6. 2010
  4. ncbi Prevalence of obesity and body mass index correlates in a representative sample of Cretan school children
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:135-41. 2011
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic status influences physical fitness in European adolescents independently of body fat and physical activity: the HELENA study
    D Jimenez Pavon
    Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences INEF, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Nutr Hosp 25:311-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Development of a diet-lifestyle quality index for young children and its relation to obesity: the Preschoolers Diet-Lifestyle Index
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Avenue, 17671 Kallithea, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 13:2000-9. 2010
  7. ncbi Attenuation of the effect of the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism on total and central body fat by physical activity in adolescents: the HELENA study
    Jonatan R Ruiz
    Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:328-33. 2010
  8. ncbi Sedentary patterns and media availability in European adolescents: The HELENA study
    Juan P Rey-López
    GENUD Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development Research Group, Zaragoza, Spain
    Prev Med 51:50-5. 2010
  9. ncbi Self-reported physical activity in European adolescents: results from the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study
    Katrien De Cocker
    Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
    Public Health Nutr 14:246-54. 2011
  10. ncbi Diet quality of preschool children and maternal perceptions/misperceptions: the GENESIS study
    G Kourlaba
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Ave, 17671 Kallithea, Greece
    Public Health 123:738-42. 2009

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Publications41

  1. ncbi EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth (ENERGY) project: Design and methodology of the ENERGY cross-sectional survey
    Maartje M van Stralen
    Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 11:65. 2011
    ..This paper describes the design, methodology and protocol of the survey...
  2. ncbi Evaluation of iron status in European adolescents through biochemical iron indicators: the HELENA Study
    M Ferrari
    National Research Institute on Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy
    Eur J Clin Nutr 65:340-9. 2011
    ..To assess the iron status among European adolescents through selected biochemical parameters in a cross-sectional study performed in 10 European cities...
  3. ncbi Television food advertising to children: a global perspective
    Bridget Kelly
    Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Public Health 100:1730-6. 2010
    ..We compared television food advertising to children in several countries...
  4. ncbi Prevalence of obesity and body mass index correlates in a representative sample of Cretan school children
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Int J Pediatr Obes 6:135-41. 2011
    ..This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and investigate associated factors in a representative sample of Cretan school children...
  5. ncbi Socioeconomic status influences physical fitness in European adolescents independently of body fat and physical activity: the HELENA study
    D Jimenez Pavon
    Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences INEF, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    Nutr Hosp 25:311-6. 2010
    ..The influence of socioeconomic status on health-related fitness is not clear...
  6. ncbi Development of a diet-lifestyle quality index for young children and its relation to obesity: the Preschoolers Diet-Lifestyle Index
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Avenue, 17671 Kallithea, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 13:2000-9. 2010
    ..To develop an index that assesses the degree of adherence to existing diet-lifestyle recommendations for preschoolers (Preschoolers Diet-Lifestyle Index (PDL-Index)) and to investigate its association with obesity...
  7. ncbi Attenuation of the effect of the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism on total and central body fat by physical activity in adolescents: the HELENA study
    Jonatan R Ruiz
    Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:328-33. 2010
    ..To examine whether physical activity attenuates the effect of the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism on body fat estimates in adolescents...
  8. ncbi Sedentary patterns and media availability in European adolescents: The HELENA study
    Juan P Rey-López
    GENUD Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development Research Group, Zaragoza, Spain
    Prev Med 51:50-5. 2010
    ..To describe sedentary behaviors in adolescents and to examine the influence of media availability on TV viewing...
  9. ncbi Self-reported physical activity in European adolescents: results from the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study
    Katrien De Cocker
    Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
    Public Health Nutr 14:246-54. 2011
    ..Furthermore, self-reported PA patterns were evaluated in relation to gender, age category, weight status category and socio-economic status (SES)...
  10. ncbi Diet quality of preschool children and maternal perceptions/misperceptions: the GENESIS study
    G Kourlaba
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Ave, 17671 Kallithea, Greece
    Public Health 123:738-42. 2009
    ..To quantify maternal perceptions regarding the quality of their child's diet, and to identify factors associated with misperceptions...
  11. ncbi Bone mass and bone metabolism markers during adolescence: The HELENA Study
    L Gracia-Marco
    GENUD Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
    Horm Res Paediatr 74:339-50. 2010
    ..Bone metabolic activity could provide early information on bone mass development. Our aim was to describe bone mass and metabolism markers according to age and Tanner stage in adolescents...
  12. ncbi FTO genotype and adiposity in children: physical activity levels influence the effect of the risk genotype in adolescent males
    Robert A Scott
    Integrative and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
    Eur J Hum Genet 18:1339-43. 2010
    ..008). In the GENESIS study, no significant association between FTO genotype and adiposity was found. The present findings highlight PA as an important factor modifying the effect of FTO genotype...
  13. ncbi Excessive sedentary time and low cardiorespiratory fitness in European adolescents: the HELENA study
    David Martinez-Gomez
    Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Arch Dis Child 96:240-6. 2011
    ..The aims of this study were to examine what amount of sedentary time is associated with low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adolescents and whether this association is independent of physical activity...
  14. ncbi Comparison of several anthropometric indices with insulin resistance proxy measures among European adolescents: The Helena Study
    Katerina Kondaki
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
    Eur J Pediatr 170:731-9. 2011
    ..In addition, all aforementioned anthropometric indices, except WHR, could be used among the underweight/normal weight adolescents...
  15. ncbi Social, economic and demographic correlates of overweight and obesity in primary-school children: preliminary data from the Healthy Growth Study
    George Moschonis
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Avenue, 176 71 Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 13:1693-700. 2010
    ..To record the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban primary-school children in relation to several socio-economic and demographic factors...
  16. ncbi Determinants of childhood obesity and association with maternal perceptions of their children's weight status: the "GENESIS" study
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece
    J Am Diet Assoc 110:1527-31. 2010
    ..Maternal underestimation of children's weight status was more likely for children with rapid weight gain in infancy...
  17. ncbi Longer breastfeeding is associated with increased lower body explosive strength during adolescence
    Enrique G Artero
    EFFECTS 262 Research Group, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada SP 18012, Spain
    J Nutr 140:1989-95. 2010
    ..54, 95% CI = 0.30-0.96, P < 0.05; and OR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.22-0.74, P < 0.01, respectively). These findings suggest a role of breastfeeding in determining lower body explosive strength during adolescence...
  18. ncbi Comparison of two methods for identifying dietary patterns associated with obesity in preschool children: the GENESIS study
    Y Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Ave, Kallithea, Greece
    Eur J Clin Nutr 64:1407-14. 2010
    ..The aim of this work was to identify dietary patterns based on reduced rank regression (RRR) and principal component analysis (PCA) and to evaluate the association of these patterns with the prevalence of childhood obesity...
  19. ncbi Development of a lifestyle-diet quality index for primary schoolchildren and its relation to insulin resistance: the Healthy Lifestyle-Diet Index
    Y Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Ave, Kallithea, Greece
    Eur J Clin Nutr 64:1399-406. 2010
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  20. ncbi Recommended levels and intensities of physical activity to avoid low-cardiorespiratory fitness in European adolescents: The HELENA study
    David Martinez-Gomez
    Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Am J Hum Biol 22:750-6. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine the sex-specific physical activity (PA) intensity thresholds that best discriminate between unhealthy/healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)...
  21. ncbi Association of nutrient intake and wheeze or asthma in a Greek pre-school population
    Evdokia Emmanouil
    Allergy Research Center, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol 21:90-5. 2010
    ..We conclude that dietary intake of vitamin C and calcium seem to have a protective effect on the incidence of wheeze in pre-school children, whereas magnesium and mono-unsaturated fatty acid may have a harmful role...
  22. ncbi Association of passive exposure of pregnant women to environmental tobacco smoke with asthma symptoms in children
    Paraskevi Xepapadaki
    Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, 13 Levadias Str, Goudi 11527, Greece
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol 20:423-9. 2009
    ..Public health policies should be oriented not only towards smoking cessation, but also reinforce elimination of ETS exposure of pregnant women...
  23. ncbi Nutrient intakes of toddlers and preschoolers in Greece: the GENESIS study
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition andDietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
    J Am Diet Assoc 108:357-61. 2008
    ..The estimated prevalence of inadequacy was found to be between 10% and 25% for niacin, vitamin E, and folate. Usual intakes exceeding the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels were recorded for zinc and copper...
  24. ncbi Perinatal predictors of overweight at infancy and preschool childhood: the GENESIS study
    G Moschonis
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:39-47. 2008
    ..To identify those perinatal parameters and characteristics predisposing children to an increased risk of overweight during infancy and preschool years...
  25. ncbi Prevalence and independent predictors of insulin resistance in children from Crete, Greece: the Children Study
    Y Manios
    Department of Dietetics Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
    Diabet Med 25:65-72. 2008
    ..The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of IR in Greek schoolchildren and to investigate factors associated with IR...
  26. ncbi Assessing, understanding and modifying nutritional status, eating habits and physical activity in European adolescents: the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study
    L A Moreno
    Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Domingo Miral s n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    Public Health Nutr 11:288-99. 2008
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  27. ncbi Developmental changes in adiposity in toddlers and preschoolers in the GENESIS study and associations with the ACE I/D polymorphism
    V Lagou
    Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Institute of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
    Int J Obes (Lond) 31:1052-60. 2007
    ..To investigate the relationship between the angiotensin I-converting enzyme 1 (ACE) I/D polymorphism and adiposity-related phenotypes in a large cohort of toddlers and preschoolers...
  28. ncbi Changes in diet quality score, macro- and micronutrients intake following a nutrition education intervention in postmenopausal women
    Y Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    J Hum Nutr Diet 20:126-31. 2007
    ..The aim of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition education programme on post-menopausal women using self-reported nutrient intake data as well as a qualitative data obtained by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)...
  29. ncbi Nutrition education in postmenopausal women: changes in dietary and cardiovascular indices
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 70, El Venizelou Ave, 176 71 Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Maturitas 55:338-47. 2006
    ....
  30. ncbi Impact of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma and delta on adiposity in toddlers and preschoolers in the GENESIS Study
    Vasiliki Lagou
    Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Institute of Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle IDEAL, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:913-8. 2008
    ..The PPAR gamma Pro12Ala and C1431T polymorphisms are associated with increased adiposity during early childhood in a gender- and age-specific manner and independently of the PPAR delta T+294C polymorphism...
  31. ncbi Interaction effects between total energy and macronutrient intakes and angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 ( ACE) I/D polymorphism on adiposity-related phenotypes in toddlers and preschoolers: the Growth, Exercise and Nutrition Epidemiological Study in preSch
    Georgia Kourlaba
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Ave, Kallithea 17671, Athens, Greece
    Br J Nutr 100:1333-40. 2008
    ..e. DD or ID genotypes). These results suggest that the ACE I/D polymorphism may act as a modifying factor in the response of adiposity-related phenotypes to diet...
  32. ncbi The effect of maternal obesity on initiation and duration of breast-feeding in Greece: the GENESIS study
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 12:517-24. 2009
    ....
  33. ncbi Association of objectively assessed physical activity with total and central body fat in Spanish adolescents; the HELENA Study
    D Moliner-Urdiales
    Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development Research Group GENUD, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
    Int J Obes (Lond) 33:1126-35. 2009
    ....
  34. ncbi Diet quality of preschoolers in Greece based on the Healthy Eating Index: the GENESIS study
    Yannis Manios
    Departmentof Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 70 El Venizelou Ave, 17671 Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    J Am Diet Assoc 109:616-23. 2009
    ..The current study aimed to assess the diet quality of Greek preschoolers and the potential role of several sociodemographic factors related to it...
  35. ncbi Obesity and television watching in preschoolers in Greece: the GENESIS study
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:2047-53. 2009
    ..The current findings support the hypothesis that the effect of TV viewing time on childhood obesity is independent of physical activity status and may be attributed to the increased total energy intake during TV watching...
  36. ncbi Changes in BMI and blood pressure after a school based intervention: the CHILDREN study
    P D Angelopoulos
    Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
    Eur J Public Health 19:319-25. 2009
    ..The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program, based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), on obesity indices and blood pressure (BP) in Ioannina, Greece...
  37. ncbi Reliability and validity of a healthy diet determinants questionnaire for adolescents
    Carine Vereecken
    Department of Public Health, Gent University, De Pintelaan 185, 900 Ghent, Belgium
    Public Health Nutr 12:1830-8. 2009
    ..To describe the development of a short questionnaire including a wide range of personal, social and environmental constructs in relation to a healthy diet in an adolescent population...
  38. ncbi Maternal perceptions of their child's weight status: the GENESIS study
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, 70 El Venizelou Avenue, 17671 Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Public Health Nutr 12:1099-105. 2009
    ..The objective of the present work was to quantify mothers' misclassification of pre-school children's weight status and to determine factors associated with the maternal misperception...
  39. ncbi Food and nutrient intake, nutritional knowledge and diet-related attitudes in European adolescents
    M Kersting
    Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Rheinischen Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Dortmund, Germany
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:S35-41. 2008
    ....
  40. ncbi Television viewing and food habits in toddlers and preschoolers in Greece: the GENESIS study
    Yannis Manios
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Greece
    Eur J Pediatr 168:801-8. 2009
    ..Therefore, interventions aiming to modify children's TV viewing behaviour might need to be implemented...