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View article: Prevalence, motivations, lifestyle preferences, and basic health behavior among 1,350 vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous Austrian school teachers and principals
Prevalence, motivations, lifestyle preferences, and basic health behavior among 1,350 vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous Austrian school teachers and principals Open
Introduction Few European and Austrian adults live a healthy lifestyle. As critical role models, school teachers and principals are highly influential for delivering basic health education to children and adolescents. Objective This invest…
View article: Prevalence, Motivations, Lifestyle Preferences, and Basic Health Behavior Among 1350 Vegan, Vegetarian, and Omnivorous Austrian School Teachers and Principals
Prevalence, Motivations, Lifestyle Preferences, and Basic Health Behavior Among 1350 Vegan, Vegetarian, and Omnivorous Austrian School Teachers and Principals Open
Background/Objectives: Few European and Austrian adults live a healthy lifestyle. As critical role models, school teachers and principals are highly influential for delivering basic health education to children and adolescents. This invest…
View article: Randomised controlled interventions on physical activity, diet or their dual approach to better public health and the links to body mass index in 10–19 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Randomised controlled interventions on physical activity, diet or their dual approach to better public health and the links to body mass index in 10–19 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Introduction Health behaviour serves as a pivotal domain for the control of current health crises that primarily develop in young people and affect the global population in excess. This study hypothesises that appropriately planned physica…
View article: Guideline-Based Digital Exercise Interventions for Reducing Body Weight and Fat and Promoting Physical Activity in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Guideline-Based Digital Exercise Interventions for Reducing Body Weight and Fat and Promoting Physical Activity in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Background Digitally delivered physical exercise interventions are becoming increasingly popular in addressing the obesity epidemic. However, there remains uncertainty on their efficacy regarding the reduction of body weight (BW) and body …
View article: Randomized controlled trials on physical activity, diet, or both for public health through body weight management in 5- to 10-year-old pupils: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Randomized controlled trials on physical activity, diet, or both for public health through body weight management in 5- to 10-year-old pupils: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Improving the quality of the most basic health behavior among youth may contribute to short-term body composition management with long-term implications for noncommunicable disease regression. This investigation aimed to assess the impact …
View article: Guideline-Based Digital Exercise Interventions for Reducing Body Weight and Fat and Promoting Physical Activity in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint)
Guideline-Based Digital Exercise Interventions for Reducing Body Weight and Fat and Promoting Physical Activity in Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Digitally delivered physical exercise interventions are becoming increasingly popular in addressing the obesity epidemic. However, there remains uncertainty on their efficacy regarding the reduction of body weight (BW) and body…
View article: Associations of physical activity, alcohol and nicotine consumption with diet types in secondary and tertiary education students: Results of two Austria nation-wide studies
Associations of physical activity, alcohol and nicotine consumption with diet types in secondary and tertiary education students: Results of two Austria nation-wide studies Open
Introduction & Purpose Based on consensus on the tremendous health benefits through physical activity (PA) & exercise at all ages, it is a sound recommendation for health promotion, maintaining good health and the prevention of non-communi…
View article: Determinants of Engagement in Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Club Sports among University Students: A Large-Scale Study
Determinants of Engagement in Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Club Sports among University Students: A Large-Scale Study Open
Various socio-demographic, environmental, and lifestyle-related factors have been reported to be associated with physical activity (PA) habits. However, there exist insufficient data comparing different forms of engagement in PA, sports, a…
View article: Differences in Sensorimotor Feedback Performance by Body Weight in 12- to 15-Year-Old Adolescents
Differences in Sensorimotor Feedback Performance by Body Weight in 12- to 15-Year-Old Adolescents Open
Background: The field of sensorimotor feedback is still a young area in science. In several studies, it has been observed that with increasing exercise intensity, motor performance decreases in overweight and obese individuals compared to …
View article: Health behavior of Austrian tertiary students focusing on diet type linked to sports and exercise—first glimpse of results from the “sustainably healthy—from science 2 high school and university” study
Health behavior of Austrian tertiary students focusing on diet type linked to sports and exercise—first glimpse of results from the “sustainably healthy—from science 2 high school and university” study Open
Background There is a strong association between lifestyle behavior and health status. While young adulthood is a critical period for adopting and stabilizing lifelong healthy behavior, university life is independently associated with psyc…
View article: A glimpse of academic staff health behavior on diet type and physical activity at Austrian universities: first findings from the “Sustainably Healthy – From Science 2 Highschool & University” study
A glimpse of academic staff health behavior on diet type and physical activity at Austrian universities: first findings from the “Sustainably Healthy – From Science 2 Highschool & University” study Open
Background The association between lifestyle and health status highlights the importance of assessing health-related behavior in different populations. This multidisciplinary study aimed to examine the health behavior of academic staff of …
View article: Changes in physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown based on the sociodemographic profile of 5569 students and academic staff of Austrian universities
Changes in physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown based on the sociodemographic profile of 5569 students and academic staff of Austrian universities Open
These findings suggest that the inconsistency of previous studies in PA change during the pandemic may at least partly be explained by differences in the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.
View article: Study Protocol of “Sustainably Healthy—From Science 2 Highschool & University”—Prevalence of Mixed, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets Linked to Sports & Exercise among Austrian Tertiary Students and Lecturers/Academic Staff
Study Protocol of “Sustainably Healthy—From Science 2 Highschool & University”—Prevalence of Mixed, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets Linked to Sports & Exercise among Austrian Tertiary Students and Lecturers/Academic Staff Open
Healthy lifestyle is the major indicator of individual and public health especially in target populations (e.g., during emerging adulthood). Evidence indicates that unhealthy lifestyle behaviors are strongly associated with the increasing …
View article: School health programs of physical education and/or diet among pupils of primary and secondary school levels I and II linked to body mass index: A systematic review protocol within the project From Science 2 School
School health programs of physical education and/or diet among pupils of primary and secondary school levels I and II linked to body mass index: A systematic review protocol within the project From Science 2 School Open
The most common causes of death in Western countries today are preventable diseases mainly attributed to daily behavior. It has been well documented that genetics are influential but not the deciding factor for developing non-communicable …
View article: Study protocol of “From Science 2 School”—prevalence of sports and physical exercise linked to omnivorous, vegetarian and vegan, diets among Austrian secondary schools
Study protocol of “From Science 2 School”—prevalence of sports and physical exercise linked to omnivorous, vegetarian and vegan, diets among Austrian secondary schools Open
The increasing prevalence of unhealthy lifestyle choices contribute to almost all chronic conditions negatively affecting individual and public health. As the most beneficial preventative solution, a healthy lifestyle focusing on the dual …
View article: Health Behaviors of Austrian Secondary School Teachers and Principals at a Glance: First Results of the From Science 2 School Study Focusing on Sports Linked to Mixed, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets
Health Behaviors of Austrian Secondary School Teachers and Principals at a Glance: First Results of the From Science 2 School Study Focusing on Sports Linked to Mixed, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets Open
Lifestyle behaviors are key contributors to sustainable health and well-being over the lifespan. The analysis of health-related behaviors is crucial for understanding the state of health in different populations, especially teachers who pl…
View article: Association of modifiable factors with the development of physical fitness of Austrian primary school children: A 4-year longitudinal study
Association of modifiable factors with the development of physical fitness of Austrian primary school children: A 4-year longitudinal study Open
Physical fitness (PF) shows favourable associations with several health indicators in children. Children's PF depends on a variety of non-modifiable (e.g., sex and age) and modifiable factors (e.g., weight status and sports participation).…
View article: Health Behaviors of Austrian Secondary Level Pupils at a Glance: First Results of the From Science 2 School Study Focusing on Sports Linked to Mixed, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets
Health Behaviors of Austrian Secondary Level Pupils at a Glance: First Results of the From Science 2 School Study Focusing on Sports Linked to Mixed, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets Open
Attaining healthy behaviors is essential at any life stage, particularly childhood, due to the strong link between children’s lifestyle and the subsequent adult state of health. This multidisciplinary study aimed to assess lifestyle behavi…
View article: Longitudinal Association of Motor Development and Body Weight in Elementary School Children—A 4-Year Observational Study
Longitudinal Association of Motor Development and Body Weight in Elementary School Children—A 4-Year Observational Study Open
The inverse association between body weight and physical fitness has been well documented but there remains limited information on the association of weight change with the development of physical fitness, particularly in elementary school…
View article: Physical Fitness across 11- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2267 Austrian Middle- and High-School Students
Physical Fitness across 11- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in 2267 Austrian Middle- and High-School Students Open
Puberty is a critical period in the development of physical fitness. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the development of various components of physical fitness in Austrian adolescents between 11 and 17 years of age. A t…
View article: Long‐term effect of migration background on the development of physical fitness among primary school children
Long‐term effect of migration background on the development of physical fitness among primary school children Open
Background Children with a low socioeconomic status and migration background are more likely to exhibit unfavorable health behavior patterns and higher BMI scores as well as lower physical activity and physical fitness. Aim To evaluate the…