Academic Title

Prof

Affiliation

University of Auckland

Affiliation Type

Tertiary

Affiliation Country

New Zealand

Research Abstracts

2011

Do effects of price discounts and nutrition education on food purchases vary by ethnicity, income and education? Results from a randomised, controlled trial

Effects of active video games on body composition: A randomized controlled trial

2010

Cyclists' attitudes toward policies encouraging bicycle travel: Findings from the Taupo Bicycle Study in New Zealand

Effects of price discounts and tailored nutrition education on supermarket purchases: A randomized controlled trial

Use of electronic sales data to tailor nutrition education resources for an ethnically diverse population

2009

Estimating energy expenditure with the RT3 triaxial accelerometer

Feasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to reduce overweight and obesity in children: The electronic games to aid motivation to exercise (eGAME) study

2008

Chitosan for overweight or obesity

Couch potatoes to jumping beans: A pilot study of the effect of active video games on physical activity in children.

Developing nutrition education resources for a multi-ethnic population in New Zealand

2007

Energy expended playing video console games: An opportunity to increase children's physical activity?

International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaire (NZPAQ): A doubly labelled water validation.

Strategies to promote healthier food purchases: A pilot supermarket intervention study.

2006

Body mass index and risk of diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region.

Effectiveness of monetary incentives in modifying dietary behavior: A review of randomized controlled trials.

Efficacy of monetary incentives in modifying dietary behavior: A review of randomized controlled trials.

Ethnic disparities in nutrition-related mortality in New Zealand: 1997-2011.

Vegetable and fruit intake and mortality from chronic disease in New Zealand.

2005

Effect of chitosan on weight loss in overweight and obese individuals: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Mortality attributable to higher-than-optimal body mass index in New Zealand

Nutrition and the burden of disease in New Zealand: 1997-2011.

2004

Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region: An overview of 33 cohorts involving 310,000 participants.

Obesity and health-related quality of life: Results from a weight loss trial.

The effect of the dietary supplement, Chitosan, on body weight: A randomised controlled trial in 250 overweight and obese adults

2001

Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in Asia Pacific populations (abstract).