Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Author "Raffoul, Amanda"
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Dieting and health-related behaviours among adolescent girls: A longitudinal analysis of data from a school-based study
Raffoul, Amanda (University of Waterloo, 2016-06-30)Objective: Dieting to lose weight is extremely common among adolescents, especially girls, and is driven by multiple factors, including individual traits and societal standards regarding body weight and shape. Dieting is ... -
Gaps in the Evidence on Population Interventions to Reduce Consumption of Sugars: A Review of Reviews
Kirkpatrick, Sharon I.; Raffoul, Amanda; Maynard, Merryn; Lee, Kirsten M.; Stapleton, Jackie (MDPI, 2018-08-08)There is currently considerable attention directed to identifying promising interventions to reduce consumption of sugars among populations around the world. A review of systematic reviews was conducted to identify gaps ... -
The ignored consequences of obesity and nutrition policies: How a focus on weight influences psychosocial wellbeing
Raffoul, Amanda (University of Waterloo, 2020-08-12)Background: Eating- and weight-related disorders, including eating disorders, disordered eating, and overweight and obesity, share many risk factors across all levels of the socioecological model. However, public health ...