• Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Drivers of Obesity Using a Group Model Building Approach: A South African Perspective 

      Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Savona, Natalie; Rodriguez, Anaely Aguiar; Alaba, Olufunke; Booley, Sharmilah; Malczyk, Sonia; Nwosu, Emmanuel; Knai, Cecile; Rutter, Harry; Klepp, Knut Inge; Harbron, Janetta (Journal article, 2022)
      Overweight and obesity increase the risk of a range of poor physiological and psychosocial health outcomes. Previous work with well-defined cohorts has explored the determinants of obesity and employed various methods and ...
    • Associations between social media, adolescent mental health, and diet: A systematic review 

      Blanchard, Laurence; Conway-Moore, Kaitlin; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Onal, Furkan; Rutter, Harry; Helleve, Arnfinn; Nwosu, Emmanuel; Falcone, Jane; Savona, Natalie; Boyland, Emma; Knai, Cécile (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Social media use is integral to many adolescents' lives. It brings benefits but can also have detrimental effects on both physical and mental health. We conducted a systematic review examining associations between social ...
    • Co-creating obesity prevention policies with youth: Policy ideas generated through the CO-CREATE project 

      Conway-Moore, Kaitlin; Cecile, Knai; Finegood, Diane; Johnston, Lee; Brinsden, Hannah; Aguiar, Anaely; Kopainsky, Birgit; Onal, Furkan; Helleve, Arnfinn; Klepp, Knut-Inge; Lien, Nanna; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Rito, Ana Isabel; Mestad Rønnestad, Alfred; Ulstein, Madeleine; Blanchard, Laurence; Savona, Natalie; Rutter, Harry (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Despite growing recognition of the importance of applying a systems lens to action on obesity, there has only been limited analysis of the extent to which this lens has actually been applied. The CO-CREATE project used a ...
    • Ethical considerations in engaging young people in European obesity prevention research: The CO-CREATE experience 

      Ljøsne, Isabelle Sylvie Budin; Ayuandini, Sherria; Baillergeau, Evelyne; Bröer, Christian; Helleve, Arnfinn; Klepp, Knut Inge; Kysnes, Bjarte Birkeland; Lien, Nanna; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Nesrallah, Samantha; Rito, Ana; Rutter, Harry; Samdal, Oddrun; Savona, Natalie; Veltkamp, Gerlieke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Engaging youth in obesity prevention research and policy action is essential to develop strategies that are relevant and sensitive to their needs. Research with young people requires critical reflection to safeguard their ...
    • Identifying the views of adolescents in five european countries on the drivers of obesity using group model building 

      Savona, Natalie; Macauley, Talia; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Banik, Anna; Boberska, Monika; Brock, Jessica; Brown, Andrew; Hayward, Joshua; Holbæk, Helene; Rito, Ana Isabel; Mendes, Sofia; Vaaheim, Fredrik; Van Houten, Marloes; Veltkamp, Gerlieke; Allender, Steven; Rutter, Harry; Knai, Cécile (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: To make effective progress towards a global reduction in obesity prevalence, there needs to be a focus on broader structural factors, beyond individual-level drivers of diet and physical activity. This article ...
    • Learning from the CO-CREATE project: A protocol for systems thinking across research (STAR) 

      Knai, Cécile; Savona, Natalie; Finegood, Diane; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Blanchard, Laurence; Conway-Moore, Kaitlin; Helleve, Arnfinn; Klepp, Knut Inge; Lien, Nanna; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Vlad, Ioana; Rønnestad, Alfred Mestad; Rutter, Harry (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The CO-CREATE project aimed to work with young people to create, inform, and disseminate obesity-preventive evidence-based policies using a complex systems perspective. This paper draws lessons from this experience and ...
    • Overweight and obesity prevention for and with adolescents: The “Confronting obesity: Co-creating policy with youth” (CO-CREATE) project 

      Klepp, Knut Inge; Helleve, Arnfinn; Brinsden, Hannah; Bröer, Christian; Ljøsne, Isabelle Sylvie Budin; Harbron, Janetta; Knai, Cecile; Lien, Nanna; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Nesrallah, Samantha; Oldrigde-Turner, Kate; Rito, Ana; Samdal, Oddrun; Savona, Natalie; Stensdal, Maja K; Allender, Steven; Hoelscher, Deanna M; Rutter, Harry (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The CO-CREATE project focuses on the need for research on obesity prevention in adolescents to move away from studies of single interventions, toward the investigation of systems-based research incorporating youth involvement. ...
    • System dynamics simulation models on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review 

      Aguiar, Anaely; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Romanenko, Eduard; Onal, Furkan; Kopainsky, Birgit; Savona, Natalie; Brown, Andrew; Allender, Steven; Lien, Nanna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      It has increasingly been recognized that developing successful obesity prevention policies and interventions requires understanding of the complex mechanisms driving the obesity pandemic and that models could be useful ...
    • System mapping with adolescents: Using group model building to map the complexity of obesity 

      Savona, Natalie; Brown, Andrew; Macauley, Talia; Aguiar Rodriguez, Anaely; Hayward, Josh; Ayuandini, Sherria; Habron, Janetta; Grewal, Navnit Kaur; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Mendes, Sofia; Klepp, Knut Inge; Rutter, Harry; Allender, Steven; Knai, Cécile (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Public health research and practice is increasingly employing systems thinking to help grapple with complex issues, from obesity to HIV treatment. At the same time, there is growing recognition that to address a given ...
    • Understanding the dynamics emerging from the interplay among poor mental wellbeing, energy balance-related behaviors, and obesity prevalence in adolescents: A simulation-based study 

      Aguiar, Anaely; Onal, Furkan; Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Blanchard, Laurence; Romanenko, Eduard; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Nwosu, Emmanuel; Herstad, Sondre Haugsbø; Savona, Natalie; Harbron, Janetta; Cecile, Knai; Samdal, Oddrun; Rutter, Harry; Lien, Nanna; Jalali, Mohammad S.; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Both obesity and poor mental wellbeing have a high prevalence in European youth. Adolescents in six countries identified mental wellbeing factors as main drivers of youth obesity through systems mapping. This study sought ...