
Marta Antunes
NoHoW Consortium Meeting
On February 13-14, António Palmeira, Inês Santos and Jorge Encantado participated in the NoHoW consortium meeting, in Edinburgh. Business plan development was the main topic under discussion. More information about this project HERE.
Psychosocial Pretreatment Predictors of Weight Control: A Systematic Review Update
Carraça E.V., Santos I., Mata J. & Teixeira P.J. (2018). Psychosocial Pretreatment Predictors of Weight Control: A Systematic Review Update. Obesity Facts, 11:67-82. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000485838
Attribution of weight regain to emotional reasons amongst European adults with overweight and obesity who regained weight following a weight loss attempt
Sainsbury K., Evans E.H., Pedersen S., Marques M.M., Teixeira P.J., Lahteenmaki L., Stubbs R.J., Heitmann B.L. & Sniehotta F.F. (2018). Attribution of weight regain to emotional reasons amongst European adults with overweight and obesity who regained weight following a weight loss attempt. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-018-0487-0
Football is Medicine
On January 25-26, the International Conference on Football is Medicine took place in the City of Football, the headquarters of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Pedro J. Teixeira, Marlene N. Silva and Hugo Pereira participated as invited speakers. More information about this event HERE.
Marlene N. Silva at Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL)
CIPER | Self-Regulation participated in a conference organized by the Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL) on January 11. Marlene N. Silva gave a presentation on community interventions to promote health behaviors, highlighting the EuroFIT project. The researcher also gave an interview to UAL's radio station that can be accessed HERE.
EuroFIT on a radio programme
On January 4th, Marlene N. Silva discussed EuroFIT on the Antena 1 radio programme “90 Seconds of Science". Audio file available HERE.
Merry Christmas
National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general population, 2015-2016: Design and methods
Lopes C., Torres D., Oliveira A., Severo M., Guiomar S., Alarcão V., Ramos E., Rodrigues S., Vilela S., Oliveira L., Mota J., Teixeira P.J., Nicola P., Soares S., Andersen L.F. & The IAN-AF Consortium (2018). National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey of the Portuguese general population, 2015-2016: Design and methods. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(2):e42. doi:10.2196/resprot.8990
Health behavior change for obesity management
Teixeira P.J. & Marques M. (2017). Health behaviour change for obesity management. Obesity Facts, 10:666-673. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000484933
VIII Running International Congress
On December 3-4, the Faculty of Human Kinetics – University of Lisbon hosted the VIII Running International Congress. Pedro Teixeira moderated the Plenary Session “Running and Health” and Hugo Pereira participated with a presentation titled “Recreational running in Portugal, 2017.” More information about this event HERE.