Background A number of school‐based policies or practices have been found to be effective
in improving child diet and physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, tobacco …

Introduction Few interventions have been successful in reducing the physical activity
decline typically observed among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to report the 24-month …

Aim: To assess the impact of a multistrategy intervention designed to improve teachers’
implementation of a school physical activity (PA) policy on student PA levels. Methods: A cluster-…

Introduction Schools represent a valuable setting for interventions to improve children’s diets,
as they offer structured opportunities for ongoing intervention. Modifications to the school …

Context Public health nutrition interventions shown to be effective under optimal research
conditions need to be scaled up and implemented in real-world settings. Objectives The …

Introduction Although comprehensive school-based physical activity interventions are
efficacious when tested under research conditions, they often require adaptation in order for …

Background Several school‐based interventions are effective in improving child diet and
physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, and tobacco or harmful alcohol use. …

Insulin-binding sites exist in the lower brain stem of the rat, raising the possibility that the
circulating hormone may have cardiovascular and gastric effects at this site. Therefore, we …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)-like immunoreactive cell bodies
and fibers are visualized in hindbrain nuclei that are involved in the regulation of autonomic …

We have shown recently that intracisternal administration of endothelin-(ET)1 and ET-3 evokes
increases in gastric motor function and arterial blood pressure. The aim of our study was …