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Background: In Australia, family day care (FDC) services operate under a unique two-tier structure whereby the service provider gives overarching organisational and policy support, and educators provide education and care to children in their homes. FDC services can influence children's healthy eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviours. However, research on Australian FDC services is limited. Munch & Move is a state-wide obesity prevention program offered to FDC service providers in NSW; however, the program has only been evaluated in centre-based Early Childhood Education an...

Background The transition from primary to secondary school is one of the life transition periods during which significant behavioural changes may occur. However, there is little evidence on concurrent changes in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity (PA) (collectively known as 24-hour movement behaviours) over a 24-hour period during this school transition period. Further, the combined associations between time spent in 24-hour movement behaviours and psychosocial health are still under-researched in children. This information may inform the development of future movement behaviour ...

Increasing rates of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours among children and youth are important determinants of chronic disease. Supporting children’s participation in organized physical activities like sports has been promoted as a public health strategy to increase physical activity. Evidence shows that successful interventions are family-focused although research on how parental eating and physical activity behaviours influence children’s behaviours is deficient. In this commentary, we argue that interventions to counter physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours should includ...

A new study found a causal link between brisk walking and telomere length. Researchers found that 10 minutes of brisk walking per day was associated with longer life expectancy, and brisk walkers have up to 20 years' greater life expectancy than those who walk slowly.

A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates.