Widjane Goncalves

Exercise Physiologist and Doctor at Queensland University of Technology- Centre for Children's Health Research. Childhood obesity, parenting,ECECs, LMIC.

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Earlier last year, @STOPobesityEU launched a new set of policy briefs with @WHO to help policymakers implement priority policies to prevent childhood obesity.

➡️ Check them out here: https://t.co/zNl3MnQbHb

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🚨 1 in 5 adults worldwide are expected to have #obesity by 2025.

🆕 Our position paper with @worldheartfed summarises the relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease (#CVD) mortality.

📝 Learn more: https://t.co/LTJ2cpafjN

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🌍 Weight stigma is a global health and human rights issue that hinders health promotion efforts worldwide.

It leads to systemic disadvantages and adverse health consequences. #EndWeightStigma

➡️ Read our latest position statement in #ObesityReviews: https://t.co/c6yG4nSvp8

[Sedentary Behaviour Research Network @SedBehaviourRN]

Barriers and facilitators of physical activity, sedentary and sleep behaviours in 3 to 4-year-old children from low-income families: a study protocol

https://t.co/hoY4zH0vIw

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Today, over 50% of the world's population lives in cities. 🏙️

They are now considered a focal intervention setting. Our policy brief identifies opportunities to include #ChildhoodObesity in existing health-promoting city-level interventions.

➡️ https://t.co/HKsJOM0CCD

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Have you seen our #Youth-oriented advocacy briefing on #FoodSystems? 🍎

Redesigning food systems is vital to ensure access to affordable, #sustainable diets. It has the potential to end all forms of malnutrition, including #obesity.

➡️ https://t.co/SctsoV0z86

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Top 6 barriers to #obesity treatment: inadequate finance, lack of obesity training, obesity not recognised as a disease, lack of specialist teams, lack of public awareness & the obesogenic environment.

🚨 #UHC isn’t possible without addressing these! #HealthforAll #UNGA78

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight and #obesity kills more people than underweight. ❗

Governments must invest in health systems and policies to tackle social, commercial & environmental determinants of obesity. #UNGA78 #UHC #HealthforAll #HLMUHC

[Physical Activity Researcher Podcast 🎙️ @PA_Researcher]

📚 Understanding sedentary behaviour and physical activity is crucial in promoting healthier lifestyles

Measuring these behaviors accurately helps in designing effective interventions to reduce sedentary time

📈 It's a key factor in preventing numerous health...

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🚨 Our #Youth oriented briefing on #DigitalMarketing is available!

The link between #marketing of unhealthy products & the #CHO epidemic calls for an urgent youth-led response to #marketing regulations! #WorldChildrensDay

➡️ Learn more: https://t.co/zIzOT9pBLa

[Brad Schoenfeld, PhD @BradSchoenfeld]

I'm not big on New Year's resolutions, but here's one I hope all sports scientists will embrace in 2023: Lets make an effort to avoid the use of null hypothesis significance testing in research and focus on the magnitude of effects (point estimates and CI) https://t.co/81k0e1r1JX

[Prof. Edina Camargo, Ph.D @camargoedina_]

❌Tendências Fitness do Colégio Americano de Medicina do Esporte (ACSM) para 2023 #educaçãofisica #personaltrainer . Vem comigo!😉

[Ondezx Groups pvt ltd @ondezx_groups]

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Children are affected by the choices of their parents. We often see this in negative perspective. Here is a great case study of the daily activity levels of a 5-year old boy.

#active #Children #fitness #health #sports #Kidsfun https://t.co/tRE1fYxwiD

[ferdinand salonna @nanndyyy]

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[Ametris (formerly ActiGraph) @actigraph]

#ActiGraph’s team of scientists recently finished two studies evaluating state-of-the-art sleep algorithms! They’ve also developed a new Deep-Learning based algorithm that can work on both Actiwatch and ActiGraph counts.

Learn More: https://t.co/VZALsDzJt5

[Journal of Physical Activity & Health @JPAHjournal]

How are we doing worldwide in #PhysicalActivity surveillance, policy, & research efforts? New work from @GoPAnetwork found large inequalities between countries & world regions in their capacity to promote physical activity.

➡️https://t.co/WOFYmWC2bh

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

🚨 1 in 5 adults worldwide are expected to have #obesity by 2025.

🆕 Our new position paper with @worldheartfed summarises the relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease (#CVD) mortality.

📝 Learn more: https://t.co/LTJ2cpafjN

[ISBNPA @ISBNPA]

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[Widjane Goncalves @WidjaneG]

@DanielleGalle15 @WCCNR @Dr_BeckB Huge congratulations @Dr_BeckB ♥️