Miranda Pallan, Tania Griffin, Kiya Hurley, Emma Lancashire et al.
BACKGROUND: Excess weight in children is a continuing health issue. Community-based children's weight management programmes have had some effect in promoting weight loss. Families from minority ethnic communities are less likely to complete these programmes but, to date, no programmes have been cult...
Miranda Pallan, Kiya Hurley, Tania Griffin, Emma Lancashire et al.
Community-based programmes for children with excess weight are widely available, but few have been developed to meet the needs of culturally diverse populations. We adapted an existing children’s weight management programme, focusing on Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities. We report the evaluation...
Miranda Pallan, Tania Griffin, Kiya Hurley, Emma Lancashire et al.
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity prevalence continues to be at high levels in the United Kingdom (UK). South Asian children (mainly Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin) with excess adiposity are at particular risk from the cardiovascular consequences of obesity. Many community-based children's weight mana...
Geneviève Cézard, Narinder Bansal, Raj Bhopal, Miranda Pallan et al.
OBJECTIVES: As a secondary analysis of the BEACHeS study, we hypothesised there would be sex differences in Pakistani and Bangladeshi school children when examining adiposity and their response to an obesity intervention. DESIGN: The Birmingham healthy Eating and Active lifestyle for CHildren Study ...
Miranda Pallan, Tania Griffin, Emma Lancashire, Kiya Hurley et al.
BACKGROUND: Group-based children's weight management programmes are widely available in the UK and evidence shows that these are effective in the short-term. No programmes have been specifically developed to meet the cultural requirements of UK minority ethnic communities. South Asian children are a...