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Journal article · 2019

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the social facilitation of eating

Helen K Ruddock, Jeffrey M Brunstrom, Lenny R Vartanian, et al.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Does eating with other people change how much is eaten? The answer appears to depend partly on who shares the meal. Across experiments comparing eating alone with eating alongside friends, the pooled standardized difference was 0.76,…

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Journal article · 2021

A systematic review of the use of dietary self-monitoring in behavioural weight loss interventions: delivery, intensity and effectiveness

Margaret Raber, Yue Liao, Anne Rara, et al.

Public Health Nutrition

Does useful food logging require recording every bite? Researchers examined 59 weight-loss interventions for adults with overweight or obesity. Among programs asking participants to record all intake, 61% showed significantly greater weight loss than their comparison…

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Journal article · 2016

Acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance, range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals: a systematic review

Behm DG, Blazevich AJ, Kay AD, et al.

Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

Stretching before exercise can have different effects depending on how it fits into the warm-up. In healthy, active people, weighted estimates from the available studies showed a larger immediate performance reduction after at least 60 seconds…

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Journal article · 2012

Acute effects of three different circuit weight training protocols on blood lactate, heart rate, and rating of perceived exertion in recreationally active women

Skidmore BL, Jones MT, Blegen M, et al.

Journal of Sports Science & Medicine

Workouts that occupy the same amount of time can place very different demands on the body. Eleven recreationally active women completed three circuit sessions in randomized order: weights alone, weights with moderate cycling, and weights with…

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