Professor Rachael Taylor
Position | Research Professor, Head of Department and Karitane Fellow in Early Childhood Obesity |
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Department | Department of Medicine (Dunedin) |
Qualifications | BSc(Hons) PhD |
Research summary | How sleep, diet, and activity affect weight management in children |
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Research
Professor Rachael Taylor is the Karitane Fellow in Early Childhood Obesity. Rachael is also Head of the Department of Medicine and Director of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre, one of the University's flagship Research Centres.
"Developing and trialing different ways of tackling the worldwide problem of childhood obesity is a fascinating area to work in. New ideas and initiatives are constantly being developed which makes for an interesting and continually evolving area of science."
Rachael is interested in determining how sleep, diet, and physical activity can be manipulated to favourably affect body weight throughout the life cycle but particularly in childhood. Her work consists of observational studies and randomised controlled trials.
Current research includes:
- Sleep: Validating new techniques for the measurement of 24-hour activity profiles in children, and mechanistic studies determining how inadequate sleep influences eating and activity behaviour during growth
- BLISS (Baby-Led Introduction to Solids): To determine if using foods that infants can feed themselves encourages self-regulation of energy intake, and prevents the development of overweight (without detrimental effects on iron status and growth). 200 infants are participating in a two-year trial
- Play: A study of 900 Otago and Auckland children which investigates whether changing school play space to encourage children to experience and manage risk affects physical activity, body weight, and bullying
- POI (Prevention of Overweight in Infancy): A two-year trial investigating whether additional guidance around breastfeeding, food, activity and sleep can impact on the rate of weight gain in 800 infants. These participants will now be followed up to 5 years of age.
Publications
Killedar, A., Lung, T., Taylor, R. W., & Hayes, A. E. (2023). Modelled distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of childhood obesity interventions: A demonstration. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40258-023-00813-9
Brosnan, B. J., Wickham, S.-R., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2023). Development of a protocol for objectively measuring digital device use in youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.05.004
Zheng, M., Hesketh, K. D., Vuillermin, P., Dodd, J., Wen, L. M., Baur, L. A., Taylor, R., … Campbell, K. J. (2023). Understanding the pathways between prenatal and postnatal factors and overweight outcomes in early childhood: A pooled analysis of seven cohorts. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01301-9
Gale, J. T., Wei, D. L., Haszard, J. J., Brown, R. C., Taylor, R. W., & Peddie, M. C. (2023). Breaking up evening sitting with resistance activity improves postprandial glycemic response: A randomized crossover study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003166
Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., Morrison, S., Beebe, D. W., Meredith-Jones, K. A., … Galland, B. C. (2023). Effect of sleep changes on health-related quality of life in healthy children: A secondary analysis of the DREAM Crossover Trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(3), e233005. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3005
O'Brien, B., & Taylor, R. (2004). The fat word: A New Zealand guide to preventing childhood obesity. Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd, 88p.
Authored Book - Other
Heath, A.-L., & Taylor, R. (2017). Childhood and adolescent nutrition. In J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (Eds.), Essentials of human nutrition. (5th ed.) (pp. 529-545). Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Heath, A.-L., & Taylor, R. (2012). Childhood and adolescent nutrition. In J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (Eds.), Essentials of human nutrition. (4th ed.) (pp. 554-571). Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Hesketh, K., Campbell, K., & Taylor, R. (2011). Epidemiology of obesity in children and adolescents in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region. In L. A. Moreno, I. Pigeot & W. Ahrens (Eds.), Epidemiology of obesity in children and adolescents: Prevalence and etiology. (pp. 111-125). New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6039-9_7
Chapter in Book - Research
Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Gibson, R. S., Taylor, R. W., Fleming, E. A., Miller, J. C., Thomson, C. D., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2023). Selenium intakes and plasma selenium of New Zealand toddlers: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 129, 1193-1201. doi: 10.1017/s0007114522002379
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Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2023). Prevalence of low and high BMI during the first 3 years of life: Using New Zealand national electronic health data. Pediatric Obesity, e13013. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13013
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Gale, J. T., Wei, D. L., Haszard, J. J., Brown, R. C., Taylor, R. W., & Peddie, M. C. (2023). Breaking up evening sitting with resistance activity improves postprandial glycemic response: A randomized crossover study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003166
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Killedar, A., Lung, T., Taylor, R. W., & Hayes, A. E. (2023). Modelled distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of childhood obesity interventions: A demonstration. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40258-023-00813-9
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Killedar, A., Lung, T., Taylor, R. W., Taylor, B. J., & Hayes, A. (2023). Is the cost-effectiveness of an early-childhood sleep intervention to prevent obesity affected by socioeconomic position? Obesity, 31, 192-202. doi: 10.1002/oby.23592
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Maessen, S. E., Taylor, B. J., Gillon, G., Moewaka Barnes, H., Firestone, R., Taylor, R. W., … Cutfield, W. (2023). A better start national science challenge: Supporting the future wellbeing of our tamariki E tipu, e rea, mō ngā rā o tō ao: Grow tender shoot for the days destined for you. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2173257
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Morrison, S., Jackson, R., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Fleming, E. A., … Elder, D. E., … Taylor, R. W. (2023). The effect of modest changes in sleep on dietary intake and eating behavior in children: Secondary outcomes of a randomized crossover trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 117, 317-325. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.10.007
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Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., Morrison, S., Beebe, D. W., Meredith-Jones, K. A., … Galland, B. C. (2023). Effect of sleep changes on health-related quality of life in healthy children: A secondary analysis of the DREAM Crossover Trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(3), e233005. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3005
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Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Azeem, A. A., Galland, B. C., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, B. J., & Healey, D. (2023). Associations between activity, sedentary and sleep behaviours and psychosocial health in young children: A longitudinal compositional time-use study. Journal of Activity, Sedentary & Sleep Behaviors, 2, 3. doi: 10.1186/s44167-022-00011-3
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Zheng, M., Hesketh, K. D., Vuillermin, P., Dodd, J., Wen, L. M., Baur, L. A., Taylor, R., … Campbell, K. J. (2023). Understanding the pathways between prenatal and postnatal factors and overweight outcomes in early childhood: A pooled analysis of seven cohorts. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41366-023-01301-9
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Brown, V., Moodie, M., Sultana, M., Hunter, K. E., Byrne, R., Seidler, A. L., … Taylor, R. W., … Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2022). Core outcome set for early intervention trials to prevent obesity in childhood (COS-EPOCH): Agreement on "what" to measure. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01198-w
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Daniels, L., Taylor, B. J., Taylor, R. W., Milne, B. J., Camp, J., Richards, R., & Shackleton, N. (2022). Further reductions in the prevalence of obesity in 4-year-old New Zealand children from 2017 to 2019. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01095-2
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Fangupo, L. J., Lucas, A. W., Taylor, R. W., Camp, J., & Richards, R. (2022). Sleep and parenting in ethnically diverse Pacific families in southern New Zealand: A qualitative exploration. Sleep Health, 8, 89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.11.002
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Fangupo, L., Haszard, J., Galland, B., Taylor, B., Heath, A.-L., Healey, D., Meredith-Jones, K., … Taylor, R. (2022). Investigating the moderators and mediators of an effective sleep intervention in the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial: Exploratory analyses. Clinical Obesity, e12516. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/cob.12516
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Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Taylor, R., Waters, D., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., & Poulton, R. (2022). Is repeated childhood fracture related to areal bone density or body composition in middle age? Osteoporosis International, 33, 2369-2379. doi: 10.1007/s00198-022-06500-0
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Morrison, S., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Jackson, R., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2022). Where does the time go when children don't sleep? A randomized crossover study. Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/oby.23615
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Rapata, H., Heath, A.-L. M., Wall, C., Taylor, R., & Te Morenga, L. (2022). Māori first foods: A Māori centred approach to understanding infant complementary feeding practices within Māori whānau. Kōtuitui, 17(3), 336-351. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2021.2002372
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Rowan, M., Mirosa, M., Heath, A.-L. M., Katiforis, I., Taylor, R. W., & Skeaff, S. A. (2022). A qualitative study of parental perceptions of baby food pouches: A netnographic analysis. Nutrients, 14, 3248. doi: 10.3390/nu14153248
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Schembre, S. M., Jospe, M. R., Bedrick, E. J., Li, L., Brewster, A. M., Levy, E., … Taylor, R. W., & Basen-Engquist, K. M. (2022). Hunger Training as a self-regulation strategy in a comprehensive weight loss program for breast cancer prevention: A randomized feasibility study. Cancer Prevention Research, 15, 193-202. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.Capr-21-0298
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Seidler, A. L., Hunter, K. E., Baur, L., Espinoza, D., Taylor, R. W., Wen, L. M., … Taylor, B., & Askie, L. M. (2022). Examining the sustainability of effects of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: Follow-up of the EPOCH individual participant data prospective meta-analysis. Pediatric Obesity, e12919. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12919
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Zheng, M., Hesketh, K. D., Vuillermin, P., Dodd, J., Wen, L. M., Baur, L. A., Taylor, R., … Campbell, K. J. (2022). Determinants of rapid infant weight gain: A pooled analysis of seven cohorts. Pediatric Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12928
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Butler, É. M., Pillai, A., Morton, S. M. B., Seers, B. M., Walker, C. G., Ly, K., … Taylor, R. W., … COPABS Collaborators. (2021). A prediction model for childhood obesity in New Zealand. Scientific Reports, 11, 6380. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85557-z
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Fangupo, L. J., Haszard, J. J., Reynolds, A. N., Lucas, A. W., McIntosh, D. R., Richards, R., Camp, J., Galland, B. C., Smith, C., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0-5 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 59, 101498. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101498
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Fangupo, L. J., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, B. J., Gray, A. R., Lawrence, J. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Ultra-processed food intake and associations with demographic factors in young New Zealand children. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 121(2), 305-313. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.08.088
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George, M., Richards, R., Watson, B., Lucas, A., Fitzgerald, R., Taylor, R., & Galland, B. (2021). Pacific families navigating responsiveness and children’s sleep in Aotearoa New Zealand. Sleep Medicine: X, 3, 100039. doi: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2021.100039
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Idris, G., Smith, C., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Robertson, C. J., & Farella, M. (2021). Home-based monitoring of eating in adolescents: A pilot study. Nutrients, 13(12), 4354. doi: 10.3390/nu13124354
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Idris, G., Smith, C., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Robertson, C. J., Bennani, H., & Farella, M. (2021). Relationship between chewing features and body mass index in young adolescents. Pediatric Obesity, 16, e12743. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12743
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Jackson, R., Haszard, J. J., Morrison, S., Galland, B. C., McIntosh, D., Ward, A. L., Meredith-Jones, K. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Measuring short-term eating behaviour and desire to eat: Validation of the child eating behaviour questionnaire and a computerized ‘desire to eat’ computerized questionnaire. Appetite, 167, 105661. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105661
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Katiforis, I., Fleming, E. A., Haszard, J. J., Hape-Cramond, T., Taylor, R. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2021). Energy, sugars, iron, and vitamin B12 content of commercial infant food pouches and other commercial infant foods on the New Zealand market. Nutrients, 13(2), 657. doi: 10.3390/nu13020657
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Lawrence, J., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, B., Galland, B., Gray, A., Sayers, R., Hanna, M., & Taylor, R. (2021). A longitudinal study of parental discipline up to 5 years. Journal of Family Studies, 27(4), 589-606. doi: 10.1080/13229400.2019.1665570
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Meredith-Jones, K., Taylor, R., Brown, R., Cooke, R., Vlietstra, L., Manning, P., Poulton, R., & Haszard, J. (2021). Age- and sex-specific visceral fat reference cutoffs and their association with cardio-metabolic risk. International Journal of Obesity, 45, 808-817. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00743-3
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Morrison, S., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., McIntosh, D. R., Beebe, D. W., Elder, D. E., Ward, A. L., Meredith-Jones, K., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Eating in the absence of hunger in children with mild sleep loss: A randomized crossover trial with learning effects. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 114, 1428-1437. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab203
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Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Healey, D., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Taylor, B. J., & Galland, B. C. (2021). Adherence to 24-h movement behavior guidelines and psychosocial functioning in young children: A longitudinal analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 18, 110. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01185-w
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Ward, A. L., Jospe, M., Morrison, S., Reynolds, A. N., Kuroko, S., Fangupo, L. J., Smith, C., Galland, B. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Bidirectional associations between sleep quality or quantity, and dietary intakes or eating behaviors in children 6-12 years old: A systematic review with evidence mapping. Nutrition Reviews, 79(10), 1079-1099. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa125
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Zheng, M., Lioret, S., Hesketh, K. D., Spence, A., Taylor, R., & Campbell, K. J. (2021). Association between longitudinal trajectories of lifestyle pattern and BMI in early childhood. Obesity, 29(5), 879-887. doi: 10.1002/oby.23136
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Appleyard, K., Schaughency, E., Taylor, B., Sayers, R., Haszard, J., Lawrence, J., Taylor, R., & Galland, B. (2020). Sleep and sensory processing in infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 7406205010. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2020.038182
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Askie, L. M., Espinoza, D., Martin, A., Daniels, L. A., Mihrshahi, S., Taylor, R., … Taylor, B., … Baur, L. A. (2020). Interventions commenced by early infancy to prevent childhood obesity: The EPOCH Collaboration: An individual participant data prospective meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials. Pediatric Obesity, 15, e12618. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12618
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Brown, V., Tan, E. J., Hayes, A., Baur, L., Campbell, K., Taylor, R., … Moodie, M. (2020). Cost comparison of five Australasian obesity prevention interventions for children aged from birth to two years. Pediatric Obesity, 15, e12684. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12684
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Gale, J. T., Ward, A. L., de Bruin, W. E., Taylor, R. W., & Jospe, M. R. (2020). Translating hunger training research to primary health: A qualitative study of nurse attitudes towards a novel weight management intervention. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(1), 79-87. doi: 10.1071/hc19052
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Galland, B. C., de Wilde, T., Taylor, R. W., & Smith, C. (2020). Sleep and pre-bedtime activities in New Zealand adolescents: Differences by ethnicity. Sleep Health, 6, 23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.09.002
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George, M., Theodore, R., Richards, R., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Matahaere, M., & Te Morenga, L. A. (2020). Moe Kitenga: A qualitative study of perceptions of infant and child sleep practices among Māori whānau. AlterNative, 16(2), 153-160. doi: 10.1177/1177180120929694
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Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Farmer, V., Williams, S., Galland, B., & Taylor, R. (2020). Non-wear time and presentation of compositional 24-hour time-use analyses influence conclusions about sleep and body mass index in children. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 3, 204-210. doi: 10.1123/jmpb.2019-0048
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Jospe, M. R., de Bruin, W. E., Haszard, J. J., Mann, J. I., Brunton, M., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Teaching people to eat according to appetite: Does the method of glucose measurement matter? Appetite, 151, 104691. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2020.104691
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Jospe, M. R., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, R. W., & Freedhoff, Y. (2020). A tool for assessing the satisfaction of a diet: Development and preliminary validation of the Diet Satisfaction Score. Nutrition & Dietetics, 77, 268-273. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12591
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Jospe, M. R., Roy, M., Brown, R. C., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Fangupo, L. J., Osborne, H., Fleming, E. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Intermittent fasting, Paleolithic, or Mediterranean diets in the real world: Exploratory secondary analyses of a weight-loss trial that included choice of diet and exercise. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 111, 503-514. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz330
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Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Cameron, S. L., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Galland, B. C., Lawrence, J. A., Otal, A., Hughes, A., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Using compositional principal component analysis to describe children's gut microbiota in relation to diet and body composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 111(1), 70-78. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz270
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Leong, K. S. W., McLay, J., Derraik, J. G. B., Gibb, S., Shackleton, N., Taylor, R. W., … Audas, R., Taylor, B., … Cutfield, W. S. (2020). Associations of prenatal and childhood antibiotic exposure with obesity at age 4 years. JAMA Network Open, 3(1), e1919681. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19681
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Marsh, S., Taylor, R., Galland, B., Gerritsen, S., Parag, V., & Maddison, R. (2020). Results of the 3 Pillars Study (3PS), a relationship-based programme targeting parent-child interactions, healthy lifestyle behaviours, and the home environment in parents of preschool-aged children: A pilot randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 15(9), e0238977. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238977
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Roy, M., Haszard, J. J., Savage, J. S., Yolton, K., Beebe, D. W., Xu, Y., Galland, B., … Taylor, B., Richards, R., … Taylor, R. W. (2020). Bedtime, body mass index and obesity risk in preschool-aged children. Pediatric Obesity, 15, e12650. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12650
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Seidler, A. L., Hunter, K. E., Johnson, B. J., Ekambareshwar, M., Taki, S., Mauch, C. E., … Taylor, R. W., … Golley, R. K. (2020). Understanding, comparing and learning from the four EPOCH early childhood obesity prevention interventions: A multi-methods study. Pediatric Obesity, 15(11), e12679. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12679
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Smith, C., de Wilde, T., Taylor, R. W., & Galland, B. C. (2020). Prebedtime screen use in adolescents: A survey of habits, barriers, and perceived acceptability of potential interventions. Journal of Adolescent Health, 66, 725-732. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.12.007
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Tan, E. J., Taylor, R. W., Taylor, B. J., Brown, V., & Hayes, A. J. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of a novel sleep intervention in infancy to prevent overweight in childhood. Obesity, 28(11), 2201-2208. doi: 10.1002/oby.22989
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Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Farmer, V. L., Richards, R., Te Morenga, L., Meredith-Jones, K., & Mann, J. I. (2020). Do differences in compositional time use explain ethnic variation in the prevalence of obesity in children? Analyses using 24-hour accelerometry. International Journal of Obesity, 44, 94-103. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0377-1
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Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Galland, B. C., Farmer, V. L., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Schofield, G., & Mann, J. I. (2020). Quantity versus quality of objectively measured sleep in relation to body mass index in children: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. International Journal of Obesity, 44, 803-811. doi: 10.1038/s41366-020-0552-4
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Ward, A. L., Reynolds, A. N., Kuroko, S., Fangupo, L. J., Galland, B. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Bidirectional associations between sleep and dietary intake in 0-5 year old children: A systematic review with evidence mapping. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 49, 101231. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101231
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Butler, É. M., Derraik, J. G. B., Glover, M., Morton, S. M. B., Tautolo, E.-S., Taylor, R. W., & Cutfield, W. S. (2019). Acceptability of early childhood obesity prediction models to New Zealand families. PLoS ONE, 14(12), e0225212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225212
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Butler, É. M., Suhag, A., Hong, Y., Liang, L., Gong, C., Xiong, F., … Taylor, R. W., … Derraik, J. G. B. (2019). Parental perceptions of obesity in school children and subsequent action. Childhood Obesity, 15(7), 459-467. doi: 10.1089/chi.2018.0338
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Byrne, R., Bell, L., Taylor, R. W., Mauch, C., Mihrshahi, S., Zarnowiecki, D., … Golley, R. (2019). Brief tools to measure obesity-related behaviours in children under 5 years of age: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 20, 432-447. doi: 10.1111/obr.12801
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de Bruin, W. E., Ward, A. L., Taylor, R. W., & Jospe, M. R. (2019). 'Am I really hungry?' A qualitative exploration of patients' experience, adherence and behaviour change during hunger training: A pilot study. BMJ Open, 9(12), e032248. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032248
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Duncan, S., Stewart, T., McPhee, J., Borotkanics, R., Prendergast, K., Zinn, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Taylor, R., … Schofield, G. (2019). Efficacy of a compulsory homework programme for increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in children: A cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 16, 80. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0840-3
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Fangupo, L. J., Haszard, J. J., Leong, C., Heath, A.-L. M., Fleming, E. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess energy intake from minimally processed and ultra-processed foods in young children. Nutrients, 11(6), 1290. doi: 10.3390/nu11061290
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Gibb, S., Shackleton, N., Audas, R., Taylor, B., Swinburn, B., Zhu, T., Taylor, R., … Milne, B. (2019). Child obesity prevalence across communities in New Zealand: 2010-2016. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(2), 176-181. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12881
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Glover, M., Wong, S. F., Fa'alili-Fidow, J., Derraik, J. G. B., Taylor, R. W., Morton, S. M. B., … Cutfield, W. S. (2019). Ranked importance of childhood obesity determinants: Parents' views across ethnicities in New Zealand. Nutrients, 11(9), 2145. doi: 10.3390/nu11092145
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Glover, M., Wong, S. F., Taylor, R. W., Derraik, J. G. B., Fa'alili-Fidow, J., Morton, S. M., & Cutfield, W. S. (2019). The complexity of food provisioning decisions by Māori caregivers to ensure the happiness and health of their children. Nutrients, 11(5), 994. doi: 10.3390/nu11050994
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Haszard, J. J., Russell, C. G., Byrne, R. A., Taylor, R. W., & Campbell, K. J. (2019). Early maternal feeding practices: Associations with overweight later in childhood. Appetite, 132, 91-96. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.10.008
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Hatch, B., Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Taylor, R. W., Sayers, R., Lawrence, J., & Taylor, B. (2019). Consistent use of bedtime parenting strategies mediates the effects of sleep education on child sleep: Secondary findings from an early-life randomized controlled trial. Sleep Health, 5(5), 433-443. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2019.03.002
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Hatch, B., Gray, A. R., Taylor, R. W., Hanna, M., Heath, A.-L., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R., & Taylor, B. (2019). Examining the accuracy of the New Zealand B4 School Check universal health service anthropometric measurements of children. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1489), 89-101. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Lawley, B., Otal, A., Moloney-Geany, K., Diana, A., Houghton, L., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R. W., & Tannock, G. W. (2019). Fecal microbiotas of Indonesian and New Zealand children differ in complexity and bifidobacterial taxa during the first year of life. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 85(19), e01105-1. doi: 10.1128/aem.01105-19
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Lawrence, J., Taylor, R. W., Galland, B., Williams, S., Gray, A., Sayers, R. M., & Taylor, B. (2019). Family discipline practices with infants at six months of age. Child Care in Practice, 25(4), 283-298. doi: 10.1080/13575279.2018.1463969
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Meredith-Jones, K., Galland, B., Haszard, J., Gray, A., Sayers, R., Hanna, M., Taylor, B., & Taylor, R. (2019). Do young children consistently meet 24-h sleep and activity guidelines? A longitudinal analysis using actigraphy. International Journal of Obesity, 43, 2555-2564. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0432-y
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Okesene-Gafa, K. A. M., Li, M., McKinlay, C. J. D., Taylor, R. S., Rush, E. C., Wall, C. R., … Taylor, R., … McCowan, L. M. E. (2019). Effect of antenatal dietary interventions in maternal obesity on pregnancy weight-gain and birthweight: Healthy Mums and Babies (HUMBA) randomized trial. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 221, 152.e1-152.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.03.003
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Rapata, H., Cutfield, W. S., Milne, B. J., Shackleton, N., Waetford, C., Richards, R., Taylor, R. W., Raureti, T., Derraik, J. G. B., & Camp, J. (2019). Stable prevalence of obesity among Ngāti Whātua 4-year-old children in 2010–2016. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 49(4), 449-458. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1691613
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Shackleton, N., Derraik, J. G. B., Audas, R., Taylor, R. W., Glover, M., Morton, S. M. B., … Kokaua, J., Taylor, B., … Milne, B. J. (2019). Decomposing ethnic differences in body mass index and obesity rates among New Zealand pre-schoolers. International Journal of Obesity, 43, 1951-1960. doi: 10.1038/s41366-019-0390-4
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Smith, C., Galland, B. C., de Bruin, W. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). Feasibility of automated cameras to measure screen use in adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 57(3), 417-424. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.04.012
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Smith, C., Galland, B., Taylor, R., & Meredith-Jones, K. (2019). ActiGraph GT3X+ and Actical wrist and hip worn accelerometers for sleep and wake indices in young children using an automated algorithm: Validation with polysomnography. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 958. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00958
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Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Gibson, R. S., Fleming, E. A., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Haszard, J. J., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning of iron intake and status: A randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(6), e019036. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019036
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Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Gibson, R. S., Samman, S., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Fleming, E. A., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Modified version of baby-led weaning does not result in lower zinc intake or status in infants: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 118(6), 1006-1016.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.02.005
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Daniels, L., Williams, S. M., Gibson, R. S., Taylor, R. W., Samman, S., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Modifiable "predictors" of zinc status in toddlers. Nutrients, 10(3), 306. doi: 10.3390/nu10030306
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Dawson, A. M., Brown, D. A., Williams, S. M., Taylor, B. J., Ross, J., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). Parental reactions to weight screening in young children: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Obesity, 13(11), 639-646. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12195
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de Bruin, W. E., Stayner, C., de Lange, M., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). Who are the key players involved with shaping public opinion and policies on obesity and diabetes in New Zealand? Nutrients, 10(11), 1592. doi: 10.3390/nu10111592
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Fu, X., Conlon, C. A., Haszard, J. J., Beck, K. L., von Hurst, P. R., Taylor, R. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Food fussiness and early feeding characteristics of infants following Baby-Led Weaning and traditional spoon-feeding in New Zealand: An internet survey. Appetite, 130, 110-116. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.07.033
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Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Lawley, B., Otal, A., Taylor, R. W., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Fangupo, L. J., Tannock, G. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Mediation analysis as a means of identifying dietary components that differentially affect the fecal microbiota of infants weaned by modified baby-led and traditional approaches. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 84(18), e00914-18. doi: 10.1128/aem.00914-18
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Leong, C., Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Fleming, E. A., Tannock, G. W., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., … Carter, H., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess nutrients and food groups of relevance to the gut microbiota in young children. Nutrients, 10(11), 1627. doi: 10.3390/nu10111627
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Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Moir, C., Heath, A.-L., Lawrence, J., Galland, B., Taylor, B., Gray, A., Sayers, R., & Taylor, R. (2018). Physical activity and inactivity trajectories associated with body composition in pre-schoolers. International Journal of Obesity, 42, 1621-1630. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0058-5
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Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Stanger, N., & Taylor, R. (2018). Precision of DXA-derived visceral fat measurements in a large sample of adults of varying body size. Obesity, 26(3), 505-512. doi: 10.1002/oby.22108
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Morison, B. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Haszard, J. J., Hein, K., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Erickson, E. W., Fangupo, L. J., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning on dietary variety and food preferences in infants. Nutrients, 10, 1092. doi: 10.3390/nu10081092
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Roy, M., Williams, S. M., Brown, R. C., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Osborne, H., Jospe, M., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). High-intensity interval training in the real world: Outcomes from a 12-month intervention in overweight adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 50(9), 1818-1826. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001642
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Russell, C. G., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, R. W., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, B., & Campbell, K. J. (2018). Parental feeding practices associated with children's eating and weight: What are parents of toddlers and preschool children doing? Appetite, 128, 120-128. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.05.145
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Shackleton, N., Milne, B. J., Audas, R., Derraik, J. G. B., Zhu, T., Taylor, R. W., … Taylor, B. (2018). Improving rates of overweight, obesity and extreme obesity in New Zealand 4-year-old children in 2010-2016. Pediatric Obesity, 13(12), 766-777. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12260
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Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Galland, B. C., Heath, A.-L. M., Lawrence, J., Gray, A. R., Sayers, R., Hanna, M., & Taylor, B. J. (2018). 24-h movement behaviors from infancy to preschool: Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships with body composition and bone health. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 15, 118. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0753-6
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Vaipuna, T. F. W., Williams, S. M., Farmer, V. L., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Richards, R., Galland, B. C., Te Morenga, L., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). Sleep patterns in children differ by ethnicity: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses using actigraphy. Sleep Health, 4(1), 81-86. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.10.012
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Williams Erickson, L., Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Morison, B. J., Leong, C., Fangupo, L. J., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Te Morenga, L., McLean, R. M., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Impact of a modified version of baby-led weaning on infant food and nutrient intakes: The BLISS randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 10(6), 740. doi: 10.3390/nu10060740
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Farmer, V. L., Fitzgerald, R. P., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., Schofield, G., McPhee, J. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). What did schools experience from participating in a randomised controlled study (PLAY) that prioritised risk and challenge in active play for children while at school? Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning, 17(3), 239-257. doi: 10.1080/14729679.2017.1286993
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Farmer, V. L., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., Schofield, G., McPhee, J. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). Change of school playground environment on bullying: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics, 139(5), e20163072. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-3072
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Farmer, V. L., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., Schofield, G., McPhee, J. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). The effect of increasing risk and challenge in the school playground on physical activity and weight in children: A cluster randomised controlled trial (PLAY). International Journal of Obesity, 41, 793-800. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.41
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