Contact Details
- Phone
- +64 21 479 556
- rachael.taylor@otago.ac.nz
University Links
- Position
- Research Professor, Head of Department and Karitane Fellow in Early Childhood Obesity
- Department
- Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- BSc(Hons) PhD
- Research summary
- How sleep, diet, and activity affect weight management in children
- Memberships
- Secretary and Executive Member, Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society
- Associated Editor, Pediatric Obesity
- Expert Advisory Group on Childhood Obesity, Ministry of Health
- Research-only representative, Divisional Research Committee
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
Zheng, M., Zhang, Y., Laws, R. A., Vuillermin, P., Dodd, J., Wen, L. M., … Taylor, R., … Hesketh, K. D. (2025). Development of machine learning-based risk prediction models to predict rapid weight gain in infants: Analysis of seven cohorts. JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, 11, e69220. doi: 10.2196/69220 Journal - Research Article
Vasconcellos, R. P., Sanders, T., Lonsdale, C., Parker, P., Conigrave, J., Tang, S., … Taylor, R., … Noetel, M. (2025). Electronic screen use and children's socioemotional problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Psychological Bulletin, 151(5), 513-543. doi: 10.1037/bul0000468 Journal - Research Article
Sandborg, J., Downing, K. L., Orellana, L., Taylor, R. W., Barnett, L. M., Carson, V., & Hesketh, K. D. (2025). Six-month intervention effect of a digital movement behavior intervention on parent- and child intermediary outcomes: Results from the Let's Grow randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 22(1), 78. doi: 10.1186/s12966-025-01764-1 Journal - Research Article
Tang, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J. J., Signal, T. L., Wickham, S.-R., Muller, D., Taylor, R., & Galland, B. C. (2025). Adolescents’ next-day perceptions of their sleep quality, quantity, sleepiness and sleepiness-related symptoms relative to actigraphy metrics. Sleep Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106605 Journal - Research Article
Smith, H., Barber, C., Taylor, R., Signal, T. L., Hetrick, S., Alansari, M., … Galland, B. (2025). No earlier than 9:45 A.M: A qualitative study of adolescents' experiences of later school start times in Aotearoa New Zealand. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2473351. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2025.2473351 Journal - Research Article
2025
Journal - Research Article
Zheng, M., Zhang, Y., Laws, R. A., Vuillermin, P., Dodd, J., Wen, L. M., … Taylor, R., … Hesketh, K. D. (2025). Development of machine learning-based risk prediction models to predict rapid weight gain in infants: Analysis of seven cohorts. JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, 11, e69220. doi: 10.2196/69220
Vasconcellos, R. P., Sanders, T., Lonsdale, C., Parker, P., Conigrave, J., Tang, S., … Taylor, R., … Noetel, M. (2025). Electronic screen use and children's socioemotional problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Psychological Bulletin, 151(5), 513-543. doi: 10.1037/bul0000468
Sandborg, J., Downing, K. L., Orellana, L., Taylor, R. W., Barnett, L. M., Carson, V., & Hesketh, K. D. (2025). Six-month intervention effect of a digital movement behavior intervention on parent- and child intermediary outcomes: Results from the Let's Grow randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 22(1), 78. doi: 10.1186/s12966-025-01764-1
Tang, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J. J., Signal, T. L., Wickham, S.-R., Muller, D., Taylor, R., & Galland, B. C. (2025). Adolescents’ next-day perceptions of their sleep quality, quantity, sleepiness and sleepiness-related symptoms relative to actigraphy metrics. Sleep Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106605
Smith, H., Barber, C., Taylor, R., Signal, T. L., Hetrick, S., Alansari, M., … Galland, B. (2025). No earlier than 9:45 A.M: A qualitative study of adolescents' experiences of later school start times in Aotearoa New Zealand. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2473351. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2025.2473351
Jørgensen, R. M., Østergaard, J. N., Fogh, M., Taylor, R. W., Støvring, H., & Bruun, J. M. (2025). Does deciding not to participate in a lifestyle intervention for children with obesity affect the long-term weight change? Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/oby.24231
Taylor, R. W., Galland, B. C., Heath, A.-L. M., Gray, A. R., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Fortune, S. A., Sullivan, T. A., Adebowale, T., McIntosh, D., Jackson, R. F., & Taylor, B. J. (2025). Long-term follow-up of the impact of brief sleep and lifestyle interventions in infancy on BMI z-score at 11 years of age: The POI randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Obesity. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13204
Brosnan, B., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Haszard, J. J., Wickham, S.-R., Galland, B. C., Russell-Camp, T., & Taylor, R. W. (2025). From dusk to dawn: Examining how adolescents engage with digital media using objective measures of screen time in a repeated measures study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 22, 4. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01698-0
Katiforis, I., Smith, C., Haszard, J. J., Styles, S. E., Leong, C., Taylor, R. W., … Daniels, L., … Rowan, M., … McLean, N. H., Cox, A. M., … Bruckner, B. R., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2025). Household food insecurity and novel complementary feeding methods in New Zealand families. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 21(1), e13715. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13715
Journal - Research Other
Johnson, B. J., Chadwick, P. M., Pryde, S., Seidler, A. L., Hunter, K. E., Aberoumand, M., … Taylor, R., … and on behalf of the TOPCHILD Collaboration. (2025). Behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: Intervention coding of studies in the TOPCHILD Collaboration systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 22, 14. doi: 10.1186/s12966-025-01708-9
Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., & Brosnan, B. (2025). [Reply to the letter: Beyond 1-way directionality and 2 hours before sleep]. JAMA Pediatrics, 179(2), 218. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5426
2024
Journal - Research Article
Medemblik, J. M., Conlon, C. A., Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R. W., von Hurst, P., … Daniels, L. (2024). Parent-reported offering of allergen foods to infants during complementary feeding: An observational study of New Zealand infants. Appetite, 203, 107709. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107709
McLean, N. H., Bruckner, B. R., Heath, A.-L. M., Haszard, J. J., Daniels, L., Conlon, C. A., von Hurst, P. R., Beck, K. L., Te Morenga, L. A., Firestone, R., McArthur, J., Paul, R., Cox, A. M., Jones, E. A., Katiforis, I., Brown, K. J., Casale, M., Jupiterwala, R. M., Rowan, M. M., Wei, A., Fangupo, L. J., … Pulu, V., Neha, T., & Taylor, R. W. (2024). Frequent use of baby food pouches in infants and young children and associations with energy intake and BMI: An observational study. Nutrients, 16, 3165. doi: 10.3390/nu16183165
Chong, K. H., Suesse, T., Cross, P. L., Ryan, S. T., Aadland, E., Aoko, O., … Meredith-Jones, K., … Taylor, R. W., … Okely, A. D. (2024). Pooled analysis of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children from 33 Countries. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3330
Brosnan, B., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Wickham, S.-R., Galland, B. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2024). Screen use at bedtime and sleep duration and quality among youths. JAMA Pediatrics, 178(11), 1147-1154. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2914
Fangupo, L. J., Haszard, J. J., Russell-Camp, T., Taylor, R. W., Richards, R., Galland, B. C., & Camp, J. (2024). The measurement of young children's nocturnal sleep health and the development of the Perception of Infant and Toddler Sleep Scale (PoITSS) in Aotearoa New Zealand whānau (families). Sleep Health, 10(5), 567-575. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2024.07.004
Gale, J. T., Haszard, J. J., Wei, D. L., Taylor, R. W., & Peddie, M. C. (2024). Evening regular activity breaks extend subsequent free-living sleep time in healthy adults: A randomised crossover trial. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10, e001774. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001774
Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R. W., Bruckner, B., Katiforis, I., McLean, N. H., Cox, A. M., Brown, K. J., Casale, M., Jupiterwala, R., Diana, A., Beck, K. L., Conlon, C. A., von Hurst, P. R., & Daniels, L. (2024). Equations to estimate human milk intake in infants aged 7 to 10 months: Prediction models from a cross-sectional study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 120(1), 102-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.04.009
Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., Morrison, S., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Galland, B. C., Beebe, D. W., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2024). Losing sleep influences dietary intake in children: A longitudinal compositional analysis of a randomised crossover trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 21(1), 61. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01607-5
McLean, N. H., Haszard, J. J., Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Wheeler, B. J., Conlon, C. A., … Katiforis, I., … Cox, A. M., … Bruckner, B., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2024). Baby food pouches, baby-led weaning, and iron status in New Zealand infants: An observational study. Nutrients, 16, 1494. doi: 10.3390/nu16101494
Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Katiforis, I., Fleming, E. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2024). Contribution of infant food pouches and other commercial infant foods to the diets of infants: A cross-sectional study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 119, 1238-1247. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.02.030
Meredith-Jones, K. A., Haszard, J. J., Graham-DeMello, A., Campbell, A., Stewart, T., Galland, B. C., Cox, A., Kennedy, G., … Taylor, R. W. (2024). Validation of actigraphy sleep metrics in children aged 8 to 16 years: Considerations for device type, placement and algorithms. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 21, 40. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01590-x
Bell, L., Manson, A., Zarnowiecki, D., Tan, S. N., Byrne, R., Taylor, R., … Golley, R. (2024). Development and validation of a short dietary questionnaire for assessing obesity-related dietary behaviours in young children. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 20, e13613. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13613
Cox, A. M., Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Beck, K. L., von Hurst, P. R., Conlon, C. A., Te Morenga, L. A., Daniels, L., McArthur, J., Paul, R., McLean, N. H., Jones, E. A., Katiforis, I., Brown, K. J., Gash, M., Rowan, M., Fleming, E. A., Jupiterwala, R., Bruckner, B. R., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2024). Baby food pouches and Baby-Led Weaning: Associations with energy intake, eating behaviour and infant weight status. Appetite, 192, 107121. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107121
Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Jackson, R., Morrison, S., Meredith-Jones, K., Elder, D. E., … Taylor, R. W. (2024). Predictors for achieving optimal sleep in healthy children: Exploring sleep patterns in a sleep extension trial. Sleep Health, 10(2), 213-220. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.09.012
Journal - Research Other
Jackson, R., Gu, C., Haszard, J., Meredith-Jones, K., Galland, B., Camp, J., Brown, D., & Taylor, R. (2024). The effect of prebedtime behaviors on sleep duration and quality in children: Protocol for a randomized crossover trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, e63692. doi: 10.2196/63692
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Casale, M., Beck, K., Conlon, C., Te Morenga, L., Haszard, J., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., McLean, N., Daniels, L., & von Hurst, P. (2024). Iron status of Māori, Pacific and other infants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) 58th Annual Conference: Kotahitanga. (pp. 32). Retrieved from https://www.nsnzconference.co.nz/
Daniels, L., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., Bruckner, B., & Haszard, J. (2024). Assessment and prediction of human milk intake in late infancy [Invited]. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) 58th Annual Conference: Kotahitanga. (pp. 57). Retrieved from https://www.nsnzconference.co.nz/
Wickham, S., Brosnan, B., Haszard, J., Meredith-Jones, K., Galland, B., & Taylor, R. (2024). Sleepy teens and the use of screens: A repeated measures analysis examining the relationship between pre-bedtime screen use and sleep. Sleep: Advances, 5(Suppl. 1), O002. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.002
Barber, C., Taylor, R., Edmonds, L., Signal, L., Alansari, M., Oldehaver, J., Hetrick, S., & Galland, B. (2024). Challenges and facilitators in adopting healthy school start times: Key stakeholders' perspectives. Sleep: Advances, 5(Suppl. 1), P037. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.119
Gontijo de Castro, T., Milne, B., Cavadino, A., Pozza Santos, L., Taylor, R., Te Morenga, L., Swinburn, B., on behalf of Growth Monitoring Aotearoa Team. (2024). Integrated dataset on growth indicators for 0-19-year-olds in Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings from a scoping study. Obesity Reviews, 25(Suppl. 1), P447. doi: 10.1111/obr.13788
Jørgensen, R. M., Østergaard, J. N., Fogh, M., Taylor, R. W., Støvring, H., & Bruun, J. M. (2024). Does declining participation in a community-based lifestyle intervention for children with obesity, predict long-term weight gain? Obesity Facts, 17(Suppl. 1), (pp. 300). doi: 10.1159/000538577
Brosnan, B. J., Wickham, S., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Russell Camp, T., & Taylor, R. W. (2024). Streaming or dreaming? A repeated measures study examining how objectively measured screen use influences sleep in young adolescents. Obesity Facts, 17(Suppl. 1), (pp. 221). doi: 10.1159/000538577
2023
Journal - Research Article
Rivera, E., Hesketh, K. D., Orellana, L., Taylor, R., Carson, V., Nicholson, J. M., … Galland, B., … Downing, K. L. (2023). Prevalence of toddlers meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with parental perceptions and practices. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2023.12.008
Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Heath, A.-L. M., Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Fortune, S., Sullivan, T., Adebowale, T., & Taylor, B. J. (2023). Rapid infant weight gain or point-in-time weight status: Which is the best predictor of later obesity and body composition? Obesity, 31, 2583-2592. doi: 10.1002/oby.23861
Killedar, A., Lung, T., Taylor, R. W., & Hayes, A. (2023). Modelled distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of childhood obesity interventions: A demonstration. Applied Health Economics & Health Policy, 21, 615-625. doi: 10.1007/s40258-023-00813-9
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, 47, 574-582. 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, 55(8), 1471-1480. 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
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
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, 18(5), e13013. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13013
Maessen, S. E., Taylor, B. J., Gillon, G., Moewaka Barnes, H., Firestone, R., Taylor, R. W., … Cutfield, W. (2023). A Better Start National Scence 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, 53(5), 673-696. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2173257
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
Morrison, S., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Jackson, R., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2023). Where does the time go when children don't sleep? A randomized crossover study. Obesity, 31, 625-634. doi: 10.1002/oby.23615
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Jebeile, H., Lister, N. B., Libesman, S., Hunter, K. E., McMaster, C. M., Johnson, B. J., … Taylor, R. W., … on behalf of the Eating Disorders In weight-related Therapy (EDIT) Collaboration (2023). Eating disorders in weight-related therapy (EDIT): Protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of eating disorder risk in behavioural weight management. PLoS ONE, 18(7), e0282401. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282401
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, 65(5), 923-931. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.05.004
Barber, C., Hetrick, S., Edmonds, L., Taylor, R. W., Alansari, M., Signal, L., Haszard, J., … Galland, B., including the School Start Time Study Advisory Group (2023). Sleep-in to stay well: Addressing school start times for the health and wellbeing of teens in Aotearoa. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1568), 98-104. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Loo, B. K. G., Okely, A., Taylor, R., Novotny, R., Wickramasinghe, P., Müller-Riemenschneider, F., … Asia-Pacific 24-Hour Activity Guidelines for the Early Years Committee. (2023). Asia–Pacific consensus statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for the early years. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 32, 100641. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100641
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Brown, K. J., Beck, K. L., von Hurst, P., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., Haszard, J., Daniels, L., … Katiforis, I., Rowan, M., McLean, N., Cox, A., Fleming, E., … Conlon, C. (2023). Adherence to infant feeding guidelines in the First Foods New Zealand study. Nutrients, 15, 4650. doi: 10.3390/nu15214650
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taylor, R., Haszard, J., Galland, B., Jackson, R., Morrison, S., Meredith-Jones, K., Elder, D., & Beebe, D. (2023). Short sleep duration and obesity risk: Does diet or activity explain the link? A randomised crossover trial. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 30(Suppl. 1), (pp. S36). doi: 10.1007/s12529-023-10200-2
Medemblik, J., Conlon, C., Haszard, J., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., von Hurst, P., … Daniels, L. (2023). Parent-reported offering of allergen foods to infants during complementary feeding: An observational study. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand and Australian Nutrition Societies: Nutrition and Wellbeing in Oceania. (pp. 197). Retrieved from https://nsnzconference.org.nz/
Peddie, M., Gale, J., Taylor, R., Brown, R., & Haszard, J. (2023). Do regular activity breaks performed in the laboratory impact subsequent free living activity patterns? A randomized crossover study. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 148). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01
Jackson, R., Morrison, S., Haszard, J., Galland, B., Meredith-Jones, K., & Taylor, R. (2023). How does mild sleep deprivation affect diet, physical activity and wellbeing in children: A randomised cross-over trial. Proceedings of the New Zealand Biostatistics Conference. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/2023-biostatistics-conference
Haszard, J., Camp, J., Galland, B., & Taylor, R. (2023). Trial designs for sleep interventions in childhood: What works? Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 1003). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://2023.isbnpa.org
Harris, N., Warbrick, I., Atkins, D., Pratt, J., Penetito-Hemara, N., Penetito-Hemara, D., … Taylor, R. (2023). Teacher experiences delivering in-school HIIT incorporating indigenous narratives: the Pau te Hau programme. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 957). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://2023.isbnpa.org
Fangupo, L., Haszard, J., Ellison-Collins, T., Russell-Camp, T., Taylor, R., Richards, R., & Camp, J. (2023). Decolonizing measures of sleep and well-being to assess the outcomes of a Māori-led sleep intervention in Aotearoa whānau (New Zealand families). Sleep: Advances, 4(Suppl. 1), P005. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.063
Taylor, R., Campbell, A., Galland, B., & Beanland, V. (2023). From wearables to driving simulators: Research-based sleep tools. Proceedings of the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) Sleep in Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://sleep.org.au
Gale, J. T., Haszard, J. J., Wei, D. L., Brown, R. C., Taylor, R. W., & Peddie, M. (2023). Effects of activity breaks in the evening on subsequent sleep and physical activity in healthy adults: A randomized crossover trial. Proceedings of the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) Sleep in Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting. A8. Retrieved from https://sleep.org.au
Fangupo, L., Haszard, J. J., Ellison-Collins, T., Russell-Camp, T., Taylor, R. W., Richards, R., Galland, B. C., & Camp, J. (2023). Development of the Perception of Infant and Toddler Sleep Scale (PoITSS) for whānau (families) with pēpi (infants) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) Sleep in Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting. A6. Retrieved from https://sleep.org.au
Smith, H., Barber, C., Taylor, R., Signal, L., Alansari, M., Oldehaver, J., & Galland, B. (2023). Later school start times and sleep: Adolescents’ perspectives. Proceedings of the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) Sleep in Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting. A1. Retrieved from https://sleep.org.au
Brown, K., Beck, K., von Hurst, P., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., Haszard, J., Daniels, L., Te Morenga, L., & Conlon, C. (2023). Adherence to breastfeeding and complementary feeding guidelines within the First Foods New Zealand study. Medical Sciences Forum, 18(1), 16. doi: 10.3390/msf2023018016
Casale, M., Beck, K., Conlon, C., Te Morenga, L., Haszard, J., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., & von Hurst, P. (2023). Timing of introduction to complementary foods in Māori, Pasifika, and other infants in Aotearoa New Zealand. Medical Sciences Forum, 18(1), 17. doi: 10.3390/msf2023018017
Bruckner, B., Heath, A.-L., von Hurst, P., Conlon, C., Beck, K., Te Morenga, L., Haszard, J., … McArthur, J., … Fangupo, L., & Taylor, R. (2023). "Baby" food pouches and their use in 1-3.9-year-old New Zealand children. Medical Sciences Forum, 18(1), 20. doi: 10.3390/msf2023018020
Katiforis, I., Smith, C., Haszard, J. J., Styles, S. E., Leong, C., Taylor, R. W., Conlon, C. A., Beck, K. L., … Te Morenga, L. A., McLean, N., Jupiterwala, R., Cox, A., Jones, E., Brown, K., Rowan, M., Casale, M., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2023). Prevalence of household food insecurity in New Zealand families with infants. Medical Sciences Forum, 18(1), 18. doi: 10.3390/msf2023018018
Jupiterwala, R., Conlon, C., Beck, K., Taylor, R., Heath, A.-L., Haszard, J., … Fleming, E., Katiforis, I., McArthur, J., … Fangupo, L., Bruckner, B., … Von Hurst, P. (2023). Nutrient intakes and associations with socioeconomic deprivation in young children living in New Zealand. Medical Sciences Forum, 18(1), 9. doi: 10.3390/msf2023018009
Other Research Output
Taylor, R. (2023, March). Move, eat, sleep, repeat: The impact on health and wellbeing in children. Presentation at the University of Otago Alumni & Friends online series. [Research Presentation].
2022
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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, 46, 1867-1874. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01198-w
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, 17, e12928. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12928
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, 17, e12919. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12919
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, 12, e12516. doi: 10.1111/cob.12516
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, 46, 1176-1187. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01095-2
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
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Fangupo, L., Daniels, L., Taylor, R., Glover, M., Taungapeau, F., Sa'u, S., … Taylor, B. (2022). The care of infants with rapid weight gain: Should we be doing more? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 58, 2143-2149. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16247
Hesketh, K. D., Downing, K. L., Galland, B. C., Nicholson, J. M., Taylor, R., Orellana, L., … Salmon, J. (2022). Protocol for the Let's Grow randomised controlled trial: Examining efficacy, cost-effectiveness and scalability of a m-Health intervention for movement behaviours in toddlers. BMJ Open, 12, e057521. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057521
Brown, V., Moodie, M., Sultana, M., Hunter, K. E., Byrne, R., Zarnowiecki, D., … Taylor, R. W., … Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2022). A scoping review of outcomes commonly reported in obesity prevention interventions aiming to improve obesity-related health behaviors in children to age 5 years. Obesity Reviews, 23, e13427. doi: 10.1111/obr.13427
Johnson, B. J., Hunter, K. E., Golley, R. K., Chadwick, P., Barba, A., Aberoumand, M., … Taylor, R. W., … Taylor, B. J., … on behalf of the Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration. (2022). Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration: A systematic review and intervention coding protocol. BMJ Open, 12, e048165. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048165
Hunter, K. E., Johnson, B. J., Askie, L., Golley, R. K., Baur, L. A., Marschner, I. C., Taylor, R. W., … Taylor, B. J., … on behalf of the Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration. (2022). Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration: Protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity. BMJ Open, 12, e048166. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048166
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Tomiki, L., Meldrum, A., Adam, L., & Taylor, R. (2022). The effect of complementary feeding patterns on the oral health status of infants aged 7-10 months, New Zealand. New Zealand Dental Journal, 118(4), (pp. 171). [Abstract]
Galland, B., Haszard, J., Morrison, S., Jackson, R., Meredith-Jones, K., Elder, D., … Taylor, R. (2022). Actigraphy-derived sleep characteristics of healthy children who benefit the most from a sleep extension protocol. Sleep: Advances, 3(Suppl. 1), (pp. A39). doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.149
Wickham, S.-R., Brosnan, B., Meredith-Jones, K., Galland, B., Haszard, J., & Taylor, R. (2022). How do youth really use their digital devices: Insights from the bedtime and electronic devices (BED) study. Obesity Reviews, 23(Suppl. 2), (pp. 178-179). doi: 10.1111/obr.13503
Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Stewart, T., Duncan, S., Galland, B., & Taylor, R. (2022). Are current methods to estimate sleep confusing the link between sleep and obesity? Obesity Reviews, 23(Suppl. 2), (pp. 99-100). doi: 10.1111/obr.13503
Taylor, R., Haszard, J., Heath, A.-L., Galland, B., Gray, A., Meredith-Jones, K., Fangupo, L., Daniels, L., & Taylor, B. (2022). Rapid infant weight gain and later obesity: Should we use weight, weight for length, or body mass index? Obesity Reviews, 23(Suppl. 2), (pp. 82). doi: 10.1111/obr.13503
Miller, L., Kuroko, S., Meredith-Jones, K., Taylor, R., Taylor, B., Russell-Camp, T., Smith, C., & Galland, B. (2022). A new lens on preschool sleep: Using wearable cameras to capture pre-bedtime activities. Sleep: Advances, 3(Suppl. 1), (pp. A55). doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.149
Rowan, M., Mirosa, M., Heath, A.-L., Katiforis, I., Taylor, R., & Skeaff, S. (2022). Online parental views of baby food pouches. Medical Sciences Forum, 9, 11. doi: 10.3390/msf2022009011
Other Research Output
Taylor, R. (2022, July). Move, eat, sleep, repeat: What's new in child obesity research? Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2021
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Brown, V., Moodie, M., Tran, H. N. Q., Sultana, M., Hunter, K. E., Byrne, R., … Taylor, R., … Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2021). Protocol for the development of Core Outcome Sets for Early intervention trials to Prevent Obesity in CHildren (COS-EPOCH). BMJ Open, 11, e048104. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048104
Fangupo, L. J., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Reply to "Should we use the multidimensional model of sleep health to assess the outcomes of sleep health promotion interventions? A commentary on: Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0-5 years?" by Professor Reut Gruber. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 59, 101516. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101516
Maessen, S. E., Swinburn, B. A., Taylor, R. W., Gerritsen, S., Nichols, M., Körner, A., … Cutfield, W. S. (2021). Slim evidence to suggest preschoolers are emerging from the obesity epidemic. Journal of Pediatrics, 236, 292-296. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.015
Taylor, R. W., Conlon, C. A., Beck, K. L., von Hurst, P. R., Te Morenga, L. A., Daniels, L., Haszard, J. J., Meldrum, A. M., McLean, N. H., Cox, A. M., Tukuafu, L., Casale, M., Brown, K. J., Jones, E. A., Katiforis, I., Rowan, M., McArthur, J., Fleming, E. A., Wheeler, B. J., Houghton, L. A., Diana, A., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2021). Nutritional implications of baby-led weaning and baby food pouches as novel methods of infant feeding: Protocol for an observational study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(4), e29048. doi: 10.2196/29048
Butler, É. M., Fangupo, L. J., Cutfield, W. S., & Taylor, R. W. (2021). Systematic review of randomised controlled trials to improve dietary intake for the prevention of obesity in infants aged 0–24 months. Obesity Reviews, 22, e13110. doi: 10.1111/obr.13110
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Brown, V., Moodie, M., Tran, H. N. Q., Sultana, M., Hunter, K., Byrne, R., … Taylor, R., … Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2021). Development of Core Outcome Sets for Early intervention trails to Prevent Obesity in CHildren (COS-EPOCH). Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity Annual Meeting (ISBNPA XChange): Thinking Independently Together: Let's Dance Around the World. (pp. 64). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://isbnpa2021.venuewest.com
2020
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Adebowale, T. O., Taylor, B. J., Gray, A. R., Galland, B. C., Heath, A.-L. M., Fortune, S., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Sullivan, T., McIntosh, D., Brosnan, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial to reduce excessive weight gain in infancy: Protocol for the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) follow-up study at 11 years. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(11), e24968. doi: 10.2196/24968
Daniels, L., Cutfield, W. S., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2020). Why BMI should still be on the table. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1513), 97-100. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Bacchus, S., Taylor, R. W., Fleming, E. A., Haszard, J. J., Fangupo, L., Daniels, L., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2020). The cost of baby-led vs. parent-led approaches to introducing complementary foods in New Zealand [Brief communication]. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 74, 1474-1477. doi: 10.1038/s41430-020-0606-7
Heath, A.-L. M., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Lawley, B., Rehrer, N. J., Drummond, L. N., … Taylor, R. W., … Taylor, B., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). Association between the faecal short-chain fatty acid propionate and infant sleep [Brief communication]. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 74, 1362-1365. doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0556-0
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hayes, A., Tan, E., Brown, V., Taylor, B., & Taylor, R. (2020). A sleep modification programme in early infancy is a cost-effective and affordable approach to obesity prevention in young children. Obesity Reviews, 21(Suppl. 1), AD05-07. doi: 10.1111/obr.13140
Smith, C., Cox, A., Galland, B., de Bruin, W., Morrison, S., McIntosh, D., & Taylor, R. (2020). Using automated wearable cameras with 24-hour in to capture diet in adolescents. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 807). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Graham-DeMello, A., Cox, A., Stewart, T., Duncan, S., & Taylor, R. (2020). The development and reliability of a video coding scheme for categorising free-living physical activity in 8-16 yr old children. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 373). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Seidler, A. L., Hunter, K. E., Johnson, B. J., Ekambareshwar, M., Taki, S., Mauch, C. E., … Taylor, R., … Lawrence, J., … Golley, R. (2020). Understanding, comparing and learning from early childhood obesity prevention interventions: A multimethod study. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) XChange. (pp. 251-252). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Retrieved from https://venuewest.eventsair.com/isbnpa-xchange-initiative
Bacchus, S., Taylor, R., Fleming, E., Williams, S., Wheeler, B., Taylor, B., & Heath, A.-L. (2020). Acceptability to parents of a baby-led approach to introducing solids. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(OCE2), (pp. E357). doi: 10.1017/s0029665120003055
Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Cameron, S. L., … Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Galland, B. C., Lawrence, J. A., … Hughes, A., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Compositional principal component analysis generates gut microbiota profiles that associate with children's diet and body composition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(OCE2), (pp. E284). doi: 10.1017/s0029665120002323
Taylor, R., Tan, E. J., Taylor, B. J., Brown, V., & Hayes, A. (2020). Is sleep the answer to child obesity? Cost-effectiveness of a sleep intervention in infancy. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 54(Suppl. 1), (pp. S84). doi: 10.1093/abm/kaaa009
2019
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Ward, A. L., Galland, B. C., Haszard, J. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Morrison, S., McIntosh, D. R., Jackson, R., … Fangupo, L., Richards, R., Te Morenga, L., Smith, C., Elder, D. E., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). The effect of mild sleep deprivation on diet and eating behaviour in children: Protocol for the Daily Rest, Eating, and Activity Monitoring (DREAM) randomized cross-over trial. BMC Public Health, 19, 1347. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7628-x
Marsh, S., Gerritsen, S., Taylor, R., Galland, B., Parag, V., & Maddison, R. (2019). Promotion of family routines and positive parent-child interactions for obesity prevention: Protocol for the 3 Pillars Study randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(4), e12792. doi: 10.2196/12792
Taylor, R. W., & Roy, M. (2019). Response to comments on "HIIT in the Real World''. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51(2), 390. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001799
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Meredith-Jones, K., Galland, B. C., Smith, C., Williams, S., & Taylor, R. W. (2019). Issues and practicalities of sleep assessment using large accelerometry data sets in children. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting: Healthy People, Healthy Planet. (pp. 417). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from http://isbnpa2019.venuewest.com
Idris, G., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Robertson, C., & Farella, M. (2019). Eating fast and body mass index in young adolescents: Is there a relationship? New Zealand Dental Journal, 115, (pp. 164). [Abstract]
Taylor, R. (2019). Is sleep the answer to child obesity? [Plenary]. Proceedings, 8(1), 3. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019008003
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Rapata, H., Cutfield, W., Milne, B., Shackleton, N., Waetford, C., Richards, R., Taylor, R., Derraik, J., & Camp, J. (2019, September). Stable prevalence of obesity among Ngāti Whātua 4-year-old children in 2010-2016. Verbal presentation at the Dietitians New Zealand Conference: Closing the Gap, Auckland, New Zealand.
Fangupo, L., Haszard, J., Leong, C., Heath, A.-L., Fleming, E., & Taylor, R. (2019, September). Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess energy intake from minimally processed and ultra-processed foods in young children. Verbal presentation at the Dietitians New Zealand Conference: Closing the Gap, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other Research Output
Taylor, R. (2019, April). Move eat sleep repeat. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
2018
Journal - Research Article
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
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
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
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
Taylor, R. W., Gray, A. R., Heath, A.-L. M., Galland, B. C., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R., Healey, D., Tannock, G. W., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Hanna, M., Hatch, B., & Taylor, B. J. (2018). Sleep, nutrition, and physical activity interventions to prevent obesity in infancy: Follow-up of the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial at ages 3.5 and 5 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 108(2), 228, 236. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy090
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Butler, É. M., Derraik, J. G. B., Taylor, R. W., & Cutfield, W. S. (2018). Prediction models for early childhood obesity: Applicability and existing issues. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 90, 358-367. doi: 10.1159/000496563
Roy, M. C., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Osborne, H. R., Williams, S. M., Brown, R. C., Jospe, M. R., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). The importance of medical assessment prior to high-intensity interval training. New Zealand Medical Journal, 1476(131), 100-102. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Butler, E. M., Derraik, J. G. B., Taylor, R. W., & Cutfield, W. S. (2018). Childhood obesity: How long should we wait to predict weight? Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 31(5), 497-501. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2018-0110
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Taylor, R. W., Heath, A.-L. M., & Haszard, J. J. (2018). A baby-led approach to complementary feeding: Reply. JAMA Pediatrics, 172(2), 197-198. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4683
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Smith, C., Galland, B. C., de Bruin, W., & Taylor, R. W. (2018). A square world: Exploring the use of automated wearable cameras to capture screen use in adolescents. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting: Advancing Behaviour Change Science. (pp. 448). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity. Retrieved from http://isbnpa2018.venuewest.com
Haszard, J., Meredith-Jones, K., Williams, S., & Taylor, R. (2018). Analysing compositional time-use date in paediatrics populations. Proceedings of the Australasian Applied Statistics (AASC) Conference. (pp. 60). Retrieved from https://www.aasc.nz/
Taylor, R., Heath, A.-L., Galland, B., Gray, A., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R., Healey, D., Tannock, G., Meredith-Jones, K., Hanna, M., Hatch, B., & Taylor, B. (2018). Follow-up at 3.5 and 5 years of the prevention of overweight in infancy (POI) study. Journal of Sleep Research, 27(Suppl. 2), (pp. 36-37). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12764
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
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.
Journal - Research Article
Howe, A. S., Heath, A.-L. M., Lawrence, J., Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Sayers, R., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). Parenting style and family type, but not child temperament, are associated with television viewing time in children at two years of age. PLoS ONE, 12(12), e0188558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188558
Jospe, M. R., Taylor, R. W., Athens, J., Roy, M., & Brown, R. C. (2017). Adherence to hunger training over 6 months and the effect on weight and eating behaviour: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Nutrients, 9(11), 1260. doi: 10.3390/nu9111260
McLay-Cooke, R. T., Gray, A. R., Jones, L. M., Taylor, R. W., Skidmore, P. M. L., & Brown, R. C. (2017). Prediction equations overestimate the energy requirements more for obesity-susceptible individuals. Nutrients, 9(9), 1012. doi: 10.3390/nu9091012
Jospe, M. R., Roy, M., Brown, R. C., Williams, S. M., Osborne, H. R., Meredith-Jones, K. A., McArthur, J. R., Fleming, E. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). The effect of different types of monitoring strategies on weight loss: A randomized controlled trial. Obesity, 25(9), 1490-1498. doi: 10.1002/oby.21898
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Fangupo, L. J., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., Daniels, L., Fleming, E. A., McArthur, J., Morison, B., Williams Erickson, L., Davies, R. S., Bacchus, S., Cameron, S. L., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2017). Effect of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding on infant growth and overweight: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 171(9), 838-846. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1284
Galland, B. C., Sayers, R. M., Cameron, S. L., Gray, A. R., Heath, A.-L. M., Lawrence, J. A., Newlands, A., Taylor, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). Anticipatory guidance to prevent infant sleep problems within a randomised controlled trial: Infant, maternal and partner outcomes at 6 months of age. BMJ Open, 7(5), e014908. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014908
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
Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Penno, J., Smith, C., Lobb, C., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). Gender differences in sleep hygiene practices and sleep quality in New Zealand adolescents aged 15 to 17 years. Sleep Health, 3(2), 77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.02.001
Taylor, R. W., Iosua, E., Heath, A.-L. M., Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Lawrence, J. A., Hanna, M., Cameron, S. L., Sayers, R., & Galland, B. (2017). Eating frequency in relation to BMI in very young children: A longitudinal analysis. Public Health Nutrition, 20(8), 1372-1379. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000143
Taylor, B. J., Gray, A. R., Galland, B. C., Heath, A.-L. M., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R. M., Cameron, S., Hanna, M., Dale, K., Coppell, K. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). Targeting sleep, food, and activity in infants for obesity prevention: An RCT. Pediatrics, 139(3), e20162037. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2037
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
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
Journal - Research Other
Mann, J., Taylor, R., & Cutfield, W. (2017). The diabesity crisis [Conference report]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1459), 82-85. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Swinburn, B., Vandevijvere, S., on behalf of submitting health professors, including Hornblow, A., Taylor, B., Drummond, B., Murdoch, D., Mangin, D., Sarfati, D., Sellman, D., Sopoaga, F., Thomson, G., Abel, G., Hoek, J., Connor, J., Krebs, J., Mann, J., McCall, J., Broughton, J., Toop, L., Signal, L., Beckert, L., Farella, M., Baker, M., Keall, M., Skeaff, M., Thomson, M., Wilson, N., Chandler, N., Priest, P., Brunton, P., Crampton, P., Gendall, P., Howden-Chapman, P., Taylor, R., Edwards, R., Gauld, R., McGee, R., Mulder, R., Derrett, S., Hales, S., Pullon, S., & Blakely, T. (2017). Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: Will it make a difference? New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 94-101. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Duncan, S., McPhee, J., Zinn, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Taylor, R., McLachlan, C., & Schofield, G. (2017). The healthy homework study: Effects of a compulsory homework programme on physical activity in children. Proceedings of the 7th Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa Conference. (pp. 22). Retrieved from https://ana.org.nz
Leong, C., Taylor, R., Tannock, G., Haszard, J., Lawley, B., Szymlek-Gay, E., & Heath, A.-L. (2017). Effects of a 'baby-led' approach to complementary feeding on infant gut microbiota: The Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) randomised controlled trial. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 49-50). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html
Smith, C., Taylor, R., de Wilde, T., & Galland, B. (2017). Demographic factors related to sleep outcomes among New Zealand adolescents. Journal of Sleep Research, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 24-25). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12617
Sayers, R., Galland, B., Cameron, S., Gray, A., Heath, A.-L., Lawrence, J., Newlands, A., Taylor, B., & Taylor, R. (2017). Does early parental education prevent infant sleep problems? Journal of Sleep Research, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 9). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12617
Hatch, B., Galland, B., Gray, A., Sayers, R., Taylor, R., & Taylor, B. (2017). Long-term effects of parent education on child sleep self-regulation in an RCT: Examining parenting consistency. Journal of Sleep Research, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 68-69). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12617
Harrex, H., Taylor, R., Smith, C., & Galland, B. (2017). Utilizing new technologies to capture infant sleep-wake behaviour: Protocol for the Babycam Pilot Study. Journal of Sleep Research, 26(Suppl. 1), (pp. 56). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12617
Cooke, R., Taylor, R., Skidmore, P., Jones, L., & Brown, R. (2017). Prediction equations overestimate the energy requirements of obesity susceptible individuals. Nutrients, 9(4). doi: 10.3390/nu9040348
Jospe, M. R., Taylor, R. W., Athens, J., Roy, M., & Brown, R. C. (2017). Does monitoring your hunger via blood glucose help you eat to appetite and lose weight? FASEB Journal, 31(Suppl. 1), 643.1. [Abstract]
Jospe, M. R., Roy, M., Brown, R. C., Williams, S. M., Osborne, H. R., Meredith-Jones, K. A., McArthur, J. R., Fleming, E. A., & Taylor, R. W. (2017). What monitoring strategies are most successful for promoting weight loss? FASEB Journal, 31(1 Suppl), 433.8. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Leong, C., Taylor, R., Tannock, G., Haszard, J., Lawley, B., Szymlek-Gay, E., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2017, September). Effects of a 'baby-led’ approach to complementary feeding on infant gut microbiota: A randomised controlled trial. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Haslam, D., Taylor, R., Smith, M., & Funaki Tahifote, M. (2017, July). Obesity: Not our future! Panel discussion at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Taylor, R. (2017, March). Is sleep the answer to childhood obesity? Invited presentation at the National Research Symposium on Diabetes and Obesity: The Diabesity Crisis: How Can We Make a Difference? Auckland, New Zealand.
2016
Journal - Research Article
Meredith-Jones, K., Williams, S., & Taylor, R. (2016). Agreement between parental perception of child weight status and actual weight status is similar across different ethnic groups in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(4), 316-324. doi: 10.1071/HC16002
Maddison, R., Marsh, S., Hinckson, E. A., Duncan, S., Mandic, S., Taylor, R., & Smith, M. (2016). Results from New Zealand's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 13(11 Suppl. 2), S225-S230. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0323
Fangupo, L. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Williams, S. M., Erickson Williams, L. J., Morison, B. J., Fleming, E. A., Taylor, B. J., Wheeler, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2016). A baby-led approach to eating solids and risk of choking. Pediatrics, 138(4). doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-0772
Taylor, R. W., Heath, A.-L. M., Galland, B. C., Cameron, S. L., Lawrence, J. A., Gray, A. R., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Healey, D., Sayers, R. M., Hanna, M., Meredith-Jones, K., Hatch, B., & Taylor, B. J. (2016). Three-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial to reduce excessive weight gain in the first two years of life: Protocol for the POI follow-up study. BMC Public Health, 16, 771. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3383-4
Moir, C., Meredith-Jones, K., Taylor, B. J., Gray, A., Heath, A.-L. M., Dale, K., Galland, B., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2016). Early intervention to encourage physical activity in infants and toddlers: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(12), 2446-2453. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001055
Morison, B. J., Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Schramm, C. J., Williams Erickson, L., Fangupo, L. J., Fleming, E. A., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2016). How different are baby-led weaning and conventional complementary feeding? A cross-sectional study of infants aged 6-8 months. BMJ Open, 6(5), e010665. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010665
Russell, C. G., Taki, S., Laws, R., Azadi, L., Campbell, K. J., Elliott, R., … Taylor, R., & Denney-Wilson, E. (2016). Effects of parent and child behaviours on overweight and obesity in infants and young children from disadvantaged backgrounds: Systematic review with narrative synthesis. BMC Public Health, 16, 151. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2801-y
Galland, B., Meredith-Jones, K., Gray, A., Sayers, R., Lawrence, J., Taylor, B., & Taylor, R. (2016). Criteria for nap identification in infants and young children using 24-h actigraphy and agreement with parental diary. Sleep Medicine, 19, 85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.10.013
Meredith-Jones, K., Williams, S., Galland, B., Kennedy, G., & Taylor, R. (2016). 24 h Accelerometry: Impact of sleep-screening methods on estimates of sedentary behaviour and physical activity while awake. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34(7), 679-685. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2015.1068438
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Russell, C. G., Haszard, J., Taylor, R., & Campbell, K. (2016). Parental feeding practices associated with children's eating and weight: What are parents of toddlers and pre-schoolers doing? International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23(Suppl. 1), (pp. S83). doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9586-3
Other Research Output
Taylor, R., Lawrence, J. & Galland, B. (2016, April). Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI): Update on the results from the RCT. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2015
Journal - Research Article
Denney-Wilson, E., Laws, R., Russell, C. G., Ong, K.-L., Taki, S., Elliot, R., … Taylor, R., … Campbell, K. J. (2015). Preventing obesity in infants: The Growing healthy feasibility trial protocol. BMJ Open, 5(11), e009258. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009258
Cameron, S. L., Taylor, R. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2015). Development and pilot testing of Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS: A version of Baby-Led Weaning modified to address concerns about iron deficiency, growth faltering and choking. BMC Pediatrics, 15, 99. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0422-8
Fangupo, L. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Williams, S. M., Somerville, M. R., Lawrence, J. A., Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Mills, V. C., Watson, E. O., Galland, B. C., Sayers, R. M., Hanna, M. B., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Impact of an early-life intervention on the nutrition behaviors of 2-y-old children: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 102(3), 704-712. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.111823
Taylor, R. W., Cox, A., Knight, L., Brown, D. A., Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J. J., Dawson, A. M., Taylor, B. J., & Williams, S. M. (2015). A tailored family-based obesity intervention: A randomized trial. Pediatrics, 136(2), 281-289. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-0595
Mills, V. C., Skidmore, P. M. L., Watson, E. O., Taylor, R. W., Fleming, E. A., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2015). Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for identifying the dietary patterns of toddlers in New Zealand. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, 115(4), 551-558. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.09.016
Watson, E. O., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R. W., Mills, V. C., Barris, A. C., & Skidmore, P. M. L. (2015). Relative validity and reproducibility of an FFQ to determine nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12-24 months. Public Health Nutrition, 18(18), 3265-3271. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015000841
Jospe, M. R., Brown, R. C., Roy, M., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Adherence to hunger training using blood glucose monitoring: A feasibility study. Nutrition & Metabolism, 12, 22. doi: 10.1186/s12986-015-0017-2
Cameron, S. L., Heath, A.-L. M., Gray, A. R., Churcher, B., Davies, R. S., Newlands, A., Galland, B. C., Sayers, R. M., Lawrence, J. A., Taylor, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Lactation consultant support from late pregnancy with an educational intervention at 4 months of age delays the introduction of complementary foods in a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition, 145(7), 1481-1490. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.202689
Laws, R., Campbell, K. J., van der Pligt, P., Ball, K., Lynch, J., Russell, G., Taylor, R., & Denney-Wilson, E. (2015). Obesity prevention in early life: An opportunity to better support the role of Maternal and Child Health Nurses in Australia. BMC Nursing, 14, 26. doi: 10.1186/s12912-015-0077-7
Al-Sallami, H. S., Goulding, A., Grant, A., Taylor, R., Holford, N., & Duffull, S. B. (2015). Prediction of fat-free mass in children. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 54(11), 1169-1178. doi: 10.1007/s40262-015-0277-z
Taylor, R. W., Brown, D. A., Meredith-Jones, K., Dawson, A. M., Haszard, J. J., & Williams, S. M. (2015). Wanting to and doing So: Parental intent to change weight does not translate into behavior. Journal of Child & Adolescent Behavior, 3(1), 183. doi: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000183
Gendall, P., Hoek, J., Taylor, R., Mann, J., Krebs, J., & Parry-Strong, A. (2015). Should support for obesity interventions or perceptions of their perceived effectiveness shape policy? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(2), 172-176. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12319
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Farmer, V. L., & Taylor, B. J. (2015). The stability of sleep patterns in children 3 to 7 years of age. Journal of Pediatrics, 166(3), 697-702. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.11.014
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Dawson, A. M., Haszard, J. J., & Brown, D. A. (2015). Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children. Public Health Nutrition, 18(10), 1807-1814. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014002171
Meredith-Jones, K. A., Williams, S. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Bioelectrical impedance as a measure of change in body composition in young children. Pediatric Obesity, 10, 252-259. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.263
Haszard, J. J., Skidmore, P. M. L., Williams, S. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Associations between parental feeding practices, problem food behaviours and dietary intake in New Zealand overweight children aged 4-8 years. Public Health Nutrition, 18(6), 1036-1043. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014001256
Journal - Research Other
Daniels, L., Heath, A.-L. M., Williams, S. M., Cameron, S. L., Fleming, E. A., Taylor, B. J., Wheeler, B. J., Gibson, R. S., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) study: A randomised controlled trial of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding. BMC Pediatrics, 15, 179. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0491-8
Taylor, R. W., Roy, M., Jospe, M. R., Osborne, H. R., Meredith-Jones, K., Williams, S. M., & Brown, R. C. (2015). Determining how best to support overweight adults to adhere to lifestyle change: Protocol for the SWIFT study. BMC Public Health, 15, 861. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2205-4
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Gibson, R. S., Samman, S., Haszard, J. J., Williams, S. M., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2015). Impact of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding on iron status at 12 months of age: A randomised controlled trial. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 39, (pp. 42). Sydney, Australia: Nutrition Society of Australia. [Abstract]
Jospe, M. R., Brown, R. C., Roy, M., & Taylor, R. W. (2015). Restricting eating to only when biochemically "hungry": Feasibility of the Hunger Training method. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting. 80. Retrieved from http://www.anzos2015.org/
Moir, C., & Taylor, R. (2015). Did encouraging family based physical activity influence outcomes at two-years-of-age? Results from the Prevention of Overweight Infancy (POI.NZ) study. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 86). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Taylor, R. (2015). A baby-led approach to introducing solids: A good idea? Proceedings of the George Abbott Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/george-abbott/index.html
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Galland, B., Meredith-Jones, K., Lobb, C., Gray, A., Sayers, R., Lawrence, J., Taylor, B., & Taylor, R. (2015, July). Identifying naps from 24-hour actigraphy in infants and toddlers and agreement with parental diary. Poster session presented at the Perinatal Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R., Williams, S., Farmer, V., & Taylor, B. (2015, June). The stability of actigraphic measures of sleep from 3 to 7 years of age. Verbal presentation at the 4th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Limerick, Ireland.
Horgan, A., Skidmore, P., Taylor, R., & Haszard, J. (2015, December). Food availability in the homes of overweight children. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Daniels, L., Taylor, R. W., Gibson, R. S., Samman, S., Haszard, J. J., Williams, S. M., Wheeler, B. J., Taylor, B. J., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2015, December). Impact of a baby-led approach to complementary feeding on iron status at 12 months of age: A randomised controlled trial. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Sayers, R. M., Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Heath, A.-L. M., Lawrence, J. A., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2015, July). Safe sleep practices in a New Zealand community and development of a Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) risk assessment instrument. Verbal presentation at the Perinatal Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Taylor, R. (2015, August). Early life approaches to obesity prevention. Invited presentation at the Inaugural Dunedin School of Medicine Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
George, M., Fitzgerald, R., Farmer, V., & Taylor, R. (2015). Changing the way we play at school: Hearing the children's voice. Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Anthropology & Archaeology, University of Otago. 67p.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Galland, B. C., Gray, A., Sayers, R. M., Heath, A.-L. M., Lawrence, J., Taylor, R., & Taylor, B. J. (2014). Safe sleep practices in a New Zealand community and development of a Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) risk assessment instrument. BMC Pediatrics, 14, 263. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-263
Laws, R., Campbell, K. J., van der Pligt, P., Russell, G., Ball, K., Lynch, J., … Taylor, R., … Denney-Wilson, E. (2014). The impact of interventions to prevent obesity or improve obesity related behaviours in children (0-5 years) from socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or indigenous families: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 779. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-779
Galland, B., Meredith-Jones, K., Terrill, P., & Taylor, R. (2014). Challenges and emerging technologies within the field of pediatric actigraphy. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 5, 99. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00099
Dawson, A. M., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Taylor, B. J., & Brown, D. A. (2014). Do parents recall and understand children's weight status information after BMI screening? A randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 4(7), e004481. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004481
Williams, S. M., Farmer, V. L., Taylor, B. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2014). Do more active children sleep more? A repeated cross-sectional analysis using accelerometry. PLoS ONE, 9(4), e93117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093117
Dawson, A. M., Brown, D. A., Cox, A., Williams, S. M., Treacy, L., Haszard, J., Meredith-Jones, K., Hargreaves, E., Taylor, B. J., Ross, J., & Taylor, R. W. (2014). Using motivational interviewing for weight feedback to parents of young children. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 50(6), 461-470. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12518
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Farmer, V. L., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., Schofield, G., McPhee, J. C., White, K., & Taylor, R. W. (2014). Ethnicity and sex as determinants of activity in school and home time. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 14(Suppl. 1), (pp. S145). doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0173
Askie, L., Martin, A., Espinoza, D., Campbell, K., Daniels, L. A., Hesketh, K., … Taylor, B., Taylor, R., … Baur, L. A. (2014). What does the EPOCH (early prevention of obesity in childhood) prospective meta-analysis tell us about early life obesity prevention? Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8(Suppl. 1), (pp. 3-4). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.006
Taylor, R. (2014). Providing additional guidance and support to parents about sleep, diet and physical activity from birth to 2 years of age: The Prevention of Overweight in Infancy study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8(Suppl. 1), (pp. 102-103). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.187
Cameron, S. L., Gray, A. R., Taylor, R. W., Lawrence, J. A., Galland, B. C., Hanna, M. B., Heath, A.-L. M., Sayers, R. M., & Taylor, B. J. (2014). Excessive growth from 6 to 24 months of age: Results from the prevention of overweight in infancy (POI) randomised controlled trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl. 2), (pp. A109). doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307384.290
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Farmer, V. L., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., Schofield, G., McPhee, J. C., White, K., & Taylor, R. W. (2014, August). Ethnicity and sex as determinants of activity in school and home time. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Roy, M., Jospe, M., Brown, R., Osborne, H., & Taylor, R. (2014, August). The SWIFT Trial: Support strategies with Whole-food diets, Intermittent fasting and Training: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Jospe, M., Brown, R., Roy, M., & Taylor, R. (2014, August). Training individuals to recognise hunger through blood glucose testing: Methods of a pilot study. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Nutrition Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Taylor, R. (2014, June). Obesity and infant feeding. Verbal presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
Taylor, R. (2014, June). Obesity: The changing demographics. Workshop presentation at the General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Rotorua, New Zealand.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Cameron, S. L., Taylor, R. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2013). Parent-led or baby-led? Associations between complementary feeding practices and health-related behaviours in a survey of New Zealand families. BMJ Open, 3(12), e003946. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003946
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Farmer, V. L., & Taylor, B. J. (2013). Changes in physical activity over time in young children: A longitudinal study using accelerometers. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e81567. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081567
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Dawson, A. M., Taylor, B. J., Meredith-Jones, K., & Brown, D. (2013). What factors influence uptake into family-based obesity treatment after weight screening? Journal of Pediatrics, 163, 1657-1662. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.033
Haszard, J. J., Williams, S. M., Dawson, A. M., Skidmore, P. M. L., & Taylor, R. W. (2013). Factor analysis of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire in a large sample of children. Appetite, 62, 110-118. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.11.017
Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., & Taylor, B. J. (2013). Secular changes in BMI and the associations between risk factors and BMI in children born 29 years apart. Pediatric Obesity, 8(1), 21-30. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00081.x
Journal - Research Other
Taylor, R. W., Robinson, A., Espinel, P. T., Baur, L. A., Wake, M., & Sabin, M. A. (2013). Research priorities in 2012 for the effective management of childhood obesity. Clinical Obesity, 3(1-2), 3-6. doi: 10.1111/cob.12014
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Galland, B., Sayers, R., Gray, A., Lawrence, J., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, R., & Taylor, B. (2013). Safe sleep practices and an assessment of population SUDI risks. Sleep & Biological Rhythms, 11(Suppl. 2), (pp. 71-72). doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Gendall, P., Hoek, J., Taylor, R., & Mann, J. (2013). Social marketing and 'wicked' problems: A new perspective on obesity. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.anzmac.org/conference
Denney-Wilson, E., Campbell, K., Laws, R., Lynch, J., Ball, K., Taylor, R., & Harris, M. (2013). Assisting parents to prevent obesity in their young children: The InFANT PHC study. Proceedings of the Primary Health Care (PHC) Research Conference: Allies for Better Primary Health Care. Retrieved from http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/2013/index.php
Lawrence, J., Gray, A., Taylor, R., & Taylor, B. (2013). Discipline strategies used with babies in their first year of life. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 88). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/
Al-Sallami, H., Goulding, A., Williams, S., Grant, A., Taylor, R., & Duffull, S. (2013). Estimating fat-free mass in children. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 71). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/
Haszard, J., Williams, S., Taylor, B., & Taylor, R. (2013). Childhood overweight: The association with parental feeding practices at age 4-8 years. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 58). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/
Taylor, R. (2013). Early life approaches to obesity prevention. Proceedings of the Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) National Conference. Retrieved from http://www.ana.org.nz/ana-national-conference
Cooke, R. T., Brown, R. C., Richardson, S. L., Farmer, V. L., & Taylor, R. W. (2013). No difference in physical activity and sedentary time among those resistant or susceptible to obesity. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 488). Retrieved from http://www.isbnpa2013.org/
Brown, R. C., Cooke, R. T., Renall, N. R., Skidmore, P., & Taylor, R. W. (2013). Obesity resistant individuals are intuitive eaters. Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting. (pp. 634-635). Retrieved from http://www.isbnpa2013.org/
Cameron, S. L., Taylor, R. W., Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2013). Exclusive breastfeeding to six months: Results from a randomised controlled trial including lactation consultant support. FASEB Journal, 27(Meeting Abstract Suppl.), lb345. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R. (2013, August). Early life approaches to obesity prevention. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Taylor, R. (2013, May). Early life approaches to obesity prevention. Keynote presentation at the Agencies for Nutrition Action (ANA) National Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.
2012
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.
Journal - Research Article
Cameron, S. L., Heath, A.-L. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2012). How feasible is baby-led weaning as an approach to infant feeding? A review of the evidence. Nutrients, 4(11), 1575-1609. doi: 10.3390/nu4111575
Cameron, S. L., Heath, A.-L. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2012). Healthcare professionals’ and mothers’ knowledge of, attitudes to and experiences with, Baby-Led Weaning: A content analysis study. BMJ Open, 2, e001542. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001542
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Galland, B., Sayers, R., Gray, A., Lawrence, J., Taylor, R., & Taylor, B. (2012). The influence of extra antenatal and postnatal education on safe sleeping for preventing sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI). Sleep & Biological Rhythms, 10(Suppl. 1), (pp. 61). doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2012.00580.x
Taylor, R., Cameron, S., Williams, S., Taylor, B., Wheeler, B., & Heath, A.-L. (2012). Baby-led weaning: A new approach for obesity prevention? Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.anzos2012.com/
Taylor, R., Hargreaves, E., Meredith-Jones, K., Brown, D., Cox, A., Treacy, L., Dawson, A., Haszard, J., & Williams, S. (2012). Motivation for healthy lifestyles and weight status in a large sample of 4–8-year-old children: The MInT study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 24-25). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.050
Taylor, R., Cameron, S., Williams, S., Taylor, B., Wheeler, B., & Heath, A.-L. (2012). Baby-led weaning: A new approach for obesity prevention? Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 7). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.012
Spencer, C., Taylor, R., Gray, A., Dale, K., & Taylor, B. (2012). Use of accelerometry to measure physical activity in 6 month old infants. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 70). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.144
Haszard, J., Williams, S., Skidmore, P., Dawson, A., Brown, D., & Taylor, R. (2012). Parental feeding practices are related to children's diet and weight. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 48). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.098
Brown, D., Dawson, A., & Taylor, R. (2012). Training non-clinicians to deliver adapted motivational interviewing for feedback to parents about their child's weight status. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 6(Suppl. 1), (pp. 9-10). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.020
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Heath, A.-L., Harris, N., Gray, A., Taylor, B., Parnell, W., & Taylor, R. (2012, September-October). Maternal perception of insufficient milk supply in the first three weeks of life is associated with shorter duration of exclusive breastfeeding. Verbal presentation at the 16th International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML) Conference, Trieste, Italy.
Taylor, R. (2012, October). Baby-led weaning: A new approach for obesity prevention? Invited presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.
Al-Sallami, H. S., Goulding, A., Taylor, R., Grant, A., Williams, S., & Duffull, S. B. (2012, August-September). Estimating fat-free mass in children. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists' Association Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
2011
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
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, B. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Galland, B. C., Gray, A. R., Lawrence, J. A., Sayers, R. M., Dale, K., Coppell, K. J., & Taylor, R. W. (2011). Prevention of overweight in infancy (POI.nz) study: A randomised controlled trial of sleep, food and activity interventions for preventing overweight from birth. BMC Public Health, 11, 942. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-942
Taylor, R. W., Farmer, V. L., Cameron, S. L., Meredith-Jones, K., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2011). School playgrounds and physical activity policies as predictors of school and home time activity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 8, 38. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-38
Carter, P. J., Taylor, B. J., Williams, S. M., & Taylor, R. W. (2011). Longitudinal analysis of sleep in relation to BMI and body fat in children: The FLAME study. BMJ, 342, d2712. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2712
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Carter, P. J., Goulding, A., Gerrard, D. F., & Taylor, B. J. (2011). Changes in fat mass and fat-free mass during the adiposity rebound: FLAME study. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 6(2-2), e243-e251. doi: 10.3109/17477166.2010.549488
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Grant, A. M., Taylor, B. J., & Goulding, A. (2011). Predictive ability of waist-to-height in relation to adiposity in children is not improved with age and sex-specific values. Obesity, 19(5), 1062-1068. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.217
Journal - Research Other
Taylor, R. (2011). [Review of the book Childhood obesity prevention: International research, controversies, and interventions]. Nutrition & Dietetics, 68(3), 240-241. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01539.x
Signal, L., Firestone, R., Mann, J., Ni Mhurchu, C., Lawrenson, R., Murphy, R., … Skeaff, C. M., Taylor, R., … Walton, M. (2011). New Zealand’s shocking diabetes rates can be reduced — 9 urgently needed actions [Letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1340). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1340/4822/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Al-Sallami, H. S., Goulding, A., Taylor, R., Grant, A., Williams, S., & Duffull, S. B. (2011). Estimating fat-free mass in children. Proceedings of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT) and Carney Symposium: New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. 2.3. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/asceptnz/docs/programme.pdf
Cameron, S., Heath, A.-L., Taylor, B., Williams, S., & Taylor, R. (2011). Is baby-led weaning a viable infant feeding option? Preparation for a randomised controlled trial (BLISS). Proceedings of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 10th Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://isbnpa.eproceedings.com.au/#
Cameron, S., Taylor, R. W., Taylor, B. J., Williams, S. M., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2011). The feasibility of baby-led weaning: Formative research for a randomised controlled trial (BLISS). Australasian Medical Journal, 4(12), (pp. 765). [Abstract]
Al-Sallami, H. S., Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Williams, S. M., & Duffull, S. B. (2011). A semi-mechanistic model for estimating fat free mass in children. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Population Approach Group in Europe. PAGE. Retrieved from http://www.page-meeting.org/?abstract=2063
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R. (2011, November). Early intervention for overweight and obesity. Verbal presentation at the Otago Child and Adolescent Well-Being Research Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Taylor, R. (2011, November-December). Forget schools: How do we tackle the home environment for effective obesity prevention? Invited presentation at the Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand and the Nutrition Society of Australia: Green & Lean, Queenstown, New Zealand.
2010
Journal - Research Article
Askie, L. M., Baur, L. A., Campbell, K., Daniels, L. A., Hesketh, K., Magarey, A., … Taylor, B., Taylor, R., … EPOCH Collaboration. (2010). The Early Prevention of Obesity in CHildren (EPOCH) Collaboration: An individual patient data prospective meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 10, 728. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-728
Nielsen, G., Taylor, R., Williams, S., & Mann, J. (2010). Permanent play facilities in school playgrounds as a determinant of children's activity. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 7(4), 490-496.
Taylor, R. W., Brown, D., Dawson, A. M., Haszard, J., Cox, A., Rose, E. A., Taylor, B. J., Meredith-Jones, K., Treacy, L., Ross, J., & Williams, S. M. (2010). Motivational interviewing for screening and feedback and encouraging lifestyle changes to reduce relative weight in 4-8 year old children: Design of the MInT study. BMC Public Health, 10, 271. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-271
Taylor, R. W., Brooking, L., Williams, S. M., Manning, P. J., Sutherland, W. H., Coppell, K. J., Tipene-Leach, D., Dale, K. S., McAuley, K. A., & Mann, J. I. (2010). Body mass index and waist circumference cutoffs to define obesity in indigenous New Zealanders. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 92, 390-397. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29317
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Parnell, W. R., Wilson, N. C., & Williams, S. M. (2010). Waist-to-height ratios in relation to BMI z-scores in three ethnic groups from a representative sample of New Zealand children aged 5-14 years. International Journal of Obesity, 34, 1188-1190. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.278
Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2010). Sex differences in regional body fat distribution from pre- to postpuberty. Obesity, 18(7), 1410-1416. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.399
McAuley, K. A., Taylor, R. W., Farmer, V. L., Hansen, P., Williams, S. M., Booker, C. S., & Mann, J. I. (2010). Economic evaluation of a community-based obesity prevention program in children: The APPLE project. Obesity, 18(1), 131-136. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.148
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Newlands, A., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R., Galland, B., Sayers, R., & Taylor, B. (2010). A study to determine whether infant sleep education influences breastfeeding rates. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand, 34, (pp. 118). [Abstract]
Carter, P., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Taylor, B. J. (2010). Reduced sleep is an important determinant of future BMI and fat mass in young children: The Flame study. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 4(Suppl.1), (pp. S51). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2010.09.102
Parry-Strong, A., Mann, J., Elley, R., Taylor, R., & Krebs, J. (2010). The Diabetes Excess Weight Loss Trial: Summary of renal: Surveillance findings. Nutrition & Dietetics. 67(Suppl. 2), (pp. 5). doi: 10.1261/j.1747-0080.2010.01440.x
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Newlands, A., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R., Galland, B., Sayers, R., & Taylor, B. (2010, December). A study to determine whether infant sleep education influences breastfeeding rates. Verbal presentation at the Nutrition Society of New Zealand Annual Conference: Integrated Nutrition: From Cells to Sales, Wellington, New Zealand.
2009
Journal - Research Article
Dale, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Farmer, V. L., Hansen, P., Vorgers, S. M., Chisholm, A. W., & Mann, J. I. (2009). Determining optimal approaches for weight maintenance: A randomized controlled trial. CMAJ, 180(10), E39-E46. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.080974
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Jones, S., Taylor, B. J., & Williams, S. (2009). Relationships of appendicular LMI and total body LMI to bone mass and physical activity levels in a birth cohort of New Zealand five-year olds. Bone, 45, 455-459. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.05.007
Taylor, R. W., Murdoch, L., Carter, P., Gerrard, D. F., Williams, S. M., & Taylor, B. J. (2009). Longitudinal study of physical activity and inactivity in preschoolers: The FLAME study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 41(1), 96-102. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181849d81
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Goulding, A., Grant, A. M., Taylor, R. W., Taylor, B. J., & Williams, S. M. (2009). Baseline BMC explains only 38% of gain in BMC between 5 and 7 years of age in New Zealand children. Bone. 44(Suppl. 1), (pp. S119-S120). doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.01.432
Goulding, A., Grant, A. M., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., Gerrard, D. F., Jones, S., Forrester, T., & Taylor, B. J. (2009). At 5 years of age daily accelerometry counts were associated with lean mass, appendicular lean mass, and total body BMC in boys but not girls: The FLAME birth cohort study. Bone. 44(Suppl. 1), (pp. S106). doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.01.230
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R. W., Farmer, V. L., McAuley, K. A., Barbezat, W., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2009, July). Obesity prevention in children: Cost effectiveness and two-year follow-up of the APPLE study. Verbal presentation at the 33rd New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2008
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Murdoch, L., Williams, S. M., & Taylor, B. J. (2008). Relationship of total body fat mass to bone area in New Zealand five-year-olds. Calcified Tissue International, 82, 293-299. doi: 10.1007/s00223-008-9121-x
Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Barbezat, W., Farmer, V. L., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2008). Two-year follow-up of an obesity prevention initiative in children: The APPLE project. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 88(5), 1371-1377.
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Grant, A. M., Ferguson, E., Taylor, B. J., & Goulding, A. (2008). Waist circumference as a measure of trunk fat mass in children aged 3 to 5 years. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 3(4), 226-233. doi: 10.1080/17477160802030429
Grant, A. M., Taungapeau, F. K., McAuley, K. A., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Waldron, M. A., Duncan, A. W., Harper, M. J., & Goulding, A. (2008). Body mass index status is effective in identifying metabolic syndrome components and insulin resistance in Pacific Island teenagers living in New Zealand. Metabolism, 57, 511-516. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.11.013
2007
Journal - Research Article
Miller, J. C., Grant, A. M., Drummond, B. K., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., & Goulding, A. (2007). DXA measurements confirm that parental perceptions of elevated adiposity in young children are poor. Obesity, 15(1), 165-171. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.558
Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Barbezat, W., Strong, A., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2007). APPLE project: 2-y findings of a community-based obesity prevention program in primary school-age children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 86, 735-742.
Goulding, A., Grant, A. M., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Parnell, W. R., Wilson, N., & Mann, J. (2007). Ethnic differences in extreme obesity. Journal of Pediatrics, 151, 542-544. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.07.011
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Taylor, R. W. (2007). Obesity in New Zealand children: A weighty issue [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1260). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1260/2689/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Whiteford, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Taylor, R. W., Chisholm, A., Vorgers, S., & Williams, S. (2007). Determining optimal approaches for successful maintenance of weight loss. Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 51(Suppl. 1), (pp. 80-81). doi: 10.1159/000105119
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Murdoch, L., Taylor, B. J., & Williams, S. M. (2007). Relationship of total body fat mass to bone area in New Zealand five-year-olds: A DXA study of the FLAME birth cohort. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society 17th Annual Scientific Meeting. ANZBMS. Retrieved from http://www.anzbms.org.au/resources/asm/ASM2007_abstracts.pdf
Grant, A. M., Taungapeau, F. K., McAuley, K. A., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2007). Pacific Island adolescents have greater bone mineral content and bone area than age-and size-matched New Zealand Europeans. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society 17th Annual Scientific Meeting. ANZBMS. Retrieved from http://www.anzbms.org.au/resources/asm/ASM2007_abstracts.pdf
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R. (2007, June-July). What's hot and what's not. Keynote presentation at the New Zealand Health Teachers' Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Chisholm, A., Whiteford, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Taylor, R. W., Vorgers, S., & Williams, S. (2007, June). Diets of different macronutrient composition are equally effective at achieving long-term weight maintenance following weight loss. Verbal presentation at the 25th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland.
Whiteford, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Taylor, R. W., Chisholm, A., Vorgers, S., & Williams, S. (2007, June). Cost-effective support programme can achieve long-term weight maintenance following weight loss. Verbal presentation at the 25th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland.
2006
Journal - Research Article
Williden, M., Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Simpson, J. C., Oakley, M., & Mann, J. I. (2006). The APPLE project: An investigation of the barriers and promoters of healthy eating and physical activity in New Zealand children aged 5-12 years. Health Education Journal, 65(2), 135-148. doi: 10.1177/001789690606500204
Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Williams, S. M., Barbezat, W., Nielsen, G., & Mann, J. I. (2006). Reducing weight gain in children through enhancing physical activity and nutrition: The APPLE project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 1(3), 146-152. doi: 10.1080/17477160600881247
McAuley, K. A., Smith, K. J., Taylor, R. W., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2006). Long-term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of insulin resistance. International Journal of Obesity, 30(2), 342-349. doi: doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803075
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Barbezat, W., Strong, A., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2006). The APPLE project: Preventing obesity in children through enhancing physical activity and healthy eating. Obesity Reviews. 7(Suppl. 2), (pp. 49). [Abstract]
McAuley, K. A., Smith, K. J., Taylor, R. W., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2006). Long-term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of insulin resistance. Obesity Reviews. 7(Suppl. 2), (pp. 74). [Abstract]
Whiteford, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Taylor, R. W., Chisholm, A., Vorgers, S., & Williams, S. (2006). Determining optimal approaches for successful maintenance of weight loss: Study design and 1 year results. Obesity Reviews. 7(Suppl. 2), (pp. 85). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Barbezat, W., Simpson, J., Bassett, J., & Mann, J. I. (2006, September). The APPLE project: Process evaluation of an obesity prevention programme in children. Poster session presented at the 10th International Congress on Obesity, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R. (2006, September). The APPLE project: Preventing obesity in children through enhancing physical activity and healthy eating. Verbal presentation at the 10th International Congress on Obesity, Sydney, Australia.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Scragg, R., Quigley, R., & Taylor, R. (2006). Does watching TV contribute to increased body weight and obesity in children? Commissioned by Scientific Committee of the Agencies for Nutrition Action. Wellington, New Zealand. 81p.
2005
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Goulding, A., & Williams, S. M. (2005). Early adiposity rebound: Review of papers linking this to subsequent obesity in children and adults. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 8(6), 607-612.
Rockell, J. E., Green, T. J., Skeaff, C. M., Whiting, S. J., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Parnell, W. R., … Wilson, N., … Wohlers, M. W. (2005). Season and ethnicity are determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in New Zealand children aged 5-14 y. Journal of Nutrition, 135(11), 2602-2608.
Rockell, J. E. P., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Jones, I. E., & Goulding, A. (2005). Two-year changes in bone and body composition in young children with a history of prolonged milk avoidance. Osteoporosis International, 16, 1016-1023.
Goulding, A., Jones, I. E., Williams, S. M., Grant, A. M., Taylor, R. W., Manning, P. J., & Langley, J. (2005). First fracture is associated with increased risk of new fractures during growth. Journal of Pediatrics, 146, 286-288.
McAuley, K. A., Hopkins, C. M., Smith, K. J., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., & Mann, J. I. (2005). Comparison of high-fat and high-protein diets with a high-carbohydrate diet in insulin-resistant obese women. Diabetologia, 48, 8-16.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAuley, K. A., Smith, K. J., Taylor, R. W., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., Farmer, V. L., & Mann, J. I. (2005). Long term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of insulin resistance. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress. (pp. 50-51). [Abstract]
Whiteford, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Taylor, R. W., Chisholm, A., Vorgers, S., & Williams, S. (2005). Determining optimal approaches for successful maintenance of weight loss. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress. (pp. 53). [Abstract]
Miller, J., Grant, A. M., Drummond, B. K., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., & Goulding, A. (2005). Thin children: How NZ parents see their offspring. Proceedings of the University of Otago Obesity Research Consortium. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]
Grant, A. M., McAuley, K. A., Taylor, R. W., Taungapeau, F., Williams, S. M., Waldron, M. A., Duncan, A., Harper, M., & Goulding, A. (2005). Metabolic risk factors for diabetes in Pacific Island teenagers. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress. (pp. 50). [Abstract]
Skeaff, C. M., McAuley, K. A., Taylor, R. W., Mann, J. I., Smith, K., Hopkins, C., & Williams, S. (2005). Three weight loss diets of markedly different total and saturated fat composition decrease plasma saturated fatty acids: Implications for the cholesterolaemic effects of weight loss diets. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 14(Suppl.), (pp. S84). [Abstract]
McAuley, K., Smith, K., Hopkins, C., Taylor, R., Mann, J., Williams, S., Henshaw, G., & Cooke, R. (2005). High fat, high protein diets in relation to weight loss and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes 29th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 36). [Abstract]
McAuley, K. A., Smith, K. J., Hopkins, C. M., Taylor, R. W., Mann, J. I., Williams, S. M., Henshaw, G., & Cooke, R. T. (2005). High fat, high protein diets in relation to weight loss and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications. (pp. 109-110). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McAuley, K. A., Smith, K. J., Taylor, R. W., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. I. (2005, November). Long term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of insulin resistance. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Obesity Research Consortium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Whiteford, K. S., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Taylor, R. W., Chisholm, A., Vorgers, S., & Williams, S. (2005, November). Determining optimal approaches for successful maintenance of weight loss. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Obesity Research Consortium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
McAuley, K. A., Smith, K. J., Taylor, R. W., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., Mann, J. I., & Chisholm, A. W. A. (2005). Long term effects of popular dietary approaches on weight loss and features of insulin resistance. Verbal presentation at the 23rd International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Ebeltoft, Denmark.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Taylor, R., Scragg, R., & Quigley, R. (2005). Do sugary drinks contribute to obesity in children? Commissioned by Scientific Committee of the Agencies for Nutrition Action. Wellington, New Zealand. 32p.
2004
Authored Book - Other
O'Brien, B., & Taylor, R. (2004). The fat word: A New Zealand guide to preventing childhood obesity. Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd, 88p.
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, R. W., Goulding, A., Lewis-Barned, N. J., & Williams, S. M. (2004). Rate of fat gain is faster in girls undergoing early adiposity rebound. Obesity Research, 12(8), 1228-1230.
Mann, J., McAuley, K., & Taylor, R. (2004). Obesity and diabetes: Questions remain but action should not be delayed. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1207). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1207/1218/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAuley, K. A., Hopkins, C. M., Smith, K. J., McLay, R. T., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., & Mann, J. I. (2004). Popular diets: The effect on weight loss and metabolism in individuals at high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 34). [Abstract]
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2004). Girls undergoing early adiposity rebound gain fat at a faster rate than girls with a later rebound. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 13(Suppl.), (pp. S43). [Abstract]
Taylor, R. W., McAuley, K. A., Mann, J. I., Williams, S. M., Barbezat, W., Misseldine, N., & Oakley, M. (2004). The apple study: Baseline results from a community based obesity prevention programme in primary school children. Proceedings of the Inaugural Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity (New Zealand Branch). (pp. 17-18). Auckland, New Zealand: ASSO. [Abstract]
Rockell, J. E. P., Williams, S. M., Taylor, R. W., Grant, A. M., Jones, I. E., & Goulding, A. (2004). Site-specific bone changes of young milk-avoiders over two years. Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Annual Scientific Meeting: Final program & abstract book. (P34), (pp. 80). [Abstract]
McAuley, K., Smith, K., Taylor, R., Cooke, R., Williams, S., & Mann, J. (2004). Atkins, Zone and the conventional diet: A one-year follow-up. Proceedings of the New Zealand Dietetic Association Conference. 9, (pp. 40-41). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Green, T. J., Skeaff, C. M., Rockell, J. E. P., Taylor, R. W., & Whiting, S. J. (2004, August). Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status New Zealand children. Verbal presentation at the Conference of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences: Optimal Health Through Sustainable Nutrition, Brisbane, Australia.
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2004, August). Girls undergoing early adiposity rebound gain fat at a faster rate than girls with a later rebound. Verbal presentation at the Optimal Health through Sustainable Nutrition. A conference of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences, Brisbane, Australia.
2003
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., Lewis-Barned, N. J., & Williams, S. M. (2003). Body composition of 4- and 5-year-old New Zealand girls: A DXA study of initial adiposity and subsequent 4-year fat change. International Journal of Obesity & Related Metabolic Disorders, 27, 410-415.
Taylor, R. W., Falorni, A., Jones, I. E., & Goulding, A. (2003). Identifying adolescents with high percentage body fat: A comparison of BMI cutoffs using age and stage of pubertal development compared with BMI cutoffs using age alone. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 57, 764-769.
Goulding, A., Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Piggot, J., & Taylor, D. (2003). Dynamic and static tests of balance and postural sway in boys: Effects of previous wrist bone fractures and high adiposity. Gait & Posture, 17, 136-141.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2003). BMI, waist circumference, and adiposity rebound in children. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand. 28, (pp. 50-57). [Full Paper]
Grant, A. M., Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2003). Bone dimensions in matched obese and non-obese children and adolescents: Do they differ? Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand. 28, (pp. 43-49). [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Grant, A. M., Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2003). Comparisons of bone mass and area in matched obese and non-obese children and adolescents. Poster session presented at the International Conference on Metabolic Bone Disease ANZBMS 13th Annual Scientific Meeting in conjunction with IBMS, Queensland, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2003). BMI, waist circumference and adiposity rebound in children. Verbal presentation at the Nutrition Society Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Grant, A. M., Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2003). Bone dimensions in matched obese and non-obese children and adolescents. Do they differ? Verbal presentation at the Nutrition Society Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., Manning, P. J., & Goulding, A. (2002). Four-year gain in bone mineral in girls with and without past forearm fractures: A DXA study. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 17(6), 1065-1072.
Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2002). Body fat percentages measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry corresponding to recently recommended body mass index cutoffs for overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 3-18 years. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 76, 1416-1421.
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., Manning, P. J., & Williams, S. M. (2002). Spinal overload: A concern for obese children and adolescents? Osteoporosis International, 13, 835-840.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taylor, R., Jones, I., Williams, S., & Goulding, A. A. (2002). Percentage body fat in relation to Body Mass Index Classifications of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 3-18 years. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 75(2, Suppl.), (pp. 372S). [Abstract]
2001
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S. M., & Manning, P. J. (2001). Bone mineral density and body composition in boys with distal forearm fractures: A dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry study. Journal of Pediatrics, 139(4), 509-515.
2000
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Jones, I. E., Taylor, R. W., Manning, P. J., & Williams, S. M. (2000). More broken bones: A 4-year double cohort study of young girls with and without distal forearm fractures. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 15(10), 2011-2018.
Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (2000). Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3-19 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 72(2), 490-495.
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., McAuley, K. A., Manning, P. J., & Williams, S. M. (2000). Overweight and obese children have low bone mass and area for their weight. International Journal of Obesity, 24, 627-632.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. A. (2000). The efficacy of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and the conicity index as indicators of high trunk fat mass in children aged 3-19 years. Proceedings of the International Congress on Sport Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education: Pre-Olympic Congress. (pp. 132). [Abstract]
Taylor, R. W., Goulding, A. A., Jones, I. E., Williams, S. M., & Mann, J. (2000). Waist circumference is a useful measure of truncal adiposity in children and adolescents. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand Society for the Study of diabetes. (pp. 42). Christchurch, New Zealand: NZSSD. [Abstract]
1999
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Keil, D., Gold, E. J., Lewis-Barned, N. J., & Williams, S. M. (1999). Lactose malabsorption and rate of bone loss in older women. Age & Ageing, 28, 175-180.
1998
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., & Taylor, R. W. (1998). Plasma leptin values in relation to bone mass and density and to dynamic biochemical markers of bone resorption and formation in postmenopausal women. Calcified Tissue International, 63(6), 456-458.
Goulding, A., Cannan, R., Williams, S. M., Gold, E. J., Taylor, R. W., & Lewis-Barned, N. J. (1998). Bone mineral density in girls with forearm fractures. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research, 13, 143-148.
Taylor, R. W., Keil, D., Gold, E. J., Williams, S. M., & Goulding, A. (1998). Body mass index, waist girth, and waist-to-hip ratio as indicators of total and regional adiposity in women: evaluation using receiver operating characteristic curves. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67, 44-49.
Taylor, R. W., & Goulding, A. (1998). Plasma leptin in relation to regional body fat in older New Zealand women. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 28, 316-321.
Taylor, R. W., & Goulding, A. (1998). Validation of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess calcium intake in children aged 3 to 6 years. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 52, 464-465.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Jones, I. E., McAuley, K., & Manning, P. J. (1998). Fractures: are overweight children at increased risk? In J. Jensen (Ed.), Proceedings of New Zealand Dietetic Association. 3, (pp. 68-70). Christchurch: New Zealand Dietetic Association. [Abstract]
1997
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Fawcett, J. P., Cox, C. M., & Lewis-Barned, N. J. (1997). More exercise less central fat in women. JAMA, 276, 193-194.
Taylor, R. W., Gold, E. J., Manning, P. J., & Goulding, A. (1997). Gender differences in body fat content are present well before puberty. International Journal of Obesity, 21(11), 1082-1084.
1996
Journal - Research Article
Goulding, A., Gold, E. J., Cannan, R., Taylor, R. W., Williams, S., & Lewis-Barned, N. J. M. (1996). DEXA supports the use of BMI as a measure of fatness in young girls. International Journal of Obesity & Related Metabolic Disorders, 20(11), 1014-1021.
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Gold, E. J., & Lewis-Barned, N. J. M. (1996). Regional body fat distribution in relation to pubertal stage: a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry study of New Zealand girls and young women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64(4), 546-551.
Taylor, R. W., Cannan, R., Gold, E. J., Lewis-Barned, N. J., & Goulding, A. (1996). Regional body fat distribution in New Zealand girls aged 4-16 years: a cross-sectional study by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. International Journal of Obesity & Related Metabolic Disorders, 20, 763-767.
Goulding, A., Taylor, R. W., Gold, E. J., Fawcett, J. P., Cox, C. M., & Lewis-Barned, N. J. M. (1996). More exercise, less central fat distribution in women. JAMA, 276(3), 193-194.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Field, P. A., Johnston, C. M., & Taylor, R. W. (1996). "Succeeding or succumbing": health care reform and the role of the New Zealand dietition. New Zealand Dietetic Association Conference Proceedings No. 1. (pp. 41). Palmerston North: Dunmore Press. [Full Paper]
Taylor, R. W., Keli, D., Gold, E. J., & Goulding, A. (1996). The waist to hip ratio in comparison with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry measures of regional fat distribution in women. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand, Vol. 21: Thirty First Annual Conference Held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, August 1996. (pp. 89-95). Dunedin: The Society. [Full Paper]