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By Dr Megan Gow
Journal articles
2024, 'Australian postpartum women want reputable health information delivered via social networking sites', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13840
,2024, 'Childhood growth outcomes 2 years after hypertensive versus normotensive pregnancy: a P4 study', Pediatric Research, 95, pp. 275 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-023-02789-7
,2024, 'A 12-month randomised controlled trial using intensive dietary interventions for adolescents with obesity associated complications', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0029665124001903
,2024, 'Change in symptoms of depression and eating disorders in adolescents with obesity participating in a clinical trial', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0029665124000934
,2023, 'The Association between Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolic Health at 6 Months following a Hypertensive Pregnancy: A BP2 Sub-Study', Nutrients, 15, pp. 3294, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15153294
,2023, 'Antenatal diet quality and perinatal depression: the Microbiome Understanding in Maternity Study (MUMS) cohort', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36, pp. 754 - 762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13081
,2023, 'Relationship between Diet Quality and Maternal Stool Microbiota in the MUMS Australian Pregnancy Cohort', Nutrients, 15, pp. 689, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15030689
,2023, 'Early Life Determinants of Vascular Structure in Fetuses, Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Pediatrics, 252, pp. 101 - 110.e9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.033
,2023, 'A scoping review of health promotion interventions delivered via social media to women of reproductive age.', Public Health Nutr, 26, pp. 3173 - 3189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S136898002300246X
,2023, 'Editorial: Women in pediatric obesity 2022.', Front Pediatr, 11, pp. 1273635, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1273635
,2022, 'Intrauterine exposure to preeclampsia does not impair vascular health in children', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, pp. 1071304, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1071304
,2022, 'A review of infant growth and psychomotor developmental outcomes after intrauterine exposure to preeclampsia', BMC Pediatrics, 22, pp. 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03542-5
,2022, 'Optimising mothers’ health behaviour after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a qualitative study of a postnatal intervention', BMC Public Health, 22, pp. 1259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13590-2
,2022, 'Higher frequency of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in youth with type 2 compared to type 1 diabetes: Role of cardiometabolic risk factors', Pediatric Diabetes, 23, pp. 1073 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pedi.13393
,2022, 'COVID-19, lifestyle behaviors and mental health: A mixed methods study of women 6 months following a hypertensive pregnancy', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, pp. 1000371, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000371
,2022, 'Content Analysis of #Postpartumbody Images Posted to Instagram', Healthcare (Switzerland), 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091802
,2022, 'Early life determinants of arterial stiffness in neonates, infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Atherosclerosis, 355, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.07.006
,2022, 'Aortic intima media thickness in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review', Pediatric Diabetes, 23, pp. 489 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pedi.13322
,2022, 'Growth from birth to 6 months of infants with and without intrauterine preeclampsia exposure', Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 13, pp. 151 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2040174421000167
,2022, 'Early life determinants of vascular structure in foetuses, infants, children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Atherosclerosis, 355, pp. 47 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.222
,2021, 'Pediatric weight management, dietary restraint, dieting, and eating disorder risk: a systematic review.', Nutr Rev, 79, pp. 1114 - 1133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaa127
,2021, 'Maternal macro- and micronutrient intake six months after hypertensive versus normotensive pregnancy: is poor diet quality contributing to future cardiometabolic disease risk?', Pregnancy Hypertension, 23, pp. 196 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2020.11.002
,2021, 'Impact of weight management nutrition interventions on dietary outcomes in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review with meta-analysis', Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34, pp. 147 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12831
,2021, 'Current perspectives on the role of very-low-energy diets in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes in youth', Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 14, pp. 215 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S238419
,2021, 'Adolescent Exposure to Weight Loss Imagery on Instagram: A Content Analysis of "Top" Images.', Child Obes, 17, pp. 241 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/chi.2020.0351
,2021, 'Dietetic management of obesity and severe obesity in children and adolescents: A scoping review of guidelines.', Obes Rev, 22, pp. e13132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.13132
,2020, 'Satisfaction and acceptability of paediatric weight management services amongst parents and carers: A mixed-methods study', Clinical Obesity, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cob.12391
,2020, 'Blood pressure postpartum (BP2) RCT protocol: Follow-up and lifestyle behaviour change strategies in the first 12 months after hypertensive pregnancy', Pregnancy Hypertension, 22, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2020.07.001
,2020, 'Physical activity based pediatric obesity treatment, depression, self-esteem and body image: A systematic review with meta-analysis', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100342
,2020, 'Low-carbohydrate interventions for adolescent obesity: Nutritional adequacy and guidance for clinical practice', CLINICAL OBESITY, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cob.12370
,2020, 'Reply to C Vanderwall and AL Carrel.', J Nutr, 150, pp. 1338 - 1340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa072
,2020, 'Acceptability of Hospital-Based Pediatric Weight Management Services among Patients and Families: A Narrative Synthesis', Childhood Obesity, 16, pp. 129 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/chi.2019.0146
,2020, 'Fast track to health — Intermittent energy restriction in adolescents with obesity. A randomised controlled trial study protocol', Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 14, pp. 80 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2019.11.005
,2020, 'A response to the comments by Ms Adams on our paper "Treatment of obesity, with a dietary component, and eating disorder risk in children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analysis".', Obes Rev, 21, pp. e12971, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12971
,2020, 'Pediatric obesity treatment, self-esteem, and body image: A systematic review with meta-analysis.', Pediatr Obes, 15, pp. e12600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12600
,2019, 'Association of Pediatric Obesity Treatment, Including a Dietary Component, With Change in Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.', JAMA Pediatr, 173, pp. e192841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2841
,2019, 'Intermittent Energy Restriction Is a Feasible, Effective, and Acceptable Intervention to Treat Adolescents with Obesity.', J Nutr, 149, pp. 1189 - 1197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz049
,2019, 'Efficacy of very low-energy diet programs for weight loss: A systematic review with meta-analysis of intervention studies in children and adolescents with obesity', Obesity Reviews, 20, pp. 871 - 882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12830
,2019, 'Body satisfaction in children and adolescents undergoing weight management treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 307 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.200
,2019, 'Change in self-esteem following paediatric weight management interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 309 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.205
,2019, 'Childhood obesity, weight management and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 309 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.206
,2019, 'Development and integration of an online standard clinical tool to assess lifestyle habits of children enrolled in paediatric weight management services in New South Wales', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 306 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.199
,2019, 'Efficacy of very low-energy diets for weight loss: a systematic review of intervention studies in children and adolescents with obesity', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 302 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.189
,2019, 'Improved vascular structure and function following intermittent energy restriction in adolescents with obesity', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 275 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.117
,2019, 'Nutritional adequacy of diets for adolescents with overweight and obesity: Considerations for dietetic practice', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 93 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2016.10.250
,2019, 'Patient and parent satisfaction with hospital-based paediatric weight management services and reasons for attrition: a mixed methods systematic review', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 311 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.210
,2019, 'Treatment of obesity, with a dietary component, and eating disorder risk in children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analysis.', Obes Rev, 20, pp. 1287 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12866
,2018, 'Contemporary approaches to the prevention and management of paediatric obesity: an Australian focus.', Med J Aust, 209, pp. 267 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00140
,2018, 'Update of the best practice dietetic management of overweight and obese children and adolescents: A systematic review protocol', JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16, pp. 1495 - 1502, http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003603
,2018, 'Treatment of adolescent obesity.', Nat Rev Endocrinol, 14, pp. 331 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41574-018-0002-8
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