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Megan C Whatnall

Researcher at RMIT University

Publications -  47
Citations -  595

Megan C Whatnall is an academic researcher from RMIT University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 31 publications receiving 266 citations. Previous affiliations of Megan C Whatnall include University of Newcastle.

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Associations between Dietary Intake and Academic Achievement in College Students: A Systematic Review

Tracy Burrows, +3 more
- 25 Sep 2017 - 
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that few studies exist in this population group of college/university students, and future studies should consider the use of validated dietary assessment methods, comprehensive measures of overall diet, and use standardised assessment and reporting of academic outcomes.
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Effectiveness of Interventions and Behaviour Change Techniques for Improving Dietary Intake in Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs.

Lee M. Ashton, +12 more
- 11 Apr 2019 - 
TL;DR: The review highlights the potential of behavioural interventions to improve young adults’ fruit and vegetable intake but was less convincing for other dietary outcomes.
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Effectiveness of brief nutrition interventions on dietary behaviours in adults: A systematic review

Megan C Whatnall, +3 more
- 01 Jan 2018 - 
TL;DR: It is suggested that brief interventions, which are tailored and instructional, can improve short-term dietary behaviours, however evidence for longer-term behaviour change maintenance is limited.
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Lifestyle behaviors and related health risk factors in a sample of Australian university students.

Megan C Whatnall, +6 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: Rates of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and related health risk factors were high within the study population, highlighting the importance of ongoing monitoring and prioritization of effective strategies to improve university student health.
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Which behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent weight gain and/or initiate weight loss improve adiposity outcomes in young adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Lee M. Ashton, +14 more
- 16 Feb 2020 - 
TL;DR: Initial potential for two BCTs had a percentage effectiveness ratio >50% in weight loss interventions; social support and self‐monitoring behaviour, and one in weight‐gain prevention interventions; and goal‐setting (outcome) is demonstrated.