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Jacob C. Seidell is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as General Health Professions, Pharmacy, Physiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child and Adolescent Health

Recent publications by Jacob C. Seidell include:

  • Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity, 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • A System Dynamics and Participatory Action Research Approach to Promote Healthy Living and a Healthy Weight among 10-14-Year-Old Adolescents in Amsterdam: The LIKE Programme, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The Impact of Obesity and Lifestyle on the Immune System and Susceptibility to Infections Such as COVID-19, 2020, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Greening the classroom: Three field experiments on the effects of indoor nature on students' attention, well-being, and perceived environmental quality, 2020, Building and Environment
  • Nature in the indoor and outdoor study environment and secondary and tertiary education students' well-being, academic outcomes, and possible mediating pathways: A systematic review with recommendations for science and practice, 2020, Health & Place

The scientist frequently publishes in several key venues, including:

  • BMC Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • BMC Health Services Research

Jacob C. Seidell collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • Jutka Halberstadt
  • S. Dijkstra
  • Carry M. Renders
  • Emma van den Eynde
  • Leandra Koetsier

Their research contributions mainly address obesity-related health issues, nutritional studies, and the impact of lifestyle and environment on health outcomes. This body of work relates broadly to public health practices and preventive measures in various populations, with an emphasis on childhood and adolescent health as well as chronic disease management.

Best Publications

  • Obesity : Preventing and managing the global epidemic

    D. S. Akram;A. V. Astrup;T. Atinmo;J. L. Boissin

  • Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective

    M Marmot;T Atinmo;T Byers;J Chen

  • Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases

    EK Amine;NH Baba;M Belhadj;M Deurenberg-Yap

  • Diet, nutrition and the prevention of excess weight gain and obesity

    Boyd Swinburn;I. Caterson;J. C. Seidell;W. P. T. James

  • The public health impact of obesity

    Tommy L S Visscher;Jacob C. Seidell

  • Waist circumference action levels in the identification of cardiovascular risk factors: prevalence study in a random sample

    T S Han;E M van Leer;J C Seidell;M E J Lean

  • Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity

    Robert Ross;Ian J. Neeland;Shizuya Yamashita;Iris Shai

  • The prevention of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a review of interventions and programmes.

    C. M. Doak;T. L. S. Visscher;C. M. Renders;J. C. Seidell

  • Obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes — a worldwide epidemic

    Jacob C. Seidell

  • A trial of sugar-free or sugar-sweetened beverages and body weight in children

    Janne C. de Ruyter;Margreet R. Olthof;Jacob C. Seidell;Martijn B. Katan

  • Adiposity in relation to vitamin D status and parathyroid hormone levels : a population-based study in older men and women

    Marieke B. Snijder;Rob M. van Dam;Marjolein Visser;Dorly J. H. Deeg

  • Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement

    Ian J. Neeland;Robert Ross;Jean Pierre Després;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • Fat and female fecundity: prospective study of effect of body fat distribution on conception rates.

    B.M. Zaadstra;J.C. Seidell;P.A.H. van Noord;E.R. te Velde

  • Visceral fat accumulation in men is positively associated with insulin, glucose, and C-peptide levels, but negatively with testosterone levels

    Jacob C. Seidell;Per Björntorp;Lars Sjöström;Henry Kvist

  • The global burden of obesity and the challenges of prevention.

    Jacob C Seidell;Jutka Halberstadt

  • Techniques for the measurement of visceral fat: a practical guide.

    K van der Kooy;J C Seidell

  • What aspects of body fat are particularly hazardous and how do we measure them

    MB Snijder;RM van Dam;M Visser;JC Seidell

  • Impairment of health and quality of life in people with large waist circumference

    M. E. J. Lean;T. S. Han;J. C. Seidell

  • Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?

    Isabelle Romieu;Laure Dossus;Simón Barquera;Hervé M. Blottière

  • Waist and hip circumferences have independent and opposite effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Quebec Family Study

    Jacob C Seidell;Louis Pérusse;Jean-Pierre Després;Claude Bouchard

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis
Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Emely de Vet
Emely de Vet Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Brug
Johannes Brug Utrecht University
Per Björntorp
Per Björntorp University of Gothenburg
Coen D.A. Stehouwer
Coen D.A. Stehouwer Maastricht University
Willem van Mechelen
Willem van Mechelen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Edith J. M. Feskens
Edith J. M. Feskens Wageningen University & Research
Jacqueline M. Dekker
Jacqueline M. Dekker VU University Medical Center
Judith E. Bosmans
Judith E. Bosmans Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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