Sutherland, Rachel
Herdegen, Demi
Jones, Jannah
Barnes, Courtney
Nathan, Nicole
Robertson, Katie
Rayward, Anna
Bauman, Adrian
McFadyen, Tameka
Milat, Andrew
Morgan, Philip
Reeves, Penny
Oldmeadow, Christopher
Yoong, Serene
Cobcroft, Megan
Chiu, Simon
Wiggers, John
Wolfenden, Luke
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Futures Fund, Australia (APP1150661)
Hunter New England Clinical Research Fellowship
NSW Ministry of Health PRSP Research Fellowship
Medical Research Futures Fund Investigator Fellowship (GS2000053)
National Heart Foundation of Australia (106654)
National Health and Medical Research Council (APP11960419)
Article History
Received: 15 September 2025
Accepted: 10 February 2026
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethics approval has been obtained via the following Human Research Ethics Committees: Hunter New England (2019/ETH12353); University of Newcastle (09/07/26/4.04) and NSW of Department of Education (2018247). The trial was registered prospectively with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000145606) on the 13/2/2023. Informed consent from schools to participate in the data collection component of the study (i.e. surveys) was obtained with approved information statements and consent processes. Participant completion of the survey was considered as voluntary consent. Participants were able to withdraw from the study at any time.
: Not applicable.
: Author RS is an Associate Editor of International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. RS was not involved in the journal’s peer review process of, or decisions related to, this manuscript.