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Lauren Arundell   ¹ , PhD ;   Jo Salmon   ¹ , PhD ;   Anthony Walsh   ¹ , PhD ;   Kathleen Dullaghan   ¹ , BSc, MHN ;   Heilok Cheng   ¹ , BSc, Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics ;   Thea Baker   ¹ , BA (Hons), MCouns ;   Megan Teychenne   ¹ , PhD ;   Felipe Schuch   ^{2, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Debora Tornquist   ⁵ , PhD ;   Anna Timperio   ¹ , PhD

¹ Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

² Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil

³ Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providêcia, Chile

⁴ Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

⁵ Graduate Program in Movement Sciences and Rehabilitation, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil