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December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Gender-specifc effects of early life nutritional deprivation and its interactions with later environmental exposures may provide insight into global gender differences in obesity prevalence.
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the impact of team-based interventions on weight loss during a statewide weight loss competition in Rhode Island.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study presents a five-year evaluation of Arkansas Legislative Act 1220, legislation that: required schools to measure student body-mass index and report BMI to parents, restricted access to vending machines, and created state and local health advisory committees.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
An examination of racial/ethnic disparities in obesity among U.S.- and foreign-born Whites, Blacks and Hispanics reveals complex variations by sex and educational level.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study of parent perceptions of care for children at risk for obesity explored parents' satisfaction with care and nutrition and physical activity counseling received. Overweight parents with children with 85th to 95th percentile BMI reported infrequent advice.
March 1, 2008 | Journal Article
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing in low- and middle-income countries faster than in the more industrialized nations, and appears to be affecting women disproportionately. The aim of this study was to document weight changes in young women living in poverty in Mexico over a 6-year period.
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study compared the impact on weight loss to African Americans of an all African-American intervention group compared to that of a racially mixed group.
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
A dramatic increase in childhood overweight over the past 30 years is evident even among the youngest infants and children. Multiple studies have shown a correlation between television (TV) viewing and childhood overweight but study subjects have no ...
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors test their hypothesis that excess fetal exposure to glucocorticoid programs increases relative adiposity and central adiposity. They examined associations of plasma levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the la ...