Location: Children's Nutrition Research Center
2023 Annual Report
Objectives
An estimated 16% of US children are overweight and 17% are obese, and the prevalence continues to rise. Most obesity prevention interventions have been ineffective and additional research is needed. Researchers will conduct studies on: 1) characterize the food & activity environments in which teens in rural areas live, work, and play and their perceptions regarding obesity, challenges to eating healthfully and being physically active (PA), and ways in which technology might be useful in helping them engage in healthy behaviors; 2) in low-income Hispanic families with children, examine the following parent feeding and child eating behaviors based on data from an existing data set: the direction of effects between parent feeding styles and child eating behaviors; how parent feeding styles and child eating behaviors at baseline predict individual growth curve trajectories for child BMI across 3 time points; and how child eating behaviors interact with parent feeding styles in predicting child BMI over time; 3) assess the psychometrics of sub-scales of food and PA parenting and whether there is differential item functioning among a sample of ethnically and racially diverse fathers; 4) describe fathers' use of parenting practices that support healthful nutrition and PA for their children and how this varies by demographic factors, household responsibilities, and co-parenting alliance; 5) develop and assess the feasibility of child obesity prevention videos for mothers to better engage them during a father targeted obesity prevention program; 6) assess 3 aspects of infant temperament: a) surgency, negative affectivity, and affiliation/orienting by direct observation; b) infant eating behaviors as measured by several sucking parameters, for example maximal suck pressure, burst rate and reductions in pressure during bottle feeding, and c) infant adiposity by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and characterize the associations between these traits; 7) the NHANES will be used to identify diet-related risk factors for obesity, and other health outcomes in children, adolescents, and adults specifically: identify eating patterns in children, adolescents and adults by gender and ethnicity; examine the association between eating patterns and obesity and related health risk factors; examine the impact of individual foods, nutrients, and food-specific patterns on obesity and health outcomes in children, adolescents, and adults; and identify the impact of eating patterns on dietary intake, nutrient adequacy, and diet quality; 8) examine the rural-urban differences in and associations between food security status, food availability, participation in federal nutrition assistance programs, dietary intake, and obesity among children across different age groups; 9) determine the relationship between children's physical activity, diet, sedentary behavior, and sleep, on summer weight gain in children and the impact of parenting on these behaviors; and 10) assess the feasibility and acceptability of a digital cooking intervention among low-income parents of 6-11 year-old children.
Approach
A multidimensional approach will be undertaken to address the obesity research conducted at the Children's Nutrition Research Center. A mixed methods research using a sequential explanatory design will be used to address the goals of understanding why rural adolescents have a higher prevalence of obesity than their urban counterparts. A secondary data analysis will be performed on data collected from a previous study to gain an insight on the direction of effects between parent feeding styles and child eating behaviors. A cross-sectional study of a racially/ethnically, income and educational diverse sample of fathers will be conducted to be able to better design food or physical activity parenting practice survey instruments for use amongst fathers. A cohort of infants from late preterm or full term births (>=36 weeks gestation) will be recruited and various observational studies will be conducted to monitor the infants’ temperament and correlation amongst the observations. Researchers will also perform secondary analysis using the 2011-2014 NHANES to compare weight and health risk outcome measures and nutrient intake with eating patterns in children, adolescents, and adults; using the 4 years of data will ensure an adequate sample size for the analyses. NHANES data from child as well as adult datasets on food security status will be used for the analyses to assess child as well as household food security status. And to better understand summer weight gain in children, researchers will review demographics, sleep, screen media use, meal patterns, physical activity, childcare arrangements and medication usage during summer via a structured parent interview. Researchers will use the Healthy Cooking Index to create a tailored, digital cooking intervention with the goal of improving cooking practices among low-income parents and, in turn, increasing the diet quality of their children.
Progress Report
To review the progress made during the year, please refer to the following projects: 3092-51000-063-001S (Project #1), 3092-51000-063-002S (Project #2), and 3092-51000-063-003S (Project #3).
Accomplishments
1. Development of a passive tool for measuring children's TV viewing. Children's screen media use (TV viewing, mobile device use and videogame playing) has been associated with a higher a risk of overweight and obesity, but the mechanisms for how screen use leads to excess weight gain are not well understood. One reason for this is the inadequate methods used to measure children's screen media use. Researchers at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, partnered with electrical engineers at Rice University to develop a new, passive approach for measuring children's TV viewing in their home that is robust and provides time-stamped data throughout the day of when a target child is watching a TV in their home. This novel method for measuring TV viewing can be combined with newer approaches for tracking children's mobile device use to more accurately measure children's exposure to screen media throughout a day and across multiple days. Customers and stakeholders who will benefit from or have an interest in this research include families with children, researchers who investigate screen media use in children, practitioners involved in helping families monitor or regulate screen media use in children, and policy makers who develop and advocate for family-based policies promoting and supporting guidelines for screen media use in children. Scientists will benefit from the research findings, which will provide the basis for additional research hypotheses.
2. A healthy sleep hygiene sets the stage for a healthier weight status. Sleep is a vitally important behavior that supports healthy growth and development. Sleep hygiene sets the stage for healthy sleep, but these behaviors may differ across the school year and summer environments. To quantify differences in children's sleep hygiene behaviors across the school year and summer, researchers at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, conducted a longitudinal observational study in which parents reported their child's sleep and sleep hygiene habits during the school year and summer. We found that children aged 5-8 years old had later sleep timing and greater screen use during summer compared to the school year. Additionally, having more positive sleep hygiene habits during the school year was associated with having a healthier weight status. Supporting families in the establishment of sleep-promoting behaviors, particularly during the school year may help address the child obesity epidemic.
3. Earlier bedtimes and consistent mealtime routines among elementary students linked with maintenance of a healthier weight status. Being overweight by the end of elementary school significantly increases the risk for obesity in adulthood and the development of conditions associated with obesity. Researchers at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, sought to identify patterns of body mass index (BMI) change during the 5 years of elementary school in a nationally representative sample of children and to examine behavioral predictors (i.e., physical activity, sleep, screen use and meal routines) of the development of an unhealthy weight status. Children having a later bedtime and fewer mealtime routines in kindergarten predicted the likelihood of developing an unhealthy weight status. The promotion of healthier sleep patterns and more consistent mealtime routines are needed to help prevent the development of an unhealthy weight status during elementary school.
4. Food security status and dietary quality do not differ by urban vs. rural residence. Risk of food insecurity increases as counties become more rural along the USDA's rural-urban continuum. Food insecurity has detrimental effects on health and well-being and is linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption. Researchers at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, conducted a secondary analysis study to examine the regional differences (urban vs. rural) in the relationship between food insecurity, participation in federal nutrition assistance programs (FNAP), and diet quality among three age groups of children in the United States (2-5 years old, 6-11 years old, and 12-17 years old). Findings indicate that although elementary school-aged children (6-11 years old) in urban areas reported higher household food insecurity levels than their rural counterparts, the association between food security status, FNAP participation, and diet quality did not differ based on urban or rural residence across all age groups. The dietary quality of all children in the study was insufficient according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, highlighting the ongoing need for nutrition education and policies supporting access to nutritious foods in schools and communities. Further research is necessary to understand the underlying causes behind nutrition disparities between rural and urban areas.
5. Maternal feeding, child eating and weight. It is understood that the way parents feed their children affects the child's long-term health; however, little is known about how differences in child eating influence how parents feed their children. Children's Nutrition Research Center researchers in Houston, Texas, discovered that children's motivation to eat and parental feeding styles played a role in children's weight three years later. Multi-year data were collected from Hispanic Head Start mother/child groups; child ages 4-5 years (first time point) and 7-9 years (follow-up; second time point). Unexpectedly, children of parents with authoritative feeding styles (described as balanced regarding parental control and autonomy support), who were low on motivation to eat, had a higher risk for obesity. This is in contrast to existing literature showing that a balance between parental control and autonomy support (authoritative parenting style) predicts better child health outcomes. More research is needed to better understand feeding style approaches to feeding children and child outcomes.
6. Infant temperament predicts adiposity development in the first year of life. Pediatric obesity remains high, even in the very young with recent estimates almost 23% of 2-5 year olds are overweight or obese, and in approximately 8% of this population this tendency is seen before two years of age. Very little is known about what child factors correlate with weight status in infancy (0-12 months of age). Researchers at the Children's Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, conducted observations of children's temperament and assessed their body composition at 4- and 12- months of age. In these children, positive affect at 4 months, i.e., how much a child smiles, laughs, and makes happy verbalizations at this early stage, was not concurrently associated with adiposity, but did predict a child's body composition at 12- months of age. This represents the first time that observations of infant temperament by someone other than the child's primary caregiver have predicted later adiposity. These findings may help identify children at risk of developing excess adiposity in the first year of life and give researchers a new pathway to examine for contributions to early-onset obesity.
7. There is a significant association between weight status and food security status among urban children. Given the rising rates of obesity and food insecurity, it is crucial to further investigate the link between these two factors in children of different age groups. Researchers at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, examined the variation in food insecurity and weight status among three age groups of children in the United States (2-5 years old, 6-11 years old, and 12-17 years old) residing in urban and rural areas using nationally representative samples. Findings revealed a strong association between weight status and child/household food security status in urban areas overall and across different age groups, especially among older age groups of children. However, these associations were not significant among children living in rural areas. In urban areas, underweight/normal weight children were more likely to be food secure, whereas overweight or obese children were more likely to experience food insecurity. These findings emphasize the importance of targeting children living in urban areas, particularly those facing food insecurity, in future programs aimed at preventing obesity.
Review Publications
Almohamad, M., Marshall, A., Dave, J.M., Chuang, R.J., Markham, C., Sharma, S. 2023. Dietary behaviours during COVID-19 among households at risk for food insecurity. Journal of Nutritional Science. 12. Article e54. https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2023.36.
Lee, C.Y., Robertson, M.C., Servino, K., Le, T., Raber, M., Oestman, K., Basen-Engquist, K.M. 2022. Impact of COVID-19 on a worksite weight loss program for employees with overweight and obesity. Obesity Science & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.653.
Soltero, E.G., Lopez, C., Hernandez, E., O'Connor, T.M., Thompson, D.J. 2022. Technology-based obesity prevention interventions among Hispanic adolescents in the United States: Scoping review. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 5(4). Article e39261. https://doi.org/10.2196/39261.
Moreno, J.P., Wood, A.C., Reichek, B., Dadabhoy, H., Baranowski, T., Thompson, D.J., O'Connor, T.M. 2023. Examination of parent-reported differences in children's daily screen use, sleep and sleep hygiene behaviors during the school year and summer and their association with BMI. Sleep Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2023.01.013.
Oh, S.W., Wood, A.C., Hwang, S.S., Allison, M. 2022. Racial and ethnic differences in the association of low-carbohydrate diet with mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JAMA Network Open. 5(10). Article e2237552. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.37552.
Perez, O., Kumar Vadathya, A., Beltran, A., Barnett, R.M., Hindera, O., Garza, T., Musaad, S.M., Baranowski, T., Hughes, S.O., Mendoza, J.A., Sabharwal, A., Veeraraghavan, A., O'Connor, T.M. 2022. The Family Level Assessment of Screen Use-mobile approach: Development of an approach to measure children's mobile device use. JMIR Formative Research. 6(10). Article e40452. https://doi.org/10.2196/40452.
Skouteris, H., Green, R., Chung, A., Bergmeier, H., Amir, L.H., Baidwan, S.K., Chater, A.M., Chamberlain, C., Emond, R., Gibbons, K., Gooey, M., Hatzikiriakidis, K., Haycraft, E., Hills, A.P., Higgins, D.J., Hooper, O., Hunter, S.A., Kappelides, P., Kleve, S., Krakouer, J., Lumeng, J.C., Manios, Y., Mansoor, A., Marmot, M., Mâsse, L.C., Matvienko-Sitar, K., Mchiza, Z.J., Meyer, C., Moschonis, G., Munro, E.R., O'Connor, T.M., O'Neil, A., Quarmby, T., Sandford, R., Schneiderman, J.U., Sherriff, S., Simkiss, D., Spence, A., Sturgiss, E., Viacary, D., Wickes, R., Wolfenden, L., Story, M., Black, M.M. 2022. Nurturing children's development through healthy eating and active living: Time for policies to support effective interventions in the context of responsive emotional support and early learning. Health and Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14106.
Peng, J., Shi, P., Qui, J., Ju, X., Lo, F.P., Gu, X., Jia, W., Baranowski, T., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Anderson, A.K., McCrory, M.A., Sazonov, E., Sun, M., Frost, G., Lo, B. 2022. Clustering egocentric images in passive dietary monitoring with self-supervised learning. 2022 IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI). https://doi.org/10.1109/BHI56158.2022.9926927.
Monashefsky, A., Alon, D., Baranowski, T., Barreira, T.V., Chiu, K.A., Fleischman, A., Green, M.C., Huang, S., Samuels, R.C., Sousa, C.V., Thompson, D.J., Lu, A.S. 2022. How much did it cost to develop and implement an eHealth intervention for a minority children population that overlapped with the COVID-19 pandemic? Contemporary Clinical Trials. 125. Article 107044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.107044.
Monge-Rojas, R., Smith-Castro, V., O'Connor, T.M., Vargas-Quesada, R., Reyes-Fernández, B. 2022. Association between fathers' and mothers' parenting styles and the risk of overweight/obesity among adolescents in San José Province, Costa Rica. Nutrients. 14(24). Article 5328. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245328.
Allen, H., Callender, C., Thompson, D.J. 2023. Promoting health equity: Identifying parent and child reactions to a culturally-grounded obesity prevention program specifically designed for Black girls using community-engaged research. Children. 10(3). Article 417. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030417.
Metoyer, B.N., Chuang, R.J., Lee, M.J., Markham, C., Brown, E., Almohamad, M., Dave, J.M., Sharma, S.V. 2022. Fruit and vegetable shopping behavior and intake among low-income minority households with elementary-aged children. Children. 10(1). Article 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010082.
Lee, C.Y., Robertson, M.C., Johnston, H., Le, T., Raber, M., Rechis, R., Oestman, K., Neff, A., Macneish, A., Basen-Engquist, K.M. 2022. Feasibility and effectiveness of a worksite-weight-loss program for cancer prevention among school-district employees with overweight and obesity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(1). Article 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010538.
Radhakrishnan, K., Julien, C., O'Hair, M., Lee, G., Demain, A.S., Leggio, K., Hebért Arsers, E.T., Baranowski, T. 2022. A sensor-controlled digital game for heart failure self-care based on behavioral change frameworks. 2022 IEEE 10th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health(SeGAH). https://doi.org/10.1109/SEGAH54908.2022.9978594.
Moreno, J.P., Hannay, K.M., Goetz, A.R., Walch, O., Cheng, P. 2023. Validation of the Entrainment Signal Regularity Index and associations with children's changes in BMI. Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23641.
Ong, K.L., Marklund, M., Huang, L., Rye, K.A., Hui, N., Pan, X.F., Rebholz, C.M., Kim, H., Steffan, L.M., Van Westing, A.C., Geleijnse, J.M., Hoogeveen, E.K., Chen, Y.Y., Chien, K.L., Fretts, A.M., Lemaitre, R.N., Imamura, F., Forouhi, N.G., Wareham, N.J., Birukov, A., Jäger, S., Kuxhaus, O., Schulze, M.B., Derenji De Mello, V., Tuomilehto, J., Uusitupa, M., Lindström, J., Tintle, N., Harris, W.S., Yamasaki, K., Hirakawa, Y., Ninomiya, T., Tanaka, T., Ferrucci, L., Bandinelli, S., Virtanen, J.K., Voutilainen, A., Jayasena, T., Thalamuthu, A., Poljak, A., Bustamante, S., Sachdev, P.S., Senn, M.K., Rich, S.S., Tsai, M.Y., Wood, A.C., Laakso, M., Lankinen, M., Yang, X., Sun, L., Li, H., Lin, X., Nowak, C., Ärnlöv, J., Risérus, U., Lind, L., Le Goff, M., Samieri, C., Helmer, C., Qian, F., Micha, R., Tin, A., Köttgen, A., De Boer, I.H., Siscovick, D.S., Mozaffarian, D., Wu, J.H. 2023. Association of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with incident chronic kidney disease: Pooled analysis of 19 cohorts. The BMJ. 380. Article e072909. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072909.
Geiger, S.D., Musaad, S., Hill, J., Aguiar, A., Schantz, S. 2023. Sex-specific associations between urinary bisphenols concentrations during pregnancy and problematic child behaviors at age 2 years. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 96. Article 107152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2023.107152.
Soltero, E.G., Lopez, C., Musaad, S.M., O'Connor, T.M., Thompson, D.J. 2023. Fit24, a digital health intervention to reduce type 2 diabetes risk among Hispanic youth: Protocol for a feasibility pilot study. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 127. Article 107117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107117.
Westerman, K.E., Walker, M.E., Gaynor, S.M., Wessel, J., DiCorpo, D., Ma, J., Alonso, A., Aslibekyan, S., Baldridge, A.S., Bertoni, A.G., Biggs, M.L., Brody, J.A., Chen, Y.D., Dupuis, J., Goodarzi, M.O., Guo, X., Hasbani, N.R., Heath, A., Hidalgo, B., Irvin, M.R., Johnson, W.C., Kalyani, R.R., Lange, L., Lemaitre, R.N., Liu, C.T., Liu, S., Moon, J.Y., Nassir, R., Pankow, J.S., Pettinger, M., Raffield, L., Rasmussen-Torvik, L.J., Selvin, E., Senn, M.K., Shadyab, A.H., Smith, A.V., Smith, N.L., Steffen, L., Talegakwar, S., Taylor, K.D., de Vries, P.S., Wilson, J.G., Wood, A.C., Yanek, L.R., Yao, J., Zheng, Y., Boerwinkle, E., Morrison, A.C., Fornage, M., Russell, T.P., Psaty, B.M., Levy, D., Heard-Costa, N.L., Ramachandran, V.S., Mathias, R.A., Arnett, D.K., Kaplan, R., North, K.E., Correa, A., Carson, A., Rotter, J.I., Rich, S.S., Manson, J.E., Reiner, A.P., Kooperberg, C., Florez, J.C., Meigs, J.B., Merino, J., Tobias, D.K., Chen, H., Manning, A.K. 2023. Investigating gene-diet interactions impacting the association between macronutrient intake and glycemic traits. Diabetes. https://doi.org/10.2337/db22-0851.
Raber, M., Robertson, M.C., Le, T., Gatus, L.A., Rechis, R., Oestman, K., Basen-Engquist, K. 2023. Patterns of home cooking practices among participants in a behavioral weight loss program: A latent class analysis. Appetite. 184. Article 106504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106504.
Qiu, J., Lo, F.P., Gu, X., Jobarteh, M.L., Jia, W., Baranowski, T., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Anderson, A.K., McCrory, M.A., Sazonov, E., Sun, M., Frost, G., Lo, B. 2023. Egocentric image captioning for privacy-preserved passive dietary intake monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2023.3243999.
Cheng, F.W., Ford, N.A., Wood, A.C., Tracy, R. 2023. Avocado consumption and markers of inflammation: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). European Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-023-03134-8.
Perez, O., Garza, T., Hindera, O., Beltran, A., Musaad, S.M., Dibbs, T., Singh, A., Chug, S., Sisson, A., Vadathya, A.K., Baranowski, T., O'Connor, T.M. 2023. Validated assessment tools for screen media use: A systematic review. PLOS ONE. 18(4). Article e0283714. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283714.
Metoyer, B.N., Chuang, R.J., Lee, M., Markham, C., Brown, E.L., Almohamad, M., Dave, J.M., Sharma, S.V. 2023. Fruit and vegetable intake and home nutrition environment among low-income minority households with elementary-aged children. Nutrients. 15(8). Article 1819. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081819.
Raber, M., Liao, Y., Mitchell, S., Montoya, G., Vazquez, M., Gatus, L.A. 2023. Participation in and satisfaction with a community-based physical activity program among Hispanic cancer survivors. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01483-4.
Raber, M., Villarreal, I., Vazquez, M., Thompson, D.J. 2023. Designing a digital culinary education intervention for parents with low income. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2023.06.002.
Raber, M., Rechis, R., Larue, D.M., Ho-Pham, T.T., Oestman, K., Walsh Jr, M.T., Kizub, D., Ma, H., Galvan, E., Zhao, H., Gonzalez, J., Lei, X., Hu, J., Basen-Engquist, K. 2023. Enhancing the utilization of healthy living interventions among cancer survivors in historically underserved populations and communities. Cancer Causes and Control. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-023-01701-2.
Patchen, B.K., Balte, P., Bartz, T.M., Barr, R.G., Fornage, M., Graff, M., Jacobs Jr, D.R., Kalhan, R., Lemaitre, R.N., O'Connor, G., Psaty, B., Seo, J., Tsai, M.Y., Wood, A.C., Xu, H., Zhang, J., Gharib, S.A., Manichaikul, A., North, K., Steffen, L.M., Dupuis, J., Oelsner, E., Hancock, D.B., Cassano, P.A. 2023. Investigating associations of omega-3 fatty acids, lung function decline, and airway obstruction. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202301-0074OC.
Guerrero, N., Yu, X., Raphael, J., O'Connor, T. 2023. Racial discrimination in late adolescence and mental health outcomes among participants in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.029.
Wood, A.C., Goodarzi, M.O., Senn, M.K., Gadgil, M.D., Graça, G., Allison, M.A., Tzoulaki, I., Mi, M.Y., Greenland, P., Ebbels, T., Elliott, P., Tracy, R.P., Herrington, D.M., Rotter, J.I. 2023. Associations between metabolomic biomarkers of avocado intake and glycemia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.07.013.
O'Connor, T.M., Cuevas Guaman, M., Randell, K.A., Keenan, H.T., Snowden, J., Mack, J.W., Camp, E.A., Perez, O., Chang, M.L., Myers, A.L., Nigrovic, L.E., O'Toole, J., Reed, J.L., Reese, J., Rosenberg, A.R., Slater, A.C., Wootton, S.H., Ziniel, S.I., Yost, H.J., Murray, K.O., Shekerdemian, L., Chumpitazi, C.E. 2024. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric faculty: A report from nine academic institutions. Pediatric Research. 95(3):775-784. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-023-02726-8.
Gadgil, M.D., Wood, A.C., Karaman, I., Graca, G., Tzoulaki, I., Zhong, V.W., Greenland, P., Kanaya, A.M., Herrington, D.M. 2023. Metabolomic profile of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.05.030.
Senn, M.K., Goodarzi, M.O., Ramesh, G., Allison, M.A., Graff, M., Young, K.L., Talavera, G.A., McClain, A.C., Garcia, T.P., Rotter, J.I., Wood, A.C. 2023. Associations between avocado intake and measures of glucose and insulin homeostasis in Hispanic individuals with and without type 2 diabetes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2023.08.002.
Raber, M., Jackson, A., Basen-Engquist, K., Bradley, C., Chambers, S., Gany, F.M., Halbert, C.H., Lindau, S.T., Perez-Escamilla, R., Seligman, H. 2022. Food insecurity among people with cancer: Nutritional needs as an essential component of care. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djac135.
Wu, C.F., Chang, Y.L., Yoon, S., Musaad, S. 2022. How do low-income single-mothers get by when unemployment strikes: Patterns of multiple program participation after transition from employment to unemployment. PLOS ONE. 17(9). Article e0274799. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274799.
Soltero, E.G., James, D.L., Han, S., Larkey, L.K. 2023. The impact of a meditative movement practice intervention on short- and long-term changes in physical activity among breast cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01430-0.
Thompson, D.J., Mirabile, Y., Islam, N., Callender, C., Musaad, S.M., Miranda, J., Moreno, J.P., Dave, J.M., Baranowski, T. 2023. Diet quality among pre-adolescent African American girls in a randomized controlled obesity prevention intervention trial. Nutrients. 15(12). Article 2716. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15122716.
Momin, S.R., Senn, M.K., Manichaikul, A., Yang, C., Mathias, R., Phan, M., Rich, S.S., Sergeant, S., Seeds, M., Reynolds, L., Chilton, F.H., Wood, A.C. 2023. Dietary sources of linoleic acid (LA) differ by race/ethnicity in adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2017- 2018. Nutrients. 15(12). Article 2779. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15122779.
De-Jongh Gonzalez, O., Hutchison, S.M., Tugault-Lafleur, C.N., O'Connor, T.M., Hughes, S.O., Masse, L.C. 2023. Patterns of physical activity parenting practices and their association with children's physical activity behaviors. Childhood Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2022.0226.
Bryant, K., Sandhu, J., Nguyen, J., Asonye, E., Thompson, D.J., Sisley, S. 2022. Isolation in a sea of "experts": Identifying the parental struggles caring for children with early-onset obesity. Childhood Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2022.0089.
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