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Nutrition
Recent Scholarly Publications
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Reducing Children's Television Viewing to Prevent Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
December 2000
Selected by the editors of Contemporary Pediatrics as the most significant pediatric study of 1999. Also first printed in 1999, v 282, p1561-1567 JAMA
Air Pollution and Medical Care Use by Older Americans: A Cross-Area Analysis
November 2002
The case for reduction of air pollution has been predicated primarily on the frequently observed relationship between pollution and mortality and morbidity.
Efficacy and Safety of Low-Carbohydrate Diets
April 2003
Context Low-carbohydrate diets have been popularized without detailed evidence of their efficacy or safety.
Heat or Eat? Cold-Weather Shocks and Nutrition in Poor American Families
July 2003
Objectives The authors sought to determine the effects of cold-weather periods on budgets and nutritional outcomes among poor American families.
Are the Young Becoming More Disabled?
January 2004
This paper investigates trends in disability in the U.S. population, particularly among people under age fifty.
Anthropology of Bioethics
December 2004
The third edition has 120 new articles, among them Artificial nutrition and hydration, Bioterrorism, Cloning, Cybernetics, Dementia, Managed care, and Nanotechnology.
Antioxidant intakes and smoking status: data from the continuing survey of food intakes by individuals 1994-1996
March 2000
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for several chronic oxidative diseases that can be ameliorated by antioxidants.
Gender Differences in Child Survival in Contemporary Rural China: A County Study
January 2004
Using data from a survey of deaths of children less than 5 years old conducted in 1997 in a county in Shaanxi Province, China, this paper examines gender differences in child survival in...
Incidence of the Healthcare Costs of Obesity
May 2005
The incidence of obesity has increased dramatically in the U.S.
Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Outcomes in Children and Adults
October 2003
Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we examine the relationship between nutritional status, poverty, and food insecurity for household members of various ages.
Chronic Disease and Trends in Severe Disability in Working-age Populations
January 2008
The main aim of this paper is to describe and estimate a new decomposition of disability trends among working age populations into two parts -- the part of the trend explained by changes in the...
Diet and Physical Activity Counseling During Ambulatory Care Visits in the United States
October 2004
BACKGROUND: Research is limited regarding national patterns of behavioral counseling during ambulatory care.
Preventing Childhood Obesity: A Solution-Oriented Research Paradigm
December 2005
Past research has identified social and environmental causes and correlates of behaviors thought to be associated with obesity and weight gain among children and adolescents.
African-American Grils' Dietary Intake While Watching Television
December 2004
Objective: Television viewing has been associated with childhood obesity, although the mechanisms that link television viewing to higher BMI have not been established.
Assessing Weight-Related Biochemical Cardiovascular Risk Factors in African-American Girls
December 2004
Objective: Hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance is a risk factor for future type 2 diabetes.
Children's Food Consumption During Television Viewing
December 2004
Background: Television viewing is associated with childhood obesity.
Validity of Children's Food Portion Estimates: A Comparison of 2 Measurement Aids
December 2002
Background: Policy and clinical decisions regarding children's nutrition are often based on dietary intake estimates from self-reports.
Television Viewing and Childhood Obesity
December 2001
Children spend a substantial portion of their lives watching television.
Is Parental Control Over Children's Eating Associated with Childhood Obesity? Results from a Population-Based Sample of Third Graders
December 2001
Objective: Identifying parental behaviors that influence childhood obesity is critical for the development of effective prevention and treatment programs.
The 30-Second Effect: An Experiment Revealing the Impact of Television Commercials on Food Preferences of Preschoolers
December 2001
Objective:To examine whether televised food commercials influence preschool children's food preferences.
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