A5084378790- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
Harvard University
2024-2025
United States Department of Health and Human Services
2023
National Cancer Institute
2021-2023
Harvard University Press
2023
National Institutes of Health
2021
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2019-2021
Knoxville College
2021
Fairfield University
2017
With the addition of new guidance for children from birth to 24 months in Dietary Guidelines Americans, 2020-2025 (DGA), a Healthy Eating Index (HEI) was developed toddlers.To evaluate psychometric properties HEI-Toddlers-2020, 5 analyses relevant construct and concurrent validity 2 related reliability were examined.Twenty-four-hour diet recall data cross-sectional National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (2011-2018) used. In addition, exemplary menus analyzed.The main analytic sample...
Diet quality in the United States is improving over time but remains poor. Food outlets influence diet and represent environments which individuals make choices about food purchases intake. The objective of this study was to use Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) evaluate foods consumed from four major where obtained—stores, full-service restaurants, quick-services schools—and assess changes time. This cross-sectional used 24 h dietary recall data eight cycles (2003–2004 2017–2018)...
Little is known about the effects of quality depression care on patient outcomes other than status. This study examined Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data over a six-year period to determine whether was related patients' health service use and mortality.Using national VHA database, authors identified 205,165 veterans with new-onset depressive disorder at least one filled prescription for an antidepressant medication between October 1, 1999, September 30, 2005. Quality assessed...
Recent studies have assessed diet quality of low-income U.S. children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), but differences by race/ethnicity remain unknown. We racial/ethnic disparities nutrient intake from dietary sources (not supplements) among WIC, with a focus on priority nutrients food groups future WIC package revisions, as described recent report National Academies Sciences, Engineering, Medicine (NASEM). used data...
To use nationally representative data to evaluate changes in nutrient and food intakes among children women participating the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, Children (WIC) before v. after implementation of 2009 package revisions.Cross-sectional study using National Health Examination Survey (NHANES) data. NHANES survey cycles were pooled assess nutrient/food group household WIC participants pre- (2005-2008) post- (2011-2014) revisions.Information regarding...
The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality, independent quantity, that can be used to assess alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), which are basis nutrition policy United States (US) government and foundation all federal guidance. recently released 2020–2025 DGAs include recommendations infants toddlers first time, necessitate review, update, development process HEI reflect healthy eating across lifespan. Since 2005, researchers at HHS National Cancer...
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to update Healthy Eating Index (HEI) based on 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The USDA's Patterns serve as foundation HEI provide standards assess alignment with DGA. Given that these dietary patterns 2 years older remained virtually unchanged from 2015–2020 DGA there were no major changes in key recommendations, components scoring HEI-2020 align fully HEI-2015....
BackgroundFood insecurity is a pivotal determinant of health outcomes. Little evidence exists on the association between food and behaviors outcomes, including diet quality, among graduate students or postdoctoral trainees.ObjectiveExamine quality trainees at three health-focused schools (public health, medical, dental medicine) within Harvard University.MethodsBetween April-June 2023, 1,287 458 University completed web-based survey. The primary exposure was security status, assessed using...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diet quality has improved over time for US adults and youth aged ≥2 years. Trends disparities in the diet of toddlers 12 through 23 months old have not been documented. Our objective was to investigate direction magnitude toddler trends from 1999 2018 overall by household socioeconomic status. METHODS This serial cross-sectional analysis National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data performed with 2541 10 NHANES cycles 2018. Dietary intake measured...
Purpose: To examine racial/ethnic differences in dietary intake of women the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Data from US National Health Examination Survey. Participants: Women 19 to 50 years age living WIC-participating households. Measures: Nutrient/food group one 24-hour recall. Analysis: Multivariable linear regression was used evaluate relationship between race/ethnicity nutrient/food intake....
Appalachian communities have lower access to healthier food sources like grocery stores. Through semi-structured interviews with owner/managers of convenience stores in communities, this qualitative study explored perceived roles and business practices small retailers using a grounded theory approach. Five themes emerged including strong relationships between customers, the role store community, beverage stocking decisions, owner/managers’ demand for options, federal assistance program...