A5089703556- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
University of Guelph
2016-2025
Western University
2022
University of Ottawa
2020
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
2020
National Institutes of Health
2020
Foothills Medical Centre
2020
University of Calgary
2020
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2020
Johns Hopkins University
2020
University of Manitoba
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of daily life. purpose this study was to identify how health behaviors, level stress, financial and food security have been impacted by the among Canadian families with young children. Parents (mothers, n = 235 fathers, 126) from 254 participating in an ongoing completed online survey that included close open-ended questions. Descriptive statistics were used summarize quantitative data qualitative responses analyzed using thematic analysis....
To assess whether weight-related teasing predicts the development of binge eating, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and frequent dieting among male female adolescents.A prospective study was conducted with an ethnically socioeconomically diverse sample 2516 adolescents who completed surveys at both time 1 (1998-1999) 2 (2003-2004) Project EAT (Eating Among Teens) study.In 1998-1999, approximately one fourth participants reported being teased about their least a few times year. After...
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist across risk factors for childhood obesity.To examine the effectiveness of a home-based intervention to improve household routines known be associated with obesity among sample low-income, racial/ethnic minority families young children.Randomized trial.The was delivered in families' homes.The study involved 121 children aged 2 5 years who had television (TV) room where he or she slept; 111 (92%) 6-month outcome data (55 56 control). The mean...
<h3>Objective</h3> To identify shared risk and protective factors for purging, binge eating, overweight. <h3>Design</h3> Prospective cohort study. <h3>Setting</h3> Population-based questionnaires of children adolescents residing across the United States. <h3>Participants</h3> Girls (n = 6022) boys 4518), aged 11 to 17 years in 1998, ongoing Growing Up Today Study. <h3>Main Exposures</h3> Putative within psychological, behavioral, socioenvironmental domains. Outcome Measures</h3> Overweight,...
Abstract Objective: The objective was to examine a breadth of personal, behavioral, and socio‐environmental factors as potential risk protective overweight among male female adolescents. Research Methods Procedures: A longitudinal study conducted with an ethnically socio‐economically diverse sample 2516 adolescents who completed surveys at both Time 1 (1998 1999) 2 (2003 2004) the Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) study. Results: In 1998 1999, 335 (25.7%) girls 282 (26.4%) boys met...
We explored differences in adolescents' eating habits, perceptions, and dietary intakes by food security status.As part of Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), we surveyed 4746 multiethnic middle high school students 31 primarily urban schools the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, area during 1998-1999 academic year. Participants completed in-class surveys. used multiple regression analysis to characterize associations between behaviors, nutritional intake, status.Compared with food-secure...
The objective of this study was to identify 10-year longitudinal predictors overweight incidence during the transition from adolescence young adulthood. Data were Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens Young Adults). A diverse, population-based cohort (N = 2,134) completed baseline surveys 1998–1999 (mean age 15.0±1.6, 'adolescence') follow-up 2008–2009 25.4±1.7, 'young adulthood'). Surveys assessed personal, behavioral socio-environmental factors hypothesized be relevance obesity,...
Given the documented links between body satisfaction, weight-related behaviors, and weight change in adolescents, we sought to examine prevalence of poor satisfaction prepubescent girls boys its associations with weight, socioeconomic factors, rural residence.We obtained data from 4254 participating a population-based survey grade five students province Nova Scotia, Canada. We examined gender specific mass index (BMI) generalized additive models applied multilevel logistic regression methods...
The majority of infants in the United States are nonparental child care, yet little is known about effect care on development obesity.
Little is known about how factors within the general family environment are associated with weight and related behaviors among adolescents/young adults. We studied 3768 females 2614 males, 14–24 years old in 2011, participating Growing Up Today Study 2. used generalized mixed models to examine cross-sectional associations of functioning quality mother- father-adolescent relationship adolescent/young adult status, disordered eating, intake fast food sugar-sweetened beverages, screen time,...
<h3>Abstract</h3> <h3>Objective</h3> To examine the association between an overall maternal healthy lifestyle (characterized by a body mass index, high quality diet, regular exercise, no smoking, and light to moderate alcohol intake) risk of developing obesity in offspring. <h3>Design</h3> Prospective cohort studies mother-child pairs. <h3>Setting</h3> Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII) Growing Up Today (GUTS) United States. <h3>Participants</h3> 24 289 GUTS participants aged 9-14 years at...