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Journal Article

Can the Introduction of a Full-Service Supermarket in a Food Desert Improve Residents' Economic Status and Health?

Locating a new supermarket in a low-income neighborhood may improve residents' economic well-being and health. Policymakers should consider broad impacts of neighborhood investment that could translate into improved health for residents of underserved neighborhoods.

Mar 28, 2018
Commentary

Why Chile Should Continue Placing 'Stop Signs' on Unhealthy Foods

By instituting its innovative food warning label policies, Chile has become a beacon of light to countries around the world. The new government would do well to consider why it should maintain these policies, which in the long run will benefit business and the country as a whole.

Mar 19, 2018
Commentary

What the World Can Learn from Chile's Obesity-Control Strategies

Nearly 30 years into the ongoing global epidemic of obesity and chronic diseases, Chile has taken the lead in identifying and implementing obesity-control strategies that could prove to be the beginning of the end of the epidemic. The country's success on this front can serve as a lesson plan other countries could follow.

Dec 30, 2017
News Release

New Supermarket in Low-Income Neighborhood May Trigger Economic and Health Improvements

Opening a new supermarket in a low-income neighborhood may improve residents' economic well-being and health, even if residents don't necessarily buy healthier food from the store.

Dec 19, 2017
Journal Article

Sexual Media and Childhood Well-being and Health

Incomplete brain development pushes adolescents to engage in risky behaviors and may affect the extent to which sexual media content is sought and acted on.

Dec 18, 2017
Journal Article

Pathways Through Which Higher Neighborhood Crime Is Longitudinally Associated with Greater Body Mass Index

Among African-Americans in urban, low-income neighborhoods, lack of perceived safety because of high crime rates is associated with higher body mass index (BMI).

Dec 15, 2017
Journal Article

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Coordinated Care Intervention to Improve Risk Factor Control After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in the Safety Net: Secondary Stroke Prevention by Uniting Community and Chronic Care Model Teams Early to End Disparities (SUCCEED)

A multi-disciplinary intervention using a Chronic Care Model framework to prevent a secondary stroke among underserved populations will be tested in a randomized controlled trial.

Dec 12, 2017
Commentary

Fixing America's Food Deserts Alone Won't Fix Our Terrible Diets

It's clearly hard to make healthy food choices if you can't get to a store that offers them. But what matters most is what you put in your cart once you get there.

Dec 11, 2017
Journal Article

Retrospective Review of Comorbid Conditions in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic

Multidisciplinary pediatric obesity clinics can help patients make healthy lifestyle choices.

Dec 7, 2017
Journal Article

Weight Resilience and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among African-American Women in an Obesogenic Environment

Improving access to affordable and desirable fruits and vegetables may be the best way to help residents of food deserts maintain a healthy BMI.

Dec 5, 2017
Commentary

Candy Out of Sight, Out of Mind

CVS is cutting back on candy at the cash register, making junk food less visible and “healthier” snacks easier to find. Any move that nudges consumers toward healthier choices should be applauded, but CVS could take the lead as a retailer and do away with junk food displays by the cash register altogether.

Oct 31, 2017
Journal Article

Cesarean Deliveries and Maternal Weight Retention

Cesarean delivery does not lead to greater maternal weight retention after pregnancy.

Oct 12, 2017
Infographic

U.S. Obesity Epidemic: A Look at the Data

Obesity in America has reached epidemic proportions. The forces driving this trend include marketing practices at grocery stores, friends' junk-food preferences, and nutritional messages that parents send their kids.

Oct 3, 2017
Dissertation

Contextual Effects and Child Health and Cognition

This dissertation examines how the local environment contexts contribute to children's health and cognition.

Sep 25, 2017
Journal Article

You Can Be Too Thin (but Not Too Tall): Social Desirability Bias in Self-Reports of Weight and Height

In keeping with social desirability biases, many people either under- or overstate their weight, but very few people understate their height.

Aug 25, 2017
Journal Article

Severe Food Insecurity Is Associated with Overweight and Increased Body Fat Among People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic

We found severe food insecurity associated with increased BMI and body fat as well as higher odds of being overweight among PLHIV in the DR.

Aug 17, 2017
News Release

More Than 80% of Military Health Facilities Now Offer Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments

More than 80 percent of military health care facilities offer some form of complementary and alternative medicine—in addition to conventional medicine— mainly for pain management and psychological disorders.

Aug 9, 2017
Report

More Than 80% of Military Health Facilities Provide Complementary and Alternative Medicine

In addition to conventional medicine, 83 percent of military health care facilities offer therapies like acupuncture, chiropractic, stress management, yoga, biofeedback, and massage for pain management and psychological disorders.

Aug 9, 2017
Journal Article

Does Opening a Supermarket in a Food Desert Change the Food Environment?

Opening a supermarket in a 'food desert' caused little improvement in the net availability of healthy foods, challenging the underpinnings of policies such as the Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

Aug 4, 2017
Commentary

Why Nutrition Standards and Policies Should Continue

Rolling back nutrition standards means increasing risks for Americans and does not bode well for population health. Every effort should be made to maintain strong nutrition standards to protect the health of all Americans.

May 25, 2017

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