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Nutrition

Commentary

New Nutrition Labels Will Do Little to Bring Quality to American Diet

Although good intentions led to the new nutrition labels, it is unlikely that they will improve the quality of the American diet. The label changes have not been tested in a real-world setting with the various factors that influence what people buy.

Aug 19, 2016
Journal Article

Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery

Patients whose type 2 diabetes went into remission after bariatric surgery experienced a 29 percent reduction in risk of microvascular disease incidence for up to seven years after surgery.

Jul 28, 2016
Journal Article

IRB and Research Regulatory Delays Within the Military Health System: Do They Really Matter? And If So, Why and for Whom?

Improving the military's research regulatory system could help reduce costly delays that jeopardize researchers' abilities to answer mission-relevant questions in a timely manner.

Jul 19, 2016
Journal Article

Neighborhood, Family and Peer-Level Predictors of Obesity-Related Health Behaviors Among Young Adolescents

High scores on measures of peer social functioning and family connectedness predicted healthy behaviors among adolescents.

Jul 19, 2016
Dissertation

Three Essays on Obesity: Food Environment, Attitudes toward Food, and Cash Transfers

Analyzes determinants of obesity and a cash transfer policy to alleviate poverty and its effects on obesity.

Jul 14, 2016
Journal Article

Schooling and Wage Income Losses Due to Early-Childhood Growth Faltering in Developing Countries: National, Regional, and Global Estimates

Efforts to address stunted growth among children <5 y old worldwide could yield long term benefits of $3 for every $1 invested.

Jul 14, 2016
Commentary

A Sweet Fix to Tackling Obesity in the UK?

It is hard to tell whether or not the new sugar tax proposed in the UK budget will actually make a difference. There is no conclusive proof that a tax on sugar-based beverages leads to reductions in obesity levels.

Jul 11, 2016
Journal Article

The Role of School Environments in Explaining Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Body Mass Index Among U.S. Adolescents

School characteristics in the fifth and eighth grades showed little additional influence on the racial and ethnic disparities in body mass index observed at school entry in a longitudinal study of elementary and middle school students.

Jun 24, 2016
Commentary

Good (Fast) Food as a Vehicle for Social Change

Neighborhood by neighborhood, a few dozen jobs at a time, two celebrity chefs are tackling complex and persistent public policy problems. They could succeed in their own way in communities where generations of government programs and charity have had limited impact.

Jun 1, 2016
News Release

Middle School Intervention Program Leads to Long-Term BMI Reduction for Obese Students

A five-week obesity prevention program helped obese seventh grade students lose weight over a long-term period. The average reduction in body mass index two years later when they entered high school translated into about nine pounds lower bodyweight.

May 23, 2016
Dissertation

Improving Diet in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Leveraging the Food Environment for Change

This dissertation examines the role of the food environment on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, describes public opinion toward different nutrition policies, and offers recommendations on how to improve diet and health.

May 12, 2016
Journal Article

Middle School Intervention Program Leads to Long-Term BMI Reduction

A five-week obesity prevention program helped obese seventh grade students lose weight over a long-term period. The average reduction in body mass index two years later when they entered high school translated into about nine pounds lower bodyweight.

May 4, 2016
Journal Article

Neighborhood and Home Food Environment and Children's Diet and Obesity: Evidence from Military Personnel's Installation Assignment

Focusing only on the availability of particular food outlets in a neighborhood may ignore other important factors, including how families decide what food to buy and where to buy it, availability of healthy foods at home, and parenting practices.

Apr 29, 2016
Journal Article

Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Students for Nutrition and Exercise (SNaX)

A middle school–based obesity-prevention intervention combining school-wide environmental changes, multimedia, encouragement to eat healthy cafeteria foods, and peer-led education, increased participation in school lunch programs and selection of fruit dishes, and reduced snack sales.

Apr 28, 2016
Journal Article

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dietary Intake Among California Children

The dietary practices of California children vary significantly among racial and ethnic groups. Health care providers and nutritionists could use these findings as a starting point to tailor dietary guidance and counseling.

Apr 1, 2016
Journal Article

Multiple Pathways from the Neighborhood Food Environment to Increased Body Mass Index Through Dietary Behaviors: A Structural Equation-Based Analysis in the CARDIA Study

Efforts to decrease the numbers of neighborhood fast food restaurants and to increase the numbers of sit-down restaurant options could influence diet behaviors.

Mar 16, 2016
Commentary

Lack of Uniformity in Menu Labeling Could Confuse Consumers

A bill recently passed by the House would loosen nutritional labeling requirements, making it more complicated for consumers to make informed decisions about what to eat when dining out.

Mar 15, 2016
Journal Article

Strategies for Obesity Prevention at the Point of Purchase

Four point-of-purchase strategies could protect consumers from potentially harmful marketing: Standardized portion sizes; standards for bundled meals ('combo meals'); placement and marketing restrictions on processed foods; and explicit warning labels.

Mar 2, 2016
Periodical

RAND Review: March-April 2016

This issue highlights RAND research on new ways to measure wellbeing in cities; effects of cigarette advertising on teens; supermarkets in so-called "food deserts"; the decline of civics education in American schools; and more.

Feb 29, 2016
Essay

The Surprising Ways That a Supermarket Changed a Food Desert

The arrival of a new grocery store in a “food desert” neighborhood delivered some obvious health benefits. But the benefits had nothing to do with whether residents shopped there.

Feb 24, 2016

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