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| J M ConwaySummaryAffiliation: Agricultural Research Service Country: USA Publications
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Comparison of energy expenditure estimates from doubly labeled water, a physical activity questionnaire, and physical activity recordsJoan M Conway
US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 75:519-25. 2002..However, there is limited validation of these methods against the doubly labeled water technique for determining energy expenditure (EE)...
Commercial portion-controlled foods in research studies: how accurate are label weights?Joan M Conway
U S Department of Agriculture, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 104:1420-4. 2004..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of label weights as surrogates for actual weights in commercial portion-controlled foods used in a research setting...
Intraabdominal adipose tissue and anthropometric surrogates in African American women with upper- and lower-body obesityJ M Conway
US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, MD 20705, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 66:1345-51. 1997..In African American women, waist circumference is a better surrogate for VAT than is WHR...
Estimating energy expenditure from the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity and Tecumseh Occupational Activity questionnaires - a doubly labeled water validationJoan M Conway
USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 55:392-9. 2002..This investigation demonstrates that a combination of previously validated physical activity questionnaires can be used to accurately determine the mean energy expenditure of a population of employed males...
Effectiveness of the US Department of Agriculture 5-step multiple-pass method in assessing food intake in obese and nonobese womenJoan M Conway
Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:1171-8. 2003..National surveys of food intake rely on the 24-h dietary recall method for assessing the nutrient intakes of Americans...
Accuracy of dietary recall using the USDA five-step multiple-pass method in men: an observational validation studyJoan M Conway
Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultureal Research Service, MD 20705, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 104:595-603. 2004..This observational validation study was conducted under controlled conditions to test the accuracy of dietary recall in normal weight, overweight, and obese men using the USDA five-step multiple-pass method for dietary recall...
Energy value of moderate alcohol consumption by humansW V Rumpler
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, MD 20705, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 64:108-14. 1996..These data are consistent with the efficiency of use of alcohol for maintenance of metabolizable energy being the same as that for carbohydrate...
Relationship between overnight energy expenditure and BMR measured in a room-sized calorimeterJ L Seale
Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, MD, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 53:107-11. 1999..The purpose of this study was to determine if overnight energy expenditure, the lowest energy expenditure sustained for 60 min during the night, measured and predicted basal metabolic rate are equivalent...
Use of nonprescription dietary supplements for weight loss is common among AmericansHeidi Michels Blanck
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:441-7. 2007..This study sought to assess prevalence and duration of nonprescription weight-loss supplement use, associated weight-control behaviors, discussion of use with a health care professional, and specific ingredient use...
Alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3) R577X polymorphism influences knee extensor peak power response to strength training in older men and womenMatthew J Delmonico
Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:206-12. 2007..The alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3) R577X polymorphism has been associated with muscle power performance in cross-sectional studies...
Vitamin D receptor FokI genotype influences bone mineral density response to strength training, but not aerobic trainingKarma M Rabon-Stith
Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Exp Physiol 90:653-61. 2005..058) compared to f homozygotes. There were no significant genotype relationships in the AT group. These data indicate that VDR FokI genotype may influence femoral neck BMD response to ST, but not AT...
Availability of weight-loss supplements: Results of an audit of retail outlets in a southeastern cityPatricia A Sharpe
Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:2045-51. 2006....
Muscle-power quality: does sex or race affect movement velocity in older adults?Neil A Doldo
Dept. of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
J Aging Phys Act 14:411-22. 2006..Moreover, African Americans had greater knee-extensor muscle volume than Whites but exhibited lower knee-extensor strength and lower movement velocity per unit of muscle when tested at the same relative strength levels...
Use of complementary and alternative medicine for weight control in the United StatesPatricia A Sharpe
Prevention Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Altern Complement Med 13:217-22. 2007..The purpose was to assess the prevalence and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine use for weight control...
