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| Helena H LarocheSummaryAffiliation: University of Iowa Country: USA Publications
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Adult fat intake associated with the presence of children in households: findings from NHANES IIIHelena H Laroche
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 20:9-15. 2007..Increasing prevalence of obesity and lifestyle related chronic disease is fundamentally tied to Americans' poor eating habits. Family environment, including the presence of children, may affect adults' diet behavior...
What about the children? The experience of families involved in an adult-focused diabetes interventionHelena H Laroche
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, VA Medical Center mailstop 152, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
Public Health Nutr 11:427-36. 2008..Among adults with diabetes attempting to change their own diets, we explored how these adults approached providing food for their children and how their children reacted to dietary changes in the household...
When adults with diabetes attempt to drink less soda: resulting adult-child interactions and household changesHelena H Laroche
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 100:1004-11. 2008..To examine adult-child interactions related to soda consumption in families where 1 inner-city African-American or Latino adult with diabetes is attempting lifestyle changes...
Children's roles in parents' diabetes self-managementHelena H Laroche
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Iowa, VA Medical Center, 601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:S251-61. 2009..Family support is important in diabetes self-management. However, children as providers of support have received little attention. This study examines the role of children in their parents' diabetes self-management, diet, and exercise...
