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Impact of a school-based pediatric obesity prevention program facilitated by health professionalsCraig A Johnston
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Children s Nutrition Research Center, PO Box 6655, Travis Street, Suite 320, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Sch Health 83:171-81. 2013..This study evaluated a school-based obesity intervention for elementary school children (N = 835) where health professionals assisted teachers with the integration of healthy messages into the school curriculum...- School lunches and lunches brought from home: a comparative analysisCraig A Johnston
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Child Obes 8:364-8. 2012..Little research has focused on the content of these lunches. The purpose of the current study was to examine differences between school lunch and lunch brought from home... - The application of the Yerkes-Dodson law in a childhood weight management program: examining weight dissatisfactionCraig A Johnston
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 37:674-9. 2012..To determine the effect of dissatisfaction with one's weight on outcomes in a weight management program... - Brief report: gum chewing affects standardized math scores in adolescentsCraig A Johnston
USDA ARS Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Adolesc 35:455-9. 2012..These results are encouraging as gum chewing may be a cost-effective and easily implemented method to increase student performance. Trial Registration: NCT00792116... - Increasing vegetable intake in Mexican-American youth: a randomized controlled trialCraig A Johnston
USDA ARS Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, 6655 Travis, Mail Stop 320, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:716-20. 2011.... - Effects of a school-based weight maintenance program for Mexican-American children: results at 2 yearsCraig A Johnston
Baylor College of Medicine, USDA ARS Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Houston, Texas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:542-7. 2010..35, P < 0.05) compared to children in the SH condition. Overall, the school-based intervention resulted in improved weight and clinical outcomes in overweight Mexican-American children, and zBMI was maintained over 2 years... 
Behavioral management of obesityCraig A Johnston
USDA ARS Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, 6655 Travis Street, Suite 320, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Curr Atheroscler Rep 9:448-53. 2007..The Diabetes Prevention Program and the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial are providing strong data on the long-term results of intensive behavioral management interventions...- Treatment of pediatric overweight: an examination of feasibility and effectiveness in an applied clinical settingCraig A Johnston
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, 6655 Travis, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:106-10. 2007..To examine the effectiveness and feasibility of an evidence-based treatment for weight loss in children... - Weight loss in overweight Mexican American children: a randomized, controlled trialCraig A Johnston
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Children s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pediatrics 120:e1450-7. 2007..We hypothesized that children randomly assigned to an intensive intervention would significantly reduce their standardized BMI when compared with children randomly assigned to a self-help condition... - Results of an intensive school-based weight loss program with overweight Mexican American childrenCraig A Johnston
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 2:144-52. 2007..11 for II and an increase of 0.03 for SH. Overall, the results are promising, suggesting that an intensive school-based intervention may be an effective means for promoting weight loss in overweight Mexican American children... - Relation between adiposity and disease risk factors in Mexican American childrenBrian K McFarlin
Department of Health and Human Performance, Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 6015, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 49:450-5. 2009..The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between measures of adiposity and disease risk factors in Mexican American children participating in a weight loss intervention... - Quality of life in Mexican-American children following a weight management programGinny Fullerton
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Children s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2553-6. 2007..The objective was to evaluate quality of life (QOL) in at-risk-for-overweight and overweight Mexican-American children after participating in 6 months of intensive weight management or self-help... - Obese Mexican American children have elevated MCP-1, TNF-α, monocyte concentration, and dyslipidemiaWhitney L Breslin
Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77004 6016, USA
Pediatrics 129:e1180-6. 2012.... - Smaller weight changes in standardized body mass index in response to treatment as weight classification increasesCraig A Johnston
USDA ARS Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
J Pediatr 158:624-7. 2011..To compare the differential efficacy of a weight loss program for Mexican-American children who are overweight, obese, and severely obese... - Development and validation of the Family Health Behavior ScaleJennette Palcic Moreno
Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 6:e480-6. 2011..The purpose of the current study was to develop a psychometrically sound, parent-report measure of family and child behaviors related to obesity in children between 5- and 12-years-old... - Inflammatory markers are elevated in overweight Mexican-American childrenBrian K McFarlin
Department of Health and Human Performance, Laboratory of Integrated Physiology University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 77204 6015, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 2:235-41. 2007..The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of body weight on blood lipid profile, insulin resistance and inflammatory biomarkers in Mexican-American children... - Reduced quality of life in very overweight Mexican American adolescentsChermaine Tyler
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Nutrition, Houston, Texas, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:366-8. 2007..Main effects for weight classification were detected using One-way ANOVAs (p < .05 for total, physical, and psychosocial), with the heaviest adolescents demonstrating the lowest ratings... - Brief report: weight dissatisfaction, weight status, and weight loss in Mexican-American childrenWilliam T Dalton
Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70649, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 33:673-7. 2008..To assess the association between weight dissatisfaction, weight status, and weight loss in Mexican-American children participating in a weight management program...