THERESA ANN NICKLAS

..This research validated the SRTS school travel survey and a pedestrian safety behavior checklist...

..The implementation of process evaluation systems to complement the outcome measures in a high school-based intervention provides useful strategies for a more comprehensive approach to program evaluation...

..To investigate the associations between 4 categories of daily 100% juice consumption (0 fl oz, > 0 to < or = 6 fl oz; > 6 to < 12 fl oz; and > or = 12 fl oz) and nutrient and food group intake and weight in children...

..Some beverages are nutrient dense, but they are often excluded from nutrient density calculations. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the energy-nutrient association changed when beverages were included in these calculations...

..To evaluate types of foods and amounts consumed by 10-year-old children during the period from 1973 to 1994...

..The 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recognized calcium, potassium and magnesium, all found in high levels in dairy foods, among the shortfall nutrients in both children and adults' diets...

..The objective of this study was to analyze children's meal patterns over 2 decades...

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..Childhood obesity is a growing public health problem. This study examined the association between eating patterns and overweight status in children who participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study...

..Specifically, this review will summarize the current nutrition environment and address the need for future research around nutrient-profiling systems as a means to define nutrient density...

..Because substantial weight loss is difficult to maintain, the prevention of obesity by promoting healthier lifestyles should be one of our highest priorities in the new millennium...

..Although more children met dietary recommendations for total fat, saturated fat, and dietary cholesterol, the vast majority continued to exceed prudent diet recommendations...

..This article describes the development process, scientific basis, and specific recommendations for one of the key messages...

..CONCLUSIONS: More effective nutrition educational efforts are needed to emphasize the importance of adequate calcium intake and the major food sources of calcium, beginning early in childhood and continuing into young adulthood...

..More studies are needed to confirm these regional findings, which may not be reflective of national trends...

..National data comparing nutrient intakes and anthropometric measures in children/adolescents in the United States who skip breakfast or consume different types of breakfasts are limited...

..Public health organizations and dietetics professionals need to educate adults on practical strategies for increasing dairy product consumption for improving the nutritional quality of adults' diets...

..With the increasing demands being placed on families and the decreasing amount of time being spent on food preparation, nutrition education programs should continue to promote a higher level of efficient food choices...

..To examine if food group consumption varies by differences in socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle factors in young adults from a semirural setting in Louisiana...

..CONCLUSION: Increasing intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may be associated with lower abdominal adiposity, particularly in young adult white males...

..To examine the association between dietary patterns (DP) and risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS); and to identify differences in DP by socio-economic, demographic and lifestyle factors...

..The present study aimed to assess the association of diverse parenting practices to promote F&V and its consumption among pre-school children...

..Despite the possible social norm for a larger body size among low-income minorities, some mothers of overweight minority children do perceive their children to be too heavy when they reach a certain size...

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..IMPLICATION: Development of a valid and reliable method for assessing FJV preferences of preschool children may be useful in characterizing FJV preferences of young children and in evaluating specific intervention programs...

..The implications of these changes and differences on biologic risk factors for specific chronic diseases warrant further investigation...

..To examine diet- and body size-related attitudes and behaviors associated with supplement use in a representative sample of fourth-grade students in Texas...

..Markey C.N., Sawyer R., Johnson S.L. Confirmatory factor analysis of the child feeding questionnaire: a measure of parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and obesity proneness. Appetite 2001;36:201-10]...

..Further, differences were found among the feeding styles on an independent measure of child's body mass index...

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..The secondary aim was to examine whether feeding styles were still related to children's body mass index independent of parent affect, child temperament, and known correlates...

..Interventions aimed at improving children's nutrition need to address the variety of social and physical factors that influence children's eating patterns...

..Implications of these results for understanding the role of parental socialization in the development of child obesity are discussed...

..Among many low-income young children, the responsibility for feeding may have shifted from family members to child care providers because these children spend the majority of their day in child care settings...

..National health policies designed to prevent the Metabolic Syndrome, its individual abnormalities, and its complications using population-based characteristics of each nation will generate improved outcomes...

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..In conclusion, there are differences in the prevalence of MetS, obesity, and the individual MetS risk factors between the US and Korean adolescents; however, the risk of MetS among obese adolescents is similar in both countries...

..However, consumption of individual fats tends to be highly correlated, and we were unable to determine if these biological effects were operating independently...

..With this information, clinicians should find themselves better equipped to face the challenges of assessing childhood overweight and obesity accurately...

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..g., role modeling, encouragement, repeated exposure) that would be used to reinforce the impact of the FJV commercials on children's FJV preferences and consumption in an ensuing R01 grant. ..

..Once we complete the work proposed in this R21 application, we will be well-positioned to submit an R01 for an evaluation of a more comprehensive intervention in a full-size group-randomized trial (GRT). ..

..Understanding what influences the portion sizes of energy dense foods and FV will provide insight on intervention strategies for decreasing excessive intake of energy dense foods and increasing FV intake early in childhood. ..