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| M K SerdulaSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Inter-relationships among childhood BMI, childhood height, and adult obesity: the Bogalusa Heart StudyD S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention K 26, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:10-6. 2004..3) with height among children. We examined whether the resulting preferential classification of taller children as overweight is appropriate...- What are preschool children eating? A review of dietary assessmentM K Serdula
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
Annu Rev Nutr 21:475-98. 2001..When choosing a method to estimate diet, both purpose of the assessment and practicality of the method must be considered, in addition to the validity and reproducibility reported in the scientific literature... - Trends in alcohol use and binge drinking, 1985-1999: results of a multi-state surveyMary K Serdula
Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:294-8. 2004..The purpose of this study is to examine trends in alcohol use and binge drinking and correlates of the behaviors with a focus on drinking among persons 18 to 20 years of age... - Secular trends in desired weight of adultsL M Maynard
Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, NCCDPHP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 30:1375-81. 2006..The prevalence of overweight and obese adults in the United States is at record levels... - Use of nonprescription weight loss products: results from a multistate surveyH M Blanck
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS K 26, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
JAMA 286:930-5. 2001..Usage patterns of the nonprescription products phenylpropanolamine (PPA) and ephedra are of particular interest because of recent safety concerns... - Relation of circumferences and skinfold thicknesses to lipid and insulin concentrations in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart StudyD S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:308-17. 1999..Although body fat patterning has been related to adverse health outcomes in adults, its importance in children and adolescents is less certain... - BMI rebound, childhood height and obesity among adults: the Bogalusa Heart StudyD S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:543-9. 2001..We examined whether this relation is independent of childhood BMI levels... - Use of prescription weight loss pills among U.S. adults in 1996-1998L K Khan
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Ann Intern Med 134:282-6. 2001..Pharmacotherapy is recommended for the treatment of obese persons with a body mass index of 30 kg/m(2) or higher or a body mass index of at least 27 kg/m(2) plus an obesity-related comorbid condition... - Secular trends in height among children during 2 decades: The Bogalusa Heart StudyD S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:155-61. 2000..To examine trends in height among 5- to 17-year-old children between 1973 and 1992... - Dose-effect of fenfluramine use on the severity of valvular heart disease among fen-phen patients with valvulopathyR Li
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office and Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23:926-8. 1999..To determine whether the severity of valvulopathy was associated with the dosage of fenfluramine taken by fenfluramine-phentermine users with valvulopathy... 
Vitamin D status and determinants of deficiency among non-pregnant Jordanian women of reproductive ageE K Nichols
Epidemic Intelligence Service assigned to the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 66:751-6. 2012..We investigated serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D(3)) status and factors associated with deficiency in a nationally representative survey of 2013 Jordanian women of reproductive age in Spring 2010...- The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998A H Mokdad
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
JAMA 282:1519-22. 1999..The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern, since obesity is associated with several chronic diseases... - Are health care professionals advising obese patients to lose weight?D A Galuska
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
JAMA 282:1576-8. 1999..Implementation of the National Institutes of Health's 1998 guidelines, which recommended that health care professionals advise obese patients to lose weight, required baseline data for evaluation... - Weight-control practices among U.S. adults, 2001-2002Edward C Weiss
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:18-24. 2006..S. adults. This analysis describes the use of specific practices by U.S. adults who tried to lose weight or tried only not to gain weight during the previous 12 months... - Are healthcare professionals advising obese patients to lose weight? A trend analysisAmer Abid
Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MedGenMed 7:10. 2005..We examined trends in physician counseling for weight loss during 1994-2000, characteristics of obese adults receiving advice to lose weight in 2000, and the association in 2000 between receiving advice and attempting to lose weight... - Barriers to the consumption of fruits and vegetables among older adultsNadine R Sahyoun
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
J Nutr Elder 24:5-21. 2005..To prevent downward spiraling health, barriers must be addressed in intervention programs... - Racial and ethnic differences in secular trends for childhood BMI, weight, and heightDavid S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:301-8. 2006..The prevalence of childhood overweight in the United States has markedly increased over the last 30 years. We examined differences in the secular trends for BMI, weight, and height among white, black, and Mexican-American children... - Racial differences in the tracking of childhood BMI to adulthoodDavid S Freedman
CDC Mailstop K 26, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta GA 30341 3717, USA
Obes Res 13:928-35. 2005..Therefore, we examined the tracking of childhood BMI into adulthood in a biracial (36% black) sample... - The validity and reliability of maternal recall of breastfeeding practiceRuowei Li
Maternal and Child Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3714, USA
Nutr Rev 63:103-10. 2005..Further and more extensive studies on maternal recall of breastfeeding history and ways to improve such recall are warranted... - Low-energy-density diets are associated with high diet quality in adults in the United StatesJenny H Ledikwe
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:1172-80. 2006..This study investigated food choices made by individuals consuming diets differing in energy density and explores relationships between energy density and diet quality... - Use of low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets among americans: correlates, duration, and weight lossHeidi Michels Blanck
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MedGenMed 8:5. 2006..Approximately 40% of male users and 30% of female users reported long-term use of the diet, suggesting that for some, this dietary approach may be well tolerated... - Predictors of nutrition counseling behaviors and attitudes in US medical studentsElsa H Spencer
School of Medicine and the School of Public Health, Biostatistics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:655-62. 2006..Interventions may be warranted to improve the professional nutritional practices of medical students... - Dietary energy density is associated with energy intake and weight status in US adultsJenny H Ledikwe
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:1362-8. 2006..Although low-energy-dense diets are recommended for weight management, relations between energy density, energy intake, and weight status have not been clearly shown in free-living persons... 
Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among U.S. men and women, 1994-2005Heidi Michels Blanck
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop K 26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A35. 2008..Assessing trends in consumption of these foods is important for tracking public health initiatives to meet this goal and for planning future objectives...- Health perceptions and demographic characteristics associated with underassessment of body weightCria O Gregory
Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:979-86. 2008.... - Activity/participation limitation and weight loss among overweight and obese US adults: 1999 to 2002 NHANESConnie L Bish
Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MedGenMed 9:63. 2007..To examine the prevalence and association of activity/participation limitation with trying to lose weight and weight loss practices (eating fewer calories, physical activity, or both) among overweight and obese adults in the United States... - Health-related quality of life and weight loss practices among overweight and obese US adults, 2003 behavioral risk factor surveillance systemConnie L Bish
Nutrition and Health Science Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MedGenMed 9:35. 2007..The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and association of HRQOL measures as independent moderators of weight loss practices among overweight and obese men and women... - Childhood overweight and family incomeDavid S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
MedGenMed 9:26. 2007..To examine the relation of family income, expressed relative to the poverty threshold, to the prevalence of childhood overweight, and to determine whether the association differs by race/ethnicity and time period... - Weight regain in U.S. adults who experienced substantial weight loss, 1999-2002Edward C Weiss
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:34-40. 2007..The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and predictors of weight regain in U.S. adults who had experienced substantial weight loss... - Sedentary behavior, recreational physical activity, and 7-year weight gain among postmenopausal U.S. womenHeidi M Blanck
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K 26, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1578-88. 2007..To assess the relationship among recreational physical activity (PA), non-occupational sedentary behavior, and 7-year weight gain among postmenopausal U.S. women 40 to 69 years old... - 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... - Health-related quality of life and weight loss among overweight and obese U.S. adults, 2001 to 2002Connie L Bish
Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health Science of the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:2042-53. 2006..Assessment of HRQOL, especially measures that evaluate physical domains, could provide subjective information to assist with weight counseling... - Vitamin or supplement use among adults, behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 13 states, 2001Lina S Balluz
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Public Health Rep 120:117-23. 2005..The authors examined vitamin/supplement (V/S) use and its relationship to sociodemographics, health behaviors, and health conditions among adults in 13 states... - Diet and physical activity behaviors among Americans trying to lose weight: 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemConnie L Bish
Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obes Res 13:596-607. 2005..Education and medical advice to lose weight were strongly associated with trying to lose weight. Most persons trying to lose weight were not using minimum recommended weight loss strategies... - Cardiovascular risk factors and confounders among nondrinking and moderate-drinking U.S. adultsTimothy S Naimi
Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:369-73. 2005..Although most observational studies control for major cardiac risk factors, CVD is independently associated with other factors that could explain the CVD benefits ascribed to moderate drinking... - The relation of menarcheal age to obesity in childhood and adulthood: the Bogalusa heart studyDavid S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Pediatr 3:3. 2003.... - Weight loss counseling revisitedMary K Serdula
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30341-37117, USA
JAMA 289:1747-50. 2003 - Outbreak of beriberi among illegal mainland Chinese immigrants at a detention center in TaiwanKow-Tong Chen
Field Epidemiology Training Program, Center for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taiwan, Republic of China
Public Health Rep 118:59-64. 2003..CONCLUSION: This outbreak is a reminder of the importance of ensuring adequate diets for poor, institutionalized, or refugee populations who are unable to supplement their diets... - Physician advice about smoking and drinking: are U.S. adults being informed?Clark H Denny
Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 24:71-4. 2003..S. adults. This information is useful for clinicians and public health professionals... - Weight-loss practices and asthma: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance systemEarl S Ford
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Obes Res 11:81-6. 2003..To describe weight-control practices and receipt of weight-loss advice among obese people with asthma... - Binge drinking among US adultsTimothy S Naimi
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations, and Analytic Methods Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
JAMA 289:70-5. 2003..Binge drinking (consuming > or =5 alcoholic drinks on 1 occasion) generally results in acute impairment and has numerous adverse health consequences. Reports indicate that binge drinking may be increasing in the United States... - Trends and correlates of class 3 obesity in the United States from 1990 through 2000David S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K 26, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
JAMA 288:1758-61. 2002..Persons with class 3 obesity (body mass index [BMI] > or = 40) are at greatest risk, but there is little information about this subgroup... - Relation of age at menarche to race, time period, and anthropometric dimensions: the Bogalusa Heart StudyDavid S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
Pediatrics 110:e43. 2002..To assess secular trends in menarcheal age between 1973 and 1994 and to determine whether childhood levels of height, weight, and skinfold thicknesses can account for racial (white/black) differences in menarcheal age... - Angular stomatitis and riboflavin status among adolescent Bhutanese refugees living in southeastern NepalHeidi Michels Blanck
Division of Nutrition, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 76:430-5. 2002..5 to 35.6 cases per 1000 per month. This increase came after the removal of a fortified cereal from rations... - Maternal perceptions of weight status of childrenL Michele Maynard
Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Pediatrics 111:1226-31. 2003..We quantified maternal misclassification of child weight status and examined determinants associated with maternal perceptions of child weight status... - Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables and risk of cardiovascular diseaseLydia A Bazzano
Division of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Curr Atheroscler Rep 5:492-9. 2003.... - Geographic variation in the prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and obesity-related behaviorsEarl S Ford
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS K66, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Obes Res 13:118-22. 2005..To examine the variation in the prevalences of obesity and type 2 diabetes in weight loss counseling by health providers and in other potential obesity-related determinants in 100 metropolitan statistical areas in the United States... - Physical activity profiles of U.S. adults trying to lose weight: NHIS 1998Judy Kruger
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:364-8. 2005.... - Dietary energy density determined by eight calculation methods in a nationally representative United States populationJenny H Ledikwe
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, USA
J Nutr 135:273-8. 2005..These nationally representative data, which provide an important frame of reference for other studies, indicate that dietary energy density differs by sex, age, and race/ethnicity... - The relation of childhood BMI to adult adiposity: the Bogalusa Heart StudyDavid S Freedman
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Mailstop K 26, 4770 Buford Hwy, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Pediatrics 115:22-7. 2005..We further examined these longitudinal associations... - Prescription weight loss pill use among Americans: patterns of pill use and lessons learned from the fen-phen market withdrawalHeidi Michels Blanck
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Prev Med 39:1243-8. 2004..Lessons learned from this event have implications for future withdrawals... - Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in the United States: behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 1994-2000Mary K Serdula
Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop K 26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1014-8. 2004..We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States... - Attempting to lose weight: specific practices among U.S. adultsJudy Kruger
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:402-6. 2004..This paper examines the prevalence of specific weight-loss practices among U.S. adults trying to lose weight... - Intraindividual variation in serum retinol concentrations among participants in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994Cathleen Gillespie
Chronic Disease Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 79:625-32. 2004..The biological variability in serum retinol concentrations has never been examined in a large sample, and its effect on population distribution estimates and the clinical assessment of vitamin A status is unknown... - Total and leisure-time walking among U.S. adults should every step count?Janet H Bates
Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:46-50. 2005..S. adults may be underestimated. This study describes walking estimates obtained from a measure of leisure-time activity and a specific measure of total walking in all contexts... - Assessment of infant feeding: the validity of measuring milk intakeKelley S Scanlon
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3714, USA
Nutr Rev 60:235-51. 2002..Test weighing could be applied to either setting, but it may be practical to sample less frequently over 24 hours. Validity results and intended use of the measurement should be considered when selecting a method... - Personal and professional nutrition-related practices of US female physiciansErica Frank
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 75:326-32. 2002..The extent to which female physicians personally and clinically adhere to dietary recommendations is unknown and has implications for patients...