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| Terry T K HuangSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
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Developmental perspectives on nutrition and obesity from gestation to adolescenceLayla Esposito
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892 7510, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A94. 2009..Combining a multilevel approach with a developmental perspective can inform more effective and sustainable strategies for obesity prevention...
In search of quality evidence for lifestyle management and glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes: A systematic reviewSteven T Johnson
Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, University Drive Athabasca University, AB, Canada
BMC Pediatr 10:97. 2010..Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of lifestyle behavior modification on glycemic control among children and youth with clinically defined Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)...
Associations of adiposity with measured and self-reported academic performance in early adolescenceTerry T K Huang
Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Growth Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, 4B11, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1839-45. 2006..To examine the associations of adiposity with measured and self-reported academic performance independently of demographics and physical activity among U.S. adolescents...
Transforming research strategies for understanding and preventing obesityTerry T-K Huang
Obesity Research Strategic Core, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Blvd, 4B11, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, USA
JAMA 300:1811-3. 2008
Metabolic syndrome in youth: current issues and challengesTerry T K Huang
Endocrinology, Nutrition and Growth Branch, Center for Research for Mothers and Children, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, 4B11, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 32:13-22. 2007..Among children and adolescents, lifestyle modification should always serve as the frontline strategy. Prevention during childhood is key to the largest possible impact on adult health at the population level...
U.S. primary care physicians' diet-, physical activity-, and weight-related care of adult patientsAshley Wilder Smith
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7344, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:33-42. 2011..Overweight and obesity are substantial problems in the U.S., but few national studies exist on primary care physicians' (PCPs') clinical practices regarding overweight and obesity...
Pediatricians' and family physicians' weight-related care of children in the U.STerry T K Huang
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:24-32. 2011..Few national data exist to assess primary care physicians' (PCPs') clinical practices with regard to childhood obesity...
Association of school performance indicators with implementation of the healthy kids, smart kids programme: case studyTonja R Nansel
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
Public Health Nutr 13:116-22. 2010..The purpose of the present analysis was to examine secular trends in school performance indicators in relationship to the implementation of a programme targeting the school food and physical activity environment...
Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of pediatric metabolic syndrome components in relation to adult metabolic syndrome: the Princeton LRC follow-up studyTerry T K Huang
Endocrinology, Nutrition and Growth Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
J Pediatr 152:185-90. 2008....
Trends in childhood obesity research: a brief analysis of NIH-supported effortsTerry T K Huang
Pediatric Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, Endocrinology, Nutrition and Growth Branch, Center for Research for Mothers and Children, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Law Med Ethics 35:148-53. 2007..Using the NIH Strategic Plan for Obesity Research as the framework, this article summarizes the research that has been funded in the past five years as well as new research areas with great potential...
Finding thresholds of risk for components of the pediatric metabolic syndromeTerry T-K Huang
Endocrinology, Nutrition and Growth Branch Center for Research for Mothers and Children, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Pediatr 152:158-9. 2008
College students' motivation to achieve and maintain a healthy weightAndrea C Furia
Office of Special Health Issues, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA
Am J Health Behav 33:256-63. 2009..To develop and refine a scale of motivational factors related to healthy weight achievement and maintenance and to examine differences by gender and weight status...
Childhood obesity predicts adult metabolic syndrome: the Fels Longitudinal StudyShumei S Sun
Lifespan Health Research Center, Department of Community Health, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA
J Pediatr 152:191-200. 2008..To determine the age of significant divergence in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in adults with and without the metabolic syndrome, and to provide age- and sex-specific childhood values that predict adult metabolic syndrome...
The metabolic syndrome in overweight Hispanic youth and the role of insulin sensitivityMartha L Cruz
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:108-13. 2004..Improving insulin resistance may be crucial for the prevention of chronic disease in this at-risk population...
Smoking, weight loss intention and obesity-promoting behaviors in college studentsShawna L Carroll
Watkins Memorial Health Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 25:348-53. 2006..College-based interventions to prevent smoking initiation or promote smoking cessation should include a focus on healthy eating, exercise and healthful ways to lose or maintain weight...
Additive interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on childhood overweightChaoyang Li
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas Cancer Institute, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
Obes Res 13:362-71. 2005..To examine the interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on the risk of overweight among children 2 to 14 years of age...
Predicting total body fat from anthropometry in Latino childrenTerry T-K Huang
Energy Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Obes Res 11:1192-9. 2003..Using a combination of demographic and anthropometric measures, we were able to capture 97% of the variance in measured total body fat...
Effect of changes in fat distribution on the rates of change of insulin response in childrenTerry T-K Huang
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Obes Res 10:978-84. 2002..Therefore, growth-related increases in abdominal fat, particularly subcutaneous abdominal fat, may contribute to accelerating increases in FI, but have no effect on SI...
Insulin sensitivity and blood pressure in black and white childrenMartha L Cruz
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research and Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-9008, USA
Hypertension 40:18-22. 2002..In conclusion, the relationship between insulin sensitivity and systolic blood pressure is evident early in life. Black ethnicity and low insulin sensitivity contribute independently to higher blood pressure in children...
Reading nutrition labels and fat consumption in adolescentsTerry T K Huang
Energy Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:399-401. 2004..In girls, fat intake did not differ by frequency of nutrition label reading. Nutrition label reading does not translate into healthier diet in adolescents...
Designer schools: the role of school space and architecture in obesity preventionNicholas Gorman
Institute of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2521-30. 2007..Design strategies aimed at promoting physical activity and healthful eating are proposed, with particular emphasis on the design of cafeterias, activity spaces, connectivity with the larger community, and student health centers...
Authority-related conformity as a protective factor against adolescent health risk behaviorsMichele Mouttapa
J Adolesc Health 33:320-1. 2003
Longitudinal changes in insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and beta-cell function during pubertyGeoff D C Ball
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
J Pediatr 148:16-22. 2006..Future studies are needed to identify whether this difference contributes to the increased risk of type II diabetes in young blacks...
Dietary fiber and fat are associated with excess weight in young and middle-aged US adultsNancy C Howarth
University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:1365-72. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Weight control advice for US women should place greater emphasis on consumption of fiber...
Effect of screening out implausible energy intake reports on relationships between diet and BMITerry T-K Huang
School of Nutrition and Exercise Science, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. NE, Kenmore, WA 98028, USA
Obes Res 13:1205-17. 2005..Implausible rEIs reduce the overall validity of a sample, and not excluding them may lead to inappropriate conclusions about potential dietary causes of health outcomes such as obesity...
Energy intake and meal portions: associations with BMI percentile in U.S. childrenTerry T-K Huang
Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
Obes Res 12:1875-85. 2004..DISCUSSION: Excluding implausible dietary reports may be necessary for discerning dietary associations with BMI percentile. EI and meal, but not snack, patterns may play a quantitatively greater role in weight regulation as children age...
Overweight and components of the metabolic syndrome in college studentsTerry T-K Huang
Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Diabetes Care 27:3000-1. 2004
Development of a prediction equation for insulin sensitivity from anthropometry and fasting insulin in prepubertal and early pubertal childrenTerry T-K Huang
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Diabetes Care 25:1203-10. 2002..73). Future studies, however, are needed to examine whether a universal equation is possible. A cross-validated prediction equation may be useful in population-based studies when complex measures of insulin sensitivity are not available...
