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Family environment and pediatric overweight: what is a parent to do?Lorrene D Ritchie
Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3104, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:S70-9. 2005....
Less frequent eating predicts greater BMI and waist circumference in female adolescentsLorrene D Ritchie
Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, 94720, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 95:290-6. 2012..Little is known about the effect of eating frequency on adiposity...
Dietary intakes of urban, high body mass index, African American children: family and child dietary attributes predict child intakesLorrene D Ritchie
The Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 43:236-43. 2011..To identify family and child nutrition and dietary attributes related to children's dietary intakes...
Taking Action Together: a YMCA-based protocol to prevent type-2 diabetes in high-BMI inner-city African American childrenLorrene D Ritchie
Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 3100, USA
Trials 11:60. 2010..Associated with a tripling in obesity since 1970, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children has risen 9-10 fold. There is a critical need of protocols for trials to prevent T2DM in children...
Favorable impact of nutrition education on California WIC familiesLorrene D Ritchie
Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 42:S2-10. 2010..To explore the impact of coordinated statewide nutrition education on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) family behavior regarding fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lower-fat milk...
Insulin resistance is improved in overweight African American boys but not in girls following a one-year multidisciplinary community intervention programAarthi Raman
The Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 23:109-20. 2010..To assess potential for effectiveness, in a non-randomized pilot study, of a community-based lifestyle intervention program to reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in overweight African American (AA) children...
Prevention of type 2 diabetes in youth: etiology, promising interventions and recommendationsLorrene D Ritchie
Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Pediatr Diabetes 4:174-209. 2003
Participation in the child and adult care food program is associated with more nutritious foods and beverages in child careLorrene D Ritchie
Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Child Obes 8:224-9. 2012..The aim of this study was to compare foods and beverages served to 2- to 5-year-olds by type of child care and participation in the federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)...
Dietary patterns in adolescence are related to adiposity in young adulthood in black and white femalesLorrene D Ritchie
The Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources and School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, and Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Nutr 137:399-406. 2007..In conclusion, a cumulative pattern of food intake consistent with recommendations for general health appears to help prevent overweight, but this pattern was followed by only a minority of adolescent girls...
Counseling Latina mothers of preschool children about weight issues: suggestions for a new frameworkPatricia B Crawford
Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 3104, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 104:387-94. 2004..To assess Latina mothers' health beliefs and attitudes regarding early childhood weight issues and to use the information to update current nutrition education methods...
Alarming trends in pediatric overweight in the United StatesLorrene D Ritchie
Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Soz Praventivmed 48:168-77. 2003..Strategies and programs to prevent overweight among children are urgently needed...
