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Preventing childhood obesity: a solution-oriented research paradigmThomas N Robinson
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:194-201. 2005....
Is parental control over children's eating associated with childhood obesity? Results from a population-based sample of third gradersT N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
Obes Res 9:306-12. 2001..These findings have been widely endorsed; however, the direct relationship between parental control of children's intake and their children's degree of overweight has not been shown in a generalized sample...
A randomized controlled trial of culturally tailored dance and reducing screen time to prevent weight gain in low-income African American girls: Stanford GEMSThomas N Robinson
Division of General Pediatrics and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1070 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:995-1004. 2010..To test a 2-year community- and family-based obesity prevention program for low-income African American girls: Stanford GEMS (Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies)...
Effects of fast food branding on young children's taste preferencesThomas N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:792-7. 2007..To examine the effects of cumulative, real-world marketing and brand exposures on young children by testing the influence of branding from a heavily marketed source on taste preferences...
Television viewing and childhood obesityT N Robinson
Division of General Pediatrics and Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Pediatr Clin North Am 48:1017-25. 2001..The results of this randomized, controlled trial provide evidence that television viewing is a cause of increased body fatness and that reducing television viewing is a promising strategy for preventing childhood obesity...
Effects of reducing television viewing on children's requests for toys: a randomized controlled trialT N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 22:179-84. 2001..These findings suggest that reducing television viewing is a promising approach to reducing the influences of advertising on children's behavior...
Reducing children's television viewing to prevent obesity: a randomized controlled trialT N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif 94304, USA
JAMA 282:1561-7. 1999..Some observational studies have found an association between television viewing and child and adolescent adiposity...
Effects of reducing children's television and video game use on aggressive behavior: a randomized controlled trialT N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics and Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:17-23. 2001..The relationship between exposure to aggression in the media and children's aggressive behavior is well documented. However, few potential solutions have been evaluated...
Primary care interventions to reduce television viewing in African-American childrenB Sophia Ford
School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Am J Prev Med 22:106-9. 2002..The effects on physical activity suggest that the behavioral intervention may be more effective...
Ethnic variation in cardiovascular disease risk factors among children and young adults: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994M A Winkleby
Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif 94304 1825, USA
JAMA 281:1006-13. 1999..Knowledge about ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among children and young adults from national samples is limited...
Prospective study of risk factors for the initiation of cigarette smokingJ D Killen
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 65:1011-6. 1997..The data suggest that future research is needed to examine potential gender differences that may have implications for the next generation of smoking-prevention programs...
Stanford GEMS phase 2 obesity prevention trial for low-income African-American girls: design and sample baseline characteristicsThomas N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:56-69. 2008....
Evaluation of quality control procedures for 24-h dietary recalls: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite StudiesKaren W Cullen
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030 2600, USA
Prev Med 38:S14-23. 2004..Quality control methods are key components of dietary assessment, but have rarely been evaluated...
Overweight concerns and body dissatisfaction among third-grade children: the impacts of ethnicity and socioeconomic statusT N Robinson
Department of Pediatrics and the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
J Pediatr 138:181-7. 2001..Young Latina and African American girls manifest equivalent or higher levels of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors as white and Asian American girls...
Objectively measured physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in African American girlsSofiya Alhassan
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Ethn Dis 18:421-6. 2008..This study examines the associations between objectively measured physical activity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in preadolescent African American girls...
Children's food consumption during television viewingDonna M Matheson
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 79:1088-94. 2004..Television viewing is associated with childhood obesity. Eating during viewing and eating highly advertised foods are 2 of the hypothesized mechanisms through which television is thought to affect children's weight...
Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the treatment of adolescent smokersJoel D Killen
Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:729-35. 2004..These findings are encouraging and suggest new avenues for research. For example, treatments of the kind examined in this report, augmented by extended maintenance therapies, may yield higher long-term success rates...
Definition of metabolic syndrome in preadolescent girlsCarolyn H Chi
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University and the Lucile Packard Children s Hospital at Stanford, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford, California 94305 5208, USA
J Pediatr 148:788-792. 2006..To compare and contrast proposed definitions of metabolic syndrome in pediatrics, and to determine prevalence of metabolic syndrome in preadolescent females when applying different criteria...
Does children's screen time predict requests for advertised products? Cross-sectional and prospective analysesLisa J Chamberlain
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 750 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:363-8. 2006..To examine children's screen media exposure and requests for advertised toys and food/drinks...
African-American girls' dietary intake while watching televisionDonna M Matheson
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 211 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Obes Res 12:32S-37S. 2004....
Assessing weight-related biochemical cardiovascular risk factors in African-American girlsDarrell M Wilson
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Obes Res 12:73S-83S. 2004..We examined the feasibility of obtaining fasting blood samples and report correlates of these biochemical markers in an understudied population sample...
Are certain multicenter randomized clinical trial structures misleading clinical and policy decisions?Helena Chmura Kraemer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 401 Quarry Road, 5717, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 26:518-29. 2005....
Do Mexican-American mothers' food-related parenting practices influence their children's weight and dietary intake?Donna M Matheson
Stanford Prevention Research Center, CA 94305, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:1861-5. 2006..These associations differed in food-secure and food-insecure households. Overall, pressure to eat was highly associated with children's weight, but the temporal nature of these relationships cannot be discerned...
Identifying subgroups of U.S. adults at risk for prolonged television viewing to inform program developmentAbby C King
Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, 94305, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:17-26. 2010..Although adverse health effects of prolonged TV viewing have been increasingly recognized, little population-wide information is available concerning subgroups at greatest risk for this behavior...
Validity of children's food portion estimates: a comparison of 2 measurement aidsDonna M Matheson
Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 1825, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:867-71. 2002..Although children's self-reports of food intake are widely used, there is little research on their ability to estimate food portions...
Agreement among measures of asthma status: a prospective study of low-income children with moderate to severe asthmaPaul J Sharek
Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
Pediatrics 110:797-804. 2002..Understanding the relationship between these measures may facilitate more parsimonious and valid evaluation strategies without loss of information...
Withdrawal symptoms over time among adolescents in a smoking cessation intervention: do symptoms vary by level of nicotine dependence?Steffani R Bailey
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA 94304 1334, USA
Addict Behav 34:1017-22. 2009..Craving was rated as the most problematic symptom at the baseline assessment. The results of this study may help guide the development of future research on diagnostic and cessation treatment strategies for teens...
Dance and reducing television viewing to prevent weight gain in African-American girls: the Stanford GEMS pilot studyThomas N Robinson
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, The Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S65-77. 2003..To test the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of after-school dance classes and a family-based intervention to reduce television viewing, thereby reducing weight gain, among African-American girls...
The effects of increasing outdoor play time on physical activity in Latino preschool childrenSofiya Alhassan
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine and Division of General Pediatrics, University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5705, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 2:153-8. 2007..A randomized controlled pilot study to test the hypothesis that increasing preschool children's outdoor free play time increases their daily physical activity levels...
Effects of a college course about food and society on students' eating behaviorsEric B Hekler
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5705, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:543-7. 2010..Health education programs for promoting a healthful diet have shown limited success in clinical trials...
Major depression among adolescent smokers undergoing treatment for nicotine dependenceJoel D Killen
Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Hoover Pavilion, Room N072, 211 Quarry Road, CA 94305 5705, USA
Addict Behav 29:1517-26. 2004....
Team sports for overweight children: the Stanford Sports to Prevent Obesity Randomized Trial (SPORT)Dana L Weintraub
Division of General Pediatrics and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 211 Quarry Rd, Hoover Pavilion, Room N032, Stanford, CA 94305 5705, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:232-7. 2008..To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an after-school team sports program for reducing weight gain in low-income overweight children...
The 30-second effect: an experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolersD L Borzekowski
Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Palo Alto, Calif, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 101:42-6. 2001..Furthermore, advocates should raise the public policy issue of advertising and young children, especially given the recent epidemic of childhood obesity and the ever-changing media environment...
Effects of a videotape to increase use of poison control centers by low-income and Spanish-speaking families: a randomized, controlled trialNancy R Kelly
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford, California, USA
Pediatrics 111:21-6. 2003..A videotape intervention was designed to address these barriers to PCC use...
A randomized trial of the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on body mass index in young childrenLeonard H Epstein
Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Farber Hall, 3435 Main St, Room G56, Bldg 26, Buffalo, NY 14214 3000, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:239-45. 2008..To assess the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on children's body mass index (BMI) as a risk factor for the development of overweight in young children...
Do adolescent smokers experience withdrawal effects when deprived of nicotine?J D Killen
Department of Medicine, Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304 1885, USA
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 9:176-82. 2001..As in previous research with adults, expectancies concerning the effects of nicotine replacement also influenced perceptions of withdrawal...
Evidence-based community pediatrics: building a bridge from bedside to neighborhoodLee M Sanders
Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1601 NW 12th Ave, Suite 4063, PO Box 016820 D820, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Pediatrics 115:1142-7. 2005..Practical elements of each pillar are described and illustrated by specific examples from community-based efforts of pediatricians and are accompanied by specific resources to aid pediatricians in their future community health work...
Effectiveness of a multicomponent self-management program in at-risk, school-aged children with asthmaRichard S Shames
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 92:611-8. 2004..We developed a novel multiple-component intervention that included the use of an asthma education video game intended to promote adoption of asthma self-management behaviors and appropriate asthma care...
Phase 1 of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): conclusionShiriki K Kumanyika
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penn 19104 6021, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S88-91. 2003....
Common design elements of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS)James Rochon
Biostatistics Center, George Washington University, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S6-14. 2003..This report presents the basic study design, a brief overview of the interventions, the measurements taken and their rationale, and procedures both for compiling the collaborative database, and performing site-specific analyses...
Physical activity self-report and accelerometry measures from the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site StudiesMargarita S Treuth
Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Med 38:S43-9. 2004..Valid and reliable physical activity checklists are needed to assess effectiveness of interventions. This study tested the validity and reliability of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS) Activity Questionnaire...
Predicting failure of outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomyThomas N Robinson
Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA
Am J Surg 184:515-8; discussion 518-9. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Outpatient LC is feasible in a large county hospital. These data may be used in scheduling cases and counseling patients...
Cardiovascular health in childhood: A statement for health professionals from the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young (AHOY) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart AssociationChristine L Williams
Circulation 106:143-60. 2002
Associations among familism, language preference, and education in Mexican-American mothers and their childrenAndrea J Romero
Mexican American Studies and Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721 0023, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 25:34-40. 2004..Protective influences of cultural maintenance deserve further attention in longitudinal studies and in relation to the physical and mental health of youth...
Measurement characteristics of weight concern and dieting measures in 8-10-year-old African-American girls from GEMS pilot studiesNancy E Sherwood
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Med 38:S50-9. 2004..Reliability and validity were established for weight concern measures completed by 8-10-year-old African-American girls participating in a pilot obesity prevention program...
Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology, consequences, prevention, and treatmentStephen R Daniels
Circulation 111:1999-2012. 2005..In addition, treatment approaches are presented, including behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical treatment. Childhood and adolescent overweight is one of the most important current public health concerns...
Clinical practice. Overweight children and adolescentsWilliam H Dietz
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
N Engl J Med 352:2100-9. 2005
Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group IV: prevention/treatmentRebecca M Mullis
Circulation 110:e484-8. 2004
Promoting physical activity in children and youth: a leadership role for schools: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Physical Activity Committee) in collaboration with the CoRussell R Pate
Circulation 114:1214-24. 2006
Obesity prevention in primary careThomas N Robinson
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:217-8. 2006
Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girlsBettina M Beech
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Obes Res 12:7S-19S. 2004..To determine whether cultural perspectives of parents may influence children's eating and physical activity behaviors and patterns of weight gain...
Measurement characteristics of activity-related psychosocial measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Study (GEMS)Nancy E Sherwood
Health Partners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1524, USA
Prev Med 38:S60-8. 2004....
Estimating physical activity from incomplete accelerometer data in field studiesSofiya Alhassan
Dept of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherts, MA 01003 0258, USA
J Phys Act Health 5:S112-25. 2008..The purpose of this study was to develop a data-driven approach for analyzing incomplete accelerometer data from field-base studies...
The remote, the mouse, and the no. 2 pencil: the household media environment and academic achievement among third grade studentsDina L G Borzekowski
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:607-13. 2005..Media can influence aspects of a child's physical, social, and cognitive development; however, the associations between a child's household media environment, media use, and academic achievement have yet to be determined...
Research Grants
- SPORT: Sports to Prevent Obesity Randomized TrialThomas Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Environmental Strategies & Behavior Change to Reduce Overeating in Obese ChildrenThomas N Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2010..If effective, the clinical and public health implications would be great, providing a new paradigm to address the obesity epidemic. ..
- Ethnic Dance & Screen Time Reduction to Prevent Weight Gain in Latina GirlsThomas Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2009..However, effective prevention programs are lacking. We propose to develop and test a promising and potentially generalizable public health program for Latina girls...
- Ethnic Dance & Screen Time Reduction to Prevent Weight Gain in Latina GirlsThomas Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2007..However, effective prevention programs are lacking. We propose to develop and test a promising and potentially generalizable public health program for Latina girls...
- INNOVATIVE OBESITY PREVENTION FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN GIRLSThomas Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2006..4. To conduct analyses to evaluate potential moderators and mediators of intervention effects on primary and secondary outcomes. ..
- Type 2 Diabetes Primary Prevention for At Risk GirlsThomas Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2005..We will also perform baseline and prospective risk factor/targeting studies and process studies, to better understand the relevance of the results and the intervention. ..
- REDUCING TELEVISION VIEWING TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITYThomas Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2001....
- Ethnic Dance & Screen Time Reduction to Prevent Weight Gain in Latina GirlsThomas N Robinson; Fiscal Year: 2010..However, effective prevention programs are lacking. We propose to develop and test a promising and potentially generalizable public health program for Latina girls...
