Research Topics
Species | Marian Tanofsky-KraffSummaryAffiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Preventing excessive weight gain in adolescents: interpersonal psychotherapy for binge eatingMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1345-55. 2007..A rationale is provided for interpersonal psychotherapy as an intervention to slow the trajectory of weight gain in at-risk youth, with the aim of preventing or ameliorating obesity in adulthood...
A prospective study of pediatric loss of control eating and psychological outcomesMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 4712, USA
J Abnorm Psychol 120:108-18. 2011..027) over time. These data suggest that LOC eating in children is a problematic behavior that frequently persists into adolescence and that persistent LOC eating is associated with worsening of emotional distress...
Loss of control eating disorder in children age 12 years and younger: proposed research criteriaMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892 1103, USA
Eat Behav 9:360-5. 2008..A rationale for the new criteria set is provided, and future research directions are proposed...
Psychometric properties of a new questionnaire to assess eating in the absence of hunger in children and adolescentsMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Room 1 3330, Bethesda, MD 20892 1862, USA
Appetite 51:148-55. 2008..However, no easily administered questionnaire exists to assess for EAH in children...
A prospective study of loss of control eating for body weight gain in children at high risk for adult obesityMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Int J Eat Disord 42:26-30. 2009..We investigated the relationship between baseline responses to the Eating Disorder Examination adapted for Children (ChEDE) and change in BMI (kg/m(2)) in children at high risk for adult obesity...
Laboratory assessment of the food intake of children and adolescents with loss of control eatingMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:738-45. 2009..Loss of control (LOC) eating in youth predicts excessive weight gain. However, few studies have measured the actual energy intake of children reporting LOC eating...
Puberty and observed energy intake: boy, can they eat!Lauren B Shomaker
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:123-9. 2010..Anecdotal reports suggest that adolescent males consume large quantities of food to meet the growth demands of pubertal development. However, limited experimental data exist to support this impression...
Binge eating and weight-related quality of life in obese adolescentsLisa M Ranzenhofer
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD, National Institutes of Health NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Nutrients 4:167-80. 2012..Prospective and treatment designs are needed to explore the directional relationship between binge eating and QOL and their impact on weight outcomes...
The FTO gene rs9939609 obesity-risk allele and loss of control over eatingMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
Am J Clin Nutr 90:1483-8. 2009..Children with rs9939609 FTO variant alleles (homozygous = AA and heterozygous = AT) are predisposed to greater adiposity than are those with 2 wild-type alleles (TT)...
Psychological status and weight-related distress in overweight or at-risk-for-overweight childrenDeborah Young-Hyman
Unit on Growth and Obesity, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:2249-58. 2006..To associate psychological status, weight-related distress, and weight status during childhood in overweight or at-risk-for-overweight children...
A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for preventing excess weight gain in adolescent girls at-risk for obesityMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Heath and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:701-6. 2010..Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is effective at reducing binge episodes and inducing weight stabilization in obese adults with binge eating disorder...
Self-reported vs. actual energy intake in youth with and without loss of control eatingLaura E Wolkoff
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD, National Institutes of Health DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Eat Behav 12:15-20. 2011..04). Findings point to the possibility that youth with LOC may have poorer recall of sweet food consumption. Future research is required to examine whether poorer recall reflects a lack of awareness while eating palatable, sweet foods...
Eating patterns in youth with and without loss of control eatingBrittany E Matheson
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences USUHS, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Int J Eat Disord 45:957-61. 2012..To compare the characteristic meal patterns of adolescents with and without loss of control (LOC) eating episodes...
Links between mothers' and children's disinhibited eating and children's adiposityJaclyn M Zocca
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, DHHS, CRC Rm 1 3330, 10 Center Dr MSC 1103, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Appetite 56:324-31. 2011..Likewise, mothers' eating in the absence of hunger indirectly related to children's adiposity through children's eating in the absence of hunger. Mothers and children share similar, specific disinhibited eating styles...
Binge eating in overweight treatment-seeking adolescentsDeborah R Glasofer
Unit on Growth and Obesity, DEB, NICHD, NIH, 10 Center Drive, CRC, Room 1 3330 MSC 1103, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1103, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:95-105. 2007..To examine the frequency and recency of binge eating in relation to psychopathology in overweight, treatment-seeking adolescents...
Longitudinal study of depressive symptoms and progression of insulin resistance in youth at risk for adult obesityLauren B Shomaker
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Diabetes Care 34:2458-63. 2011..Research is needed to determine whether early intervention to decrease elevated depressive symptoms in youth ameliorates later development of insulin resistance and lessens the risk of type 2 diabetes...
Children's descriptions of the foods consumed during loss of control eating episodesKelly R Theim
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Hatfield CRC, 10 Center Dr, Rm 1 3330 MSC 1103, Bethesda, MD 20892 1103, USA
Eat Behav 8:258-65. 2007..2+/-2.7 v. 7.4+/-1.2%, p<.05) and desserts (18.1+/-3.1 v. 12.8+/-1.5%, p<.05). The quality of LOC episodes may help explain why LOC eating promotes excessive weight gain among children who report such episodes...
Eating in the absence of hunger in adolescents: intake after a large-array meal compared with that after a standardized mealLauren B Shomaker
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:697-703. 2010..Because energy intake required to reach satiety varies among individuals, a standard meal may not ensure the absence of hunger among participants of all weight strata...
Psychological symptoms and insulin sensitivity in adolescentsLauren B Shomaker
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Service, 10 Center Drive, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Room 1E 3330, MSC 1103, Bethesda, MD 20892 1103, USA
Pediatr Diabetes 11:417-23. 2010..We therefore examined symptoms of depression and anxiety in relation to insulin sensitivity in adolescents...
Salience of loss of control for pediatric binge episodes: does size really matter?Lauren B Shomaker
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD, National Institutes of Health NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Int J Eat Disord 43:707-16. 2010..However, few studies have directly tested this notion in an adequately powered sample...
A prospective study of psychological predictors of body fat gain among children at high risk for adult obesityMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892-1103, USA
Pediatrics 117:1203-9. 2006..Interventions targeting disordered eating behaviors may be useful in preventing excessive fat gain in this high-risk group...
Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations in lean and overweight children and adolescentsAreeg H El-Gharbawy
Unit on Growth and Obesity, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Room 1 3330, MSC 1103, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1103, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3548-52. 2006..Little is known about the relationship between adiposity and BDNF, particularly in children...
Loss of control eating in African-American and Caucasian youthOmni L Cassidy
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences USUHS, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA
Eat Behav 13:174-8. 2012..001). Future research is required to examine whether LOC-eating contributes to the high rates of obesity in African-American youth...
An examination of the interpersonal model of loss of control eating in children and adolescentsCamden A Elliott
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, USA
Behav Res Ther 48:424-8. 2010..00247, .01336). These preliminary results suggest that the interpersonal model of binge eating may describe one possible pathway for the development of LOC eating among non-treatment-seeking youth...
Disordered-eating attitudes in relation to bone mineral density and markers of bone turnover in overweight adolescentsNatasha A Schvey
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Rockville, Maryland, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:33-9. 2009..To examine the relationships between cognitive eating restraint and both bone mineral density (BMD) and markers of bone turnover in overweight adolescents...
Energy intake and energy expenditure among children with polymorphisms of the melanocortin-3 receptorDavid M Savastano
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 1103, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 90:912-20. 2009..Association between adult body weight and +2138InsCAGACC, another variant in the 3' untranslated region of MC3R, has also been described...
Sex-associated differences in free Fatty Acid flux of obese adolescentsDiane C Adler-Wailes
MD, PhD, Chief, Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Room 1E 3330, MSC 1103, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1103
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 98:1676-84. 2013..05, adjusted for FM or VAT) than boys. Conclusion: Independent of the effects of REE and FM, FFA kinetics differ significantly in obese adolescent girls and boys, suggesting greater FFA flux among girls...
Sociocultural pressures and adolescent eating in the absence of hungerSamantha A Reina
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD, National Institutes of Health NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Body Image 10:182-90. 2013..Findings support the notion that sociocultural pressures and their links to body image may contribute to the course of disinhibited eating behaviors during adolescence...
Eating-disordered behaviors, body fat, and psychopathology in overweight and normal-weight childrenMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institite of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:53-61. 2004..05 to <.01) and had higher body fat (p <.05) than OOs or NEs. OOs are common in childhood, but S/OBEs are more prevalent in OW children and associated with increased adiposity and eating-disordered cognitions...
Comparison of child interview and parent reports of children's eating disordered behaviorsMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, NIH, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 10N262 MSC 1862, Bethesda, MD 20892 1862, USA
Eat Behav 6:95-9. 2005..While parent report of child eating behaviors may provide some general information regarding eating psychopathology in young nontreatment-seeking children, they do not accurately reflect the results of a structured interview...
Effects of binge eating on satiation, satiety, and energy intake of overweight childrenMargaret C Mirch
Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892-1103, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:732-8. 2006..004). CONCLUSION: The ability to consume large quantities of palatable foods, coupled with decreased subsequent satiety, may play a role in the greater weight gain found in binge-eating children...
The perceived onset of dieting and loss of control eating behaviors in overweight childrenMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1103, USA
Int J Eat Disord 38:112-22. 2005..The current study investigated the self-reported temporal relationships of dieting, binge eating, and overweight in childhood...
Health-related quality of life in overweight and nonoverweight black and white adolescentsErica M Fallon
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1103, USA
J Pediatr 147:443-50. 2005..Future research is required to determine whether differences in QOL are predictive of treatment success...
Validation of the emotional eating scale adapted for use in children and adolescents (EES-C)Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:232-40. 2007..Eating in response to negative emotions is associated with binge or loss of control (LOC) eating in adults. Although children report engaging in LOC eating, data on emotional eating among youth are limited...
Differences between the perceived and actual age of overweight onset in children and adolescentsMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
MedGenMed 8:18. 2006..Greater efforts should be made to help parents and children understand and track growth patterns with the aim of preventing excessive weight gain...
Structure analysis of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test in overweight and at-risk for overweight children and adolescentsLisa M Ranzenhofer
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892 1103, USA
Eat Behav 9:218-27. 2008..In school-based samples of children, the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) has a four-factor structure; however, previous studies have not examined its factor structure in samples restricted to overweight youth...
Depressive symptoms and cardiorespiratory fitness in obese adolescentsLauren B Shomaker
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 1103, USA
J Adolesc Health 50:87-92. 2012..We sought to evaluate the relationship between depressive symptoms and objectively measured cardiorespiratory fitness among severely obese adolescents...
A multisite investigation of binge eating behaviors in children and adolescentsMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814 4712, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 75:901-13. 2007..Findings may provide an intervening point to prevent excessive weight gain and eating disorders...
Weight and its relationship to adolescent perceptions of their providers (WRAP): a qualitative and quantitative assessment of teen weight-related preferences and concernsMarc L Cohen
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1862, USA
J Adolesc Health 37:163. 2005..Teens prefer the term "overweight" for those with high body weight. Sensitivity to confidentiality, privacy, and embarrassment regarding physical examination and weight are important for teen satisfaction...
Orthopedic complications of overweight in children and adolescentsErica D Taylor
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pediatrics 117:2167-74. 2006..Because they affect the likelihood that children will engage in physical activity, orthopedic difficulties may be part of the cycle that perpetuates the accumulation of excess weight in children...
Eating disorder or disordered eating? Non-normative eating patterns in obese individualsMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 10N262 MSC 1862, Bethesda, MD 20892 1862
Obes Res 12:1361-6. 2004..Ultimately, better understanding of the many pathways to increased energy intake may lead to targeted strategies for prevention of overweight and obesity in at-risk individuals and populations...
Comparison of assessments of children's eating-disordered behaviors by interview and questionnaireMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1862, USA
Int J Eat Disord 33:213-24. 2003....
Comparison of the child and parent forms of the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns in the assessment of children's eating-disordered behaviorsEmily Steinberg
Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1862, USA
Int J Eat Disord 36:183-94. 2004..Further investigation of the utility of these questionnaires is needed before either can serve as a surrogate for a clinical interview...
Psychosocial preventive interventions for obesity and eating disorders in youthsMarian Tanofsky-Kraff
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Int Rev Psychiatry 24:262-70. 2012....
Parent report of binge eating in Hispanic, African American and Caucasian youthCamden A Elliott
Section on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, USA
Eat Behav 14:1-6. 2013..Further research is required to elucidate the extent to which binge eating among racially and ethnically diverse youth differentially impacts weight loss outcome...
Childhood obesityChristina M Morgan
Department of Psychiatry, , , Brazil
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 11:257-78. 2002..Gastric bypass surgery is effective but should be considered a last resort for the child with life-threatening complications of obesity...
Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in overweight youthAndrea B Goldschmidt
Department of Psychology, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:257-64. 2008..Future research should focus on explicating developmental pathways, and on developing novel prevention and treatment interventions for overweight youth exhibiting disordered eating patterns...
