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Obesity and supermarket access: proximity or price?Adam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 9819, USA
Am J Public Health 102:e74-80. 2012..We examined whether physical proximity to supermarkets or supermarket price was more strongly associated with obesity risk...
Sweetness and food preferenceAdam Drewnowski
The University of Washington, Nutritional Sciences Program, Seattle, WA, USA
J Nutr 142:1142S-8S. 2012..Further studies, preferably based on longitudinal cohorts, are needed to clarify the developmental trajectory of taste responses to low-calorie sweeteners and their potential impact on the diet quality of children and youth...- Economic instruments for obesity prevention: results of a scoping review and modified Delphi surveyGuy E J Faulkner
Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S2W6, Canada
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:109. 2011..The purpose of this study was to synthesize existing evidence regarding the impact of economic policies targeting obesity and its causal behaviours (diet, physical activity), and to make specific recommendations for the Canadian context... - Arterial roads and area socioeconomic status are predictors of fast food restaurant density in King County, WAPhilip M Hurvitz
Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:46. 2009..abstract:.. - Replacing fats and sweets with vegetables and fruits--a question of costAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public health Nutrition and the Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington in Seattle, 98195 3410, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1555-9. 2004..We examined the association between diet quality and estimated diet costs... - Should nutrient profiles be based on 100 g, 100 kcal or serving size?A Drewnowski
Center for Public health Nutrition and the Nutritional Sciences Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall, 353410, Washington, MI 98195 3410, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:898-904. 2009..The objective of this study was to compare the performance of nutrient profiles based on 100 g, 100 kcal and government-mandated serving sizes, and to identify the optimal base of calculation... - Nutrient-rich foods: applying nutrient navigation systems to improve public healthA Drewnowski
University of Washington Center for Obesity Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Food Sci 73:H222-8. 2008.... - The Nutrient Rich Foods Index helps to identify healthy, affordable foodsAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 91:1095S-1101S. 2010..When used in conjunction with a food prices database, it can help identify foods that are both nutritious and affordable... - Obesity, diets, and social inequalitiesAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 3410, USA
Nutr Rev 67:S36-9. 2009..This article discusses obesity as an economic phenomenon. Obesity is the toxic consequence of economic insecurity and a failing economic environment... 
Poverty and obesity: the role of energy density and energy costsAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 79:6-16. 2004..More and more Americans are becoming overweight and obese while consuming more added sugars and fats and spending a lower percentage of their disposable income on food...- Diet quality measures and cardiovascular risk factors in France: applying the Healthy Eating Index to the SU.VI.MAX studyAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public health Nutrition and the Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 28:22-9. 2009..To examine associations between diet quality measures, lifestyle variables, and cardiovascular risk factors in a large cohort of French adults... - Obesity and the food environment: dietary energy density and diet costsAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:154-62. 2004..Continuing to recommend costly diets to low-income families as a public health measure can only generate frustration and culpability among the poor and less-well educated. Obesity in America is, to a large extent, an economic issue... - Genetic sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil has no influence on dietary patterns, body mass indexes, or plasma lipid profiles of womenAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1340-8. 2007..Genetic sensitivity to the bitter taste of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) has been reported to determine preferences for bitter, sweet, and fat-containing foods, affect dietary habits, influence body weight, and modify chronic disease risk... - Testing nutrient profile models in relation to energy density and energy costA Drewnowski
Center for Public health Nutrition and the Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:674-83. 2009..Nutrient profiling of foods is defined as the science of classifying foods based on their nutrient content. Food rankings generated by nutrient profile models need to be tested against objective reality as opposed to public opinion... - Low-energy-density diets are associated with higher diet quality and higher diet costs in French adultsAdam Drewnowski
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1028-32. 2007..The finding that low-energy-density diets are associated with higher diet costs suggests that lasting improvements in diet quality may require economic as well as behavioral interventions... - The real contribution of added sugars and fats to obesityAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition and Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Epidemiol Rev 29:160-71. 2007..Examining past studies of the contribution of added sugars and fats to obesity rates through the prism of food prices and diet costs is the purpose of this review... - Concept of a nutritious food: toward a nutrient density scoreAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program and the Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 82:721-32. 2005..Given the current dietary trends, the nutrient density approach can be a valuable tool for nutrition education and dietary guidance... - The economics of obesity: dietary energy density and energy costAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 82:265S-273S. 2005..The broader problem may lie with growing disparities in incomes and wealth, declining value of the minimum wage, food imports, tariffs, and trade. Evidence is emerging that obesity in America is a largely economic issue... - Disparities in obesity rates: analysis by ZIP code areaAdam Drewnowski
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Soc Sci Med 65:2458-63. 2007..Geocoding of health data provides new insights into the nature of social determinants of health. Disparities in obesity rates by ZIP code area were greater than disparities associated with individual income or race/ethnicity... - Food choices and diet costs: an economic analysisAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Nutr 135:900-4. 2005..What is needed is a comprehensive policy approach that takes behavioral nutrition and the economics of food choice into account... - Nutrient profiling of foods: creating a nutrient-rich food indexAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Nutr Rev 66:23-39. 2008.... - Dietary energy density and body weight: is there a relationship?Adam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall 353410, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Nutr Rev 62:403-13. 2004..At this time, there are no longitudinal cohort data linking dietary energy density with higher obesity risk... - Liquid calories, sugar, and body weightAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:651-61. 2007..The effect of sugar consumption on body weight can also depend on behavioral intent, context, and the mode of use, availability, and cost of sweetened liquids... - The Mediterranean diet: does it have to cost more?Adam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program and the Center for Obesity Research, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Public Health Nutr 12:1621-8. 2009..To test the viability of the Mediterranean diet as an affordable low-energy-density model for dietary change... - Poverty and childhood overweight in California Assembly districtsAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, 305 Raitt Hall 353410, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Health Place 15:631-5. 2009..The goal of the present study was to determine the association between childhood overweight and area-based socioeconomic indicators in California Assembly districts... - The contribution of milk and milk products to micronutrient density and affordability of the U.S. dietAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 3410, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 30:422S-8S. 2011..Analyses of dietary surveys on "what we eat in America" can now be supplemented by analyses of nutrient density as well as nutrient cost... - Food preferences and reported frequencies of food consumption as predictors of current diet in young womenA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 70:28-36. 1999..Self-reported food preferences and frequencies of food consumption have served as proxy measures of the current diet in consumer research and in nutritional epidemiology studies, respectively... - Age and food preferences influence dietary intakes of breast care patientsA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 3410, USA
Health Psychol 18:570-8. 1999..Age-associated changes in food preferences and eating habits have implications for the dietary approach to cancer prevention and control... - Taste and food preferences as predictors of dietary practices in young womenA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Public Health Nutr 2:513-9. 1999..To investigate links between taste responses, self-reported food preferences and selected dietary outcomes in young women... - Sensory control of energy density at different life stagesA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 3410, USA
Proc Nutr Soc 59:239-44. 2000..However, it is a plausible hypothesis that sensory factors mediate adjustments in energy density of foods at different life stages... - Comparing the nutrient rich foods index with "Go," "Slow," and "Whoa," foodsAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall 353410, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:280-4. 2011..The study provides an illustration of how diverse nutrient profiling systems can be used to identify healthful foods and beverages... - Defining nutrient density: development and validation of the nutrient rich foods indexAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, 305 Raitt Hall 353410, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 28:421S-426S. 2009..Development of the NRF index followed scientific guidelines for nutrient profiling and was accompanied by extensive testing and validation... - Genetic taste markers and food preferencesA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Drug Metab Dispos 29:535-8. 2001..Consumer acceptance of these plant-based foods may depend critically on inherited taste factors. This review examines the role of genetic taste markers in determining taste preferences and food choices... - Genetic taste responses to 6-n-propylthiouracil among adults: a screening tool for epidemiological studiesA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program and the Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Chem Senses 26:483-9. 2001..Successful administration of PROP filter papers by mail suggests new avenues for the screening of taste phenotypes in epidemiological studies... - Does aging change nutrition requirements?A Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall, Box 353410, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Nutr Health Aging 5:70-4. 2001..Improving health-related quality of life is a key element in promoting the health and well-being of older adults... - Impact of aging on eating behaviors, food choices, nutrition, and health statusA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Nutr Health Aging 5:75-9. 2001..More studies that integrate nutrition research, public health intervention, and outcomes research are needed to determine the impact of diet on nutrition, health, and overall quality of life... - The cost of US foods as related to their nutritive valueAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:1181-8. 2010..Comparisons of the cost of different foods relative to their energy and nutritive value were conducted in the 1800s by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)... - Nutrition, physical activity, and quality of life in older adults: summaryA Drewnowski
Department of Epidemiology and Medicine and the Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:89-94. 2001..These important articles provide a link between diet and exercise and quality-of-life issues, as outlined in the Healthy People 2010 report... - Sugar and fat--from genes to cultureAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
J Nutr 133:829S-830S. 2003 - Fat and sugar: an economic analysisAdam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
J Nutr 133:838S-840S. 2003..Obesity in the United States and similar societies may be a socioeconomic, as opposed to a medical, problem and one that is related to diet structure and diet costs... - Testing consumer perception of nutrient content claims using conjoint analysisAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program and Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Box 353410, Seattle, WA 98195 3410, USA
Public Health Nutr 13:688-94. 2010..The present study aimed to estimate the relative contribution of declared amounts of different nutrients to the perception of the overall 'healthfulness' of foods by the consumer... - The role of energy densityAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Lipids 38:109-15. 2003..Low-ED foods, such as fresh produce, provide less energy per unit cost than do high-ED foods, which often contain added sugars and fats. Poverty and obesity may well be linked through the habitual consumption of a low-cost, high-ED diet... - Serum beta-carotene and vitamin C as biomarkers of vegetable and fruit intakes in a community-based sample of French adultsA Drewnowski
Human Nutrition Program, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 2029, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 65:1796-802. 1997..However, other dietary and lifestyle factors also have a significant effect on circulating concentrations of these antioxidant micronutrients... - Lower-energy-density diets are associated with higher monetary costs per kilocalorie and are consumed by women of higher socioeconomic statusPablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:814-22. 2009..This study examined associations among dietary energy density, energy-adjusted diet costs, and socioeconomic indicators of study participants... - Does diet cost mediate the relation between socioeconomic position and diet quality?A Aggarwal
Center for Public Health Nutrition, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Eur J Clin Nutr 65:1059-66. 2011..Socioeconomic disparities in diet quality are well established. This study tested the hypothesis that such disparities are mediated, in part, by diet cost... - Taste responses to naringin, a flavonoid, and the acceptance of grapefruit juice are related to genetic sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracilA Drewnowski
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 66:391-7. 1997.... - Sensory responses to 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) or sucrose solutions and food preferences in young womenA Drewnowski
Human Nutrition Program, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 2029, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 855:797-801. 1998..Strategies aimed at increasing the consumption of grains, vegetables, and fruit should consider the role of inherited taste makers and their potential impact on dietary habits... - PROP (6-n-Propylthiouracil) tasting and sensory responses to caffeine,sucrose, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone and chocolateA Ly
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-353410, USA
Chem Senses 26:41-7. 2001..Genetic taste markers may have only a minor impact on the consumption of such foods as sweetened coffee or chocolate... - Genetic sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil and sensory responses to sugar and fat mixturesA Drewnowski
Human Nutrition Program, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 2029, USA
Physiol Behav 63:771-7. 1998..Separating subjects into "likers" and "dislikers" of sweetened dairy products failed to reveal significant links to PROP taster status in this all-female sample... - Is there a consumer backlash against the diet and health message?R E Patterson
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 101:37-41. 2001..Anecdotal evidence exists that the public is becoming skeptical about nutrition messages. This article examines whether there is a backlash against dietary recommendations and whether it is associated with less healthful diets... - The science and complexity of bitter tasteA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-3410, USA
Nutr Rev 59:163-9. 2001..Used as a flavoring agent, it enhances the sensory appeal of beverages. Research developments on the genetics and perception of bitter taste add to our understanding of the role of bitterness in relation to food preference... - Taste preferences and food intakeA Drewnowski
Human Nutrition Program, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
Annu Rev Nutr 17:237-53. 1997..Nutrition education and intervention strategies aimed at improving population diets ought to consider sensory pleasure response to foods, in addition to a wide range of demographic and sociocultural variables... - Added soluble fiber enhances the satiating power of low-energy-density liquid yogurtsMartine M Perrigue
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1862-8. 2009..Low-energy-density foods with high satiating power may be useful tools for weight management. Energy density of yogurts can range from 0.4 to 1.8 kcal/g... - Higher satiety ratings following yogurt consumption relative to fruit drink or dairy fruit drinkAmi Tsuchiya
Center for Public Health Nutrition and Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:550-7. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The two yogurts were more satiating than the two beverages. However, lower hunger and higher fullness ratings after yogurt consumption did not lead to energy compensation at the next meal... - The rising cost of low-energy-density foodsPablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:2071-6. 2007..This cross-sectional study used retail food prices to test the hypothesis that low-energy-density foods are not only more costly per kilocalorie, but have increased disproportionately in price as compared to high-energy-density foods... - Liquid calories and the failure of satiety: how good is the evidence?E Almiron-Roig
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Obes Rev 4:201-12. 2003..Such factors appear to interact with pre-load texture in their impact on hunger and satiety and later food consumption... - Diet optimization methods can help translate dietary guidelines into a cancer prevention food planGabriel Masset
Center for Public Health Nutrition and Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, WA 98195, USA
J Nutr 139:1541-8. 2009..Optimization models provide an elegant mathematical solution that can help determine whether sets of dietary guidelines are achievable by diverse U.S. population subgroups... - Dietary energy density is associated with selected predictors of obesity in U.S. ChildrenJason A Mendoza
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Nutr 136:1318-22. 2006..Although food insecurity and WIC enrollment were not associated with DED in this study sample, milk consumption in children < or = 4 y old was associated with lower DED... - Absorption of folic acid and ascorbic acid from nutrient comparable beveragesBrett Carter
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Food Sci 75:H289-93. 2010..This study showed that similar levels of AA and FA bioavailability can be attained through ingestion of 100% OJ and a fortified beverage... - A low-calorie beverage supplemented with low-viscosity pectin reduces energy intake at a subsequent mealMartine Perrigue
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Food Sci 75:H300-5. 2010..A short time interval between consumption of a low-calorie beverage and a meal also increased satiety and decreased food intake, reflecting the short-lived effect of volume... - Hunger, thirst, and energy intakes following consumption of caloric beveragesEva Almiron-Roig
Nutritional Sciences Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 305 Raitt Hall, Box 353410, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Physiol Behav 79:767-73. 2003..All four beverages satisfied thirst equally well. Whether energy-containing cola, juice, and low-fat milk facilitate a positive energy balance remains a topic for further study... - Diet image: a new perspective on the food-frequency questionnaireA Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Nutr Rev 59:370-2. 2001..Food frequencies, much like food preferences or body image, appear to be a measure of attitude. As such, they may not be subject to absolute validation procedures... - Insurance coverage and incentives for weight loss among adults with metabolic syndromeDavid Arterburn
Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, Washington, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:70-6. 2008..To describe how insured adults with metabolic syndrome respond to various options for insurance coverage and financial incentives for weight management... - No difference in satiety or in subsequent energy intakes between a beverage and a solid foodEva Almiron-Roig
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall, Box 353410, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Physiol Behav 82:671-7. 2004..There was no satiety deficit following the ingestion of a beverage as compared with a solid food. The timing of consumption may be more important than the physical form of energy consumed... - Child obesity associated with social disadvantage of children's neighborhoodsH Mollie Greves Grow
University of Washington and Seattle Children s Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Soc Sci Med 71:584-91. 2010..S. urban county. These results contribute new information on relationships between broader social and economic context and child obesity risk using robust spatial analyses... - Sugars and satiety: does the type of sweetener make a difference?Pablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:116-23. 2007..Widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in beverages has been linked to rising obesity rates. One hypothesis is that HFCS in beverages has little satiating power... - How to modify the food environmentAdam Drewnowski
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Nutr 135:898-9. 2005 - A comparison of three methods of determination of energy density of elite figure skatersPaula J Ziegler
Gerber Products Co, Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622, USA
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 15:537-49. 2005..These results are consistent with past observations; higher energy density diets were higher in fat. In contrast, there was a negative relationship between sugar content and energy density of the diet... - Heritability estimates for dental caries and sucrose sweetness preferenceWalter A Bretz
College of Dentistry, New York University, 345 East 24th St, New York, NY 10010, USA
Arch Oral Biol 51:1156-60. 2006..The aim of this study was to determine heritability estimates for dental caries traits and sucrose sweetness preference... - Dietary energy density is associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome in U.S. adultsJason A Mendoza
Children s Nutrition Research Center and Academic General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 2600, USA
Diabetes Care 30:974-9. 2007..Rising obesity rates have been linked to the consumption of energy-dense diets. We examined whether dietary energy density was associated with obesity and related disorders including insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome... - Trends in overweight by socio-economic status in Vietnam: 1992 to 2002Minh Duc Nguyen
National Institute of Nutrition of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
Public Health Nutr 10:115-21. 2007..To explore socio-economic factors associated with rising rates of overweight among Vietnamese adults... - Nutrient-dense food groups have high energy costs: an econometric approach to nutrient profilingMatthieu Maillot
INSERM, U476 Nutrition Humaine et Lipides, Marseille, F 13385 France
J Nutr 137:1815-20. 2007.... - A nutrient density standard for vegetables and fruits: nutrients per calorie and nutrients per unit costNicole Darmon
Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l'Alimentation, Paris, France
J Am Diet Assoc 105:1881-7. 2005..The present results showed that although fruits and vegetables are an expensive source of dietary energy, they provide key nutrients at a reasonable cost... - Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group IV: prevention/treatmentRebecca M Mullis
Circulation 110:e484-8. 2004 - Changing the energy density of the diet as a strategy for weight managementBarbara J Rolls
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:S98-103. 2005..Since using energy density to guide food choices leads to food patterns consistent with dietary guidelines, policy level initiatives should be devised to help ensure that low-energy-dense diets are affordable and accessible to all... - Low energy density and high nutritional quality are each associated with higher diet costs in French adultsMatthieu Maillot
UMR Human Nutrition Research Unit INSERM 476 INRA1260, Marseille, France
Am J Clin Nutr 86:690-6. 2007..Low-energy-density diets are associated with higher diet costs per 10 MJ. Are diets of higher nutritional quality also associated with higher costs per 10 MJ?.. - Does social class predict diet quality?Nicole Darmon
INRA, UMR1260, Nutriments Lipidiques et Prévention des Maladies Métaboliques, Marseille, France
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1107-17. 2008..Exploring the possible causal relations between SES and diet quality is the purpose of this review... - Nutrient profiling can help identify foods of good nutritional quality for their price: a validation study with linear programmingMatthieu Maillot
INRA, UMR1260 Nutriments Lipidiques et Prevention des Maladies Metaboliques, Marseille, F 13385 France
J Nutr 138:1107-13. 2008..Linear programming is a useful tool for testing nutrient profiling systems and validating the concept of nutrient profiling... - Clarifying concepts about macronutrients' effects on satiation and satietyDana E Gerstein
Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 104:1151-3. 2004..The objective of this article is to define the terminology commonly used to discuss the macronutrients' roles in appetite regulation and to discuss the interrelated concepts and roles of taste, palatability, and energy density... - Taste preferences and body weight changes in an obesity-prone populationArline D Salbe
Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 79:372-8. 2004..CONCLUSION: Although the Pima Indians liked sweet and creamy solutions less than the whites did, a heightened hedonic response for these solutions among the Pima Indians was associated with weight gain... - Energy-dense diets are associated with lower diet costs: a community study of French adultsNicole Darmon
, , Paris, France
Public Health Nutr 7:21-7. 2004..The finding that energy-dilute diets are associated with higher diet costs has implications for dietary guidelines and current strategies for dietary change... - Iron deficiency is unacceptably high in refugee children from BurmaTeresa M Kemmer
Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Nutr 133:4143-9. 2003..A comprehensive nutrition and public health-focused approach to combating anemia and ID is essential. Following the presentation of results to policy makers, the improvement of the micronutrient content of rations has been initiated... - Pathological dieting and alcohol use in college women--a continuum of behaviorsDean D Krahn
University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry, USA
Eat Behav 6:43-52. 2005..These results suggest that the dysfunctional eating behaviors often associated with dieting could also be associated with dysfunctional alcohol use...
Research Grants
- An Exploratory Center for Obesity Research (RMI)Adam Drewnowski; Fiscal Year: 2006..By promoting interagency collaborations, these efforts will help the NIH develop a roadmap on how to effectively translate research findings into national, state, and local health policy. ..
- Food environment, diet quality, and disparities in obesityAdam Drewnowski; Fiscal Year: 2009..Spatial analyses and multilevel regression models will be used to test the hypothesis that physical and economic access to foods sources may predict dietary energy density and obesity rates. ..
- Food environment, diet quality, and disparities in obesityAdam Drewnowski; Fiscal Year: 2010..Spatial analyses and multilevel regression models will be used to test the hypothesis that physical and economic access to foods sources may predict dietary energy density and obesity rates. ..