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Parental perceptions of their adolescent's weight status: the ECHO studyMary O Hearst
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Health Behav 35:248-55. 2011..To assess the correlates of parental classification of adolescent weight status...- Development and validation of a screening instrument to assess the types and quality of foods served at home mealsJayne A Fulkerson
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:10. 2012..The aim of this study was to develop and validate a user-friendly screener to assess the types of foods served at home meals... - The relative influence of demographic, individual, social, and environmental factors on physical activity among boys and girlsCarrie D Patnode
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N, Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:79. 2010..abstract:.. - The validation of a home food inventoryJayne A Fulkerson
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:55. 2008.... - Adolescent physical activity and screen time: associations with the physical home environmentJohn R Sirard
Kinesiology Program, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:82. 2010..abstract:.. 
Examining the relationships between family meal practices, family stressors, and the weight of youth in the familyLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Ann Behav Med 41:353-62. 2011..Research is limited on how the social environment of the home is related to childhood obesity...- Mediators affecting girls' levels of physical activity outside of school: findings from the trial of activity in adolescent girlsLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1054, USA
Ann Behav Med 38:124-36. 2009..Providing after school activities is a community level approach for reducing the decline in physical activity of girls as they reach early adolescence... - Examining the etiology of childhood obesity: The IDEA studyLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1054, USA
Am J Community Psychol 44:338-49. 2009..The use of a conceptual model to guide the research, a transdisciplinary approach, a longitudinal cohort design and state-of-the-art measures of the individual and the environment are strengths of this research... - Measuring the food environment: state of the scienceLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 1054, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:S134-44. 2009.... 
Vitamin supplement intake is related to dietary intake and physical activity: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)Lindsay Reaves
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minneapolis School of Public Health, 1300 S Second St, Ste 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:2018-23. 2006..Further study on supplement use by adolescents, including other types of supplements used and reasons for use, is warranted...- Longitudinal associations between key dietary behaviors and weight gain over time: transitions through the adolescent yearsMelissa N Laska
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:118-25. 2012..e., accelerometers and 24-h dietary recalls), as well as its evaluation of both BMI and PBF. Additional research is needed to better understand the complex constellation of factors that contribute to adolescent weight gain over time... - Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in young adolescentsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Am J Health Behav 27:546-53. 2003..To assess prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms in young adolescents and examine associations between symptoms and sociodemographic and behavioral factors... - Association of the home environment with cardiovascular and metabolic biomarkers in youthDonald R Dengel
School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Prev Med 51:259-61. 2010..To examine the relationship between the home environment and biomarkers associated with the cardiovascular and metabolic risks in adolescents... - Adoption of risk-related factors through early adolescence: associations with weight status and implications for causal mechanismsKeryn E Pasch
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Adolesc Health 43:387-93. 2008..To examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between weight status and measures of risk and protective factors in youth... - A randomized school trial of environmental strategies to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among childrenCheryl L Perry
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454 1013, USA
Health Educ Behav 31:65-76. 2004..Process measures indicated that verbal encouragement by food-service staff was associated with outcomes. The outcomes suggest that multicomponent interventions are more powerful than cafeteria programs alone with this age group... - Are differences in exposure to a multicomponent school-based intervention associated with varying dietary outcomes in adolescents?Amanda S Birnbaum
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
Health Educ Behav 29:427-43. 2002..Control students' choices remained stable. Future studies may investigate mechanisms for peer leaders' changes, maximizing curriculum effectiveness, and improving environmental interventions... - Two years later: wellness councils and healthier vending in a cohort of middle and high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
Population Health and Systems Cooperative Unit, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Adolesc Health 49:550-2. 2011..To examine the association between school wellness council structure over 2 years and low-nutrient, energy-dense vending fare assessed as a food score (range: 0-7), following enactment of federal legislation... - Emerging adulthood and college-aged youth: an overlooked age for weight-related behavior changeMelissa C Nelson
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:2205-11. 2008 - Improving literacy about energy-related issues: the need for a better understanding of the concepts behind energy intake and expenditure among adolescents and their parentsMelissa C Nelson
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:281-7. 2009..The examination of interactive effects between individual-level and environmental influences on health behavior is an important area for future obesity-related research... - School and district wellness councils and availability of low-nutrient, energy-dense vending fare in Minnesota middle and high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:150-5. 2011..03). The potential of wellness councils to impact availability of low-nutrient, energy-dense vending fare is promising. There may be an added benefit to having both a school and district council... - Relationships between energy balance knowledge and the home environmentMegan E Slater
Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:556-60. 2011..72, P=0.003). Youth and/or parent knowledge alone was not significantly associated with most characteristics of the home environment, supporting the importance of developing intervention strategies that target the family as a whole... - Predicting adolescents' intake of fruits and vegetablesLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 35:170-5. 2003..To explore potential predictors of adolescents' fruit and vegetable intake by expanding on current theory and drawing from other adolescent research... - The association of the school food environment with dietary behaviors of young adolescentsMartha Y Kubik
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, 55455, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1168-73. 2003..We examined the association between young adolescents' dietary behaviors and school vending machines, à la carte programs, and fried potatoes' being served at school lunch... - Multilevel predictors of adolescent physical activity: a longitudinal analysisMary O Hearst
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:8. 2012..To examine how factors from a social ecologic model predict physical activity (PA) among adolescents using a longitudinal analysis... - Understanding the perceived determinants of weight-related behaviors in late adolescence: a qualitative analysis among college youthMelissa C Nelson
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55454 1015, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 41:287-92. 2009..Identify key factors underlying college weight gain, nutrition, and physical activity... - Food use in middle and high school fundraising: does policy support healthful practice? Results from a survey of Minnesota school principalsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1215-9. 2009..However, use of foods high in fat and added sugars remains a prevalent fundraising practice, especially in high schools and for club/sports teams, and requires additional attention... - Growing into obesity: patterns of height growth in those who become normal weight, overweight, or obese as young adultsSteven D Stovitz
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, USA
Am J Hum Biol 23:635-41. 2011..To study whether patterns of height growth differ by adult obesity status, and determine the contribution of subcutaneous fatness as an explanatory variable for any differences... - The relationship between sleep and weight in a sample of adolescentsLeslie A Lytle
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:324-31. 2011..Future research needs to examine the relationship longitudinally and to study potential mediators of the relationship... - School functioning and violent behavior among young adolescents: a contextual analysisAmanda S Birnbaum
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Health Educ Res 18:389-403. 2003.... - Child height and the risk of young-adult obesitySteven D Stovitz
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55414, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:74-7. 2010..Childhood obesity is a major risk factor for adult obesity, and obese children tend to be taller than their normal-weight peers... - School-based approaches to affect adolescents' diets: results from the TEENS studyLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55454, USA
Health Educ Behav 31:270-87. 2004..In addition, future work may consider the use of peer leaders, more intensive teacher training, ongoing formative assessment, and the testing of more powerful environmental change intervention strategies... - School climate and the institutionalization of the CATCH programGuy S Parcel
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston 77030, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:489-502. 2003..Measures of school climate may be useful in determining a school's readiness to adopt and implement an innovative health promotion curriculum... - Survey development for assessing correlates of young adolescents' eatingAmanda S Birnbaum
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454 1054, USA
Am J Health Behav 26:284-95. 2002..To describe the development and psychometric testing of a survey to assess multiple influences on young adolescents' eating behaviors... - Schoolwide food practices are associated with body mass index in middle school studentsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1111-4. 2005..To examine the association between body mass index in young adolescents and schoolwide food practices such as foods used in school fundraising and in the classroom as incentives and rewards... - Maintenance of a health promotion program in elementary schools: results from the CATCH-ON study key informant interviewsLeslie A Lytle
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
Health Educ Behav 30:503-18. 2003.... - Influencing healthful food choices in school and home environments: results from the TEENS studyLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Med 43:8-13. 2006..This research is part of the TEENS study, a school-based intervention study... - Stressed out and overcommitted! The relationships between time demands and family rules and parents' and their child's weight statusMary O Hearst
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Health Educ Behav 39:446-54. 2012..This study aimed to determine the relationship between parent time demands and presence and enforcement of family rules and parent/child dyad weight status... - Inventory versus checklist approach to assess middle school à la carte food availabilityMary O Hearst
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Sch Health 79:593-8; quiz 603-5. 2009..The purpose of this research is to evaluate 2 methods of assessing foods available on school à la carte lines for schools' ability to assess the proportion of foods that are healthful options... - Development and evaluation of a brief screener to estimate fast-food and beverage consumption among adolescentsMelissa C Nelson
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd St, WBOB Ste 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:730-4. 2009..Overall while these screener items largely represent reliable measures with fair validity, our findings highlight the challenges inherent in the validation of brief dietary assessment tools... - Evaluating a model of youth physical activityCarrie D Heitzler
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1300 S Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Health Behav 34:593-606. 2010..To explore the relationship between social influences, self-efficacy, enjoyment, and barriers and physical activity... - Soft drinks, candy, and fast food: what parents and teachers think about the middle school food environmentMartha Y Kubik
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, 6 101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:233-9. 2005..To assess the opinions and beliefs of parents and teachers of middle school students regarding the school food environment... - Social ecological predictors of the transition to overweight in youth: results from the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at Schools (TEENS) studyElizabeth G Klein
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1163-9. 2008..To explore the social ecological predictors of the transition to overweight in youth, as shown in results from the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at Schools study... - Alcohol outlets and youth alcohol use: exposure in suburban areasKeryn E Pasch
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Health Place 15:642-6. 2009..However, the lack of association may also reflect the lower level of alcohol outlets present in low-density residential environments as well as differences in accessibility... - Objectively assessed associations between physical activity and body composition in middle-school girls: the Trial of Activity for Adolescent GirlsJune Stevens
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:1298-305. 2007..More population-based research using objective physical activity and body composition measurements is needed to make evidence-based physical activity recommendations for US youth... - Reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to assess television viewing and computer use by middle school childrenKathryn H Schmitz
University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Sch Health 74:370-7. 2004.... - Food-related beliefs, eating behavior, and classroom food practices of middle school teachersMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 6101 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 0342, USA
J Sch Health 72:339-45. 2002..School and health professionals should continue to advocate for schoolwide policies and programs that support students and teachers if the goal of an integrated healthy school food environment is to be realized... - The relationship of weight-related perceptions, goals, and behaviors with fruit and vegetable consumption in young adolescentsAlana A Nystrom
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Med 40:203-8. 2005..These data support the inclusion of gender-specific intervention components related to weight-related perceptions, goals, and behaviors... - Serum homocysteine is related to food intake in adolescents: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular HealthPamela L Lutsey
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:1380-6. 2006..CONCLUSION: These observational findings suggest a beneficial effect of whole-grain, refined-grain, and dairy products on serum homocysteine concentrations in an adolescent population... - Dealing with the childhood obesity epidemic: a public health approachLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abdom Imaging 37:719-24. 2012..The following offers an overview of current trends and initiatives from both sectors and concludes with some thoughts on what the future may hold... - A randomized controlled trial of the middle and junior high school D.A.R.E. and D.A.R.E. Plus programsCheryl L Perry
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 S Second St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:178-84. 2003..To evaluate the effect of the middle and junior high school Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) and D.A.R.E. Plus programs on drug use and violence... - Does the built environment relate to the metabolic syndrome in adolescents?Donald R Dengel
School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, 1900 University Avenue SE, 110 Cooke Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Health Place 15:946-51. 2009..Multivariate linear regression models revealed significant associations between an increased distance to convenience stores and the MetS. The results of this study suggest a role for the built environment in the development of the MetS... - The interaction of childhood height and childhood BMI in the prediction of young adult BMISteven D Stovitz
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:2336-41. 2008.... - Achieving physiological change in school-based intervention trials: what makes a preventive intervention successful?Leslie A Lytle
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 1300 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Br J Nutr 88:219-21. 2002 - Nutritional issues for adolescentsLeslie A Lytle
Department of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1054, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 17:177-89. 2003..We discuss implications of the trends in adolescent dietary habits for practitioners and propose a research agenda for better understanding and positively influencing future adolescent nutritional health... - Sizing a trial to alter the trajectory of health behaviours: methods, parameter estimates, and their applicationDavid M Murray
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The Ohio State University, B222 Starling Loving Hall, 320 West 10th Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Stat Med 26:2297-316. 2007..We provide estimates for the parameters required for those calculations for a number of adolescent health behaviours. We also show how the estimates can be used to plan a future trial... - Reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to assess calcium intake of middle-school-aged childrenLisa J Harnack
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:1790-5. 2006..Evaluate the validity and reliability of a short (10-item) calcium food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for use with middle-school-aged (11 to 14 years of age) children... - Fruits and vegetables taken can serve as a proxy measure for amounts eaten in a school lunchClifton Gray
Center for Health Promotion, Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, MN, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1019-23. 2007..The hypothesis is strengthened that food taken can be used as a proxy for consumption in future nutrition education research... - Nutrient intake over time in a multi-ethnic sample of youthLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis 55454 1054, USA
Public Health Nutr 5:319-28. 2002..The purpose of this paper is to present longitudinal data on nutrient intakes of youth with emphases on differences by sex and race/ethnicity. Nutrients selected for examination are those implicated in chronic disease... - Associations between perceived family meal environment and parent intake of fruit, vegetables, and fatKerri N Boutelle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis MN 55454, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 35:24-9. 2003..To describe the family mealtime environment and assess associations with adult fruit, vegetable, and fat intake... - Breakfast frequency and quality may affect glycemia and appetite in adults and childrenMark A Pereira
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Nutr 141:163-8. 2011.... - Peer-led, school-based nutrition education for young adolescents: feasibility and process evaluation of the TEENS studyMary Story
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd St, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
J Sch Health 72:121-7. 2002..Results show that peer-led nutrition education approaches in schools are feasible and have high acceptability among peer leaders, classroom students, and teachers... - Psychosocial correlates of physical activity and sedentary leisure habits in young adolescents: the Teens Eating for Energy and Nutrition at School studyKathryn H Schmitz
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, USA
Prev Med 34:266-78. 2002..Development of effective programs to increase PA and/or decrease SLH in young adolescents should be based on a clear understanding of the determinants of these behaviors... - A healthy trend: less food used in fundraising and as rewards and incentives in Minnesota middle and high schoolsMartha Y Kubik
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5 140 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Public Health Nutr 16:683-6. 2013..To assess change in the 4-year prevalence (2006-2009) of the use of food in school fundraising and as rewards and incentives for students, following implementation of federal legislation in the USA in 2006... - Assessing the dietary environment: examples from school-based nutrition interventionsLeslie A Lytle
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis 55454, USA
Public Health Nutr 5:893-9. 2002.... - Nutritional issues for adolescentsLeslie A Lytle
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis 55455, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 102:S8-12. 2002..The discussion focuses on nutritional issues for the general adolescent population, rather than high-risk adolescents. Data are primarily drawn from large, population-based studies using representative samples of adolescents... - Validity and reliability of a home environment inventory for physical activity and media equipmentJohn R Sirard
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:24. 2008.... - The relationships among socioeconomic status, fruit and vegetable intake, and alcohol consumptionScott T Shimotsu
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, USA
Am J Health Promot 27:21-8. 2012..We hypothesized that fruit and vegetable consumption would be inversely associated with alcohol consumption and the relationship would differ by SES... - Nutrition education, behavioral theories, and the scientific method: another viewpointLeslie A Lytle
School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1054, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 37:90-3. 2005....