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| Barbara C OlendzkiSummaryAffiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School Country: USA Publications
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Design and methods for a randomized clinical trial treating comorbid obesity and major depressive disorderKristin L Schneider
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Psychiatry 8:77. 2008..Treating depression directly prior to behavioral weight loss treatment might bolster weight loss outcomes in this population, but this has not yet been tested in a randomized clinical trial...- Design and methods for a randomized clinical trial of a diabetes self-management intervention for low-income Latinos: Latinos en ControlMilagros C Rosal
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:81. 2009..They also have lower literacy levels and are more likely to live in poverty. Interventions are needed to improve diabetes control among low-income Latinos... 
A simple dietary message to improve dietary quality: Results from a pilot investigationBarbara C Olendzki
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA
Nutrition 25:736-44. 2009..The present study compared the feasibility of two simple messages (a high-fiber diet or a low saturated fat diet) to a combination message (high fiber/low saturated fat) on their potential to affect dietary quality and metabolic health...- Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to 24-hour dietary recall databaseBarbara C Olendzki
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 22:1087-95. 2006..We also calculated daily GI and GL values from the 24HR... - Underreporting of energy intake and associated factors in a Latino population at risk of developing type 2 diabetesBarbara C Olendzki
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, 55 Lake Ave N, Shaw Bldg, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1003-8. 2008..Energy intake underreporting is prevalent in this low-income, low-literacy Caribbean Latino population. Future studies are needed to develop dietary assessment measures that minimize underreporting in this population... 
Nutritional assessment and counseling for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseaseBarbara Olendzki
Department of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Am Fam Physician 73:257-64. 2006..Recommendations should be accompanied by patient information handouts presenting acceptable substitutions for currently identified detrimental food choices...- A randomized clinical trial comparing low-glycemic index versus ADA dietary education among individuals with type 2 diabetesYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:45-56. 2008..We compared the effects of a low glycemic index (GI) diet with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) diet on glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among individuals with type 2 diabetes... - Dietary quality 1 year after diagnosis of coronary heart diseaseYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:240-6; discussion 246-7. 2008..The purpose of this ancillary study is to determine the quality of diets in patients with documented coronary heart disease (CHD)... - Association between dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and high-sensitivity C-reactive proteinJennifer A Griffith
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:401-6. 2008..This study examined the relation between quality of dietary carbohydrate intake, as measured by glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL), and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels... - Outcomes of a Latino community-based intervention for the prevention of diabetes: the Lawrence Latino Diabetes Prevention ProjectIra S Ockene
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Public Health 102:336-42. 2012..We tested the effectiveness of a community-based, literacy-sensitive, and culturally tailored lifestyle intervention on weight loss and diabetes risk reduction among low-income, Spanish-speaking Latinos at increased diabetes risk... - A dietary quality comparison of popular weight-loss plansYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1786-91. 2007..Dietary quality varied across popular weight-loss plans. Ornish, Weight Watchers high-carbohydrate, and New Glucose Revolution weight-loss plans have an increased capacity for cardiovascular disease prevention when assessed by the AHEI... - Gender differences in predictors of body weight and body weight change in healthy adultsDavid E Chiriboga
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:137-45. 2008..Analysis of naturally occurring changes in body weight can provide valuable insights in improving our understanding of the influence of demographic, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors on weight gain in middle-age adults... - Low-carbohydrate and high-fat intake among adult patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitusYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 22:1129-36. 2006..This study examined baseline dietary intake, body weight, and physiologic status in patients enrolled in a dietary intervention for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)... - Design and methods for testing a simple dietary message to improve weight loss and dietary qualityPhilip A Merriam
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:87. 2009..g., fiber intake, may make the message much easier to comprehend and adhere, such that respondents can achieve greater weight loss, better dietary quality and overall metabolic health... - Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipidsYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 25:155-63. 2006..The effect of dietary carbohydrate on blood lipids has received considerable attention in light of the current trend in lowering carbohydrate intake for weight loss... - Number of 24-hour diet recalls needed to estimate energy intakeYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Ann Epidemiol 19:553-9. 2009..Twenty-four-hour diet recall interviews (24HRs) are used to assess diet and to validate other diet assessment instruments. Therefore it is important to know how many 24HRs are required to describe an individual's intake... - Association between dietary fiber and serum C-reactive proteinYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:760-6. 2006..Data on longitudinal associations between dietary fiber intake and CRP are currently lacking... - A novel measure of dietary change in a prostate cancer dietary program incorporating mindfulness trainingJames F Carmody
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:1822-7. 2012.... - Methodology of a diabetes prevention translational research project utilizing a community-academic partnership for implementation in an underserved Latino communityPhilip A Merriam
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 9:20. 2009..Latinos comprise the largest racial/ethnic group in the United States and have 2-3 times the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus as Caucasians... - What are patients actually eating: the dietary practices of cardiovascular disease patientsYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Curr Opin Cardiol 25:518-21. 2010..To examine dietary quality for patients after a coronary heart disease (CHD) event using a selective review... - Predictors of weight status following laparoscopic gastric bypassYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Obes Surg 16:1227-31. 2006..Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies and depends on many factors, such as time elapsed since surgery, baseline weight, and co-morbidities... - Association between dietary fiber and markers of systemic inflammation in the Women's Health Initiative Observational StudyYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nutrition 24:941-9. 2008.... - Diabetes self-management among low-income Spanish-speaking patients: a pilot studyMilagros C Rosal
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Preventative and Behavioural Medicine, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Ann Behav Med 29:225-35. 2005..However, little is known about how to effectively promote self-management in this population... - Randomized trial of a literacy-sensitive, culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention for low-income latinos: latinos en controlMilagros C Rosal
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Diabetes Care 34:838-44. 2011..To test whether a theory-based, literacy, and culturally tailored self-management intervention, Latinos en Control, improves glycemic control among low-income Latinos with type 2 diabetes... - Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weightYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:359-67. 2005..Results suggest that the type of carbohydrate may be related to body weight. However, further research is required to elucidate this association and its implications for weight management... - The dietary quality of persons with heart failure in NHANES 1999-2006Stephenie C Lemon
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, S7 745, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:135-40. 2010..Dietary quality may impact heart failure outcomes. However, the current status of the dietary quality of persons with heart failure has not been previously reported... - A dietary intervention for recurrent prostate cancer after definitive primary treatment: results of a randomized pilot trialJames Carmody
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
Urology 72:1324-8. 2008.... - Association of depressive symptoms and lifestyle behaviors among Latinos at risk of type 2 diabetesSherry L Pagoto
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Universityof Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake AveNorth, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1246-50. 2009..Higher CES-D scores were associated with lower diet quality (P<0.05), but were not associated with BMI or physical activity. Depression and lower dietary quality can contribute to risk for type 2 diabetes among Latinos... - Statin use and risk of diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women in the Women's Health InitiativeAnnie L Culver
Rochester Methodist Hospital, MayoClinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Arch Intern Med 172:144-52. 2012..This study investigates whether the incidence of new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with statin use among postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)... - Effect of soy protein containing isoflavones on blood lipids in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized controlled trialYunsheng Ma
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 24:275-85. 2005..Dietary intake of soy protein with isoflavones may be associated with reductions in serum cholesterol... - Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with marine and botanical oils: influence on serum lipidsBarbara C Olendzki
Center for Integrative Nutrition, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011:827286. 2011..001 verses baseline). Conclusion. Marine and botanical oils may be useful treatment for rheumatoid arthritis patients who are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease compared to the general population...