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| N E SherwoodSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Development and implementation of a visual card-sorting technique for assessing food and activity preferences and patterns in African American girlsNancy E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:1473-9. 2003..Associations among food preference and intake frequency, activity preference and frequency, and body mass index were examined...- Body image perceptions and dieting among African-American pre-adolescent girls and parents/caregiversNancy E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA
Ethn Dis 13:200-7. 2003..Seventy-two percent of parents reported that they were trying to lose weight. Discussions include possible regional differences in weight concern among AA girls, and implications for obesity prevention programs... - Predictors of weight gain in the Pound of Prevention studyN E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454 1015, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:395-403. 2000..This study examined cross-sectional and prospective relationships between macronutrient intake, behaviors intended to limit fat intake, physical activity and body weight... - The behavioral determinants of exercise: implications for physical activity interventionsN E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 1015, USA
Annu Rev Nutr 20:21-44. 2000.... - Smokers with multiple behavioral risk factors: how are they different?N E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 1015, USA
Prev Med 31:299-307. 2000..The second aim was to examine prospective associations between risk factor status and smoking outcomes (i.e., cessation and quit attempts)... - Mail and phone interventions for weight loss in a managed-care setting: weigh-to-be 2-year outcomesN E Sherwood
HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1524, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 30:1565-73. 2006..CONCLUSION: Although mail- and phone-based weight-loss programs are a reasonably efficient way to deliver weight-loss services, additional work is needed to enhance their short- and long-term efficacy... - The comparative and cumulative effects of a dietary restriction and exercise on weight lossC L Dunn
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55454, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 30:112-21. 2006..To assess the independence of changes made in diet and physical activity for weight loss; and, to examine the comparative and cumulative effects of these behavioral changes on weight loss outcomes... - Prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a nonclinical sample of women enrolled in a weight gain prevention programS A French
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23:576-85. 1999..The aims of the present study were to examine the prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a nonclinical sample of women and to examine whether associations differed by overweight status... - Age of initiation, smoking patterns, and risk in a population of working adultsH A Lando
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 1015, USA
Prev Med 29:590-8. 1999..Early age of initiation is a significant risk factor for long-term dependent smoking and may also relate to other unhealthy behaviors and increased likelihood of illness, independent of duration of smoking... - Binge status as a predictor of weight loss treatment outcomeN E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454 1015, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23:485-93. 1999.... - Binge eating disorder, weight control self-efficacy, and depression in overweight men and womenJ A Linde
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:418-25. 2004..To examine binge eating, depression, weight self-efficacy, and weight control success among obese individuals seeking treatment in a managed care organization... - Internalization of the sociocultural ideal: weight-related attitudes and dieting behaviors among young adolescent girlsN E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Health Promot 15:228-31, iii. 2001..Very few were unhappy with their weight, shape, and various body parts. Most appeared to be aware of the influence of media on body image and were accepting of a wide range of body shapes and sizes among themselves and their friends... 
Is the obesity epidemic exaggerated? NoR W Jeffery
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, 1300 S Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
BMJ 336:245. 2008- Mail and phone interventions for weight loss in a managed-care setting: Weigh-To-Be one-year outcomesR W Jeffery
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:1584-92. 2003..To describe methods, recruitment success, and 1-y results of a study evaluating the effectiveness of phone- and mail-based weight-loss interventions in a managed care setting... - Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girlsBettina M Beech
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Obes Res 12:7S-19S. 2004..To determine whether cultural perspectives of parents may influence children's eating and physical activity behaviors and patterns of weight gain... - Anthropometric, parental, and psychosocial correlates of dietary intake of African-American girlsKaren W Cullen
Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030 2600, USA
Obes Res 12:20S-31S. 2004.... - Physical activity among African-American girls: the role of parents and the home environmentSarah Adkins
Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section, Public Health Institute, Sacramento, California, USA
Obes Res 12:38S-45S. 2004.... - Covariability in diet and physical activity in African-American girlsDeborah Thompson
Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Obes Res 12:46S-54S. 2004..Our goal was to examine 12-week covariability in diet and physical activity changes among 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls and if these changes predicted percent change in BMI... - Weight-related sports involvement in girls: who is at risk for disordered eating?Nancy E Sherwood
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Health Promot 16:341-4, ii. 2002.... - Management of child and adolescent obesity: attitudes, barriers, skills, and training needs among health care professionalsMary T Story
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454 1015, USA
Pediatrics 110:210-4. 2002..The primary aim of this study was to evaluate among health care professionals their attitudes, perceived barriers, perceived skill level, and training needs in the management of child and adolescent obesity... - Long-term weight losses associated with prescription of higher physical activity goals. Are higher levels of physical activity protective against weight regain?Deborah F Tate
Department of Health Behavior Health Education and Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:954-9. 2007..High levels of exercise may be necessary for long-term maintenance of weight loss... - Maintaining physical activity among older adults: six-month outcomes of the Keep Active Minnesota randomized controlled trialBrian C Martinson
HealthPartners Research Foundation, Mail Stop 21111R, P O Box 1524, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1524, USA
Prev Med 46:111-9. 2008..We evaluate the 6-month efficacy of Keep Active Minnesota, a phone- and mail-based physical activity maintenance intervention designed for use with adults age 50 to 70 years who have increased their physical activity within the past year... - Shared risk and protective factors for overweight and disordered eating in adolescentsDianne R Neumark-Sztainer
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:359-369. 2007.... - Correlates of obesity in African-American girls: an overviewNancy E Sherwood
HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Obes Res 12:3S-6S. 2004 - Measurement characteristics of diet-related psychosocial questionnaires among African-American parents and their 8- to 10-year-old daughters: results from the Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site StudiesKaren W Cullen
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030 2600, USA
Prev Med 38:S34-42. 2004..This paper presents the reliability and validity of several diet-related psychosocial questionnaires... - Physical activity and weight loss: does prescribing higher physical activity goals improve outcome?Robert W Jeffery
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 78:684-9. 2003..Recommending increased physical activity facilitates long-term weight loss, but the optimal level of physical activity to recommend is unknown... - Recruitment of African-American pre-adolescent girls into an obesity prevention trial: the GEMS pilot studiesMary Story
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S78-87. 2003..The objective of this report is to describe the methods used to recruit 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls into four 12-week randomized controlled pilot studies on obesity prevention... - An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: the Minnesota GEMS pilot studyMary Story
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S54-64. 2003..This study was part of the GEMS project, created to test interventions designed to reduce excess weight gain in African-American girls... - The weight loss experience: a descriptive analysisRobert W Jeffery
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55545 1015, USA
Ann Behav Med 27:100-6. 2004..Six months of loss followed by gradual regain to baseline is descriptive of most weight loss attempts... - Collaborative planning for formative assessment and cultural appropriateness in the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): a retrospectionShiriki K Kumanyika
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
Ethn Dis 13:S15-29. 2003..This article describes the collaborative planning process undertaken to take full advantage of formative assessment activities for improving contextual relevance and cultural appropriateness... - Physical activity self-report and accelerometry measures from the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site StudiesMargarita S Treuth
Center for Human Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prev Med 38:S43-9. 2004..Valid and reliable physical activity checklists are needed to assess effectiveness of interventions. This study tested the validity and reliability of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS) Activity Questionnaire... - Measurement characteristics of weight concern and dieting measures in 8-10-year-old African-American girls from GEMS pilot studiesNancy E Sherwood
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
Prev Med 38:S50-9. 2004..Reliability and validity were established for weight concern measures completed by 8-10-year-old African-American girls participating in a pilot obesity prevention program... - Measurement characteristics of activity-related psychosocial measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Study (GEMS)Nancy E Sherwood
Health Partners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1524, USA
Prev Med 38:S60-8. 2004.... - Depressive symptoms and adolescent eating and health behaviors: a multifaceted view in a population-based sampleJayne A Fulkerson
Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454 1015, USA
Prev Med 38:865-75. 2004..However, no research to date has described associations between depressive symptoms and nutritional intake or physical activity among adolescents in a nonclinical, population-based sample... - Well-child visits in the video age: pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for children's media useDouglas A Gentile
Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011 3180, USA
Pediatrics 114:1235-41. 2004..Pediatricians were also asked about how often they make media recommendations as part of anticipatory guidance during well-child visits, as well as the perceived efficacy of and barriers to making such recommendations... - Evaluating strategies and costs to recruit smokeless tobacco usersRaymond G Boyle
HealthPartners Research Foundation, 8170 33rd Avenue South, MS 21111R Bloomington, MN 55425, USA
Addict Behav 32:3088-92. 2007..The overall cost was expensive but reflected the geographic diversity of recruitment and the prevalence of oral snuff use... - Meeting recommendations for multiple healthy lifestyle factors. Prevalence, clustering, and predictors among adolescent, adult, and senior health plan membersNicolaas P Pronk
Center for Health Promotion, HealthPartners Research Foundation, HealthPartners, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:25-33. 2004..Such data may guide both clinical and health policy decision making and person-centered approaches to population health improvement...