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| Brenda M DavySummaryAffiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Country: USA Publications
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Weight gain prevention: identifying theory-based targets for health behavior change in young adultsKathryn A Strong
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1708-1715. 2008..Food and nutrition professionals working with young adults attending college may use these findings to guide the behavioral therapy component of their weight management medical nutrition therapy goals and outcomes...
Pre-meal water consumption reduces meal energy intake in older but not younger subjectsEmily L Van Walleghen
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, 221 Wallace Hall 0430, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:93-9. 2007..To determine whether the consumption of water 30 minutes before an ad libitum meal reduces meal energy intake in young and older adults...- Water consumption reduces energy intake at a breakfast meal in obese older adultsBrenda M Davy
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, 221 Wallace Hall 0430, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1236-9. 2008..05). Given the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among older adults, future studies should determine whether premeal water consumption is an effective long-term weight control strategy for older adults... - Body weight status, dietary habits, and physical activity levels of middle school-aged children in rural MississippiBrenda M Davy
Division of Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
South Med J 97:571-7. 2004..The purpose of this investigation was to determine the risk of overweight and obesity in middle school-aged children residing in a racially diverse rural community, and to characterize their dietary and physical activity habits... - Association of δ¹³C in fingerstick blood with added-sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage intakeBrenda M Davy
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:874-8. 2011..028). Although there are several potential dietary sources for blood carbon, the δ¹³C value of fingerstick blood shows promise as a noninvasive biomarker of added-sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage intake based on these findings... - Sex differences in acute energy intake regulationBrenda M Davy
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, 221 Wallace Hall 0430, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Appetite 49:141-7. 2007..These results suggest that under acute test meal conditions, energy intake regulation is more accurate in males. Relative inability to regulate energy intake may predispose females to gain weight over time... - Comparison of assessment techniques: plasma lipid and lipoproteins related to the metabolic syndromeBrenda M Davy
Dept of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise 0430, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Lipids Health Dis 5:3. 2006.... - Development of a brief questionnaire to assess habitual beverage intake (BEVQ-15): sugar-sweetened beverages and total beverage energy intakeValisa E Hedrick
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:840-9. 2012..Energy-containing beverages, specifically sugar-sweetened beverages, may contribute to weight gain and obesity development. Yet, no rapid assessment tools are available which quantify habitual beverage intake (grams, energy) in adults... 
Differences in eating behaviors between nonobese, weight stable young and older adultsKelsey M Gilmour Flint
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise 0430, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Eat Behav 9:370-5. 2008..Additionally, changes in energy and macronutrient intake may not be necessary for successful weight management with advancing age...- Arterial destiffening with weight loss in overweight and obese middle-aged and older adultsA Laura Dengo
Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Hypertension 55:855-61. 2010..In summary, our findings indicate that weight loss reduces arterial stiffness in overweight/obese middle-aged and older adults, and the magnitudes of these improvements are related to the loss of total and abdominal adiposity... - The beverage intake questionnaire: determining initial validity and reliabilityValisa E Hedrick
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:1227-32. 2010..59) (all P values <0.001). Reliability was demonstrated, with correlations (P<0.001) detected between BEVQ1 and BEVQ2 results. The BEVQ is a valid, reliable, and rapid self-administered dietary assessment tool... - Water consumption increases weight loss during a hypocaloric diet intervention in middle-aged and older adultsElizabeth A Dennis
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:300-7. 2010..This may be due in part to an acute reduction in meal EI following water ingestion... - Exploring the theory of planned behavior to explain sugar-sweetened beverage consumptionJamie Zoellner
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 44:172-7. 2012..To describe sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and to establish psychometric properties and utility of a Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) instrument for SSB consumption... - Large artery stiffening with weight gain in humans: role of visceral fat accumulationJeb S Orr
Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Hypertension 51:1519-24. 2008..The degree of large artery stiffening with weight gain seems to be determined, in part, by the amount of abdominal visceral fat gain. Importantly, this relation is independent of the amount of total body fat gained... - Daily self-monitoring of body weight, step count, fruit/vegetable intake, and water consumption: a feasible and effective long-term weight loss maintenance approachJeremy D Akers
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:685-692.e2. 2012.... - Beverage consumption and adult weight management: A reviewElizabeth A Dennis
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, 24061, United States
Eat Behav 10:237-46. 2009..While there may be health benefits for some beverage categories, additional energy provided by beverages should be compensated for by reduced consumption of other foods in the diet... - Cardiorespiratory fitness influences the blood pressure response to experimental weight gainChristopher L Gentile
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 215 War Memorial Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:3005-12. 2007..We tested the hypothesis that with similar weight gain the increase in blood pressure (BP) would be smaller in men with higher cardiorespiratory fitness (HCRF) than in men with lower cardiorespiratory fitness (LCRF)... - Health literacy is associated with healthy eating index scores and sugar-sweetened beverage intake: findings from the rural Lower Mississippi DeltaJamie Zoellner
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:1012-20. 2011..Although health literacy has been a public health priority area for more than a decade, the relationship between health literacy and dietary quality has not been thoroughly explored... - Angiotensin II receptor blockade and insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese adults with elevated blood pressureElaina L Marinik
Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis 7:11-20. 2013..Future studies are needed to clarify the effect of individual ARBs on insulin sensitivity in obesity... - Dietary biomarkers: advances, limitations and future directionsValisa E Hedrick
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, 221 Wallace Hall 0430, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
Nutr J 11:109. 2012.... - Energetic efficiency, menstrual irregularity, and bone mineral density in elite professional female ballet dancersAshley F Doyle-Lucas
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
J Dance Med Sci 14:146-54. 2010..Future larger-scale studies are warranted to address this possibility. Interventions aimed at increasing energy availability in elite female ballet dancers may be needed to promote optimal health status... - A rapid beverage intake questionnaire can detect changes in beverage intakeValisa E Hedrick
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, 229 C Wallace Hall 0430, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Eat Behav 14:90-4. 2013..This brief (~2 min), self-administered, valid, reliable and sensitive beverage intake assessment tool may be used by researchers and practitioners who evaluate and intervene upon beverage intake patterns in adults... - Effectiveness of a school-based intervention to increase health knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors among rural Mississippi middle school childrenT Kristopher Harrell
School of Pharmacy and the Department of Medicine, Division of Hypertension, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
South Med J 98:1173-80. 2005..The purpose of this controlled investigation was to increase health awareness among middle school-aged children residing in a racially diverse rural community in Mississippi... - Modest weight gain is associated with sympathetic neural activation in nonobese humansChristopher L Gentile
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, Dept of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 292:R1834-8. 2007..These findings may have important implications for understanding the link between obesity and hypertension... - Translational research: bridging the gap between long-term weight loss maintenance research and practiceJeremy D Akers
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:1511-22, 1522.e1-3. 2010..Future studies should be planned to address how weight loss maintenance intervention programs will be adopted and maintained, with special attention to costs for participants and for program implementation... - Weight loss increases cardiovagal baroreflex function in obese young and older menGuy E Alvarez
Human Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Dept. of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 289:E665-9. 2005..05) of NO-Y (17.5 +/- 2.2 ms/mmHg). Therefore, the results of this study indicate that weight loss increases the sensitivity of the cardiovagal baroreflex in overweight/obese young and older men... - The effect of fiber-rich carbohydrates on features of Syndrome XBrenda M Davy
Department of Medicine, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:86-96. 2003.... - Weight Gain Prevention for College Freshmen: Comparing Two Social Cognitive Theory-Based Interventions with and without Explicit Self-Regulation TrainingElizabeth A Dennis
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, 221 Wallace Hall 0430, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Obes 2012:803769. 2012..Conclusions. The intervention was well received, although there were no improvements in weight outcomes... - Aging, resistance training, and diabetes preventionKyle D Flack
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, 221 Wallace Hall 0430, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
J Aging Res 2011:127315. 2010..Current RT recommendations and future areas for investigation are presented... - Food consumed away from home can be a part of a healthy and affordable dietWen You
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA
J Nutr 139:1994-9. 2009..These findings may be used by nutrition educators to develop healthful FAFH choices for individuals receiving SNAP benefits... - High-fiber oat cereal compared with wheat cereal consumption favorably alters LDL-cholesterol subclass and particle numbers in middle-aged and older menBrenda M Davy
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 76:351-8. 2002..These beneficial alterations may contribute to the cardioprotective effect of oat fiber... - Oat consumption does not affect resting casual and ambulatory 24-h arterial blood pressure in men with high-normal blood pressure to stage I hypertensionBrenda M Davy
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
J Nutr 132:394-8. 2002..Therefore, the results of the present study suggest that any cardioprotective benefit of regular oat consumption may not be conferred via an arterial BP-lowering effect...
Research Grants
- Closing the Energy Gap To Prevent Weight GainBrenda Davy; Fiscal Year: 2007..If this Internet-delivered weight gain prevention approach is effective in this at-risk population, it could be modified to reach larger numbers of individuals in other populations. ..