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Impact of nutrition messages on children's food choice: pilot studyKatie Bannon
Department of Psychology, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, Yale University, P.O. Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520-8205, USA
Appetite 46:124-9. 2006..This difference was statistically significant (chi2=7.56, p<0.01). These results suggest that videos containing nutritional messages may have a positive influence on children's short-term food choices...
Strength and comprehensiveness of district school wellness policies predict policy implementation at the school levelMarlene B Schwartz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Sch Health 82:262-7. 2012..This study documented the strength and comprehensiveness of 1 state's written district policies using a coding tool, and tested whether these traits predicted school-level implementation and practices...- Childhood obesity: a societal problem to solveM B Schwartz
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8205, USA
Obes Rev 4:57-71. 2003..We conclude with a call for a shift in thinking about the role of our society in the aetiology, treatment and prevention of childhood obesity... - Breakfast cereal industry pledges to self-regulate advertising to youth: will they improve the marketing landscape?Marlene B Schwartz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Public Health Policy 31:59-73. 2010..These quantitative methods can be used in the future to evaluate the impact of industry self-regulation efforts to improve the marketing landscape... - A comprehensive coding system to measure the quality of school wellness policiesMarlene B Schwartz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1256-62. 2009..70), and individual items (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.72). This coding system provided a reliable method for analyzing and comparing school district wellness policies in single or multistate studies... - The impact of removing snacks of low nutritional value from middle schoolsMarlene B Schwartz
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Health Educ Behav 36:999-1011. 2009..These results support the value of strengthening school nutrition standards to improve student nutrition and provide evidence dispelling concerns that such efforts will have unintended negative consequences... - Examining the nutritional quality of breakfast cereals marketed to childrenMarlene B Schwartz
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:702-5. 2008..Dietary advice for children to increase consumption of ready-to-eat breakfast cereals should identify and recommend those cereals with the best nutrient profiles... - Intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program: impact of presenter identityMarlene B Schwartz
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8205, USA
Int J Eat Disord 40:187-92. 2007..This study examines the impact of presenter identity on the intended and unintended effects of an eating disorder educational program... - The influence of one's own body weight on implicit and explicit anti-fat biasMarlene B Schwartz
Yale University, Department of Psychology, P O Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520 8205, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:440-7. 2006..This study examined the influence of one's own body weight on the strength of implicit and explicit anti-fat bias... - Trick, treat, or toy: children are just as likely to choose toys as candy on halloweenMarlene B Schwartz
Department of Psychology, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 35:207-9. 2003..The implication of this study is that children will not be disappointed by toy treats on Halloween. In practice, nutrition professionals should encourage adults to create holiday traditions that do not rely on unhealthful foods... - Weight bias among health professionals specializing in obesityMarlene B Schwartz
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8205, USA
Obes Res 11:1033-9. 2003..To determine the level of anti-fat bias in health professionals specializing in obesity and identify personal characteristics that correlate with both implicit and explicit bias... - Nutrition-related claims on children's cereals: what do they mean to parents and do they influence willingness to buy?Jennifer L Harris
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Public Health Nutr 14:2207-12. 2011..To examine parents' beliefs about the meaning of common front-of-package nutrition-related claims on children's cereals and determine whether the claims would make them more willing to buy the cereals... - Positive influence of the revised Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children food packages on access to healthy foodsTatiana Andreyeva
Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:850-8. 2012..WIC food packages were recently revised to offer foods that better reflect dietary recommendations for Americans... - A qualitative study of nutrition-based initiatives at selected food banks in the feeding America networkBecky Handforth
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520
J Acad Nutr Diet 113:411-5. 2013.... - Predicting support for restricting food marketing to youthAmir Goren
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 29:419-24. 2010..corrected] These findings suggest that increased public education about the harm caused by food marketing may increase public support for policy interventions... - Repeated exposure in a natural setting: a preschool intervention to increase vegetable consumptionMeghan L O'Connell
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards St, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:230-4. 2012..Laboratory and home-based research suggest that repeated exposure to vegetables may increase consumption among children. Effectiveness of repeated exposure to vegetables has not been tested in a community-based preschool setting... - Weight stigmatization and bias reduction: perspectives of overweight and obese adultsRebecca M Puhl
Rudd Center for Food Policy and besity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06518, USA
Health Educ Res 23:347-58. 2008.... - The need for bold action to prevent adolescent obesityKelly D Brownell
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:S8-17. 2009..By adopting a public health approach that addresses the conditions causing obesity, there is hope of reversing troubling trends in prevalence... - Validity of a measure to assess the child-care nutrition and physical activity environmentKathryn E Henderson
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:1306-13. 2011..Licensed child-care centers represent an opportunity to positively influence children's health behaviors. Valid and easy-to-use measures of the child-care environment are needed to assess the influence of environmental change on health... - Facts up front versus traffic light food labels: a randomized controlled trialChristina A Roberto
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
Am J Prev Med 43:134-41. 2012..The U.S. food and beverage industry recently released a new front-of-package nutrition labeling system called Facts Up Front that will be used on thousands of food products... - Effects of serving high-sugar cereals on children's breakfast-eating behaviorJennifer L Harris
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards St, Box 208369, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Pediatrics 127:71-6. 2011..To test (1) whether children will consume low-sugar ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals and (2) the effects of serving high- versus low-sugar cereals on the consumption of cereal, refined sugar, fresh fruit, and milk... - Personal responsibility and obesity: a constructive approach to a controversial issueKelly D Brownell
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Departments of Psychology and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 29:379-87. 2010.... - Actions necessary to prevent childhood obesity: creating the climate for changeMarlene B Schwartz
Research and School Programs at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
J Law Med Ethics 35:78-89. 2007..At the same time, we must be sensitive to the problem of weight bias. Potential obstacles to taking a public policy approach are identified, as well as suggestions on how to overcome them... - Availability and prices of foods across stores and neighborhoods: the case of New Haven, ConnecticutTatiana Andreyeva
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 27:1381-8. 2008..Policies are needed not only to improve access to supermarkets, but also to ensure that stores in lower-income neighborhoods provide high-quality produce and healthier versions of popular foods... - Marketing foods to children and adolescents: licensed characters and other promotions on packaged foods in the supermarketJennifer L Harris
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, PO Box 208369, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Public Health Nutr 13:409-17. 2010..To analyse cross-promotions targeted to children and adolescents on packaging in the supermarket... - Internalization of weight bias: Implications for binge eating and emotional well-beingRebecca M Puhl
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:19-23. 2007..In addition, participants were asked to list the most common weight-based stereotypes and whether they believed them to be true or false... - Food retailer practices, attitudes and beliefs about the supply of healthy foodsTatiana Andreyeva
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
Public Health Nutr 14:1024-31. 2011.... - Public policy to prevent childhood obesity, and the role of pediatric endocrinologistsRoberta R Friedman
Yale University, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, New Haven, CT 06520 8369, USA
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21:717-25. 2008.... - Child and adolescent exposure to food and beverage brand appearances during prime-time television programmingSarah E Speers
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, 309 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:291-6. 2011..The food industry disproportionately markets to young people through product placements. Children and adolescents may be more susceptible to these disguised persuasive attempts... 
Effects of soft drink consumption on nutrition and health: a systematic review and meta-analysisLenny R Vartanian
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Conn 06520 8205, USA
Am J Public Health 97:667-75. 2007..Finally, studies funded by the food industry reported significantly smaller effects than did non-industry-funded studies. Recommendations to reduce population soft drink consumption are strongly supported by the available science...- Impact of perceived consensus on stereotypes about obese people: a new approach for reducing biasRebecca M Puhl
Department of PsychologyYale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8205, USA
Health Psychol 24:517-25. 2005..Social consensus feedback influenced participants' attitudes and beliefs about causes of obesity. Providing information about the uncontrollable causes of obesity and supposed scientific prevalence of traits also improved attitudes... - Redefining "child-directed advertising" to reduce unhealthy television food advertisingJennifer L Harris
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Am J Prev Med 44:358-64. 2013..For instance, the CFBAI covers only TV advertising that is "child-directed," defined as advertising during programs for which children make up 35% or more of the viewing audience... - Rationale and evidence for menu-labeling legislationChristina A Roberto
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:546-51. 2009.... - "Before and after" diet advertisements escalate weight stigmaA B Geier
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8205, USA
Eat Weight Disord 8:282-8. 2003..These results suggest that "before and after" diet ads enhance weight stigma and perpetuate damaging stereotypes... - Changing nutrition standards in schools: the emerging impact on school revenueChristopher M Wharton
Department of Nutrition, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA
J Sch Health 78:245-51. 2008..This review provides an overview of the few revenue-related studies published recently, as well as information from a sampling of state reports on the subject...