Longer time spent at home during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with binge drinking among US adults
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Natale R, Atem F, Weerakoon S, Lebron C, Mathew M, Sardinas K, Chang C, Shelnutt K, Spector R, Altare F, Messiah S. An Implementation Approach Comparison of a Child Care Center-Based Obesity Prevention Program. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2020, 42: 135-145. PMID: 32947578, PMCID: PMC9336224, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImprove dietary intake patternsCluster randomized controlled trialTrain-the-trainer approachObesity prevention interventionsPhase 1Obesity prevention programsChild dietary practicesBody mass index percentileSnack food consumptionTrain-the-trainerDietary intake patternsUniversity-based research teamPhase 2Randomized controlled trialsVegetable intakeUnhealthy foodsEthnic minority familiesFruit consumptionPreventive interventionsDietary practicesTeam implementationPrevention programsIntake patternsControlled trialsHealthy rangeDeterminants of accurate visual perception of child anthropometric phenotype among ethnically diverse preschool parents in the United States
Messiah S, Weerakoon S, Atem F, Schulte M, Lebron C, Kambali S, Mathew M, Chang C, Natale R. Determinants of accurate visual perception of child anthropometric phenotype among ethnically diverse preschool parents in the United States. Health & Social Care In The Community 2020, 28: 2095-2104. PMID: 32510693, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild weight statusWeight statusBMI percentileParental perceptions of child weight statusPerceptions of child weight statusAnthropometric phenotypesHigher obesity prevalenceChild BMI percentileChildhood obesity epidemicAssociated with parental perceptionsCountry of birthNon-Hispanic parentsMexican caregiversMultivariate linear regressionCaregiver perceptionsObesity prevalenceHeight/weight measurementsUnhealthy weightHealthy weightUnhealthy BMIChi-square analysisObesity epidemicCaregiversChild sociodemographicsParents' perceptions