2022
Real‐world effectiveness of the Bright Bodies healthy lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity
Samuels S, Hu P, Maciejewski K, Li F, Dziura J, Savoye M, Sharifi M. Real‐world effectiveness of the Bright Bodies healthy lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity. Obesity 2022, 31: 203-213. PMID: 36502287, PMCID: PMC9780185, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management interventionsHealthy lifestyle interventionReal-world effectivenessWeight management interventionsLifestyle interventionChildhood obesityClinical effectivenessFemale sexInsurance categoriesBMIp95Mixed-effects modelsGreater reductionBMIBright bodiesInterventionSexParticipantsManagement interventionsObesityReal-world adaptationYearsTrials
2021
Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hu P, Samuels S, Maciejewski KR, Li F, Aloe C, Van Name M, Savoye M, Sharifi M. Changes in Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Social Determinants of Health among Youth with Overweight/Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Childhood Obesity 2021, 18: 369-382. PMID: 34919458, PMCID: PMC9492789, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2021.0196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesityWeight-related health behaviorsHealth behaviorsSocial determinantsExact testObesity-related comorbiditiesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicRecreational screen timeVigorous physical activityFisher's exact testMultivariable regression modelsDisease 2019 pandemicStress Scale scoresBehavior changeHigher caregiver stressPhysical activityFood insecurityScale scoreAdolescents 13Caregiver stressObesityScreen timePsychosocial stressorsMost mealsHealth disparities
2019
In a Free-Living Setting, Obesity Is Associated With Greater Food Intake in Response to a Similar Premeal Glucose Nadir
Kim J, Lam W, Wang Q, Parikh L, Elshafie A, Sanchez-Rangel E, Schmidt C, Li F, Hwang J, Belfort-DeAguiar R. In a Free-Living Setting, Obesity Is Associated With Greater Food Intake in Response to a Similar Premeal Glucose Nadir. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2019, 104: 3911-3919. PMID: 31087061, PMCID: PMC6667277, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2019-00240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood intakeGlucose levelsNW individualsOB individualsPremeal glucoseCGM glucose levelsNormal-weight individualsBlood glucose levelsContinuous glucose-monitoring systemGreater food intakeInterstitial glucose levelsGlucose-monitoring systemGlucose nadirsWeight individualsGlucose profilesObeseFood logsEffect of glucoseHealthy individualsFree-Living SettingsIntakePostprandial ratesObesityLevel stimuliPredictive effect
2015
Blunted suppression of acyl‐ghrelin in response to fructose ingestion in obese adolescents: The role of insulin resistance
Van Name M, Giannini C, Santoro N, Jastreboff AM, Kubat J, Li F, Kursawe R, Savoye M, Duran E, Dziura J, Sinha R, Sherwin RS, Cline G, Caprio S. Blunted suppression of acyl‐ghrelin in response to fructose ingestion in obese adolescents: The role of insulin resistance. Obesity 2015, 23: 653-661. PMID: 25645909, PMCID: PMC4548801, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcyl ghrelinObese insulinGlucose ingestionInsulin resistanceObese adolescentsCross-over designFructose ingestionGut hormonesChildhood obesityInsulin sensitivityFructose consumptionEffect of glucoseDiminished suppressionRandom orderIngestionObesityPYYAdolescentsInsulinSuppression differencesGlucoseMinutesResponseGhrelinOIR