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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBlack PeopleBody Mass IndexChildFemaleHumansMaleObesity, MorbidPediatric ObesityTreatment OutcomeConceptsPediatric 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBody Mass IndexCOVID-19Health BehaviorHumansOverweightPandemicsPediatric ObesitySocial Determinants of HealthConceptsOverweight/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
2016
Psychosocial predictors and moderators of weight management programme outcomes in ethnically diverse obese youth
Taylor JH, Xu Y, Li F, Shaw M, Dziura J, Caprio S, Tamborlane WV, Nowicka P, Savoye M. Psychosocial predictors and moderators of weight management programme outcomes in ethnically diverse obese youth. Pediatric Obesity 2016, 12: 453-461. PMID: 27384496, PMCID: PMC5568975, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic careObese youthOutpatient clinic careAbnormal glucose toleranceObesity treatment outcomesObesity intervention programFamily functioningLifestyle interventionGlucose toleranceChildhood obesityLifestyle programTreatment outcomesPsychosocial predictorsIdentification of factorsIntervention programsIntervention outcomesOutcomesPoor family functioningTreatment effectsHigh anxietyBaselineCareMonthsIntervention
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
2014
Reversal of Early Abnormalities in Glucose Metabolism in Obese Youth: Results of an Intensive Lifestyle Randomized Controlled Trial
Savoye M, Caprio S, Dziura J, Camp A, Germain G, Summers C, Li F, Shaw M, Nowicka P, Kursawe R, DePourcq F, Kim G, Tamborlane WV. Reversal of Early Abnormalities in Glucose Metabolism in Obese Youth: Results of an Intensive Lifestyle Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care 2014, 37: 317-324. PMID: 24062325, PMCID: PMC3898759, DOI: 10.2337/dc13-1571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard of careClinical careBlood glucoseObese adolescentsObese youthOral glucose tolerance test glucoseIntensive lifestyle modificationDiabetes Prevention ProgramStandard clinical careInsulin sensitivity indexHealthy lifestyle programType 2 diabetesRisk of T2DChildhood obesity epidemicΒ-cell dysfunctionLifestyle modificationControlled TrialsOGTT glucosePrimary outcomeGlucose toleranceInsulin resistanceLifestyle programAnthropometric assessmentEarly abnormalitiesGlucose levels