2018
Determinants of Binge Eating Symptoms in Children with Overweight/Obesity
Fiechtner L, Fonte ML, Castro I, Gerber M, Horan C, Sharifi M, Cena H, Taveras EM. Determinants of Binge Eating Symptoms in Children with Overweight/Obesity. Childhood Obesity 2018, 14: 510-517. PMID: 30153037, PMCID: PMC6249668, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2017.0311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbsence of hungerOverweight/obesityHigh prevalenceScreen timePrevalence ratiosGreater screen timeLong sleep durationDiagnosis of bingeBinge Eating SymptomsSevere obesityCommon symptomsPrimary careAssociation of childLow prevalenceSleep durationObesityMultivariate analysisSymptomsPrevalenceEating SymptomsEating DisordersBingeChildrenOne-thirdMultilevel determinants
2016
Effects of Proximity to Supermarkets on a Randomized Trial Studying Interventions for Obesity
Fiechtner L, Kleinman K, Melly SJ, Sharifi M, Marshall R, Block J, Cheng ER, Taveras EM. Effects of Proximity to Supermarkets on a Randomized Trial Studying Interventions for Obesity. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 557-62. PMID: 26794159, PMCID: PMC4880218, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMI z-scoreSugar-sweetened beverage intakeBody mass indexVegetable intakeZ-scoreObesity interventionsBeverage intakeClinician decision supportPractice-based interventionsMass indexWeight statusHealth coachingIntervention participantsClosest supermarketObesity trialsIntakeInterventionGreater improvementBehavior changeObesityTrials