2018
Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention: A Randomized Pilot Study
Jastreboff AM, Chaplin TM, Finnie S, Savoye M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Silverman WK, Sinha R. Preventing Childhood Obesity Through a Mindfulness-Based Parent Stress Intervention: A Randomized Pilot Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 136-142.e1. PMID: 30241766, PMCID: PMC6203652, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityChild body mass indexGroup interventionPhysical activity counselingRandomized pilot studyBody mass indexChildhood obesity riskControl group interventionEarly childhood obesityStress interventionsActivity counselingMass indexObesity riskPhysical activityTherapeutic mechanismObesityGroup attendanceRisk 2Pilot studyInterventionSignificant increaseLow-income parentsGreater improvementRiskParent-child dyads
2013
Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children
Hairston KG, Ducharme JL, Treuth MS, Hsueh WC, Jastreboff AM, Ryan KA, Shi X, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Snitker S. Comparison of BMI and Physical Activity Between Old Order Amish Children and Non-Amish Children. Diabetes Care 2013, 36: 873-878. PMID: 23093661, PMCID: PMC3609522, DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMin/dayPhysical activityOld Order AmishNutrition Examination Survey dataBMI z-scoreVigorous physical activityComparison of BMIHip-worn accelerometersOld Order Amish childrenNon-Hispanic white populationPediatric overweightMean BMIExcess weightNational HealthLong-term protectionLow prevalenceES groupNHANES estimatesChildhood factorsZ-scorePA levelsBMIDiabetesAnthropometric dataWhite population