2023
Breastfeeding and the Obesity Pandemic
Pérez-Escamilla R. Breastfeeding and the Obesity Pandemic. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2023, 118: 1-2. PMID: 37210290, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of breastfeeding and later overweight or obesity expands on previous study for World Health Organization
Horta BL, Rollins N, Dias MS, Garcez V, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Systematic review and meta‐analysis of breastfeeding and later overweight or obesity expands on previous study for World Health Organization. Acta Paediatrica 2022, 112: 34-41. PMID: 35727183, DOI: 10.1111/apa.16460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast FeedingChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantOverweightPediatric ObesitySocial ClassWorld Health OrganizationConceptsResidual confoundingWorld Health OrganizationSystematic reviewPublication biasHealth OrganizationSocioeconomic statusOdds of overweightBenefits of breastfeedingRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceIndependent reviewersPositive confoundingOverweightObesityBreastfeedingConfoundingAssociationReviewStatusPrevious studiesMEDLINEInfantsStudyLILACS
2021
Desafíos de medición para la investigación de la obesidad infantil en y entre América Latina y Estados Unidos
Berrigan D, Arteaga SS, Colón‐Ramos U, Rosas LG, Monge‐Rojas R, O'Connor TM, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Roberts EFS, Sanchez B, Téllez‐Rojo M, Vorkoper S, Group T. Desafíos de medición para la investigación de la obesidad infantil en y entre América Latina y Estados Unidos. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13353. PMID: 34708534, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood obesity prevention across borders: The promise of U.S.–Latin American research collaboration
King AC, Perez‐Escamilla R, Vorkoper S, Anand N, Rivera J. Childhood obesity prevention across borders: The promise of U.S.–Latin American research collaboration. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13238. PMID: 33949095, PMCID: PMC8365639, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Vilar‐Compte M, Rhodes E, Sarmiento OL, Corvalan C, Sturke R, Vorkoper S. Implementation of childhood obesity prevention and control policies in the United States and Latin America: Lessons for cross‐border research and practice. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13247. PMID: 33951275, PMCID: PMC8365637, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative case studyEvidence-based advocacyCross-border researchUnited StatesObesity policyPolicy dialoguePolitical willLatin American countriesTransferable lessonsChildhood obesity preventionEquity indicatorsEvidence of scalabilityPAP developmentLatin AmericaImplementation science principlesStreet/American countriesFramework dimensionsStrong processCase studyPolicyObesity preventionImplementation scienceLessonsImportant contributionMeasurement challenges for childhood obesity research within and between Latin America and the United States
Berrigan D, Arteaga SS, Colón‐Ramos U, Rosas LG, Monge‐Rojas R, O'Connor TM, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Roberts EFS, Sanchez B, Téllez‐Rojo M, Vorkoper S, Group T. Measurement challenges for childhood obesity research within and between Latin America and the United States. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13242. PMID: 33942975, PMCID: PMC8365689, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcculturationAmericasChildDeveloping CountriesHumansLatin AmericaPediatric ObesityPublic HealthUnited StatesMigration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America
Vilar‐Compte M, Bustamante AV, López‐Olmedo N, Gaitán‐Rossi P, Torres J, Peterson KE, Teruel G, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Migration as a determinant of childhood obesity in the United States and Latin America. Obesity Reviews 2021, 22: e13240. PMID: 33939233, PMCID: PMC8365698, DOI: 10.1111/obr.13240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildDeveloping CountriesEmigration and ImmigrationHumansLatin AmericaMexicoPediatric ObesityTransients and MigrantsUnited StatesConceptsMigrant networksMigrant householdsInternational migrationMexican householdsMexican Family Life SurveyFamily Life SurveyOrigin communitiesInternational migrantsMigrant familiesHost countryAcculturation processLatin AmericaHouseholdsChildhood obesityReplicable strategyLife SurveyUnited StatesHealth outreach programsTrustful environmentLongitudinal dataOutreach programsHealth programsMigrantsMigrationFramework
2020
Reframing the early childhood obesity prevention narrative through an equitable nurturing approach
Skouteris H, Bergmeier HJ, Berns SD, Betancourt J, Boynton‐Jarrett R, Davis MB, Gibbons K, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Story M. Reframing the early childhood obesity prevention narrative through an equitable nurturing approach. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 17: e13094. PMID: 33067918, PMCID: PMC7729646, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesity preventionWorld Health OrganizationChildhood obesityObesity preventionCare approachAge 5 yearsRace/ethnicityAdverse child experiencesObesity developmentHigher-quality mother–child (but not father–child) interactionsChild development outcomesDrivers of undernutritionMother-child dyadsObesityHolistic life course approachSocial determinantsCare frameworkHealth OrganizationLife course approachAge 5Mother-child interactionUndernutritionRecognition of racismPreventionPrevention narratives
2017
Prevention of childhood obesity and food policies in Latin America: from research to practice
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Lutter C, Rabadan‐Diehl C, Rubinstein A, Calvillo A, Corvalán C, Batis C, Jacoby E, Vorkoper S, Kline L, Ewart‐Pierce E, Rivera J. Prevention of childhood obesity and food policies in Latin America: from research to practice. Obesity Reviews 2017, 18: 28-38. PMID: 28741904, DOI: 10.1111/obr.12574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCivil societyLatin AmericaObesity prevention policiesEvidence-based policyAnti-obesity policiesEvidence-based advocacyCase studyPolicy launchObesity policyPolicy researchPolitical willHealth systems frameworkIntersectoral partnershipsFood policySpecific policiesCiclovía-RecreativaPrivate sectorKey elementsSustainable policiesLevel of implementationChildhood obesityPolicyPrevention policiesEffective implementationSkillful negotiation