2021
Randomized controlled trial to enhance children’s sleep, eating, and weight
Hart CN, Hawley NL, Coffman DL, Raynor HA, Carskadon MA, Jelalian E, Owens JA, Spaeth A, Wing RR. Randomized controlled trial to enhance children’s sleep, eating, and weight. Pediatric Research 2021, 92: 1075-1081. PMID: 34930967, PMCID: PMC9413537, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01870-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief behavioral interventionChildren's sleepBehavioral interventionsBMI/BMI z-scoreSleep periodDomains of functioningNocturnal sleepMin/nightTreatment controlGood night's sleepSleep interventionsBrief interventionCaloric intakeLower BMIPercent caloriesNight sleepWeight regulationChildren 8Body mass index (BMI) changeSleepBMI z-scoreBackgroundThe present studyInterventionWeight statusPrimary outcome
2020
Effect of maternal nutrient intake during 31–37 weeks gestation on offspring body composition in Samoa
Arslanian KJ, Fidow UT, Atanoa T, Naseri T, Duckham RL, McGarvey ST, Choy C, Hawley NL. Effect of maternal nutrient intake during 31–37 weeks gestation on offspring body composition in Samoa. Annals Of Human Biology 2020, 47: 587-596. PMID: 32892647, PMCID: PMC7900936, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1820078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant body compositionDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryFood frequency questionnaireBody compositionDietary intakeBone massNutrient intakeMaternal body mass indexNewborn body compositionPregnancy dietary intakeMaternal dietary intakeOffspring body compositionMultivariable linear regression modelsBody mass indexWeeks of gestationMaternal nutrient intakeX-ray absorptiometryEnergy-dense dietPregnancy nutritionFrequency questionnaireFuture obesityInfant adiposityWeeks' gestationMass indexThird trimester