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List of works by Barbara A Laraia

A Prospective Investigation of Prenatal Mood and Childbirth Perceptions in an Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Sample

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A case-control study of dietary salt intake in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

scientific article published on 12 February 2016

A framework for assessing the effectiveness of antihunger advocacy organizations

scientific article published in December 2003

A guide for developing intervention tools addressing environmental factors to improve diet and physical activity

scientific article published on April 2007

Acute responses to opioidergic blockade as a biomarker of hedonic eating among obese women enrolled in a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention trial

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

Assessing urban and rural neighborhood characteristics using audit and GIS data: derivation and reliability of constructs

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Association Between Neighborhood Supermarket Presence and Glycated Hemoglobin Levels Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Association between persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals (PBDEs, OH-PBDEs, PCBs, and PFASs) and biomarkers of inflammation and cellular aging during pregnancy and postpartum

scientific article published on 10 March 2018

Association between physical activity and proximity to physical activity resources among low-income, midlife women.

scientific article published on 15 December 2006

Associations of perceived neighborhood safety and crime with cardiometabolic risk factors among a population with type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 07 April 2016

Beyond the Great Recession: Was the Foreclosure Crisis Harmful to the Health of Individuals With Diabetes?

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Biobehavioral Factors That Shape Nutrition in Low-Income Populations: A Narrative Review

scientific article published in February 2017

Black-white preterm birth disparity: a marker of inequality

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Can distance education prepare future public health nutritionists? A case study

scientific article published on January 2008

Carrots, sticks, or carrot sticks?: using federal food policy to engineer dietary change

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Child Food Insecurity Is Associated with Energy Intake among Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Girls

scientific article published on 11 October 2018

Chronic psychological stress and racial disparities in body mass index change between Black and White girls aged 10-19.

scientific article published in February 2013

Cohort Profile: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)--objectives and design of a survey follow-up study of social health disparities in a managed care population

scientific article published on 07 March 2008

Conceptualizing neighborhood space: consistency and variation of associations for neighborhood factors and pregnancy health across multiple neighborhood units

scientific article published on 05 April 2012

Development of a master's in public health nutrition degree program using distance education

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Direct observation of neighborhood attributes in an urban area of the US south: characterizing the social context of pregnancy

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Disordered eating behaviours and food insecurity: A qualitative study about children with obesity in low-income households

scientific article published on 12 December 2015

Does food vendor density mediate the association between neighborhood deprivation and BMI?: a G-computation mediation analysis

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Downing et al. Respond to “Foreclosures and Health in a Neighborhood Context”

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Dyslipidemia and Food Security in Low-Income US Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2010.

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Eating with others and meal location are differentially associated with nutrient intake by sex: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

scientific article published on 27 March 2018

Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on mindful eating, sweets consumption, and fasting glucose levels in obese adults: data from the SHINE randomized controlled trial

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Effects of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention in adults with obesity: A randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 09 March 2016

Effects of pre- and postnatal maternal stress on infant temperament and autonomic nervous system reactivity and regulation in a diverse, low-income population

scientific article published in December 2017

Effects of pre- and postnatal maternal stress on infant temperament and autonomic nervous system reactivity and regulation in a diverse, low-income population-CORRIGENDUM.

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Effects of racial density and income incongruity on pregnancy outcomes in less segregated communities

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Efficacy of a store-based environmental change intervention compared with a delayed treatment control condition on store customers' intake of fruits and vegetables

scientific article published on 08 April 2013

Exercise mitigates cumulative associations between stress and BMI in girls age 10 to 19

scientific article published on 24 August 2015

Food Environment and Weight Change: Does Residential Mobility Matter?: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Food Insecurity and Health across the Lifespan

scientific article published on September 1, 2012

Food Security Status and Barriers to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Two Economically Deprived Communities of Oakland, California, 2013-2014

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Food insecurity and chronic disease

scientific article published on March 2013

Food insecurity during pregnancy leads to stress, disordered eating, and greater postpartum weight among overweight women.

scientific article published on 9 May 2015

Food insecurity is associated with HIV, sexually transmitted infections and drug use among men in the United States

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Food insecurity is associated with chronic disease among low-income NHANES participants

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Food insecurity is inversely associated with diet quality of lower-income adults

scientific article published in August 2014

Food insecurity with past experience of restrained eating is a recipe for increased gestational weight gain

scientific article published on 10 February 2013

From ideas to efficacy: The ORBIT model for developing behavioral treatments for chronic diseases

scientific article published on 2 February 2015

Grandmothers, fathers, and depressive symptoms are associated with food insecurity among low-income first-time African-American mothers in North Carolina

scientific article published on June 2009

Healthy food availability and participation in WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in food stores around lower- and higher-income elementary schools

scientific article published on December 21, 2010

Household Food Insecurity Is Not Associated with Overall Diet Quality Among Pregnant Women in NHANES 1999-2008.

scientific article published on 12 July 2016

Household Food Insecurity and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Factors in US Adults

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Household food insecurity is associated with self-reported pregravid weight status, gestational weight gain, and pregnancy complications

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Household food insecurity is positively associated with depression among low-income supplemental nutrition assistance program participants and income-eligible nonparticipants

scientific article published on 31 December 2014

Is a reduction in distance to nearest supermarket associated with BMI change among type 2 diabetes patients?

scientific article published on 06 May 2016

Maternal weathering and risk of preterm delivery

Measuring the neighborhood environment: associations with young girls' energy intake and expenditure in a cross-sectional study

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Mobile food vending and the after-school food environment

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Neighborhood crime, deprivation, and preterm birth

scientific article published on 14 November 2005

Neighborhood deprivation and change in BMI among adults with type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

scientific article published on 28 December 2012

Neighborhood factors associated with physical activity and adequacy of weight gain during pregnancy

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Neighborhood influences on girls' obesity risk across the transition to adolescence

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Neighbourhood deprivation and small-for-gestational-age term births in the United States

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No Spillover Effect of the Foreclosure Crisis on Weight Change: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

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Obesity and the food environment: income and ethnicity differences among people with diabetes: the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

scientific article published on May 2013

Perceptions of the community food environment and related influences on food choice among midlife women residing in rural and urban areas: a qualitative analysis

scientific article published on March 2009

Place matters: neighborhood deprivation and cardiometabolic risk factors in the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

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Police-Recorded Crime and Perceived Stress among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

scientific article published on 9 September 2016

Poor Sleep Quality, Psychological Distress, and the Buffering Effect of Mindfulness Training During Pregnancy

scientific article published on 6 January 2017

Potential for a stress reduction intervention to promote healthy gestational weight gain: focus groups with low-income pregnant women

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Pregravid body mass index is negatively associated with diet quality during pregnancy

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Pregravid weight is associated with prior dietary restraint and psychosocial factors during pregnancy

scientific article published on 08 January 2009

Process evaluation of a food marketing and environmental change intervention in Tiendas that serve Latino immigrants in North Carolina

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Proximity of supermarkets is positively associated with diet quality index for pregnancy

scientific article published in November 2004

Putting the brakes on the "drive to eat": Pilot effects of naltrexone and reward-based eating on food cravings among obese women

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Race and Sex Differences in the Association between Food Insecurity and Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Recent Uptrend in Whole-Grain Intake Is Absent for Low-Income Adolescents, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2012.

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Recruitment and retention of pregnant women for a behavioral intervention: lessons from the maternal adiposity, metabolism, and stress (MAMAS) study

scientific article published on January 2013

Reduced reward-driven eating accounts for the impact of a mindfulness-based diet and exercise intervention on weight loss: Data from the SHINE randomized controlled trial

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Reliability of variables on the North Carolina birth certificate: a comparison with directly queried values from a cohort study

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Segregation and preterm birth: the effects of neighborhood racial composition in North Carolina

scientific article published on 12 February 2008

Self-reported overweight and obesity are not associated with concern about enough food among adults in New York and Louisiana

scientific article published in February 2004

Short and sweet: Associations between self-reported sleep duration and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adults in the United States

scientific article published on December 2016

Small Food Stores and Availability of Nutritious Foods: A Comparison of Database and In-Store Measures, Northern California, 2009

scientific article published on July 12, 2012

Socioeconomic domains and associations with preterm birth

scientific article published on 19 July 2008

Soda and cell aging: associations between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and leukocyte telomere length in healthy adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.

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Spatial pattern of body mass index among adults in the diabetes study of Northern California (DISTANCE).

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Statewide prevalences of concern about enough food, 1996-1999.

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The development of a standardized neighborhood deprivation index

scientific article published on November 2006

The implications of maternal overweight and obesity on the course of pregnancy and birth outcomes

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The importance of accurate road data for spatial applications in public health: customizing a road network

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The influence of neighborhood food stores on change in young girls' body mass index

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The mindful moms training: development of a mindfulness-based intervention to reduce stress and overeating during pregnancy.

scientific article published in June 2018

The relative importance of predictors of body mass index change, overweight and obesity in adolescent girls

scientific article published on January 18, 2011

The reward-based eating drive scale: a self-report index of reward-based eating

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Using Mobile Fruit Vendors to Increase Access to Fresh Fruit and Vegetables for Schoolchildren

scientific article published on May 24, 2012

Violent crime exposure classification and adverse birth outcomes: a geographically-defined cohort study

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What is eating you? Stress and the drive to eat

scientific article published on 04 December 2011