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'It's just so much waste.' A qualitative investigation of food waste in a universal free School Breakfast Program

scientific article published on 29 December 2014

A Qualitative Investigation of Factors that Influence School Employee Health Behaviors: Implications for Wellness Programming

scientific article published on 08 September 2019

A Qualitative Study of Parents With Children 6 to 12 Years Old: Use of Restaurant Calorie Labels to Inform the Development of a Messaging Campaign

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

A Systematic Review of Calorie Labeling and Modified Calorie Labeling Interventions: Impact on Consumer and Restaurant Behavior

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

A community intervention reduces BMI z-score in children: Shape Up Somerville first year results

scientific article published on May 2007

A community-based restaurant initiative to increase availability of healthy menu options in Somerville, Massachusetts: Shape Up Somerville.

scientific article published on 15 June 2009

A food service intervention improves whole grain access at lunch in rural elementary schools

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A multi-center comparison of dual energy X-ray absorptiometers: in vivo and in vitro soft tissue measurement

scientific article published on 01 May 1997

A multicenter comparison of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometers: in vivo and in vitro measurements of bone mineral content and density

scientific article published on February 1996

A pilot and feasibility study to assess children's consumption in quick-service restaurants using plate waste methodology

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AJPM Childhood Obesity Challenge

scientific article published on 05 March 2013

Activating a Community: An Agent-Based Model of Romp & Chomp, a Whole-of-Community Childhood Obesity Intervention

scientific article published on 25 July 2019

Active living for rural children: community perspectives using PhotoVOICE.

scientific article published on December 2010

Active play and screen time in US children aged 4 to 11 years in relation to sociodemographic and weight status characteristics: a nationally representative cross-sectional analysis

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Analysis of body-composition techniques and models for detecting change in soft tissue with strength training

scientific article published on 01 May 1996

Assessing coordination of legal-based efforts across jurisdictions and sectors for obesity prevention and control

scientific article published on January 2009

Assessing the Availability of Healthier Children's Meals at Leading Quick-Service and Full-Service Restaurants.

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Assessing the Role of Health Behaviors, Socioeconomic Status, and Cumulative Stress for Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Obesity

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Assessing the use of school public address systems to deliver nutrition messages to children: Shape up Somerville--audio adventures

scientific article published in November 2006

Associations of mothers' source of feeding information with longitudinal trajectories of sugar-sweetened beverage intake, 100% juice intake and adiposity in early childhood

scientific article published on 03 November 2020

Availability of Healthier Children's Menu Items in the Top Selling Quick Service Restaurant Chains (2004-2015)

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Baseline Socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported diet and physical activity shifts among recent immigrants participating in the randomized controlled lifestyle intervention: "Live Well"

scientific article published on June 2014

Beat osteoporosis - nourish and exercise skeletons (BONES): a group randomized controlled trial in children

scientific article published on 21 February 2020

Behavioral Correlates of Empirically-Derived Dietary Patterns among University Students.

scientific article published on 3 June 2018

Bone mineral measurements: a comparison of delayed gamma neutron activation, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and direct chemical analysis

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Branding a School-Based Campaign Combining Healthy Eating and Eco-friendliness

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Calibration of the delayed-gamma neutron activation facility

scientific article published on 01 February 1996

Caregiver’s Feeding Styles Questionnaire. Establishing cutoff points ⬇️

scientific article published on November 15, 2011

Changes in children's meal orders following healthy menu modifications at a regional U.S. restaurant chain

scientific article published on 01 May 2015

Changes in diet and physical activity resulting from the Shape Up Somerville community intervention

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Child and parent perspectives on healthier side dishes and beverages in restaurant kids' meals: results from a national survey in the United States

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

Childhood Obesity Evidence Base Project: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of a New Taxonomy of Intervention Components to Improve Weight Status in Children 2-5 Years of Age, 2005-2019

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Childhood Obesity Evidence Base Project: Methods for Taxonomy Development for Application in Taxonomic Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Childhood obesity: a growing public health concern

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Children as Subjects in Nutrition Research: A Retrospective Look at Their Perceptions ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2011

Children's perceptions of weight, obesity, nutrition, physical activity and related health and socio-behavioural factors ⬇️

scientific article published on November 16, 2012

Circulating tumor cells as a marker of response: implications for determining treatment efficacy and evaluating new agents

scientific article published on May 2012

College campuses' influence on student weight and related behaviours: A review of observational and intervention research

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

College freshman stress and weight change: differences by gender

scientific article published in January 2008

Community interventions: a brief overview and their application to the obesity epidemic

scientific article published on January 2007

Comparative risk assessment of school food environment policies and childhood diets, childhood obesity, and future cardiometabolic mortality in the United States

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Comparison of online and face-to-face dissemination of a theory-based after school nutrition and physical activity training and curriculum

scientific article published in December 2010

Cross-Sectional Associations between Empirically-Derived Dietary Patterns and Indicators of Disease Risk among University Students.

scientific article published on 24 December 2015

Demographic, Physiologic, and Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity in Structured Exercise and Sports Among Low-Income, Overweight Children.

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Depressive Symptoms and Weight Status Among Women Recently Immigrating to the US

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Design and methods of Shape Up Under 5: Integration of systems science and community-engaged research to prevent early childhood obesity

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Design and national dissemination of the StrongWomen Community Strength Training Program.

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Designing an Agent-Based Model for Childhood Obesity Interventions: A Case Study of ChildObesity180.

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Designing effective and sustainable multifaceted interventions for obesity prevention and healthy communities

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Developing a Research Agenda for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in High-Risk Rural Communities ⬇️

scientific article published on April 18, 2013

Developing a Web-Based Weight Management Program for Childhood Cancer Survivors: Rationale and Methods

scientific article published on 18 November 2016

Development and testing of a novel survey to assess Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion of childhood obesity prevention efforts.

scientific article published on 31 May 2018

Development and testing of the BONES physical activity survey for young children

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Development of a Tool for Food Literacy Assessment in Children (TFLAC)

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Development of the Rural Active Living Assessment Tools: measuring rural environments.

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Development of the Rural Active Living Perceived Environmental Support Scale (RALPESS) ⬇️

scientific article published on July 29, 2011

Development of the live well curriculum for recent immigrants: a community-based participatory approach

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Dietary Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk in Ethnically Diverse Urban Schoolchildren ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2012

Disparities in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among girls and overweight and obese schoolchildren during school- and out-of-school time.

scientific article published on 22 March 2016

Dissemination of healthy kids out of school principles for obesity prevention: A RE-AIM analysis

scientific article published on 19 December 2018

Energy Contents of Frequently Ordered Restaurant Meals and Comparison with Human Energy Requirements and U.S. Department of Agriculture Database Information: A Multisite Randomized Study

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

Engaging Coalitions in Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Interventions: A Mixed Methods Assessment

scientific article published on 06 September 2018

Engaging Stakeholders From Volunteer-Led Out-of-School Time Programs in the Dissemination of Guiding Principles for Healthy Snacking and Physical Activity

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Environmental change strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity and reduce disparities

scientific article published in February 2014

Estimating impacts of a breakfast in the classroom program on school outcomes

scientific article published on January 2015

Evaluation of Let's Move! active schools activation grants

scientific article published on 27 December 2017

Exploring New Relationships Between Physical Activity Volume and Intensity and Cardiometabolic Risk in U.S. Adolescents

scientific article published on 19 December 2014

Factors Influencing Fluid Milk Waste in a Breakfast in the Classroom School Breakfast Program

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Factors related to leader implementation of a nationally disseminated community-based exercise program: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 04 December 2008

Feeding styles and child weight status among recent immigrant mother-child dyads

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Feeding styles and evening family meals among recent immigrants

scientific article published on 26 June 2013

Food advertising targeted at school-age children: a content analysis

scientific article published on July 2006

Food and physical activity environments: an energy balance approach for research and practice.

scientific article published on May 2015

Grappling With Complex Food Systems to Reduce Obesity: A US Public Health Challenge

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Great Taste, Less Waste: a cluster-randomized trial using a communications campaign to improve the quality of foods brought from home to school by elementary school children

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Healthier side dishes at restaurants: an analysis of children's perspectives, menu content, and energy impacts.

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Healthy kids out of school: using mixed methods to develop principles for promoting healthy eating and physical activity in out-of-school settings in the United States

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Healthy-lifestyle behaviors associated with overweight and obesity in US rural children

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Household and family factors related to weight status in first through third graders: a cross-sectional study in Eastern Massachusetts

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Identifying Food Literacy Educational Opportunities for Youth

scientific article published on 30 May 2018

Immigrating to the US: what Brazilian, Latin American and Haitian women have to say about changes to their lifestyle that may be associated with obesity

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Impact of Three Doses of Vitamin D3 on Serum 25(OH)D Deficiency and Insufficiency in At-Risk Schoolchildren

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Impact of a Community-Based Physical Activity Program on Fitness and Adiposity Among Overweight and Obese Children

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Impact of physical activity, diet quality and stress on cardiometabolic health in school employees

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Implementing Group Model Building With the Shape Up Under 5 Community Committee Working to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity in Somerville, Massachusetts

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Improving coordination of legal-based efforts across jurisdictions and sectors for obesity prevention and control.

scientific article published on January 2009

Incentivizing Healthy Snacks During Out-of-School Time Through Grocery Store Partnerships

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Integrating Complex Systems Methods to Advance Obesity Prevention Intervention Research

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Investigating best practices of district-wide physical activity programmatic efforts in US schools- a mixed-methods approach

Long-term impact of a chef on school lunch consumption: findings from a 2-year pilot study in Boston middle schools

scientific article published on 13 April 2012

Longitudinal analysis of psychosocial stressors and body mass index in middle-aged and older adults in the United States

scientific article published on 28 August 2020

Low demanding parental feeding style is associated with low consumption of whole grains among children of recent immigrants

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Low parental awareness about energy (calorie) recommendations for children's restaurant meals: findings from a national survey in the USA.

scientific article published on 28 April 2017

Maternal employment, acculturation, and time spent in food-related behaviors among Hispanic mothers in the United States. Evidence from the American Time Use Survey

scientific article published on 20 November 2014

Measured Energy Content of Frequently Purchased Restaurant Meals: Multi-Country Cross Sectional Study

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Multinutrient-fortified juices improve vitamin D and vitamin E status in children: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 18 October 2013

Novel patterns of physical activity in a large sample of preschool-aged children

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Nutritional practices of elite athletes. Practical recommendations

scientific article published on December 1993

Nutritional, Economic, and Environmental Costs of Milk Waste in a Classroom School Breakfast Program

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Obesity Interventions in the Community : Engaged and Participatory Approaches

scientific article published on June 2014

Occupational Physical Activity and Weight-Related Outcomes in Immigrant Mothers

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Ordering patterns following the implementation of a healthier children's restaurant menu: A latent class analysis

scientific article published on 17 November 2016

Orders Of Healthier Children's Items Remain High More Than Two Years After Menu Changes At A Regional Restaurant Chain

scientific article published on November 2015

Orders of Healthier Adult Menu Items in a Full-Service Restaurant Chain with a Healthier Children's Menu

scientific article published on 23 October 2020

Parent behavior and child weight status among a diverse group of underserved rural families

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Parent perspectives on nutrition and physical activity during out-of-school time

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Parent-child interactions and objectively measured child physical activity: a cross-sectional study ⬇️

scientific article published on October 7, 2010

Participant characteristics and self-reported weight status in a cross-sectional pilot survey of self-identified followers of popular diets: Adhering to Dietary Approaches for Personal Taste (ADAPT) Feasibility Survey

scientific article published on 27 July 2020

Permissive Parental Feeding Behavior Is Associated with an Increase in Intake of Low-Nutrient-Dense Foods among American Children Living in Rural Communities ⬇️

scientific article published on December 22, 2011

Physical Activity During Soccer and Its Contribution to Physical Activity Recommendations in Normal Weight and Overweight Children ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2011

Physical fitness, adiposity, and metabolic risk factors in young college students

scientific article published in June 2010

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin d is associated with markers of the insulin resistant phenotype in nondiabetic adults

scientific article published on 23 December 2008

Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and change in fasting plasma glucose in the Framingham offspring study ⬇️

scientific article published on October 19, 2011

Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and incident type 2 diabetes in the Framingham Offspring Study

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Predicting Maintenance or Achievement of Healthy Weight in Children: The Impact of Changes in Physical Fitness ⬇️

scientific article published on February 6, 2012

Preventing Obesity in 2-5-Year Olds: A Pathway to Advancing Intervention Research

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Proceedings from the 9th annual conference on the science of dissemination and implementation: Washington, DC, USA. 14-15 December 2016.

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Processed and Packed: How Refined Are the Foods That Children Bring to School for Snack and Lunch?

scientific article published on 03 October 2020

Progress in the control of childhood obesity

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Promoting Health at the Community Level: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Psychosocial factors associated with young elementary school children's intentions to consume legumes: a test of the theory of reasoned action

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Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Recruitment and retention of urban schoolchildren into a randomized double-blind vitamin D supplementation trial

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Recruitment of New Immigrants Into a Randomized Controlled Prevention Trial: The Live Well Experience

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Relationship between quantitative ultrasound, anthropometry and sports participation in college aged adults

scientific article published on 20 March 2004

Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Working Group on obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors in congenital heart disease ⬇️

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Restaurant Menu Labeling Policy: Review of Evidence and Controversies

scientific article published on 15 February 2016

Retooling food service for early elementary school students in Somerville, Massachusetts: the Shape Up Somerville experience

scientific article published on 15 June 2009

Role of social ecological model level on young Pacific children's sugar-sweetened beverage and water intakes: Children's Healthy Living (CHL) intervention

scientific article published on 25 November 2020

School lunch waste among middle school students: nutrients consumed and costs

scientific article published on February 2013

School staff, parent and student perceptions of a Breakfast in the Classroom model during initial implementation

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

School's out: what are urban children doing? The Summer Activity Study of Somerville Youth (SASSY)

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School-based behavioral assessment tools are reliable and valid for measurement of fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and television viewing in young children

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Shape Up Somerville two-year results: a community-based environmental change intervention sustains weight reduction in children

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Shape Up Somerville's return on investment: Multi-group exposure generates net-benefits in a child obesity intervention

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Shape Up Somerville: change in parent body mass indexes during a child-targeted, community-based environmental change intervention.

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Shaping up Somerville: a community initiative in Massachusetts

scientific article published on 06 November 2009

Snacks, beverages, and physical activity during volunteer-led out-of-school-time programs: a cross-sectional analysis

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Social network analysis of stakeholder networks from two community-based obesity prevention interventions

scientific article published on 27 April 2018

Strength improvements with 1 yr of progressive resistance training in older women

scientific article published on June 1, 1995

Strength training and older women: a cross-sectional study examining factors related to exercise adherence

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Study protocol: the Fueling Learning through Exercise (FLEX) study - a randomized controlled trial of the impact of school-based physical activity programs on children's physical activity, cognitive function, and academic achievement

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Is Positively Associated with Baseline Triglyceride Concentrations, and Changes in Intake Are Inversely Associated with Changes in HDL Cholesterol over 12 Months in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Children.

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The Active Living Research 2013 Conference: achieving change across sectors: integrating research, policy, and practice

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

The Association Between Perceived Athletic Competence and Physical Activity: Implications for Low-Income Schoolchildren

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

The CHANGE study: a healthy-lifestyles intervention to improve rural children's diet quality

scientific article published on 11 October 2013

The FLEX study school-based physical activity programs - measurement and evaluation of implementation

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

The Physical Activity Environment and Academic Achievement in Massachusetts Schoolchildren

scientific article published in December 2017

The Role of Parents and Children in Meal Selection and Consumption in Quick Service Restaurants

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

The association between pregame snacks and exercise intensity, stress, and fatigue in children

scientific article published on 02 October 2013

The critical role of communications in a multilevel obesity-prevention intervention: Lessons learned for alcohol educators

scientific article published on 18 January 2016

Theoretical Food and Nutrient Composition of Whole-Food Plant-Based and Vegan Diets Compared to Current Dietary Recommendations

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Understanding a successful obesity prevention initiative in children under 5 from a systems perspective.

scientific article published on 29 March 2018

Using a Marketing Evaluation Tool to Optimize a Social Marketing Campaign: Insights From a Copy Test of a You're the Mom Campaign Ad

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

Using focus groups to develop a bone health curriculum for after-school programs

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Using the Community Readiness Model to select communities for a community-wide obesity prevention intervention ⬇️

scientific article published on October 17, 2011

Validation of the Out-of-School-Time Snacks, Beverages, and Physical Activity Questionnaire

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Validity and reliability of a calcium checklist in early elementary-school children

article by Lori Marcotte et al published 1 August 2007 in Public Health Nutrition

Vitamin D deficiency, adiposity, and cardiometabolic risk in urban schoolchildren.

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Vitamin D intake and serum vitamin D in ethnically diverse urban schoolchildren ⬇️

scientific article published on August 3, 2012

Web-Based Recruitment and Survey Methodology to Maximize Response Rates from Followers of Popular Diets: the Adhering to Dietary Approaches for Personal Taste (ADAPT) Feasibility Survey

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Weighed Plate Waste Can Accurately Measure Children's Energy Consumption from Food in Quick-Service Restaurants

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Whole grain consumption is inversely associated with BMI Z-score in rural school-aged children

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