Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives on Addressing Obesity in ESKD.

Rationale & Objective: Obesity is common among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and is a pervasive barrier to kidney transplantation. Patient perspectives about barriers to weight loss and patient and health care professionals' viewpoints about optimal obesity management in ESKD are needed.

Study Design: Qualitative study using a descriptive phenomenological approach to understand ESKD patients' lived experiences with obesity and weight loss and patients' and health professionals' perceptions about optimal obesity care for ESKD patients.

Fresh Shelves, Healthy Pantries: A Pilot Intervention Trial in Baltimore City Food Pantries.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multi-modal pilot intervention on the stocking and acquisition of healthy foods in urban food pantries. An intervention that consisted of three 8-week phases, each focused on promotion of one food group: (1) lean & low-sodium proteins; (2) fruits & vegetables; and (3) healthy carbohydrates was conducted in 3 intervention and 4 comparison food pantries. Food stocking variety scores measured changes in the stocking of promoted healthful foods at pantries.

Associations between Food Pantry Size and Distribution Method and Healthfulness of Foods Received by Clients in Baltimore City Food Pantries.

This study aimed to evaluate the association of the overall nutritional quality and the weight share of specific types of foods received by food pantry clients with food pantry size and distribution method. Data on healthy food weights using the gross weight share (GWS) of select foods and the validated Food Assortment Score Tool (FAST) were collected from 75 food pantry clients in Baltimore, Maryland. The average FAST score across the study population was 63.