Observations and Conversations: Home Preparation of Infant Formula Among a Sample of Low-Income Mothers in the Southeastern US.

Objective: Explore infant formula preparation attitudes and beliefs among low-income, formula-feeding, Southeastern US mothers.

Design: Cross-sectional study using in-home observations and in-depth interviews.

Setting: Participant homes.

Modulation of adipose tissue inflammation by bioactive food compounds.

Adipose tissue has an important endocrine function in the regulation of whole-body metabolism. Obesity leads to a chronic low-grade inflammation of the adipose tissue, which disrupts this endocrine function and results in metabolic derangements, such as type-2 diabetes. Dietary bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols and certain fatty acids, are known to suppress both systemic and adipose tissue inflammation and have the potential to improve these obesity-associated metabolic disorders.

Predictors of body mass index in female parents whose children participate in a competitive, creative, problem-solving program.

Background: Recent findings from our research indicate that children participating in a creative afterschool program exhibit overall healthier lifestyle practices compared to the average US pediatric population. This observation led us to investigate the prevalence of overweight/obesity and lifestyle practices of their parents.

Objective: To determine the strongest predictors of weight status for female parents whose children were participating in such creative afterschool program.