Influence of Home Language Use on the Association Between Parent Education and Child Adiposity in Latino Families.

Background: Parent education and language use are associated with child obesity, but the impact of their interaction is less known. This study assessed whether parent education was associated with child adiposity and if this association was moderated by home language use in Latino families.

Methods: Participants (n = 415) were Latino families from the Long Beach area.

Engaging Intergenerational Hispanics/Latinos to Examine Factors Influencing Childhood Obesity Using the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model.

Introduction Hispanics/Latinos are disproportionately affected by obesity in the U.S. Multiple factors place Hispanic/Latino children at risk for overweight, warranting guidance of a socio-ecologic approach to examine causes of obesity.

Fatty acid consumption and risk of fracture in the Women's Health Initiative.

Background: Fatty acids (FAs) may be important dietary components that modulate osteoporotic fracture risk.

Objective: The objective was to examine FA intake in relation to osteoporotic fractures.

Design: The participants were postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative (n = 137,486).

Conjugated equine estrogens and colorectal cancer incidence and survival: the Women's Health Initiative randomized clinical trial.

Background: In separate Women's Health Initiative randomized trials, combined hormone therapy with estrogen plus progestin reduced colorectal cancer incidence but estrogen alone in women with hysterectomy did not. We now analyze features of the colorectal cancers that developed and examine the survival of women following colorectal cancer diagnosis in the latter trial.

Participants And Methods: 10,739 postmenopausal women who were 50 to 79 years of age and had undergone hysterectomy were randomized to conjugated equine estrogens (0.

Low-fat dietary pattern and weight change over 7 years: the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial.

Context: Obesity in the United States has increased dramatically during the past several decades. There is debate about optimum calorie balance for prevention of weight gain, and proponents of some low-carbohydrate diet regimens have suggested that the increasing obesity may be attributed, in part, to low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets.

Objectives: To report data on body weight in a long-term, low-fat diet trial for which the primary end points were breast and colorectal cancer and to examine the relationships between weight changes and changes in dietary components.

Meals identified as healthy choices on restaurant menus: an evaluation of accuracy.

This study evaluated the accuracy of restaurant entrees identified as healthy choices on menus at two fast food restaurant chains. Entrees were purchased at two different locations of each restaurant 35 days apart. Samples were processed in duplicate for total fat contents, sodium analysis, and adiabatic bomb calorimeter for total energy.

Retaining school children and families in community research: lessons from the Study of Children's Activity and Nutrition (SCAN).

Retaining school-aged study participants poses a major challenge in any longitudinal research study. Dropouts produce bias in the remaining sample and this loss may affect study findings and their interpretation. Dominant factors that influence retention in pediatric research studies include family versus individual participation, patient management strategies of study personnel, knowledge about the condition or therapy, age and gender factors, credibility within the community, monetary incentives, and altruism.

Tracking dietary intake in white and Mexican-American children from age 4 to 12 years.

Objective: To examine the tracking (ie, the stability over time) of dietary intake in Mexican-American and white children aged 4 to 12 years.

Subjects: Children 4 years of age (n=351) were assessed at baseline and 65% (n=228) completed the 8-year study.

Design: Cardiovascular disease-related dietary intake was defined as energy, percent of energy from fat, and sodium (mg/1,000 kcal).