Patterns of conventional and complementary non-pharmacological health practice use by US military veterans: a cross-sectional latent class analysis.

Background: Non-pharmacological therapies and practices are commonly used for both health maintenance and management of chronic disease. Patterns and reasons for use of health practices may identify clinically meaningful subgroups of users. The objectives of this study were to identify classes of self-reported use of conventional and complementary non-pharmacological health practices using latent class analysis and estimate associations of participant characteristics with class membership.

Eating- and weight-related parenting of adolescents in the context of food insecurity.

Background: Food insecurity is hypothesized to influence mothers' use of parenting strategies to regulate children's eating. Little is known about the parenting practices directed toward adolescents in food-insecure households.

Objective: Our aim was to examine the differences in use of eating- and weight-related parenting practices among mothers of adolescents by household food-security status.

Predictors of dieting and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood.

Purpose: To identify personal and socioenvironmental factors associated with the persistence of dieting or disordered eating from adolescence to young adulthood and factors associated with the initiation of dieting or disordered eating during young adulthood.

Methods: Participants (n = 4,746) completed EAT-I surveys as adolescents; EAT-III surveys were completed 10 years later by 1,902 of the original participants (1,082 females and 820 males).

Results: Study results indicate that there are personal factors, including weight concerns, weight importance, depressive symptoms and body satisfaction, present during adolescence that are predictive of an individual's engagement in dieting or disordered eating behaviors 10 years later.

Associations between relationship status and day-to-day health behaviors and weight among diverse young adults.

Previous research has shown strong positive associations between physical and psychological health outcomes and being in a committed relationship, such as marriage; however, little research has investigated whether being in a committed relationship is protective for day-to-day health behaviors such as dietary patterns and physical activity. This research examined associations between relationship status and day-to-day health behaviors (e.g.

Eating breakfast and dinner together as a family: associations with sociodemographic characteristics and implications for diet quality and weight status.

Background: Research has shown that adolescents who frequently share evening meals with their families experience more positive health outcomes, including diets of higher nutritional quality. However, little is known about families eating together at breakfast.

Objective: This study examined sociodemographic differences in family meal frequencies in a population-based adolescent sample.

Parent conversations about healthful eating and weight: associations with adolescent disordered eating behaviors.

Importance: The prevalence of weight-related problems in adolescents is high. Parents of adolescents may wonder whether talking about eating habits and weight is useful or detrimental.

Objective: To examine the associations between parent conversations about healthful eating and weight and adolescent disordered eating behaviors.

What's for dinner? Types of food served at family dinner differ across parent and family characteristics.

Objective: To examine the types of food served at family dinner in the homes of adolescents and correlations with parent and family sociodemographic characteristics, psychosocial factors and meal-specific variables.

Design: A cross-sectional population-based survey completed by mail or telephone by parents participating in Project F-EAT (Families and Eating and Activity in Teens) in 2009-2010.

Setting: Homes of families with adolescents in Minneapolis/St.

How significant is the 'significant other'? Associations between significant others' health behaviors and attitudes and young adults' health outcomes.

Background: Having a significant other has been shown to be protective against physical and psychological health conditions for adults. Less is known about the period of emerging young adulthood and associations between significant others' weight and weight-related health behaviors (e.g.

Absolute and attributable risks of atrial fibrillation in relation to optimal and borderline risk factors: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor for stroke and overall mortality, but information about the preventable burden of AF is lacking. The aim of this study was to determine what proportion of the burden of AF in blacks and whites could theoretically be avoided by the maintenance of an optimal risk profile.

Methods And Results: This study included 14 598 middle-aged Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study cohort members.

Development of a Salmonella screening tool for consumer complaint-based foodborne illness surveillance systems.

Foodborne illness surveillance based on consumer complaints detects outbreaks by finding common exposures among callers, but this process is often difficult. Laboratory testing of ill callers could also help identify potential outbreaks. However, collection of stool samples from all callers is not feasible.