Publications by authors named "S J Salvy"

Home visiting programs (HVPs) provide services to pregnant individuals and parents of young children to improve families' health and well-being. However, little is known about these families' social contexts. This study explores the social networks and dietary intake of mothers enrolled in a HVP, focusing on health support and health undermining.

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Intermittent fasting focuses on the timing of eating rather than diet quality or energy intake, with evidence supporting its effects on weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with obesity. However, there is limited evidence for its feasibility and efficacy in young people. To address this, a scoping review was conducted to examine intermittent fasting regimens in individuals aged 10 to 25 for the treatment of obesity focusing on methodology, intervention parameters, outcomes, adherence, feasibility, and efficacy.

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Background: Despite advancements in T1D care regimens, racially and ethnically diverse youth with low income continue to experience worse health outcomes, more psychosocial challenges, and higher barriers to care. Alternative care models are needed to address the needs of this population.

Methods: Team Clinic is a person-centered virtual peer group (VPG) care model that was assessed in a 15-month, pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

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Background: No trial to date has tested the effects of late time-restricted eating (lTRE) on glycemic control or body composition in adolescents with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Objective: The objective of the current study was to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of lTRE compared to a prolonged eating window in adolescents with T2D.

Design: A 12-week, randomized, controlled, feasibility study of lTRE compared to control in adolescents with obesity and new onset T2D was conducted.

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  • * In a study of 982 cancer patients from 2020 to 2023, most received the initial vaccine and one booster, but the uptake for the newer bivalent booster was significantly low at only 30.1%.
  • * Despite low booster rates, nearly all participants showed improved immune responses after receiving at least two boosters, and those who got boosted had a lower risk of mortality, highlighting the need for better strategies to encourage vaccinations among this vulnerable group.
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