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The Cross-Sectional Relation of Body Mass Index to Adiposity among 8- to 19-Year-Olds within Several Races and Ethnicities.
J Pediatr
October 2024
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Objective: To assess the screening ability of a high body mass index (BMI) for high adiposity among 8- to 19-year-olds.
Study Design: This cross-sectional study included 6454 National Health and Nutrition Survey participants from 2011 through 2018. Fat and lean mass were measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Food Insecurity Screening and Referral Practices of Pediatric Clinicians in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Children (Basel)
September 2024
The Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention & Wellness, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Background/objectives: In 2022, 17.3% of US households with children experienced food insecurity (FI). The objective of this study was to examine pediatric clinicians' FI screening and management immediately following the release of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2015 FI Policy Statement.
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Pediatrics
July 2024
Departments of Pediatrics and Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Background And Objectives: Although the limitations of BMI have long been recognized, there are recent concerns that it is not a good screening tool for adiposity. We therefore examined the cross-sectional relation of BMI to adiposity among 6923 8- to 19-year-olds in the National Health and Nutrition Survey from 2011 through 2018.
Methods: Participants were scanned with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Mitigation of the U.S. agrifood sector's contribution to human and planetary health: a case study.
Front Nutr
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Columbia's Climate School, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
The relationship of the United States (U.S.) agrifood sector to climate change is bidirectional; cattle production for beef consumption generates methane and nitrous oxide, both of which are potent greenhouse gases (GHGs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity affects over 42% of the U.S. adult population, yet it remains undertreated.
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