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Disparities in Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Other Beverages by Race/Ethnicity and Obesity Status Among United States Schoolchildren.
Dodd, Allison Hedley; Briefel, Ronette; Cabili, Charlotte; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren …. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668494
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Disparities in Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Other Beverages by Race/Ethnicity and Obesity Status Among United States Schoolchildren
Dodd, Allison Hedley; Briefel, Ronette; Cabili, Charlotte; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren …. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100979
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National Data to Inform Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies: Beverage, Dietary, and Activity Practices at Home and School.
Briefel, Ronette - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010609439
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State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption, 2006.
Sacks, Jeffrey J.; Roeber, Jim; Bouchery, Ellen E.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
A new study finds excessive alcohol use causes a large economic burden to states and the District of Columbia. The study found that excessive alcohol use cost states and the District a median of $2.9 billion in 2006, ranging from $420 million in North Dakota to $32 billion in California. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924249
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State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption, 2006
Sacks, Jeffrey J.; Roeber, Jim; Bouchery, Ellen E.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
A new study finds excessive alcohol use causes a large economic burden to states and the District of Columbia. The study found that excessive alcohol use cost states and the District a median of $2.9 billion in 2006, ranging from $420 million in North Dakota to $32 billion in California. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100633
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The Healthy Weight Collaborative: Using Learning Collaboratives to Enhance Community-Based Prevention Initiatives Addressing Childhood Obesity.
Hargreaves, Margaret B.; Honeycutt, Todd; Orfield, Cara; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
promising, evidence-based clinical and community-based strategies to prevent and treat obesity for children and families. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923518
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The Association Between Maltreatment and Obesity Among Preschool Children.
Whitaker, Robert C.; Phillips, Shannon M.; Orzol, Sean M.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923888
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Commentary: Should I Blame Mom or Dad? Identifying the Relative Contribution of Each Parent's Body Size to That of Their Offspring.
Whitaker, Robert C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
The author responds to an article that proposes a mechanism to statistically test the difference in the relative contribution of the size of each parent to a child's birth weight and rate of weight gain during infancy—two factors associated with the development of obesity—urging...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924213
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Predictors of Maternal and Child Double Burden of Malnutrition in Rural Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Oddo, Vanessa M.; Rah, Jee H.; Semba, Richard D.; Sun, Kai - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
with maternal and child double burden of malnutrition, the coexistence of a stunted child and an overweight mother within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924245
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Obesity Among U.S. Urban Preschool Children: Relationships to Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status.
Whitaker, Robert C.; Orzol, Sean - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
In the United States, a disparity among racial/ethnic groups in the prevalence of obesity is one of the great concerns … and enigmas in the obesity epidemic. This article seeks to determine whether there are racial/ethnic differences in the … prevalence of obesity among preschool children and determine whether these differences are explained by socioeconomic factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924432