General Nutrition Policy and Environment

Beverages

Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, et al. "Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and its Link to Obesity in California." Policy Brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research), (PB2009-5): 1-8, 2009.

Blum JW, Jacobsen DJ and Donnelly JE. "Beverage Consumption Patterns in Elementary School Aged Children Across a Two-Year Period." Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 24(2): 93-8, 2005.

Bray GA, Nielsen SJ and Popkin BM. "Consumption of High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Beverages may Play a Role in the Epidemic of Obesity." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 79(4): 537-43, 2004.

Bremer AA, Auinger P and Byrd RS. "Relationship between Insulin Resistance-Associated Metabolic Parameters and Anthropometric Measurements with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Physical Activity Levels in US Adolescents: Findings from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey." Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 163(4): 328-35, 2009.

Crawford PB, Woodward-Lopez G, Ritchie L, et al. "How Discretionary can we be with Sweetened Beverages for Children?" Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(9): 1440-4, 2008.

Denney-Wilson E, Crawford D, Dobbins T, et al. "Influences on Consumption of Soft Drinks and Fast Foods in Adolescents." Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 18(3): 447-52, 2009.

Dietz WH. "Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Milk Intake, and Obesity in Children and Adolescents." The Journal of Pediatrics, 148(2): 152-4, 2006.

Dubois L, Farmer A, Girard M, et al. "Regular Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption between Meals Increases Risk of Overweight among Preschool-Aged Children." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 107(6): 924-34, 2007.

Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Osganian SK, et al. "Effects of Decreasing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption on Body Weight in Adolescents: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study." Pediatrics, 117(3): 673-80, 2006.

Fiorito LM, Marini M, Francis LA, et al. "Beverage Intake of Girls at Age 5 y Predicts Adiposity and Weight Status in Childhood and Adolescence." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(4): 935-42, 2009.

Francis DK, Van den Broeck J, Younger N, et al. "Fast-Food and Sweetened Beverage Consumption: Association with Overweight and High Waist Circumference in Adolescents." Public Health Nutrition, 12(8): 1106-14, 2009.

Gibson S. "Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drinks and Obesity: A Systematic Review of the Evidence from Observational Studies and Interventions." Nutrition Research Reviews, 21(2): 134-47, 2008.

Gibson S and Neate D. "Sugar Intake, Soft Drink Consumption and Body Weight among British Children: Further Analysis of National Diet and Nutrition Survey Data with Adjustment for Under-Reporting and Physical Activity." International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 58(6): 445-60, 2007.

Gillis LJ and Bar-Or O. "Food Away from Home, Sugar-Sweetened Drink Consumption and Juvenile Obesity." Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 22(6): 539-45, 2003.

Grimm GC, Harnack L and Story M. "Factors Associated with Soft Drink Consumption in School-Aged Children." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 104(8): 1244-9, 2004.

Harrington S. "The Role of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Adolescent Obesity: A Review of the Literature." The Journal of School Nursing, 24(1): 3-12, 2008.

James J and Kerr D. "Prevention of Childhood Obesity by Reducing Soft Drinks." International Journal of Obesity, 29 Suppl 2: S54-7, 2005.

James J, Thomas P, Cavan D, et al. "Preventing Childhood Obesity by Reducing Consumption of Carbonated Drinks: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial." BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 328(7450): 1237, 2004.

Johnson L, Mander AP, Jones LR, et al. "Is Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Associated with Increased Fatness in Children?" Nutrition, 23(7-8): 557-63, 2007.

Keller KL, Kirzner J, Pietrobelli A, et al. "Increased Sweetened Beverage Intake is Associated with Reduced Milk and Calcium Intake in 3- to 7-Year-Old Children at Multi-Item Laboratory Lunches." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(3): 497-501, 2009.

Lim S, Zoellner JM, Lee JM, et al. "Obesity and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in African-American Preschool Children: A Longitudinal Study." Obesity, 17(6): 1262-8, 2009.

Linardakis M, Sarri K, Pateraki MS, et al. "Sugar-Added Beverages Consumption among Kindergarten Children of Crete: Effects on Nutritional Status and Risk of Obesity." BMC Public Health, 8: 279, 2008.

Ludwig DS, Peterson KE and Gortmaker SL. "Relation between Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and Childhood Obesity: A Prospective, Observational Analysis." Lancet, 357(9255): 505-8, 2001.

Malik VS, Willett WC and Hu FB. "Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and BMI in Children and Adolescents: Reanalyses of a Meta-Analysis." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89(1): 438-9, 2009.

Nguyen S, Choi HK, Lustig RH, et al. "Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Serum Uric Acid, and Blood Pressure in Adolescents." The Journal of Pediatrics, 154(6): 807-13, 2009.

O'Connor TM, Yang SJ and Nicklas TA. "Beverage Intake among Preschool Children and its Effect on Weight Status." Pediatrics, 118(4): e1010-8, 2006.

Robertson J. "Sweetened Drinks and Children's Health--what do we Know, and what can we do?" Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 5(2): 201-3, 2003.

Rodriguez-Artalejo F, Garcia EL, Gorgojo L, et al. "Consumption of Bakery Products, Sweetened Soft Drinks and Yogurt among Children Aged 6-7 Years: Association with Nutrient Intake and overall Diet Quality." The British Journal of Nutrition, 89(3): 419-29, 2003.

Striegel-Moore RH, Thompson D, Affenito SG, et al. "Correlates of Beverage Intake in Adolescent Girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study." The Journal of Pediatrics, 148(2): 183-7, 2006.

van der Horst K, Kremers S, Ferreira I, et al. "Perceived Parenting Style and Practices and the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by Adolescents." Health Education Research, 22(2): 295-304, 2007.

Vanselow MS, Pereira MA, Neumark-Sztainer D, et al. "Adolescent Beverage Habits and Changes in Weight Over Time: Findings from Project EAT." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(6): 1489-95, 2009.

Wang YC, Bleich SN and Gortmaker SL. "Increasing Caloric Contribution from Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and 100% Fruit Juices among US Children and Adolescents, 1988-2004." Pediatrics, 121(6): e1604-14, 2008.

Wang YC, Ludwig DS, Sonneville K, et al. "Impact of Change in Sweetened Caloric Beverage Consumption on Energy Intake among Children and Adolescents." Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 163(4): 336-43, 2009.

Environment

Adams AK, Harvey H and Brown D. "Constructs of Health and Environment Inform Child Obesity Prevention in American Indian Communities." Obesity, 16(2): 311-7, 2008.

Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, et al. "Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and its Link to Obesity in California." Policy Brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research), (PB2009-5):1-8, 2009.

Ball K, Timperio AF and Crawford DA. "Understanding Environmental Influences on Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors: Where should we Look and what should we Count?" The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 3: 33, 2006.

Brownson RC, Haire-Joshu D and Luke DA. "Shaping the Context of Health: A Review of Environmental and Policy Approaches in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases." Annual Review of Public Health, 27: 341-70, 2006.

Brug J, Kremers SP, Lenthe F, et al. "Environmental Determinants of Healthy Eating: In Need of Theory and Evidence." The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67(3): 307-16, 2008.

Campbell KJ, Crawford DA, Salmon J, et al. "Associations between the Home Food Environment and Obesity-Promoting Eating Behaviors in Adolescence." Obesity, 15(3): 719-30, 2007.

Edwards KL, Clarke GP, Ransley JK, et al. "The Neighbourhood Matters: Studying Exposures Relevant to Childhood Obesity and the Policy Implications in Leeds, UK." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009. [epub ahead of print]

Freedman DA. "Local Food Environments: They're all Stocked Differently." American Journal of Community Psychology, 2009.

Glanz K, Sallis JF, Saelens BE, et al. "Healthy Nutrition Environments: Concepts and Measures." American Journal of Health Promotion, 19(5): 330-3, 2005.

Grafova IB. "Overweight Children: Assessing the Contribution of the Built Environment." Preventive Medicine, 47(3): 304-8, 2008.

Holsten JE. "Obesity and the Community Food Environment: A Systematic Review." Public Health Nutrition, 12(3): 397-405, 2009.

Keita AD, Casazza K, Thomas O, et al. "Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage is Associated with Reduced Dietary Quality in Children." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(9): 1612-6, 2009.

Khan LK, Sobush K, Keener D, et al. "Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 58(RR-7): 1-26, 2009.

Krebs-Smith SM, Reedy J and Bosire C. "Healthfulness of the U.S. Food Supply: Little Improvement Despite Decades of Dietary Guidance." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2010. [epub ahead of print]

Larson N and Story M. "A Review of Environmental Influences on Food Choices." Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 38 (Suppl 1): S56-73, 2009.

McClafferty H. "Interactions between Environmental Health and Pediatric Obesity." Explore, 4(5): 328-32, 2008.

McKinnon RA, Reedy J, Morrissette MA, et al. "Measures of the Food Environment: A Compilation of the Literature, 1990-2007." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(4 Suppl 1): S124-33, 2009.

Morland KB and Evenson KR. "Obesity Prevalence and the Local Food Environment." Health & Place, 15(2): 491-5, 2009.

O'Malley PM, Johnston LD, Delva J, et al. "Variation in Obesity among American Secondary School Students by School and School Characteristics." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4 Suppl 1): S187-94, 2007.

Oreskovic NM, Winickoff JP, Kuhlthau KA, et al. "Obesity and the Built Environment among Massachusetts Children." Clinical Pediatrics, 48(9): 904-12, 2009.

Papas MA, Alberg AJ, Ewing R, et al. "The Built Environment and Obesity." Epidemiologic Reviews, 29: 129-43, 2007.

Perez-Lizaur AB, Kaufer-Horwitz M and Plazas M. "Environmental and Personal Correlates of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Low Income, Urban Mexican Children." Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, 21(1): 63-71, 2008.

Reedy J, Krebs-Smith SM and Bosire C. "Evaluating the Food Environment Application of the Healthy Eating Index-2005." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2010. [epub ahead of print]

Romao I and Roth J. "Genetic and Environmental Interactions in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(4 Suppl 1): S24-8, 2008.

Rose D, Hutchinson PL, Bodor JN, et al. "Neighborhood Food Environments and Body Mass Index: The Importance of in-Store Contents." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37(3): 214-9, 2009.

Rundle A, Neckerman KM, Freeman L, et al. "Neighborhood Food Environment and Walkability Predict Obesity in New York City." Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(3): 442-7, 2009.

Sallis JF and Glanz K. "Physical Activity and Food Environments: Solutions to the Obesity Epidemic." The Milbank Quarterly, 87(1): 123-54, 2009.

Sallis JF and Glanz K. "The Role of Built Environments in Physical Activity, Eating, and Obesity in Childhood." The Future of Children, 16(1): 89-108, 2006.

Spence JC, Cutumisu N, Edwards J, et al. "Relation between Local Food Environments and Obesity among Adults." BMC Public Health, 9: 192, 2009.

Zheng Y. "The Benefit of Public Transportation: Physical Activity to Reduce Obesity and Ecological Footprint." Preventive Medicine, 46(1): 4-5, 2008.

Zick CD, Smith KR, Fan JX, et al. "Running to the Store? The Relationship between Neighborhood Environments and the Risk of Obesity." Social Science & Medicine, 69(10): 1493-500, 2009.

General

Childhood Obesity Program Area. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009. Available at http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/.

State of the States 2008: A Profile of Food and Nutrition Programs Across the Nation. Food Research and Action Center, 2008. Available at: http://www.frac.org/html/publications/pubs.htm.

Baker EA, Kelly C, Barnidge E, et al. "The Garden of Eden: Acknowledging the Impact of Race and Class in Efforts to Decrease Obesity Rates." American Journal of Public Health, 96(7): 1170-4, 2006.

Brownell KD and Warner KE. "The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar is Big Food?" The Milbank Quarterly, 87(1): 259-94, 2009.

Cohen DA, Sturm R, Lara M, et al. "Discretionary Calorie Intake a Priority for Obesity Prevention: Results of Rapid Participatory Approaches in Low-Income US Communities." Journal of Public Health, 2010. [epub ahead of print]

Fox MK, Hamilton W and Lin BH. Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health. Vol. 3, Literature Review. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program, 2004.

Foxhall K. "Beginning to Begin: Reports from the Battle on Obesity." American Journal of Public Health, 96(12): 2106-12, 2006.

Gallaway MS, Jago R, Baranowski T, et al. "Psychosocial and Demographic Predictors of Fruit, Juice and Vegetable Consumption among 11-14-Year-Old Boy Scouts." Public Health Nutrition, 10(12): 1508-14, 2007.

Huang TT and Story MT. "A Journey just Started: Renewing Efforts to Address Childhood Obesity." Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 18 (Suppl 1): S1-3, 2010.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, Koplan J, et al. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2005.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.) and Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How do we Measure Up? Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2007.

Kimmons J, Gillespie C, Seymour J, et al. "Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Adolescents and Adults in the United States: Percentage Meeting Individualized Recommendations." Medscape Journal of Medicine, 11(1): 26, 2009.

Kristjansdottir AG and Thorsdottir I. "Adherence to Food-Based Dietary Guidelines and Evaluation of Nutrient Intake in 7-Year-Old Children." Public Health Nutrition, 12(11): 1999-2008, 2009.

Lee JM, Davis MM, Menon RK, et al. "Geographic Distribution of Childhood Diabetes and Obesity Relative to the Supply of Pediatric Endocrinologists in the United States." The Journal of Pediatrics, 152(3): 331-6, 2008.

Ludwig DS and Nestle M. "Can the Food Industry Play a Constructive Role in the Obesity Epidemic?" The Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(15): 1808-11, 2008.

Mayer K. "Childhood Obesity Prevention: Focusing on the Community Food Environment." Family & Community Health, 32(3): 257-70, 2009.

Nestle M. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002.

Nicklas TA, Hayes D and American Dietetic Association. "Position of the American Dietetic Association: Nutrition Guidance for Healthy Children Ages 2 to 11 Years." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(6): 1038,44, 1046-7, 2008.

Parker L. "The Federal Nutrition Programs: A Safety Net for very Young Children." Zero to Three, 21(1): 29-36, 2000.

Phillips SM, Bandini LG, Naumova EN, et al. "Energy-Dense Snack Food Intake in Adolescence: Longitudinal Relationship to Weight and Fatness." Obesity Research, 12(3): 461-72, 2004.

Rodriguez-Artalejo F, Garcia EL, Gorgojo L, et al. "Consumption of Bakery Products, Sweetened Soft Drinks and Yogurt among Children Aged 6-7 Years: Association with Nutrient Intake and overall Diet Quality." The British Journal of Nutrition, 89(3): 419-29, 2003.

Stafford M, Cummins S, Ellaway A, et al. "Pathways to Obesity: Identifying Local, Modifiable Determinants of Physical Activity and Diet." Social Science & Medicine, 65(9): 1882-97, 2007.

Storey KE, Forbes LE, Fraser SN, et al. "Diet Quality, Nutrition and Physical Activity among Adolescents: The Web-SPAN (Web-Survey of Physical Activity and Nutrition) Project." Public Health Nutrition, 12(11): 2009-17, 2009.

Story M, Kaphingst KM, Robinson-O'Brien R, et al. "Creating Healthy Food and Eating Environments: Policy and Environmental Approaches." Annual Review of Public Health, 29: 253-72, 2008.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, 2001.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, January 2005.

Interventions

Campbell K, Waters E, O'Meara S, et al. "Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Childhood. A Systematic Review." Obesity Reviews, 2(3): 149-57, 2001.

Haerens L, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Barba G, et al. "Developing the IDEFICS Community-Based Intervention Program to Enhance Eating Behaviors in 2- to 8-Year-Old Children: Findings from Focus Groups with Children and Parents." Health Education Research, 24(3): 381-93, 2009.

Harrington KF, Franklin FA, Davies SL, et al. "Implementation of a Family Intervention to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake: The Hi5+ Experience." Health Promotion Practice, 6(2): 180-9, 2005.

Jansen E, Mulkens S, Emond Y, et al. "From the Garden of Eden to the Land of Plenty. Restriction of Fruit and Sweets Intake Leads to Increased Fruit and Sweets Consumption in Children." Appetite, 51(3): 570-5, 2008.

Lytle L and Achterberg C. "Changing the Diet of America's Children: What Works and Why?" Journal of Nutrition Education, 27(5): 250, 1995.

Matson-Koffman DM, Brownstein JN, Neiner JA, et al. "A Site-Specific Literature Review of Policy and Environmental Interventions that Promote Physical Activity and Nutrition for Cardiovascular Health: What Works?" American Journal of Health Promotion, 19(3): 167-93, 2005.

Robinson-O'Brien R, Story M and Heim S. "Impact of Garden-Based Youth Nutrition Intervention Programs: A Review." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(2): 273-80, 2009.

Seymour JD, Yaroch AL, Serdula M, et al. "Impact of Nutrition Environmental Interventions on Point-of-Purchase Behavior in Adults: A Review." Preventive Medicine, 39(Suppl 2): S108-36, 2004.

Sloane DC, Diamant AL, Lewis LB, et al. "Improving the Nutritional Resource Environment for Healthy Living through Community-Based Participatory Research." Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18(7): 568-75, 2003.

Vermeer WM, Steenhuis IH and Seidell JC. "Portion Size: A Qualitative Study of Consumers' Attitudes Toward Point-of-Purchase Interventions Aimed at Portion Size." Health Education Research, 25(1): 109-20, 2010.

Policy

F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America. Trust for America's Health, July 2009. Available at: http://healthyamericans.org/reports/.

"Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4): S147-310, 2007.

Barry CL, Brescoll VL, Brownell KD, et al. "Obesity Metaphors: How Beliefs about the Causes of Obesity Affect Support for Public Policy." The Milbank Quarterly, 87(1): 7-47, 2009.

Boehmer TK, Brownson RC, Haire-Joshu D, et al. "Patterns of Childhood Obesity Prevention Legislation in the United States." Preventing Chronic Disease, 4(3): A56, 2007.

Chaloupka FJ and Johnston LD. "Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4 Suppl 1): S147-61, 2007.

Dietz WH, Story MT and Leviton LC. "Issues and Implications of Screening, Surveillance, and Reporting of Children's BMI." Pediatrics, 124 (Suppl 1): S98-101, 2009.

Dodson EA, Fleming C, Boehmer TK, et al. "Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy: Qualitative Assessment of Enablers and Barriers." Journal of Public Health Policy, 30(Suppl 1): S161-76, 2009.

Friedman RR and Schwartz MB. "Public Policy to Prevent Childhood Obesity, and the Role of Pediatric Endocrinologists." Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 21(8): 717-25, 2008.

Kraak VI and Story M. "A Public Health Perspective on Healthy Lifestyles and Public-Private Partnerships for Global Childhood Obesity Prevention." Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(2): 192-200, 2010.

Levy LB. "Food Policy and Dietary Change." The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 68(2): 216-20, 2009.

Sturm R and Cohen DA. "Zoning for Health? The Year-Old Ban on New Fast-Food Restaurants in South LA." Health Affairs, 28(6): w1088-97, 2009.

Tillotson JE. "America's Obesity: Conflicting Public Policies, Industrial Economic Development, and Unintended Human Consequences." Annual Review of Nutrition, 24: 617-43, 2004.

Trubswasser U and Branca F. "Nutrition Policy is Taking Shape in Europe." Public Health Nutrition, 12(3): 295-306, 2009.

 

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