Breakfast Consumption In Black And White Girls Correlates Positively With Calcium And Fiber Intake And Negatively With Body Mass Index, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Breakfast Consumption In Black And White Girls Correlates Positively With Calcium And Fiber Intake And Negatively With Body Mass Index, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective
To describe age- and race-related differences in breakfast consumption and to examine the association of breakfast intake with dietary calcium and fiber and body mass index (BMI).
Design
Data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study, a 9-year, longitudinal biracial cohort study with annual 3-day food records.
Subjects/setting
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study recruited 2,379 girls (1,166 white and 1,213 African American), aged 9 or 10 years at baseline for an observational study. Retention rates were very high at visits two through four (96%, 94%, and 91%), but …
The Relation Of Breakfast And Cereal Consumption To Nutrient Intake And Body Mass Index., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
The Relation Of Breakfast And Cereal Consumption To Nutrient Intake And Body Mass Index., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective
To examine sex differences and longitudinal changes in ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and breakfast consumption in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children, and the relationship between RTE cereal intake with nutrient intake, blood lipids, and body mass index (BMI).
Design
Secondary analyses based on data from Dietary Intervention Study in Children, a randomized, controlled, multicenter, clinical trial with five sets of three 24-hour recalls.
Subjects/setting
Children (n=660) from six clinics aged 8 to 10 years at study entry. Participants had serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels between the 80th and 98th percentiles for age, and were followed for a mean of …
Correlates Of Persistent Thinness In Black And White Young Women, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Correlates Of Persistent Thinness In Black And White Young Women, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: To examine health and psychosocial correlates of persistent thinness in black and white young adult women.
Research Methods and Procedures: 1830 females (n = 988 black, n = 842 white) who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study were asked to indicate their current body size from a series of nine pictograms (1, emaciated to 9, obese). Persistent thinness was defined as having at least seven non-missing measurement points between ages 9 to 18 with a body size rating of <4 at all points. Generalized linear models were used to …
Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month-Old Children, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month-Old Children, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective We incorporated selected items from several existing instruments to create a comprehensive multifactorial instrument to measure problematic eating behaviors in young children and to examine the prevalences and correlates of these behaviors. Method A community sample of young mothers (N = 93) completed the inventory of problematic eating behaviors for their 36-month-old children. Results The most common child problems reported by mothers were the spitting out of food during feedings and becoming upset when food was restricted. A four-factor solution identified pickiness (e.g., child eats a limited variety of food), food refusal (e.g., child refuses to eat specific foods), …
Prevalence And Comorbidity Of Major Depressive Disorder In Young Black And White Women., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Prevalence And Comorbidity Of Major Depressive Disorder In Young Black And White Women., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective
This study reports the prevalence and
comorbidity of
depression in two large samples of black and white young adult women.
Method
Clinical interviews of participants in a follow-up study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS-Wave II;
N = 378) were contrasted with a subsample of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS;
N = 3749) to examine the rates and comorbidity of lifetime
major depressive disorder in black and white women using methodology described by
Kraemer (1995). The sequencing of disorders was also examined to determine which disorder was primary. Comorbidity and sequencing were examined …
Self-Reported Symptoms Of Depression In Late Adolescence: A Comparison Of Black And White Females, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Self-Reported Symptoms Of Depression In Late Adolescence: A Comparison Of Black And White Females, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
The prevalence of depressive symptoms from adolescence through young adulthood was examined in 1,146 African-American adolescent girls and 1,075 Caucasian adolescent girls who completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression scale. Caucasian girls’ scores decreased over time, whereas scores for African-American girls were fairly consistent. Future studies are needed to examine age-specific risk factors in adolescent girls.
Factors That Influence Food Amount Ratings In White, Hispanic, And Asian Samples, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Factors That Influence Food Amount Ratings In White, Hispanic, And Asian Samples, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: Two studies explored in nonclinical samples variables that may influence meal size assessments.
Research Methods and Procedures: In Study 1, the contribution of dietary restraint, weight, depressive symptoms, and gender to ratings on the Food Amount Rating Scale was examined in 153 white women and 121 white men; in Study 2, the contribution of dietary restraint, weight, ethnicity, and ethnic group identification to Food Amount Rating Scale ratings was examined in 67 Asian, 81 Hispanic, and 107 white women.
Results: Study 1 indicated that food amounts were rated as larger when rated by male rather than …
Does Adolescent Depression Predict Obesity In Black And White Young Adult Women?, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Does Adolescent Depression Predict Obesity In Black And White Young Adult Women?, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Background. To examine whether adolescent depressive symptoms predict young adult body mass index (BMI) and obesity in black and white women.
Method. Participants included 1554 black and white adolescent girls from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS) who completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression Scale (CES-D) at ages 16 and 18 years.
Results. Regression analyses showed that depressive symptoms at both ages 16 and 18 were associated with increased risk of obesity (BMI[gt-or-equal, slanted]30) and elevated BMI in young adulthood (age 21) in both black and white girls. Black girls exhibited a …
Health Services Research In Anorexia Nervosa, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Health Services Research In Anorexia Nervosa, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
The present paper reviews studies of the delivery of health services for individuals with anorexia nervosa, utilizing four interrelated concepts that guide much of health services research: equity, effectiveness, efficiency, and economy. It identifies major gaps in knowledge regarding health services utilization and costs.
An Empirical Study Of The Typology Of Bulimia Nervosa And Its Spectrum Variants., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
An Empirical Study Of The Typology Of Bulimia Nervosa And Its Spectrum Variants., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Background. There is an ongoing debate about the best way to classify eating disorders. This study examined potential subtypes of bulimia nervosa. Method. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify subtypes of bulimic symptomatology, utilizing data from 234 respondents in a cohort of black and white young women (n=2054). Participants were administered gated screening questions from the Eating Disorders Examination to determine DSM-IV diagnoses of eating disorders. Results. A 3-class solution was judged best. Class 1, the ‘purger subtype’ (n=116), was characterized by vomiting, the use of fasting/diet pills, and relatively little bingeing. Class 2, the ‘binger subtype’ (n=97) …
Night Eating Syndrome In Young Adult Women: Prevalence And Correlates., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Night Eating Syndrome In Young Adult Women: Prevalence And Correlates., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective The current study examined the prevalence and clinical significance of night eating syndrome (NES) in a community cohort of Black and White women. Method We assessed 682 Black and 659 White women for NES, eating disorders, and psychiatric symptomatology. Results The prevalence was 1.6% (22 of 1,341; Blacks [n = 20]; Whites [n = 2]). Comparisons between identified Black women and the remaining Black participants revealed no significant differences in obesity, psychiatric comorbidity, or self-reported psychiatric distress. Comorbidity with eating disorders as outlined in the 4th ed. of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Washington, DC: American …
Health Services Use In Women With A History Of Bulimia Nervosa Or Binge Eating Disorder., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Health Services Use In Women With A History Of Bulimia Nervosa Or Binge Eating Disorder., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective The current study examined health services use during the past 12 months in a sample of young women with a history of an adolescent eating disorder (bulimia nervosa [BN] or binge eating disorder [BED]). Method A community sample of 1,582 young women (mean age = 21.5 years) was classified, based on a screening interview (and, for eating disorder diagnosis, confirmatory diagnostic interview), into one of three groups: BN or BED (n = 67), other psychiatric disorder (n = 443), and no adolescent psychiatric disorder (n = 1,072). Results A history of BN/BED in adolescence was associated with elevated health …
Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month Old Children, R H. Striegel, P M. Lewinsohn, J M. Holm-Denoma, J M. Gau, T E. Joiner Jr, P Bear, B Lamoureux
Dec 2004
Problematic Eating And Feeding Behaviors Of 36-Month Old Children, R H. Striegel, P M. Lewinsohn, J M. Holm-Denoma, J M. Gau, T E. Joiner Jr, P Bear, B Lamoureux
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective
To incorporate selected items from several existing instruments to create a comprehensive multi-factorial instrument to measure problematic eating behaviors in young children and to examine the prevalences and correlates of these behaviors.
Method
A community sample of young mothers (n = 93) completed the inventory of problematic eating behaviors for their 36-month old children.
Results
The most common child problems reported by mothers were the spitting out of food during feedings and becoming upset when food was restricted. A four-factor solution identified Pickiness (e.g., child eats a limited variety of food), Food Refusal (e.g., child refuses to eat specific …
Psychosocial And Health Consequences Of Adolescent Depression In Black And White Young Adult Women, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2004
Psychosocial And Health Consequences Of Adolescent Depression In Black And White Young Adult Women, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Depression in adolescent girls may result in negative consequences in young adulthood. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was administered to 1,727 Black and White girls ages 16 to 18 years who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study. Three years later, women in the depressed groups were more likely to be current smokers, had attained a lower level of education, and reported lower self-worth relative to the nondepressed group. Body dissatisfaction, eating concerns, and loneliness were greater in the depressed groups. Relative to Black women, White women who were moderately depressed …
Exposure To The Mass Media, Body Shape Concerns, And Use Of Supplements To Improve Weight And Shape Among Male And Female Adolescents, R H. Striegel, A E. Field, S B. Austin, C A. Camargo Jr, C B. Taylor, K J. Loud, G A. Colditz
Dec 2004
Exposure To The Mass Media, Body Shape Concerns, And Use Of Supplements To Improve Weight And Shape Among Male And Female Adolescents, R H. Striegel, A E. Field, S B. Austin, C A. Camargo Jr, C B. Taylor, K J. Loud, G A. Colditz
Ruth Striegel Weissman
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and correlates of products used to improve weight and shape among male and female adolescents.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 6212 girls and 4237 boys who were 12 to 18 years of age and enrolled in the ongoing Growing Up Today Study. The outcome measure was at least weekly use of any of the following products to improve appearance, muscle mass, or strength: protein powder or shakes, creatine, amino acids/hydroxy methylbutyrate (HMB), dehydroepiandrosterone, growth hormone, or anabolic/injectable steroids.
RESULTS: Approximately 4.7% of the boys and 1.6% of the girls used protein powder or …
