The Relationship Between Meal Frequency And Body Mass Index In Black And White Adolescent Girls: More Is Less.Pdf, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2007
The Relationship Between Meal Frequency And Body Mass Index In Black And White Adolescent Girls: More Is Less.Pdf, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective:
To document meal frequency and its relationship to body mass index (BMI) in a longitudinal sample of black and white girls from ages 9–19 years.
Design:
Ten-year longitudinal observational study.
Subjects:
At baseline, 1209 Black girls (539 age nine years, 670 age 10 years) and 1,166 White girls (616 age nine years, 550 age 10 years) were enrolled in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS).
Measurements:
Three-day food diaries, measured height and weight and self-reported physical activity and television viewing were obtained at annual in-person visits.
Results:
Over …
What Mediates The Relationship Between Family Meals And Adolescent Health Issues?, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2007
What Mediates The Relationship Between Family Meals And Adolescent Health Issues?, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: To determine whether the frequency of family meals in childhood is associated with positive health outcomes in adolescence through the mediating links of increased family cohesion and positive coping skills.Design : Data were obtained from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS), a 10-year longitudinal study of 2,379 black and white girls assessed annually from ages 9–19. The mediational analysis framework of H. C. Kraemer and colleagues (2001) was used to test the hypothesis that the frequency of family meals in childhood (Study Years 1 and 3) would be related to health outcomes (Study Year 10) …
Health Services Use In Eating Disorders, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2007
Health Services Use In Eating Disorders, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Background
This study examined healthcare services used by adults diagnosed with an eating disorder (ED) in a large health maintenance organization in the Pacific Northwest.
Method
Electronic medical records were used to collect information on all out-patient and in-patient visits and medication dispenses, from 2002 to 2004, for adults aged 18–55 years who received an ED diagnosis during 2003. Healthcare services received the year prior to, and following, the receipt of an ED diagnosis were examined. Cases were matched to five comparison health plan members who had a health plan visit close to the date of the matched case's …
What’S Love Got To Do With It? Family Cohesion And Healthy Eating In Adolescent Girls, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2007
What’S Love Got To Do With It? Family Cohesion And Healthy Eating In Adolescent Girls, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: To examine the association between family cohesion and behaviors linked to health or overweight in adolescents. Method: Cross-sectional analyses of family cohesion and eating behaviors of 2,379 girls (followed from ages 9–19) who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS). Height and weight measurements were obtained on an annual basis. Family cohesion was measured by the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES) III. Food diaries were used to assess frequency of breakfast consumption and intake of milk, soda, fruits, and vegetables. Results: Family cohesion was significantly associated with less soda intake …
Should Binge Eating Disorder Be Included In The Dsm-V? A Critical Review Of The State Of Evidence., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2007
Should Binge Eating Disorder Be Included In The Dsm-V? A Critical Review Of The State Of Evidence., Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
ncreasing empirical evidence supports the validity of binge-eating disorder (BED) and its inclusion as a formal diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). Contention exists regarding the criteria for BED, including whether, like bulimia nervosa (BN), it should be characterized by overvaluation of shape/weight. This study examined the significance of overvaluation for BED using two complementary comparisons groups. Participants were 324 women who completed self-report instruments as part of an Internet study. Analyses compared BMI, eating disorder (ED) features, and depressive levels in four groups: 123 overweight participants without ED, 47 BED participants who do not …
). Disordered Eating And Substance Use In High School Students: Results From The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Dec 2007
). Disordered Eating And Substance Use In High School Students: Results From The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: To examine the association between disordered eating (fasting, diet product use, and vomiting or laxative use) and use of 10 substances (cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, steroids, and hallucinogens) in a nationally representative adolescent sample. Method: Participants were 13,917 U.S. high-school students participating in the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Results: Disordered eating was significantly associated with the use of each substance. Using effect size estimates that take base rates into consideration, for female students, associations between substance use and disordered eating were weak for all but three forms of substance use: current smoking, binge …
Health Services Use In Eating Disorders, R H. Striegel, L Debar, G T. Wilson, J Dickerson, F Rosselli, N Perrin, F Lynch, H C. Kraemer
Dec 2007
Health Services Use In Eating Disorders, R H. Striegel, L Debar, G T. Wilson, J Dickerson, F Rosselli, N Perrin, F Lynch, H C. Kraemer
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Background
This study examined healthcare services used by adults diagnosed with an eating disorder (ED) in a large health maintenance organization in the Pacific Northwest.
Method
Electronic medical records were used to collect information on all out-patient and in-patient visits and medication dispenses, from 2002 to 2004, for adults aged 18–55 years who received an ED diagnosis during 2003. Healthcare services received the year prior to, and following, the receipt of an ED diagnosis were examined. Cases were matched to five comparison health plan members who had a health plan visit close to the date of the matched case’s ED …
