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Obesity Prevention Program - Publications

Selected publications from Obesity Prevention Program faculty:

Taveras EM,Field AE,Berkey CS,Rifas-Shiman SL,Frazier AL,Colditz GA,Gillman MW,.  Longitudinal relationship between television viewing and leisure-time physical activity during adolescence .  Pediatrics. 2007 Feb;2:e314-e319

Haines J,Neumark-Sztainer D,.  Prevention of obesity and eating disorders: a consideration of shared risk factors .  Health Educ Res. 2006 Dec;6:770-782

Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Scanlon KS,Grummer-Strawn LM,Sherry B,Gillman MW,.  To what extent is the protective effect of breastfeeding on future overweight explained by decreased maternal feeding restriction? .  Pediatrics. 2006 Dec;6:2341-2348

Haines J,Neumark-Sztainer D,Perry CL,Hannan PJ,Levine MP,.  V.I.K. (Very Important Kids): a school-based program designed to reduce teasing and unhealthy weight-control behaviors .  Health Educ Res. 2006 Dec;6:884-895

Oken E,Ning Y,Rifas-Shiman SL,Radesky JS,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Associations of physical activity and inactivity before and during pregnancy with glucose tolerance .  Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;5:1200-1207

Taveras EM,Sandora TJ,Shih MC,Ross-Degnan D,Goldmann DA,Gillman MW,.  The association of television and video viewing with fast food intake by preschool-age children .  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Nov;11:2034-2041

Mayer-Davis EJ,Rifas-Shiman SL,Zhou L,Hu FB,Colditz GA,Gillman MW,.  Breast-feeding and risk for childhood obesity: does maternal diabetes or obesity status matter? .  Diabetes Care. 2006 Oct;10:2231-2237

Litonjua AA,Rifas-Shiman SL,Ly NP,Tantisira KG,Rich-Edwards JW,Camargo CA,Weiss ST,Gillman MW,Gold DR,.  Maternal antioxidant intake in pregnancy and wheezing illnesses in children at 2 y of age .  Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Oct;4:903-911

Neumark-Sztainer D,Paxton SJ,Hannan PJ,Haines J,Story M,.  Does body satisfaction matter? Five-year longitudinal associations between body satisfaction and health behaviors in adolescent females and males .  J Adolesc Health. 2006 Aug;2:244-251

Taveras EM,Camargo CA,Rifas-Shiman SL,Oken E,Gold DR,Weiss ST,Gillman MW,.  Association of birth weight with asthma-related outcomes at age 2 years .  Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Jul;7:643-648

Pitiphat W,Joshipura KJ,Rich-Edwards JW,Williams PL,Douglass CW,Gillman MW,.  Periodontitis and plasma C-reactive protein during pregnancy .  J Periodontol. 2006 May;5:821-825

Gold DR,Willwerth BM,Tantisira KG,Finn PW,Schaub B,Perkins DL,Tzianabos A,Ly NP,Schroeter C,Gibbons F,Campos H,Oken E,Gillman MW,Palmer LJ,Ryan LM,Weiss ST,.  Associations of cord blood fatty acids with lymphocyte proliferation, IL-13, and IFN-gamma .  J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Apr;4:931-938

Neumark-Sztainer D,Wall M,Guo J,Story M,Haines J,Eisenberg M,.  Obesity, disordered eating, and eating disorders in a longitudinal study of adolescents: how do dieters fare 5 years later? .  J Am Diet Assoc. 2006 Apr;4:559-568

Willwerth BM,Schaub B,Tantisira KG,Gold DR,Palmer LJ,Litonjua AA,Perkins DL,Schroeter C,Gibbons FK,Gillman MW,Weiss ST,Finn PW,.  Prenatal, perinatal, and heritable influences on cord blood immune responses .  Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2006 Mar;3:445-453

Rhodes ET,Finkelstein JA,Marshall R,Allen C,Gillman MW,Ludwig DS,.  Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: attitudes, barriers, and practices among pediatric clinicians .  Ambul Pediatr. 2006 Mar;2:110-114

Rich-Edwards JW,Kleinman K,Abrams A,Harlow BL,McLaughlin TJ,Joffe H,Gillman MW,.  Sociodemographic predictors of antenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms among women in a medical group practice .  J Epidemiol Community Health. 2006 Mar;3:221-227

Gidding SS,Dennison BA,Birch LL,Daniels SR,Gillman MW,Lichtenstein AH,Rattay KT,Steinberger J,Stettler N,Van Horn L,.  Dietary recommendations for children and adolescents: a guide for practitioners .  Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;2:544-559

Haines J,Neumark-Sztainer D,Eisenberg ME,Hannan PJ,.  Weight teasing and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents: longitudinal findings from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens) .  Pediatrics. 2006 Feb;2:e209-e215

Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Berkey CS,Frazier AL,Rockett HR,Camargo CA,Field AE,Colditz GA,.  Breast-feeding and overweight in adolescence: within-family analysis [corrected] .  Epidemiology. 2006 Jan;1:112-114

Rifas-Shiman SL,Rich-Edwards JW,Willett WC,Kleinman KP,Oken E,Gillman MW,.  Changes in dietary intake from the first to the second trimester of pregnancy .  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2006 Jan;1:35-42

Strong EF,Kleinman KP,Gillman MW,Clark I,Emanuel RL,Majzoub JA,Rich-Edwards JW,.  Measuring corticotropin-releasing hormone in pregnant women - comparing blood collection protocols for epidemiological studies .  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2006 Jan;1:67-71

Schaub B,Campo M,He H,Perkins D,Gillman MW,Gold DR,Weiss S,Lieberman E,Finn PW,.  Neonatal immune responses to TLR2 stimulation: influence of maternal atopy on Foxp3 and IL-10 expression .  Respir Res. 2006;40

Oken E,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Scanlon KS,Rich-Edwards JW,.  Trends in childhood anemia in a Massachusetts Health Maintenance Organization, 1987-2001 .  MedGenMed. 2006;3:58

Owen CG,Martin RM,Whincup PH,Davey-Smith G,Gillman MW,Cook DG,.  The effect of breastfeeding on mean body mass index throughout life: a quantitative review of published and unpublished observational evidence .  Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Dec;6:1298-1307

Oken E,Huh SY,Taveras EM,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Associations of maternal prenatal smoking with child adiposity and blood pressure .  Obes Res. 2005 Nov;11:2021-2028

Gillman MW,.  Developmental origins of health and disease .  N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 27;17:1848-1850

Taveras EM,Berkey CS,Rifas-Shiman SL,Ludwig DS,Rockett HR,Field AE,Colditz GA,Gillman MW,.  Association of consumption of fried food away from home with body mass index and diet quality in older children and adolescents .  Pediatrics. 2005 Oct;4:e518-e524

Oken E,Wright RO,Kleinman KP,Bellinger D,Amarasiriwardena CJ,Hu H,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Maternal fish consumption, hair mercury, and infant cognition in a U.S. Cohort .  Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Oct;10:1376-1380

Gidding SS,Dennison BA,Birch LL,Daniels SR,Gillman MW,Lichtenstein AH,Rattay KT,Steinberger J,Stettler N,Van Horn L,.  Dietary recommendations for children and adolescents: a guide for practitioners: consensus statement from the American Heart Association .  Circulation. 2005 Sep 27;13:2061-2075

Kim J,Must A,Fitzmaurice GM,Gillman MW,Chomitz V,Kramer E,McGowan R,Peterson KE,.  Incidence and remission rates of overweight among children aged 5 to 13 years in a district-wide school surveillance system .  Am J Public Health. 2005 Sep;9:1588-1594


Schaub B,Tantisira KG,Gibbons FK,He H,Litonjua AA,Gillman MW,Weiss S,Perkins DL,Gold DR,Finn PW,.  Fetal cord blood: aspects of heightened immune responses .  J Clin Immunol. 2005 Jul;4:329-337

Kim J,Must A,Fitzmaurice GM,Gillman MW,Chomitz V,Kramer E,McGowan R,Peterson KE,.  Relationship of physical fitness to prevalence and incidence of overweight among schoolchildren .  Obes Res. 2005 Jul;7:1246-1254

Haines J,Stang J,.  Promoting meal consumption among teens .  J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Jun;6:945-947

Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Berkey CS,Rockett HR,Field AE,Frazier AL,Colditz GA,Gillman MW,.  Family dinner and adolescent overweight .  Obes Res. 2005 May;5:900-906

Rich-Edwards JW,Kleinman KP,Strong EF,Oken E,Gillman MW,.  Preterm delivery in Boston before and after September 11th, 2001 .  Epidemiology. 2005 May;3:323-327

Huh SY,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Rich-Edwards JW,Lipshultz SE,Gillman MW,.  Maternal protein intake is not associated with infant blood pressure .  Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Apr;2:378-384

Celi AC,Rich-Edwards JW,Richardson MK,Kleinman KP,Gillman MW,.  Immigration, race/ethnicity, and social and economic factors as predictors of breastfeeding initiation .  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005 Mar;3:255-260

Gillman MW,.  Epidemiological challenges in studying the fetal origins of adult disease .  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2005 Jan;1


Rifas-Shiman SL,Rich-Edwards JW,Scanlon KS,Kleinman KP,Gillman MW,.  Misdiagnosis of overweight and underweight children younger than 2 years of age due to length measurement bias .  MedGenMed. 2005;4:56


Taveras EM,Scanlon KS,Birch L,Rifas-Shiman SL,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Association of breastfeeding with maternal control of infant feeding at age 1 year .  Pediatrics. 2004 Nov;5:e577-e583

Oken E,Kleinman KP,Olsen SF,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Associations of seafood and elongated n-3 fatty acid intake with fetal growth and length of gestation: results from a US pregnancy cohort .  Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Oct 15;8:774-783

Field AE,Austin SB,Gillman MW,Rosner B,Rockett HR,Colditz GA,.  Snack food intake does not predict weight change among children and adolescents .  Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Oct;10:1210-1216

Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Rich-Edwards JW,Lipshultz SE,.  Maternal calcium intake and offspring blood pressure .  Circulation. 2004 Oct 5;14:1990-1995


Schaub B,Bellou A,Gibbons FK,Velasco G,Campo M,He H,Liang Y,Gillman MW,Gold D,Weiss ST,Perkins DL,Finn PW,.  TLR2 and TLR4 stimulation differentially induce cytokine secretion in human neonatal, adult, and murine mononuclear cells .  J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2004 Sep;9:543-552

Oken E,Martinez SE,Stern LJ,.  Use of volunteer medical brigades to assess growth in Honduras .  J Trop Pediatr. 2004 Aug;4:203-208

Taveras EM,Rifas-Shiman SL,Field AE,Frazier AL,Colditz GA,Gillman MW,.  The influence of wanting to look like media figures on adolescent physical activity .  J Adolesc Health. 2004 Jul;1:41-50

Taveras EM,Li R,Grummer-Strawn L,Richardson M,Marshall R,Rego VH,Miroshnik I,Lieu TA,.  Mothers' and clinicians' perspectives on breastfeeding counseling during routine preventive visits41 .  Pediatrics. 2004 May;5:e405-e411

Berkey CS,Rockett HR,Field AE,Gillman MW,Colditz GA,.  Sugar-added beverages and adolescent weight change .  Obes Res. 2004 May;5:778-788

Taveras EM,Li R,Grummer-Strawn L,Richardson M,Marshall R,Rego VH,Miroshnik I,Lieu TA,.  Opinions and practices of clinicians associated with continuation of exclusive breastfeeding42 .  Pediatrics. 2004 Apr;4:e283-e290

Gillman MW,Rich-Edwards JW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Lieberman ES,Kleinman KP,Lipshultz SE,.  Maternal age and other predictors of newborn blood pressure .  J Pediatr. 2004 Feb;2:240-245

Demerath EW,Cameron N,Gillman MW,Towne B,Siervogel RM,.  Telomeres and telomerase in the fetal origins of cardiovascular disease: a review .  Hum Biol. 2004 Feb;1:127-146

Berkey CS,Rockett HR,Gillman MW,Field AE,Colditz GA,.  Longitudinal study of skipping breakfast and weight change in adolescents .  Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Oct;10:1258-1266

Field AE,Austin SB,Taylor CB,Malspeis S,Rosner B,Rockett HR,Gillman MW,Colditz GA,.  Relation between dieting and weight change among preadolescents and adolescents .  Pediatrics. 2003 Oct;4:900-906

Oken E,Kleinman KP,Berland WE,Simon SR,Rich-Edwards JW,Gillman MW,.  Decline in fish consumption among pregnant women after a national mercury advisory .  Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Aug;2:346-351

Field AE,Gillman MW,Rosner B,Rockett HR,Colditz GA,.  Association between fruit and vegetable intake and change in body mass index among a large sample of children and adolescents in the United States .  Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Jul;7:821-826

Taveras EM,Capra AM,Braveman PA,Jensvold NG,Escobar GJ,Lieu TA,.  Clinician support and psychosocial risk factors associated with breastfeeding discontinuation53 .  Pediatrics. 2003 Jul;1 Pt 1:108-115

Oken E,Kleinman KP,Rich-Edwards J,Gillman MW,.  A nearly continuous measure of birth weight for gestational age using a United States national reference .  BMC Pediatr. 2003 Jul 8;6

Oken E,Gillman MW,.  Fetal origins of obesity .  Obes Res. 2003 Apr;4:496-506

Berkey CS,Rockett HR,Gillman MW,Colditz GA,.  One-year changes in activity and in inactivity among 10- to 15-year-old boys and girls: relationship to change in body mass index .  Pediatrics. 2003 Apr;4 Pt 1:836-843


Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman S,Berkey CS,Field AE,Colditz GA,.  Maternal gestational diabetes, birth weight, and adolescent obesity .  Pediatrics. 2003 Mar;3:e221-e226

Gillman MW,.  Breast-feeding and obesity .  J Pediatr. 2002 Dec;6:749-750

Field AE,Austin SB,Frazier AL,Gillman MW,Camargo CA,Colditz GA,.  Smoking, getting drunk, and engaging in bulimic behaviors: in which order are the behaviors adopted? .  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002 Jul;7:846-853

Oken E,Duggan C,.  Update on micronutrients: iron and zinc .  Curr Opin Pediatr. 2002 Jun;3:350-353

Gillman MW,.  Epidemiological challenges in studying the fetal origins of adult chronic disease .  Int J Epidemiol. 2002 Apr;2:294-299

Delichatsios HK,Hunt MK,Lobb R,Emmons K,Gillman MW,.  EatSmart: efficacy of a multifaceted preventive nutrition intervention in clinical practice .  Prev Med. 2001 Aug;2 Pt 1:91-98

Majumdar SR,Inui TS,Gurwitz JH,Gillman MW,McLaughlin TJ,Soumerai SB,.  Influence of physician specialty on adoption and relinquishment of calcium channel blockers and other treatments for myocardial infarction .  J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Jun;6:351-359

Oken E,Lightdale JR,.  Updates in pediatric nutrition .  Curr Opin Pediatr. 2001 Jun;3:280-288

Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Camargo CA,Berkey CS,Frazier AL,Rockett HR,Field AE,Colditz GA,.  Risk of overweight among adolescents who were breastfed as infants .  JAMA. 2001 May 16;19:2461-2467

Rifas-Shiman SL,Gillman MW,Field AE,Frazier AL,Berkey CS,Tomeo CA,Colditz GA,.  Comparing physical activity questionnaires for youth: seasonal vs annual format .  Am J Prev Med. 2001 May;4:282-285

Rifas-Shiman SL,Willett WC,Lobb R,Kotch J,Dart C,Gillman MW,.  PrimeScreen, a brief dietary screening tool: reproducibility and comparability with both a longer food frequency questionnaire and biomarkers .  Public Health Nutr. 2001 Apr;2:249-254

Delichatsios HK,Friedman RH,Glanz K,Tennstedt S,Smigelski C,Pinto BM,Kelley H,Gillman MW,.  Randomized trial of a 'talking computer' to improve adults' eating habits .  Am J Health Promot. 2001 Mar;4:215-224

Gillman MW,Pinto BM,Tennstedt S,Glanz K,Marcus B,Friedman RH,.  Relationships of physical activity with dietary behaviors among adults .  Prev Med. 2001 Mar;3:295-301

Olsen J,Sorensen HT,Steffensen FH,Sabroe S,Gillman MW,Fischer P,Rothman KJ,.  The association of indicators of fetal growth with visual acuity and hearing among conscripts .  Epidemiology. 2001 Mar;2:235-238

Sorensen HT,Steffensen FH,Rothman KJ,Gillman MW,Fischer P,Sabroe S,Olsen J,.  Effect of home and hospital delivery on long-term cognitive function .  Epidemiology. 2000 Nov;6:706-708

Cook NR,Gillman MW,Rosner BA,Taylor JO,Hennekens CH,.  Combining annual blood pressure measurements in childhood to improve prediction of young adult blood pressure .  Stat Med. 2000 Oct 15;19:2625-2640

Gillman MW,Rich-Edwards JW,.  The fetal origin of adult disease: from sceptic to convert .  Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2000 Jul;3:192-193

Oken E,Lightdale JR.  Updates in pediatric nutrition .  Curr Opin Pediatr. 2000 Jun;3:282-290

Berkey CS,Rockett HR,Field AE,Gillman MW,Frazier AL,Camargo CA,Colditz GA.  Activity, dietary intake, and weight changes in a longitudinal study of preadolescent and adolescent boys and girls .  Pediatrics. 2000 Apr;4:E56

Finkelstein JA,Metlay JP,Davis RL,Rifas-Shiman SL,Dowell SF,Platt R.  Antimicrobial use in defined populations of infants and young children .  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Apr;4:395-400

Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Frazier AL,Rockett HR,Camargo CA,Field AE,Berkey CS,Colditz GA.  Family dinner and diet quality among older children and adolescents .  Arch Fam Med. 2000 Mar;3:235-240

Sorensen HT,Steffensen FH,Olsen J,Sabroe S,Gillman MW,Fischer P,Rothman KJ.  Long-term follow-up of cognitive outcome after breech presentation at birth .  Epidemiology. 1999 Sep;5:554-556

Field AE,Camargo CA,Taylor CB,Berkey CS,Frazier AL,Gillman MW,Colditz GA.  Overweight, weight concerns, and bulimic behaviors among girls and boys .  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1999 Jun;6:754-760

Gillman MW,Ross-Degnan D,McLaughlin TJ,Gao X,Spiegelman D,Hertzmark E,Goldman L,Soumerai SB.  Effects of long-acting versus short-acting calcium channel blockers among older survivors of acute myocardial infarction .  J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 May;5:512-517

Sorensen HT,Steffensen FH,Sabroe S,Rothman KJ,Gillman MW,Fischer P,.  Historical cohort study of in utero exposure to uterotonic drugs and cognitive function in young adult life .  West J Med. 1999 May;5:260-262

Rich-Edwards JW,Colditz GA,Stampfer MJ,Willett WC,Gillman MW,Hennekens CH,Speizer FE,Manson JE.  Birthweight and the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult women .  Ann Intern Med. 1999 Feb 16;4 Pt 1:278-284

Sorensen HT,Rothman KJ,Gillman MW,Steffensen FH,Fischer P,Sabroe S.  Historical cohort study of in utero exposure to uterotonic drugs and cognitive function in young adult life .  BMJ. 1999 Feb 13;7181:433-434


Gillman MW,Cupples LA,Millen BE,Ellison RC,Wolf PA.  Inverse association of dietary fat with development of ischemic stroke in men .  JAMA. 1997 Dec 24;24:2145-2150

Gillman MW,Cupples LA,Gagnon D,Millen BE,Ellison RC,Castelli WP.  Margarine intake and subsequent coronary heart disease in men .  Epidemiology. 1997 Mar;2:144-149

Gillman MW.  Enjoy your fruits and vegetables .  BMJ. 1996 Sep 28;7060:765-766

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