Publications

Selected publications over the past two years of system-oriented global childhood obesity intervention program members and collaborators.

  1. Beydoun MA, Beydoun HA, Gamaldo AA, Teel A, Zonderman AB, Wang Y. Epidemiologic studies of modifiable factors associated with cognition and dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:643.
  2. Bleich SN, Segal J, Wu Y, Wilson R, Wang Y. Systematic review of community-based childhood obesity prevention studies. Pediatrics. 2013;132(1):e201-10.
  3. Cai L, Wu Y, Cheskin L, RF Wilson, Wang Y. The Effect of Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2014 Sep 29. doi: 10.1111/obr.12227. [Epub ahead of print].
  4. Cai Li, Wu Y, Wilson R, Segal JB, Kim M, Wang Y. Effect of Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Circulation 2014;129(18):1832-9.
  5. Chen HJ, Wang Y. Do Weight Status and Television-Viewing Influence Children's Subsequent Dietary Changes? A National Longitudinal Study in the United States. International Journal of Obesity, 2015 Feb 10.
  6. Chen HJ, Wang Y. Influence of School Beverage Environment on the Association of Beverage Consumption With Physical Education Participation Among US Adolescents. American Journal of Public Health. 2013;103(11):e63-70.
  7. Chen HJ, Wang Y. The changing food outlet distributions and local contextual factors in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2014;14(1):42.
  8. Cheskin LJ, Kahan S. ACP Journal Club. Review: bariatric surgery increases weight loss and diabetes remission more than nonsurgical treatment. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Jan 21;160(2):JC7. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-160-2-201401210-02007. No abstract available.
  9. DiSantis KI, Grier SA, Odoms-Young A, Baskin ML, Carter-Edwards L, Young DR, Lassiter V, Kumanyika SK. What "price" means when buying food: insights from a multisite qualitative study with Black Americans. Am J Public Health. 2013 Mar;103(3):516-22. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301149. Epub 2013 Jan 17.
  10. Frerichs LM, Araz OM, Huang TT. Modeling social transmission dynamics of unhealthy behaviors for evaluating prevention and treatment interventions on childhood obesity. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 17;8(12):e82887. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082887. eCollection 2013. Erratum in: PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e97204.
  11. Hsieh S, Klassen AC, Curriero FC, Caulfield LE, Cheskin LJ, Davis JN, Goran MI, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D. Fast-food restaurants, park access, and insulin resistance among Hispanic youth. Am J Prev Med. 2014 Apr;46(4):378-87. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.12.007.
  12. Huai P, Xun H, Reilly KH, Wang Y, Ma W, Xi B. Physical activity and risk of hypertension: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Hypertension. 2013 Dec;62(6):1021-6. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.01965. Epub 2013 Sep 30.
  13. Huang T, Liu H, Zhao W, Li J, Wang Y. Gene-dietary fat interaction, bone mineral density and bone speed of sound in Children: a twin study in China. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2014 Dec 25. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201400076. [Epub ahead of print]
  14. Hubbs-Tait L, Dickin KL, Sigman-Grant M, Jahns L, Mobley AR. Relation of parenting styles, feeding styles and feeding practices to child overweight and obesity. Direct and moderated effects. Appetite. 2013 Dec;71:126-36. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.08.004. Epub 2013 Aug 17. Retraction in: Appetite. 2013 Dec;71:R1.
  15. Ip EH, Rahmandad H, Shoham DA, Hammond R, Huang TT, Wang Y, Mabry PL. Reconciling statistical and systems science approaches to public health. Health Education Behavior. 2013 ;40(1 Suppl):123S-31S.
  16. Isgor Z, Powell LM, Wang Y. Multivariable analysis of the association between fathers' and youths' physical activity in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2013;13:1075.
  17. Isgor Z, Powell LM, Wang Y. Multivariable analysis of the association between fathers' and youths' physical activity in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2013;13(1):1075.
  18. Jahns L, Johnson LK, Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Picklo MJ Sr, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Whigham LD. Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Sep;100(3):930-7.
  19. Jahns L, Kranz S. High proportions of foods recommended for consumption by United States Dietary Guidance contain solid fats and added sugar: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2008). Nutr J. 2014 Mar 20;13:23. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-23.
  20. Kahan S, Cheskin LJ. ACP Journal Club. Review: vegetarian diets reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure more than omnivorous diets. Ann Intern Med. 2014 Jun 17;160(12):JC3.
  21. Kim H, Lim H, Choue R.Compromised Diet Quality is Associated with Decreased Renal Function in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin Nutr Res. 2014 Jul;3(2):142-9. doi: 10.7762/cnr.2014.3.2.142. Epub 2014 Jul 29.
  22. Levitsky DA, Brown AW, Hansen BC, Atkinson RL, Byrne N, Cheskin LJ, Allison DB. An unjustified conclusion from self-report-based estimates of energy intake. Am J Med. 2014 Dec;127(12):e33. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.08.029. No abstract available.
  23. Liang Y, Hou D, Shan X, Zhao X, Hu Y, Jiang B, Wang L, Liu J, Cheng H, Yang P, Shan X, Yan Y, Chowienczyk PJ, Mi J. Cardiovascular remodeling relates to elevated childhood blood pressure: Beijing Blood Pressure Cohort Study. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 20;177(3):836-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.013. Epub 2014 Nov 5.
  24. Lim H, Kim SY, Wang Y, Lee SJ, Oh K, Sohn CY, Moon YM, Jee SH, Preservation of a traditional Korean dietary pattern and emergence of a fruit and dairy dietary pattern among adults in South Korea: secular transitions in dietary patterns of a prospective study from 1998 to 2010. Nutrition Research, Nutrition Research. 2014;34(9):760-70.
  25. Lim H, Kim SY, Wang Y, Lee SJ, Oh K, Sohn CY, Moon YM, Jee SH. Preservation of a traditional Korean dietary pattern and emergence of a fruit and dairy dietary pattern among adults in South Korea: secular transitions in dietary patterns of a prospective study from 1998 to 2010. Nutr Res. 2014 Sep;34(9):760-70. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Aug 20.
  26. Lim H, Nguyen T, Choue R, Wang Y. Sociodemographic disparities in the composition of metabolic syndrome components among adults in South Korea. Diabetes Care. 2012 Oct;35(10):2028-35. Epub 2012 Jul 26.
  27. Lim H, Wang Y. Body weight misperception patterns and their association with health-related factors among adolescents in South Korea. Obesity. 2013;21(12):2596-603.
  28. Lim H, Wang Y. Body weight misperception patterns and their association with health-related factors among adolescents in South Korea. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Dec;21(12):2596-603.
  29. Lim H, Xue H, Wang Y. Association between obesity and metabolic co-morbidities among children and adolescents in South Korea: the 2007-2008 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. BMC Public Health 2014;14(1):279.
  30. Lim J, Wang Y. Body weight misperception patterns and their association with health-related factors among adolescents in South Korea, Obesity.  2013;21(12):2596-603.
  31. Liu Y, Chen HJ, Liang L, Wang Y. Parent-child resemblance in weight status and its correlates in the United States. PLoS One. 2013;8(6):e65361.
  32. Liu Y, HJ Chen, Liang L, Wang Y. Parent-child resemblance in weight status and its correlates in the United States. PLoS One. 2013;8(6):e65361.
  33. Lobstein T,  Jackson-Leach R, Moodie ML, Hall KD, Gortmaker SL, Swinburn BA, James P, Wang Y,  McPherson K. Child and adolescent obesity: part of a bigger picture. Lancet, 2015
  34. McCaffery JM, Papandonatos GD, Peter I, Huggins GS, Raynor HA, Delahanty LM, Cheskin LJ, Balasubramanyam A, Wagenknecht LE, Wing RR; Genetic Subgroup of Look AHEAD; Look AHEAD Research Group. Obesity susceptibility loci and dietary intake in the Look AHEAD Trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Jun;95(6):1477-86. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.026955. Epub 2012 Apr 18.
  35. Min J, Li Z, Liu X, Wang Y. The association between early menarche and offspring's obesity risk in early childhood was modified by gestational weight gain. Obesity. 2014;22(1):19-23. doi: 10.1002/oby.20567. Epub 2013 Sep 10.
  36. Nicklas TA, Jahns L, Bogle ML, Chester DN, Giovanni M, Klurfeld DM, Laugero K, Liu Y, Lopez S, Tucker KL. Barriers and facilitators for consumer adherence to the dietary guidelines for Americans: the HEALTH study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Oct;113(10):1317-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.004. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
  37. Park S, Choi BY, Wang Y, Colantuoni E, Gittelsohn J. School and neighborhood nutrition environment and their association with students' nutrition behaviors and weight status in Seoul, South Korea. Journal of Adolescence Health. 2013;53(5):655-662.e12.
  38. Poddar KH, Ames M, Hsin-Jen C, Feeney MJ, Wang Y, Cheskin LJ. Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial. Appetite. 2013;71C:379-387.
  39. Poddar KH, Ames M, Hsin-Jen C, Feeney MJ, Wang Y, Cheskin LJ. Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial. Appetite. 2013 Dec;71:379-87. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.008. Epub 2013 Sep 19.
  40. Powell LM, Wada R, Kumanyika SK. Racial/ethnic and income disparities in child and adolescent exposure to food and beverage television ads across the U.S. media markets. Health Place. 2014 Sep;29:124-31. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.06.006. Epub 2014 Aug 1.
  41. Showell NN, Fawole O, Segal J, Wilson RF, Cheskin LJ, Bleich SN, Wu Y, Lau B, Wang Y. A systematic review of home-based childhood obesity prevention studies. Pediatrics. 2013 ;132(1):e193-200.
  42. Showell NN, Fawole O, Segal J, Wilson RF, Cheskin LJ, Bleich SN, Wu Y, Lau B, Wang Y. A systematic review of home-based childhood obesity prevention studies. Pediatrics. 2013 Jul;132(1):e193-200. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-0786. Epub 2013 Jun 10. Review.
  43. Tuan NT, Wang Y. Adiposity assessments: Agreement between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometric measures in U.S. children. Obesity. 2014;22(6):1495-504.
  44. Unick JL, Hogan PE, Neiberg RH, Cheskin LJ, Dutton GR, Evans-Hudnall G, Jeffery R, Kitabchi AE, Nelson JA, Pi-Sunyer FX, West DS, Wing RR; Look AHEAD Research Group. Evaluation of early weight loss thresholds for identifying nonresponders to an intensive lifestyle intervention. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Jul;22(7):1608-16.
  45. Wang L, Slawson D, Relyea G, Southerland J, Wang Y. Prevalence of risk factors of adolescent obesity in Southern Appalachia. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2014 Dec 18;11:E222
  46. Wang Y, Hong X, Liu S. Applications of Systems Science in Biomedical Research Regarding Obesity and Non-communicable Chronic Diseases—Opportunities, Promise and Challenges. Adv in Nutr, 2015 ;6(1):88-95.
  47. Wang Y, Wu Y, Wilson RF, Bleich S, Cheskin L, Weston C, Showell N, Fawole O, Lau B, Segal J. Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2013 Jun. Report No.: 13-EHC081-EF. AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. (Note: This is an 835-page report, and a result of the two year project funded by the AHRQ that over 20 researchers at Johns Hopkins participated and I am the PI.)
  48. Wang Y, Xue H, Chen HJ, Igusa T. Examining social norm impacts on obesity and eating behaviors among US school children based on agent-based model. BMC Public Health. 2014;14(1):923.
  49. Wang Y, Xue H, Esposito L, Joyner MJ, Y Bar-Yam, Huang T. Applications of Complex Systems Science in Obesity and Non-Communicable Chronic Disease Research. Advances in Nutrition 2014 2014 Sep;5(5):574-7.
  50. Wu Y, Lau BD, Bleich S, Cheskin L, Boult C, Segal JB, Wang Y. Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Identification of Future Research Needs From Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 115 [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2013 Jun. Report No.: 13-EHC036-EF. AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. (Note: The report is part of the result of the two year project funded by the AHRQ that over 20 researchers at Johns Hopkins participated and I am the PI.)
  51. Xi B, Zhou C, Zhang M, Wang Y, Xu L. Maternal and child mortality in China. Lancet. 2014 Mar 15;383(9921):953-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60481-5. No abstract available.
  52. Xu F, Ware RS, Tse LA, Wang Y, Wang Z, et al. Joint Associations of Physical Activity and Hypertension with the Development of Type 2 Diabetes among Urban Men and Women in Mainland China. PLoS ONE 2014;9(2): e88719.
  53. Zhang M, Zhao X, Cheng H, Wang L, Xi B, Shen Y, Hou D, Mi J. Age- and sex-dependent association between FTO rs9939609 and obesity-related traits in Chinese children and adolescents. PLoS One. 2014 May 14;9(5):e97545.
  54. Zhang Q, Lamichhane R, Chen HJ, Xue H, Wang Y. Does child-parent resemblance in body weight status vary by socio-demographic factors in the United States? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2014;68(11):1034-42.
  55. Zhang Q, Lamichhane R, Chen HJ, Xue H, Wang Y. Does child-parent resemblance in body weight status vary by sociodemographic factors in the USA? J Epidemiol Community Health. 2014 Jul 24. pii: jech-2013-203476. 
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