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Developing methods and measures for assessing and monitoring nutrition security by Frongillo, Edward A

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Intersection of Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity by Frongillo, Edward A

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Perspective: What Does Stunting Really Mean? A Critical Review of the Evidence by Leroy, Jef L, Frongillo, Edward A

“…The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in attention to undernutrition, and drastically reducing child stunting has become a global development…”
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Designing and implementing at-scale programs to improve complementary feeding by Frongillo, Edward A

“…Abstract Advancing knowledge about how to improve complementary feeding at large scale is a high priority. This article identifies strategies for designing and…”
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No food for thought: Food insecurity is related to poor mental health and lower academic performance among students in California’s public university system by Martinez, Suzanna M, Frongillo, Edward A, Leung, Cindy, Ritchie, Lorrene

“…This study examined the relationships between food insecurity, mental health, and academic performance among college students in a California public university…”
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Best Practices for Developing and Validating Scales for Health, Social, and Behavioral Research: A Primer by Boateng, Godfred O, Neilands, Torsten B, Frongillo, Edward A, Melgar-Quiñonez, Hugo R, Young, Sera L

“…Scale development and validation are critical to much of the work in the health, social, and behavioral sciences. However, the constellation of techniques…”
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Advancing Knowledge of How and Why Food Insecurity Is Associated with Poor Well-Being in Families and Individuals across the Life Course by Frongillo, Edward A.

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Sociocultural Influences on Food Choices and Implications for Sustainable Healthy Diets by Monterrosa, Eva C., Frongillo, Edward A., Drewnowski, Adam, de Pee, Saskia, Vandevijvere, Stefanie

“…Background: The global policy discourse on sustainability and health has called for dietary transformations that require diverse, concerted actions from…”
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Exposure to Large-Scale Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions Is Associated with Improvements in Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Ethiopia by Kim, Sunny S, Rawat, Rahul, Mwangi, Edina M, Tesfaye, Roman, Abebe, Yewelsew, Baker, Jean, Frongillo, Edward A, Ruel, Marie T, Menon, Purnima

“…Optimal breastfeeding (BF) practices in Ethiopia are far below the government's targets, and complementary feeding practices are poor. The Alive & Thrive…”
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Concurrence of water and food insecurities, 25 low- and middle-income countries by Young, Sera L, Bethancourt, Hilary J, Frongillo, Edward A, Viviani, Sara, Cafiero, Carlo

“…To investigate how water and food insecurity were associated in nationally representative samples of individuals from 25 low- and middle-income countries. We…”
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Best Practices for Conducting and Interpreting Studies to Validate Self-Report Dietary Assessment Methods by Kirkpatrick, Sharon I., Baranowski, Tom, Subar, Amy F., Tooze, Janet A., Frongillo, Edward A.

“…Careful consideration of the validity and reliability of methods intended to assess dietary intake is central to the robustness of nutrition research. A…”
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Nutrition in adolescent growth and development by Norris, Shane A, Frongillo, Edward A, Black, Maureen M, Dong, Yanhui, Fall, Caroline, Lampl, Michelle, Liese, Angela D, Naguib, Mariam, Prentice, Ann, Rochat, Tamsen, Stephensen, Charles B, Tinago, Chiwoneso B, Ward, Kate A, Wrottesley, Stephanie V, Patton, George C

“…During adolescence, growth and development are transformative and have profound consequences on an individual's health in later life, as well as the health of…”
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Linear growth deficit continues to accumulate beyond the first 1000 days in low- and middle-income countries: global evidence from 51 national surveys by Leroy, Jef L, Ruel, Marie, Habicht, Jean-Pierre, Frongillo, Edward A

“…Growth faltering is usually assessed using height-for-age Z-scores (HAZs), which have been used for comparisons of children of different age and sex…”
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Impacts on Breastfeeding Practices of At-Scale Strategies That Combine Intensive Interpersonal Counseling, Mass Media, and Community Mobilization: Results of Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluations in Bangladesh and Viet Nam by Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Saha, Kuntal Kumar, Khaled, Adiba, Kennedy, Andrew, Tran, Lan Mai, Sanghvi, Tina, Hajeebhoy, Nemat, Baker, Jean, Alayon, Silvia, Afsana, Kaosar, Haque, Raisul, Frongillo, Edward A, Ruel, Marie T, Rawat, Rahul

“…Despite recommendations supporting optimal breastfeeding, the number of women practicing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) remains low, and few interventions have…”
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Moving Beyond Giving Free Food: Specific Targeting and Tailoring in Response to Child Food Insecurity by Fram, Maryah Stella, Frongillo, Edward A.

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How food support improves mental health among people living with HIV: A qualitative study by Chayama, Koharu Loulou, Hufstedler, Emiliano Lemus, Whittle, Henry J, Nápoles, Tessa M, Seligman, Hilary, Madsen, Kimberly, Frongillo, Edward A, Weiser, Sheri D, Palar, Kartika

“…Food insecurity is associated with poor mental health among people living with HIV (PLHIV). This qualitative study explored the mental health experiences of…”
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Diet quality and risk of stunting among infants and young children in low‐ and middle‐income countries by Krasevec, Julia, An, Xiaoyi, Kumapley, Richard, Bégin, France, Frongillo, Edward A.

“…Age‐appropriate complementary feeding practices are far from optimal among low‐ and middle‐income countries with available data. The evidence on the…”
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Child experience of food insecurity is associated with child diet and physical activity by Fram, Maryah Stella, Ritchie, Lorrene D, Rosen, Nila, Frongillo, Edward A

“…Food insecurity is associated with deficits in child development and health, but little is known about how children's specific food-insecurity experiences play…”
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Measuring the Food Access Dimension of Food Security: A Critical Review and Mapping of Indicators by Leroy, Jef L., Ruel, Marie, Frongillo, Edward A., Harris, Jody, Ballard, Terri J.

“…Background: With food security now a top priority for many governments and for the global development community, there is heightened awareness of the need to…”
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Food Insecurity Is Associated with Subjective Well-Being among Individuals from 138 Countries in the 2014 Gallup World Poll by Frongillo, Edward A, Nguyen, Hoa T, Smith, Michael D, Coleman-Jensen, Alisha

“…Food insecurity is an aspect of living conditions that is particularly important for quality of life, health, and subjective well-being. The implementation of…”
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