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Low Aerobic Fitness and Obesity Are Associated with Lower Standardized Test Scores in Children by Roberts, Christian K., PhD, Freed, Benjamin, BA, McCarthy, William J., PhD

“…Objective To investigate whether aerobic fitness and obesity in school children are associated with standardized test performance. Study design Ethnically…”
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Density of Tobacco Retailers Near Schools: Effects on Tobacco Use Among Students by McCarthy, William J, Mistry, Ritesh, Lu, Yao, Patel, Minal, Zheng, Hong, Dietsch, Barbara

“…We examined the relationship between students' tobacco use and the density and proximity of tobacco retailers near their schools. We used data from the…”
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"Ancestral recipes": a mixed-methods analysis of MyPlate-based recipe dissemination for Latinos in rural communities by Cheney, Ann Marie, McCarthy, William J, Pozar, María, Reaves, Christina, Ortiz, Gabriela, Lopez, Diana, Saldivar, Perla A, Gelberg, Lillian

“…The Latinx population experiences some of the highest rates of chronic disease, including obesity and type II diabetes. Such conditions may be especially…”
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Adult Intake of Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables: Associations with Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors by Cavallo, David N., PhD, RDN, Horino, Masako, MPH, RD, McCarthy, William J., PhD

“…Abstract Background The US Department of Agriculture launched ChooseMyPlate.gov nutrition recommendations designed to encourage increased fruit and vegetable…”
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Associations among family history of cancer, cancer screening and lifestyle behaviors: a population-based study by Bostean, Georgiana, Crespi, Catherine M., McCarthy, William J.

“…Purpose: Some cancers are largely preventable through modification of certain behavioral risk factors and preventive screening, even among those with a family…”
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Risk of developing pre-diabetes or diabetes over time in a cohort of Mexican health workers by Flores, Yvonne N, Toth, Samantha, Crespi, Catherine M, Ramírez-Palacios, Paula, McCarthy, William J, Briseño-Pérez, Arely, Granados-García, Víctor, Salmerón, Jorge

“…To determine the association between known risk factors (e.g., obesity, metabolic syndrome and its components) and the development of pre-diabetes or diabetes…”
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Resilience and patterns of health risk behaviors in California adolescents by Mistry, Ritesh, McCarthy, William J, Yancey, Antronette K, Lu, Yao, Patel, Minal

“…Abstract Objectives Assess whether adolescent health risk behaviors cluster, and whether resiliency factors are associated with observed clusters. Methods The…”
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Comparative effectiveness trial comparing MyPlate to calorie counting for mostly low-income Latino primary care patients of a federally qualified community health center: study design, baseline characteristics by Gelberg, Lillian, Rico, Melvin W, Herman, Dena R, Belin, Thomas R, Chandler, Maria, Ramirez, Evangelina, Love, Stephanie, McCarthy, William J

“…Primary care-based behavior change obesity treatment has long featured the Calorie restriction (CC), portion control approach. By contrast, the MyPlate-based…”
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Longitudinal study of adolescent tobacco use and tobacco control policies in India by Mistry, Ritesh, Pednekar, Mangesh S, Gupta, Prakash C, Raghunathan, Trivellore E, Appikatla, Surekha, Puntambekar, Namrata, Adhikari, Keyuri, Siddiqi, Maqsood, McCarthy, William J

“…This project will use a multilevel longitudinal cohort study design to assess whether changes in Community Tobacco Environmental (CTE) factors, measured as…”
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A statewide study of disparities in local policies and tobacco, vape, and cannabis retail environments by Bostean, Georgiana, Ponicki, William R., Padon, Alisa A., McCarthy, William J., Unger, Jennifer B.

“…•Policy strength was associated with jurisdiction sociodemographic composition.•For tobacco and vape, policy strength was not associated with retailer…”
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Construct Validity of the Generic KINDL-A(dult)B(rief) Questionnaire in Adults with Thrombophilia or with Hereditary and Acquired Bleeding Disorders by Neuner, Bruno, von Mackensen, Sylvia, Kiesau, Bettina, Krampe, Henning, McCarthy, William J, Reinke, Sarah, Kowalski, Dorothee, Shneyder, Maria, Clausnizer, Hartmut, Rocke, Angela, Junker, Ralf, Nowak-Göttl, Ulrike

“…The newly adapted generic KINDL-A(dult)B(rief) questionnaire showed satisfactory cross-sectional psychometric properties in adults with bleeding disorders or…”
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Health Care Providers' Perceived Role in Changing Environments to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity: Baseline Findings From Health Care Providers Participating in the Healthy Eating, Active Communities Program by Boyle, Maria, Lawrence, Sally, Schwarte, Liz, Samuels, Sarah, McCarthy, William J

“…The California Endowment's Healthy Eating, Active Communities program was designed to reduce disparities in the incidence of obesity by improving food and…”
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Comment on Frampton et al. 2023: Propionate, not acetate, lactate or succinate, may explain carbohydrate effects on satiety by McCarthy, William J., Ferguson, Frederick

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Structural Characterization of Mycobacterium abscessus Phosphopantetheine Adenylyl Transferase Ligand Interactions: Implications for Fragment-Based Drug Design by Thomas, Sherine E, McCarthy, William J, El Bakali, Jamal, Brown, Karen P, Kim, So Yeon, Blaszczyk, Michal, Mendes, Vítor, Abell, Chris, Floto, R Andres, Coyne, Anthony G, Blundell, Tom L

“…Anti-microbial resistance is a rising global healthcare concern that needs urgent attention as growing number of infections become difficult to treat with the…”
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Creating a Robust Public Health Infrastructure for Physical Activity Promotion by Yancey, Antronette K., MD, MPH, Fielding, Jonathan E., MD, MBA, MPH, Flores, George R., MD, MPH, Sallis, James F., PhD, McCarthy, William J., PhD, Breslow, Lester, MD, MPH

“…Abstract The essential role of physical activity both as an independent protective factor against numerous common chronic diseases and as a means to maintain a…”
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Cardiovascular health: associations with race–ethnicity, nativity, and education in a diverse, population-based sample of Californians by Bostean, Georgiana, PhD, Roberts, Christian K., PhD, Crespi, Catherine M., PhD, Prelip, Michael, DPA, MPH, Peters, Anne, MD, Belin, Thomas R., PhD, McCarthy, William J., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose This study examined how race–ethnicity, nativity, and education interact to influence disparities in cardiovascular (CV) health, a new concept…”
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Chapter 1: The Impact of the Reduction in Tobacco Smoking on U.S. Lung Cancer Mortality, 1975-2000: An Introduction to the Problem by Feuer, Eric J., Levy, David T., McCarthy, William J.

“…To better understand the contribution of cigarette smoking, and its changing role in lung cancer, this article provides an introduction to a special issue of…”
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Trends of Child's Weight Perception by Children, Parents, and Healthcare Professionals during the Time of Terminology Change in Childhood Obesity in the United States, 2005-2014 by Sugiyama, Takehiro, Horino, Masako, Inoue, Kaori, Kobayashi, Yasuki, Shapiro, Martin F, McCarthy, William J

“…To investigate the changes on self- and parental weight perceptions and parental communication with healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the United States during…”
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Secondary analysis of an RCT on Emergency Department-Initiated Tobacco Control: Repeatedly assessed point-prevalence abstinence up to 12 months and extension of results through a 10-year follow-up by Weiss-Gerlach, Edith, McCarthy, William J, Wellmann, Jürgen, Graunke, Marie, Spies, Claudia, Neuner, Bruno

“…Emergency departments (EDs) are opportune places for tobacco control interventions. The 'Tobacco Control in an Urban Emergency Department' (TED) study,…”
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Plant-Based Diets Are Associated With Lower Adiposity Levels Among Hispanic/Latino Adults in the Adventist Multi-Ethnic Nutrition (AMEN) Study by Singh, Pramil N, Jaceldo-Siegl, Karen, Shih, Wendy, Collado, Nancy, Le, Lap T, Silguero, Krystal, Estevez, Dennys, Jordan, Michael, Flores, Hector, Hayes-Bautista, David E, McCarthy, William J

“…The Hispanic/Latino population in the US is experiencing high rates of obesity and cardio-metabolic disease that may be attributable to a nutrition transition…”
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