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Obesity Prevention: Recommended Strategies and Challenges by Wolf, Anne M., RD, MS, Woodworth, Kristina A

“…Lifelong healthy weight maintenance is an important goal for all Americans to avoid the health problems associated with excessive body weight. In those who are…”
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Exposure to the Mass Media and Weight Concerns Among Girls by Field, Alison E, Cheung, Lilian, Wolf, Anne M, Herzog, David B, Gortmaker, Steven L, Colditz, Graham A

“…To assess the influence of the media on girls' weight concerns, weight control/loss behaviors, and perceptions of body weight and shape. Cross-sectional survey…”
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Reproducibility and validity of a self-administered physical activity questionnaire by Wolf, A M, Hunter, D J, Colditz, G A, Manson, J E, Stampfer, M J, Corsano, K A, Rosner, B, Kriska, A, Willett, W C

“…The reproducibility and validity of self-administered questionnaires on physical activity and inactivity were examined in a random (representative) sample of…”
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Translating lifestyle intervention to practice in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: Improving control with activity and nutrition (ICAN) study by WOLF, Anne M, CONAWAY, Mark R, CROWTHER, Jayne Q, HAZEN, Kristen Y, NADLER, Jerry L, ONEIDA, Beverly, BOVBJERG, Viktor E

“…To assess the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention program that can be readily translated into clinical practice for obese patients with type 2 diabetes. The…”
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Validation of a Youth/Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire by Rockett, Helaine R.H., Breitenbach, Melanie, Frazier, A.Lindsay, Witschi, Jelia, Wolf, Anne M., Field, Alison E., Colditz, Graham A.

“…Background.To address limited longitudinal nutrition data on children and adolescents, a self-administered food frequency questionnaire was designed for older…”
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Effects of Lifestyle Intervention on Health Care Costs: Improving Control with Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) by Wolf, Anne M., MS, RD, Siadaty, Mir, MD, Yaeger, Beverly, MS, RN, Conaway, Mark R., PhD, Crowther, Jayne Q., MS, RN, Nadler, Jerry L., MD, Bovbjerg, Viktor E., PhD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate program and health care costs of a lifestyle intervention in a high-risk obese population. Design Twelve-month randomized…”
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Economic Outcomes of the Obese Patient by Wolf, Anne M.

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Impact of Lifestyle Intervention on Lost Productivity and Disability: Improving Control With Activity and Nutrition by Wolf, Anne M., Siadaty, Mir S., Crowther, Jayne Q., Nadler, Jerry L., Wagner, Douglas L., Cavalieri, Stephen L., Elward, Kurtis S., Bovbjerg, Viktor E.

“…Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention (LI) in reducing work loss and disability days. Methods: One year randomized controlled…”
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Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Impact of the Patient's Educational Background by Gurka, Matthew J., Wolf, Anne M., Conaway, Mark R., Crowther, Jayne Q., Nadler, Jerry L., Bovbjerg, Viktor E.

“…Objective: To determine whether people with different educational backgrounds respond differently to a lifestyle intervention program for obese patients with…”
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Task Force on Developing Obesity Outcomes and Learning Standards (TOOLS) by Wolf, Anne M.

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Social and economic effects of body weight in the United States by Wolf, AM, Colditz, GA

“…Given that overweight is clearly associated with increased risk of many major chronic diseases, the United States could have saved approximately $45.8 billion…”
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Translating Lifestyle Intervention to Practice in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes by Wolf, Anne M., Conaway, Mark R., Crowther, Jayne Q., Hazen, Kristen Y., L.Nadler, Jerry, Oneida, Beverly, Bovbjerg, Viktor E.

“…Translating Lifestyle Intervention to Practice in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Improving Control with Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) study Anne M. Wolf ,…”
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Current Estimates of the Economic Cost of Obesity in the United States by Wolf, Anne M., Colditz, Graham A.

“…This study was undertaken to update and revise the estimate of the economic impact of obesity in the United States. A prevalence‐based approach to the cost of…”
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The medical-care cost burden of obesity by Thompson, David, Wolf, Anne M.

“…Summary Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity in many countries, stimulating interest in the health and economic consequences of…”
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Development and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Diets of Older Children and Adolescents by ROCKETT, HELAINE R.H, WOLF, ANNE M, COLDITZ, GRAHAM A

“…Objective To develop a self-administered food frequency questionnaire for older children and adolescents and to demonstrate reproducibility over a 1-year…”
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The relationship of caloric intake to frequency of dieting among preadolescent and adolescent girls by Field, A E, Wolf, A M, Herzog, D B, Cheung, L, Colditz, G A

“…To assess the relationships of concern with weight and shape, frequency of dieting, body mass index (weight/height2), and energy intake among 431 preadolescent…”
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Obesity Prevention : Recommended Strategies and Challenges: The Obesity Epidemic: Strategies in Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk by WOLF, Anne M, WOODWORTH, Kristina A

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Activity, inactivity, and obesity: racial, ethnic, and age differences among schoolgirls by Wolf, A.M, Gortmaker, S.L, Cheung, L, Gray, H.M, Herzog, D.B, Colditz, G.A

“…Physical activity, inactivity, and obesity were assessed by questionnaire among a multiethnic sample of 552 girls in grades 5 through 12. Hispanics and Asians…”
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Impact of Waist Circumference Difference on Health-Care Cost among Overweight and Obese Subjects: The PROCEED Cohort by Pendergast, Karen, MPH, Wolf, Anne, MS, Sherrill, Beth, MStat, Zhou, Xiaolei, MS, Aronne, Louis J., MD, Caterson, Ian, MD, PhD, FRACP, Finer, Nicholas, FRCP, Hauner, Hans, MD, Hill, James, PhD, Van Gaal, Luc, MD, PhD, Coste, Florence, MS, Despres, Jean-Pierre, PhD

“…Abstract Objective To estimate the incremental effect of waist circumference (WC) on health-care costs among overweight and obese subjects after adjusting for…”
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What Is the Economic Case for Treating Obesity? by Wolf, Anne M.

“…From both societal and payer perspectives, the economic effect of obesity in the United States is substantial, estimated at approximately 6% of our national…”
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