In 2019, the estimated prevalence of food insecurity for Black non-Hispanic households was
higher than the national average due to health disparities exacerbated by forms of racial …

Background Early adulthood is a period of rapid personal development when individuals
experience major life transitions (eg leaving the parental home, leaving education …

Background Findings in the observational retail food environment and obesity literature are
inconsistent, potentially due to a lack of adjustment for residual confounding. Methods Using …

Although social support is a frequently cited enabler of physical activity, few studies have
examined how to harness social support in interventions. This paper describes community …

Obesity is best understood as a multifactorial metabolic imbalances disorder. In a cross-
sectional study, we aimed to explore sociodemographic and dietary determinants of obesity …

Purpose To estimate racial/ethnic-stratified effects of maternal prepregnancy BMI on size for
gestational age at birth, by comparing siblings within families. Methods This study examined …

It has been estimated that over one in three adults in the United States is obese, and that
obese women have higher rates of mortality from all causes compared to obsese men …

Background Although family factors can greatly impact adult health, little is known about the
extent to which family factors are related to body weight gain (BWG) in adulthood. This study …

The obesogenic environment, defined as neighborhood social and built environment
attributes that promote a positive energy balance and obesity, has only recently been …

Background: Obesity is a global health pandemic that has been linked to detrimental health
and socioeconomic impact. Growing evidence have recognized obesity as a spectrum of …