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THE EFFECT OF ADIPOSITY ON DISEASE OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-11-04)
There is accumulating evidence that obesity has a significant role in breast cancer (BC) prognosis. Among women with BC, obesity at diagnosis and weight gain after diagnosis may increase risk for BC recurrence and death, ...
Obesity and Physical Functioning: Associations with Cognition in the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) Cohort
(2014-06-25)
The current study reviewed mechanisms through which obesity influences cognitive performance as well as explored the dynamic relationship between body weight, physical performance, and cognition in the Advanced Cognitive ...
Pediatric Hypertension - Insights into Etiology, Diagnosis and Progression of Target Organ Damage
(2014-07-02)
Statement of Problem: Over the last several decades the prevalence of pediatric hypertension has increased fourfold, thought to be partially attributable to the concurrent rise in pediatric obesity. Hypertensive children ...
Evaluation of a pricing and communications intervention with food wholesalers and small stores to improve supply and demand of healthier foods in Baltimore City
(Johns Hopkins University, 2016-03-08)
Despite acknowledgement of our country’s current obesity epidemic and its far-reaching health consequences, public health experts have not been able to reduce its prevalence. Of particular concern are individuals living ...
Obesity Prevention Among American Indian Adults: Impact Evaluation of a Multi-level, Multi-component Intervention
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-03)
Prevalence of adult overweight and obesity is alarmingly high, disproportionately so in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations. Factors contributing to this health disparity in this population are multifaceted, ...
The Transition to Motherhood: Childbearing and Subsequent Body Mass Index
(Johns Hopkins University, 2014-12-05)
The purpose of this research is: 1) to advance our understanding of the impact early childbearing may have on becoming obese among US women; and 2) to determine if earlier age at first birth among minority women may ...
Fighting Fires and Fat: An Educational and Environmental Nutrition Intervention to Address Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Fire Service
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-04-05)
An estimated 80% of paid and volunteer firefighters are overweight or obese, compromising firefighting performance and increasing risk of injury. Over 77% of firefighters have elevated blood pressure, and between one-quarter ...
EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF OBESITY WITH SUBCLINICAL MYOCARDIAL INJURY AND HEART FAILURE
(Johns Hopkins University, 2017-11-06)
Obesity is a potent risk factor for heart failure (HF), a cardiovascular condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. However, the relationship between obesity and HF has not been fully characterized. Prior data ...
Measuring the obesogenic food environment
(Johns Hopkins University, 2015-03-12)
Given the concern about persistent high rates of overweight and obesity, interest in the local food environment has increased exponentially. This dissertation’s three aims explore different dimensions of the local food ...