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Grant Number: 5R01CA102671-03 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator: Franklin, Frank
Organization: University Of Alabama At Birmingham
Project Title: Fruit and Vegetable Intake Issues in Head Start Families
Fiscal Year: 2005
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Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Low-income families have increased risks for cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) obesity and diabetes related to adverse diets especially low in fruit and vegetable intake (FVI). Various caregiver (CG) attitudes and behaviors including feeding practices relate to child and CG FVI. The organizational structure of these CG influences has not been specified in low-income families in diverse race/ethnic groups. We propose a cognitive mapping approach to define CG perceptions of FVI barriers and facilitators and to model how these and CG feeding practices, availability and accessibility relate to CG and child FVI in Non-Hispanic White (W), Non-Hispanic African-American (AA) and Hispanic (H) primary CG and their children from Head Start districts in Houston, Texas and Alabama. The specific aims are to: (1) identify CG-derived barriers and facilitators to family FVI using Nominal Group Technique (NGT) structured focus groups; (2) examine the organization of these CG attitudes using card sorts of these CG issues and to weight these from individual CG perceived ratings of their personal importance and confidence for making adaptive changes; (3) assess child and CG FVI and BMI, caregiver feeding practices and FV availability and accessibility; (4) model CG and child FVI as functions of these psychosocial assessments and the weighted clusters of barriers and facilitators; (5) describe family groups differing in these relevant correlates of FVI; and (6) translate the relevant correlates to performance objectives for a future tailored intervention to increase low income family FVI. In each aim, we will examine potential differences by race/ethnicity. Our multidisciplinary team has expertise and experience working in Head Start districts, assessing correlates of FVI in children and adults, CG cognitive mapping and intervention development. This proposal addresses important unanswered questions that when answered will permit the development of effective interventions tailored to specific CG characteristics.

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Publications

Validity and feasibility of a digital diet estimation method for use with preschool children: a pilot study.
Authors: Nicklas TA, O'Neil CE, Stuff J, Goodell LS, Liu Y, Martin CK
Source: J Nutr Educ Behav, 2012 Nov-Dec;44(6), p. 618-23.
EPub date: 2012 Jun 23.
PMID: 22727939
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Grant Numbers:
NIA NIH HHS - R21 AG032231 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Feasibility Studies Early Intervention (Education) Reproducibility of Results
Nutrition Assessment Humans Diet Surveys
Pilot Projects Photography Male
Female Child, Preschool

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Child temperament, parent emotions, and perceptions of the child's feeding experience.
Authors: Hughes SO, Shewchuk RM
Source: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 2012 May 29;9, p. 64.
EPub date: 2012 May 29.
PMID: 22643039
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Vegetables Questionnaires Early Intervention (Education)
Child Behavior Humans Parent-Child Relations
Feeding Behavior Child, Preschool Anthropometry
Evaluation Studies as Topic Cross-Sectional Studies Perception
Parenting Ethnic Groups Poverty
Temperament Affect Fruit
Parents Female Male

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Resemblance of dietary intakes of snacks, sweets, fruit, and vegetables among mother-child dyads from low income families.
Authors: Wroten KC, O'Neil CE, Stuff JE, Liu Y, Nicklas TA
Source: Appetite, 2012 Oct;59(2), p. 316-23.
EPub date: 2012 May 23.
PMID: 22634195
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Nutritional Status Young Adult Vegetables
Mother-Child Relations Humans Aged
Energy Intake Texas Alabama
Child, Preschool Anthropometry Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnic Groups Poverty Adult
Middle Aged Diet Food Habits
Fruit Snacks Male
Female

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Body mass index and dietary intake among Head Start children and caregivers.
Authors: Acharya K, Feese M, Franklin F, Kabagambe EK
Source: J Am Diet Assoc, 2011 Sep;111(9), p. 1314-21.
PMID: 21872694
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01CA102671 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-01 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-03

MeSH Terms:
Obesity Early Intervention (Education) Humans
African Americans Texas Body Mass Index
Alabama Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies
Caregivers Hispanic Americans European Continental Ancestry Group
Adult Diet Fruit
Male Female

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Predictors of calcium intake at dinner meals of ethnically diverse mother-child dyads from families with limited incomes.
Authors: Hoerr SL, Nicklas TA, Franklin F, Liu Y
Source: J Am Diet Assoc, 2009 Oct;109(10), p. 1744-50.
PMID: 19782174
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Young Adult Animals Humans
African Americans Bone Density Conservation Agents Cheese
Hispanic Americans European Continental Ancestry Group Adult
Male Educational Status Beverages
Milk Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Mother-Child Relations
Diet Surveys Predictive Value of Tests Body Mass Index
Child, Preschool Calcium, Dietary Marital Status
Poverty Middle Aged Dairy Products
Food Habits Female

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Parenting practices are associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in pre-school children.
Authors: O'Connor TM, Hughes SO, Watson KB, Baranowski T, Nicklas TA, Fisher JO, Beltran A, Baranowski JC, Qu H, Shewchuk RM
Source: Public Health Nutr, 2010 Jan;13(1), p. 91-101.
EPub date: 2009 Jun 3.
PMID: 19490734
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-01 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Vegetables Analysis of Variance Educational Status
Questionnaires Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Humans
Linear Models Parent-Child Relations Feeding Behavior
Child, Preschool Health Promotion Cross-Sectional Studies
Food Preferences Parenting Adult
Fruit Cluster Analysis Male
Female Social Environment

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Impact of dairy and sweetened beverage consumption on diet and weight of a multiethnic population of head start mothers.
Authors: O'Neil CE, Nicklas TA, Liu Y, Franklin FA
Source: J Am Diet Assoc, 2009 May;109(5), p. 874-82.
PMID: 19394474
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-01 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Young Adult Animals Educational Status
Milk Beverages Early Intervention (Education)
Nutritive Value Mothers Humans
Dietary Sucrose African Americans Nutrition Surveys
Body Mass Index Body Weight Cross-Sectional Studies
Hispanic Americans Poverty European Continental Ancestry Group
Adult Middle Aged Micronutrients
Diet Female

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The impact of dairy product consumption on nutrient adequacy and weight of Head Start mothers.
Authors: O'Neil CE, Nicklas TA, Liu Y, Franklin FA
Source: Public Health Nutr, 2009 Oct;12(10), p. 1693-701.
EPub date: 2008 Nov 12.
PMID: 19000345
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-01 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Early Intervention (Education) Mothers Humans
Nutrition Policy Continental Population Groups Dietary Sucrose
Fatty Acids Texas Body Mass Index
Alabama Body Weight Nutritional Requirements
Cross-Sectional Studies Adult Micronutrients
Dairy Products Diet Dietary Proteins
Dietary Fats Female

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Indulgent feeding style and children's weight status in preschool.
Authors: Hughes SO, Shewchuk RM, Baskin ML, Nicklas TA, Qu H
Source: J Dev Behav Pediatr, 2008 Oct;29(5), p. 403-10.
PMID: 18714209
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-01 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Questionnaires Early Intervention (Education) Permissiveness
Humans Linear Models Parent-Child Relations
Body Mass Index Authoritarianism Feeding Behavior
Child, Preschool Body Weight Parenting
Poverty Adult Temperament
Affect Female Male

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Diet quality varies by race/ethnicity of Head Start mothers.
Authors: Hoerr SL, Tsuei E, Liu Y, Franklin FA, Nicklas TA
Source: J Am Diet Assoc, 2008 Apr;108(4), p. 651-9.
PMID: 18375222
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Grant Numbers:
NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671-01 NCI NIH HHS - R01 CA102671

MeSH Terms:
Vegetables Nutritive Value Humans
Linear Models Nutrition Policy African Americans
Alabama Income Nutritional Requirements
Hispanic Americans European Continental Ancestry Group Adult
Fruit Dietary Fats Early Intervention (Education)
Mothers Dietary Sucrose Energy Intake
Texas Body Mass Index Socioeconomic Factors
Cross-Sectional Studies Middle Aged Diet
Female

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