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Grant Number: 5R01CA121152-05 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator: Popkin, Barry
Organization: Univ Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Project Title: Diet, Activity, Obesity & the Built Environment Dynamics
Fiscal Year: 2009


Abstract

There is an increasing call for population-wide environmental/policy interventions to improve dietary and physical activity patterns. This proposed longitudinal study will link contemporaneous geographic locations of respondents with diet-related (e.g., food shopping and eating options) and activity-related (e.g., recreation, community design) built environment variables to data from an exceptional dataset including quality diet and physical activity data. We focus on the young and middle adult periods which appear to be important in the etiology of adult obesity. We examine adult weight change during the period of stabilization into the work force followed into mid-adulthood with the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study [CARDIA] >5,000 young adults. We focus on shifts between the early adult period of ages 18-30 years and 20-year changes up to ages 38-50. A critical component is to see how these environmental factors relate to health disparities. We will use complex longitudinal and spatial analytical models to explore relationships between the built environment and dietary intake patterns. One element addressed will be residential self-selection, an issue of increasing concern as scholars attempt to understand how the environment affects health behaviors. We will examine race/ethnic differentials in these effects and the impact of the built environment shifts over time and through the lifecycle. We will also study how these dietary and activity behaviors, in turn, affect weight dynamics and incident obesity and also examine direct relationships between the built environment and the etiology of weight gain and incident obesity. The focus will be on examining how modifiable built environmental factors will affect the key proximate determinants of obesity (diet and activity) and in turn affect weight dynamics and obesity. A central issue is determining modifiable environment factors that may reduce ethnic and socioeconomic differentials in health status.



Publications

Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status.
Authors: Kim K. , Joyce B.T. , Nannini D.R. , Zheng Y. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Shikany J.M. , Lloyd-Jones D.M. , Hu M. , Nieuwenhuijsen M.J. , Vaughan D.E. , et al. .
Source: Science Advances, 2023-06-28 00:00:00.0; 9(26), p. eadf8140.
EPub date: 2023-06-28 00:00:00.0.
PMID: 37379393
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Causes of increased energy intake among children in the U.S., 1977-2010.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 2013 Feb; 44(2), p. e1-8.
PMID: 23332342
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Dietary patterns matter: diet beverages and cardiometabolic risks in the longitudinal Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Steffen L.M. , Van Horn L. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2012 Apr; 95(4), p. 909-15.
PMID: 22378729
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Understanding socioeconomic and racial/ethnic status disparities in diet, exercise, and weight: underlying contextual factors and pathways.
Authors: Gordon-Larsen P. , Popkin B. .
Source: Journal Of The American Dietetic Association, 2011 Dec; 111(12), p. 1816-9.
PMID: 22117655
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Increased portion sizes from energy-dense foods affect total energy intake at eating occasions in US children and adolescents: patterns and trends by age group and sociodemographic characteristics, 1977-2006.
Authors: Piernas C. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2011 Nov; 94(5), p. 1324-32.
PMID: 21918222
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Fast food restaurants and food stores: longitudinal associations with diet in young to middle-aged adults: the CARDIA study.
Authors: Boone-Heinonen J. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Kiefe C.I. , Shikany J.M. , Lewis C.E. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Archives Of Internal Medicine, 2011-07-11 00:00:00.0; 171(13), p. 1162-70.
PMID: 21747011
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Food portion patterns and trends among U.S. children and the relationship to total eating occasion size, 1977-2006.
Authors: Piernas C. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The Journal Of Nutrition, 2011 Jun; 141(6), p. 1159-64.
PMID: 21525258
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Energy density, portion size, and eating occasions: contributions to increased energy intake in the United States, 1977-2006.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Plos Medicine, 2011 Jun; 8(6), p. e1001050.
PMID: 21738451
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Longitudinal trends in gasoline price and physical activity: the CARDIA study.
Authors: Hou N. , Popkin B.M. , Jacobs D.R. , Song Y. , Guilkey D.K. , He K. , Lewis C.E. , Gordon-Larsen P. .
Source: Preventive Medicine, 2011 May; 52(5), p. 365-9.
PMID: 21338621
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Are the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Associated With reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic risk factors? Twenty-year findings from the CARDIA study.
Authors: Zamora D. , Gordon-Larsen P. , He K. , Jacobs D.R. , Shikany J.M. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Diabetes Care, 2011 May; 34(5), p. 1183-5.
PMID: 21478463
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Neighborhood socioeconomic status predictors of physical activity through young to middle adulthood: the CARDIA study.
Authors: Boone-Heinonen J. , Diez Roux A.V. , Kiefe C.I. , Lewis C.E. , Guilkey D.K. , Gordon-Larsen P. .
Source: Social Science & Medicine (1982), 2011 Mar; 72(5), p. 641-9.
PMID: 21316829
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Environment and Physical Activity Dynamics: The Role of Residential Self-selection.
Authors: Boone-Heinonen J. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Guilkey D.K. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Psychology Of Sport And Exercise, 2011-01-01 00:00:00.0; 12(1), p. 54-60.
PMID: 21516236
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Longitudinal associations between neighborhood-level street network with walking, bicycling, and jogging: the CARDIA study.
Authors: Hou N. , Popkin B.M. , Jacobs D.R. , Song Y. , Guilkey D. , Lewis C.E. , Gordon-Larsen P. .
Source: Health & Place, 2010 Nov; 16(6), p. 1206-15.
PMID: 20801072
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Diet quality and weight gain among black and white young adults: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study (1985-2005).
Authors: Zamora D. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2010 Oct; 92(4), p. 784-93.
PMID: 20685947
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Drinking caloric beverages increases the risk of adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Steffen L.M. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2010 Oct; 92(4), p. 954-9.
PMID: 20702604
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Understanding community context and adult health changes in China: development of an urbanicity scale.
Authors: Jones-Smith J.C. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Social Science & Medicine (1982), 2010 Oct; 71(8), p. 1436-46.
PMID: 20810197
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Impact of water intake on energy intake and weight status: a systematic review.
Authors: Daniels M.C. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Nutrition Reviews, 2010 Sep; 68(9), p. 505-21.
PMID: 20796216
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Water, hydration, and health.
Authors: Popkin B.M. , D'Anci K.E. , Rosenberg I.H. .
Source: Nutrition Reviews, 2010 Aug; 68(8), p. 439-58.
PMID: 20646222
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Does hunger and satiety drive eating anymore? Increasing eating occasions and decreasing time between eating occasions in the United States.
Authors: Popkin B.M. , Duffey K.J. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2010 May; 91(5), p. 1342-7.
PMID: 20237134
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Patterns of beverage use across the lifecycle.
Authors: Popkin B.M. .
Source: Physiology & Behavior, 2010-04-26 00:00:00.0; 100(1), p. 4-9.
EPub date: 2010-04-26 00:00:00.0.
PMID: 20045423
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Food price and diet and health outcomes: 20 years of the CARDIA Study.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Shikany J.M. , Guilkey D. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Archives Of Internal Medicine, 2010-03-08 00:00:00.0; 170(5), p. 420-6.
PMID: 20212177
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Trends in snacking among U.S. children.
Authors: Piernas C. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Health Affairs (project Hope), 2010 Mar-Apr; 29(3), p. 398-404.
PMID: 20194979
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Snacking increased among U.S. adults between 1977 and 2006.
Authors: Piernas C. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The Journal Of Nutrition, 2010 Feb; 140(2), p. 325-32.
PMID: 19955403
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Regular consumption from fast food establishments relative to other restaurants is differentially associated with metabolic outcomes in young adults.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Steffen L.M. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The Journal Of Nutrition, 2009 Nov; 139(11), p. 2113-8.
PMID: 19776183
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Economists' insights into the obesity crisis.
Authors: Popkin B.M. .
Source: Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism: Tem, 2009-11-01 00:00:00.0; 20(9), p. 417.
PMID: 20625517
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The public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages.
Authors: Brownell K.D. , Farley T. , Willett W.C. , Popkin B.M. , Chaloupka F.J. , Thompson J.W. , Ludwig D.S. .
Source: The New England Journal Of Medicine, 2009-10-15 00:00:00.0; 361(16), p. 1599-605.
EPub date: 2009-10-15 00:00:00.0.
PMID: 19759377
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A walk (or cycle) to the park: active transit to neighborhood amenities, the CARDIA study.
Authors: Boone-Heinonen J. , Jacobs D.R. , Sidney S. , Sternfeld B. , Lewis C.E. , Gordon-Larsen P. .
Source: American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 2009 Oct; 37(4), p. 285-92.
PMID: 19765499
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Active commuting and cardiovascular disease risk: the CARDIA study.
Authors: Gordon-Larsen P. , Boone-Heinonen J. , Sidney S. , Sternfeld B. , Jacobs D.R. , Lewis C.E. .
Source: Archives Of Internal Medicine, 2009-07-13 00:00:00.0; 169(13), p. 1216-23.
PMID: 19597071
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Walking for prevention of cardiovascular disease in men and women: a systematic review of observational studies.
Authors: Boone-Heinonen J. , Evenson K.R. , Taber D.R. , Gordon-Larsen P. .
Source: Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal Of The International Association For The Study Of Obesity, 2009 Mar; 10(2), p. 204-17.
PMID: 19207874
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Fifteen-year longitudinal trends in walking patterns and their impact on weight change.
Authors: Gordon-Larsen P. , Hou N. , Sidney S. , Sternfeld B. , Lewis C.E. , Jacobs D.R. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2009 Jan; 89(1), p. 19-26.
PMID: 19056560
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High-fructose corn syrup: is this what's for dinner?
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2008 Dec; 88(6), p. 1722S-1732S.
PMID: 19064537
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Validation of a GIS facilities database: quantification and implications of error.
Authors: Boone J.E. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Stewart J.D. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Annals Of Epidemiology, 2008 May; 18(5), p. 371-7.
PMID: 18261922
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A short history of beverages and how our body treats them.
Authors: Wolf A. , Bray G.A. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal Of The International Association For The Study Of Obesity, 2008 Mar; 9(2), p. 151-64.
PMID: 18257753
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Differential associations of fast food and restaurant food consumption with 3-y change in body mass index: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Gordon-Larsen P. , Jacobs D.R. , Williams O.D. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2007 Jan; 85(1), p. 201-8.
PMID: 17209197
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Adults with healthier dietary patterns have healthier beverage patterns.
Authors: Duffey K.J. , Popkin B.M. .
Source: The Journal Of Nutrition, 2006 Nov; 136(11), p. 2901-7.
PMID: 17056820
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Global nutrition dynamics: the world is shifting rapidly toward a diet linked with noncommunicable diseases.
Authors: Popkin B.M. .
Source: The American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2006 Aug; 84(2), p. 289-98.
PMID: 16895874
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