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Bettina Beech to Obesity

This is a "connection" page, showing publications Bettina Beech has written about Obesity.
Connection Strength

3.419
  1. Beech BM, Norris KC, Thorpe RJ, Heitman E, Bruce MA. Conversation Caf?s and Conceptual Framework Formation for Research Training and Mentoring of Underrepresented Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) PRIDE Program. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(1):83-90.
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    Score: 0.395
  2. Beech BM, Bruce MA, Thorpe RJ, Heitman E, Griffith DM, Norris KC. Theory-Informed Research Training and Mentoring of Underrepresented Early-Career Faculty at Teaching-Intensive Institutions: The Obesity Health Disparities PRIDE Program. Ethn Dis. 2018; 28(2):115-122.
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    Score: 0.350
  3. Beech BM. Childhood obesity: a call for help in the battle of the bulge. JAAPA. 2013 Jan; 26(1):10.
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    Score: 0.242
  4. Skelton JA, Beech BM. Attrition in paediatric weight management: a review of the literature and new directions. Obes Rev. 2011 May; 12(5):e273-81.
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    Score: 0.207
  5. Gamble HL, Parra GR, Beech BM. Moderators of physical activity and obesity during adolescence. Eat Behav. 2009 Dec; 10(4):232-6.
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    Score: 0.191
  6. Niswender KD, Beech BM. Obesity: increasing awareness of novel environmental factors. Diabetes. 2008 Jul; 57(7):1786-7.
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    Score: 0.177
  7. Kitzmann KM, Beech BM. Family-based interventions for pediatric obesity: methodological and conceptual challenges from family psychology. J Fam Psychol. 2006 Jun; 20(2):175-89.
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    Score: 0.153
  8. Beech BM, Kumanyika SK, Baranowski T, Davis M, Robinson TN, Sherwood NE, Taylor WC, Relyea G, Zhou A, Pratt C, Owens A, Thompson NS. Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girls. Obes Res. 2004 Sep; 12 Suppl:7S-19S.
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    Score: 0.136
  9. Beech BM, Klesges RC, Kumanyika SK, Murray DM, Klesges L, McClanahan B, Slawson D, Nunnally C, Rochon J, McLain-Allen B, Pree-Cary J. Child- and parent-targeted interventions: the Memphis GEMS pilot study. Ethn Dis. 2003; 13(1 Suppl 1):S40-53.
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    Score: 0.121
  10. Kumanyika SK, Obarzanek E, Robinson TN, Beech BM. Phase 1 of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): conclusion. Ethn Dis. 2003; 13(1 Suppl 1):S88-91.
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    Score: 0.121
  11. Monestime S, Beech B, Kermah D, Norris K. Prevalence and predictors of obesity-related cancers among racial/ethnic groups with metabolic syndrome. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0249188.
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    Score: 0.107
  12. Thorpe RJ, Beech BM, Norris KC, Heitman E, Bruce MA. Writing Accountability Groups Are a Tool for Academic Success: The Obesity Health Disparities PRIDE Program. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(2):295-304.
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    Score: 0.101
  13. Gipson-Jones TL, O'Neal LJ, Sheats JL, Thorpe RJ, Beech BM, Bruce MA. Food Security Status and Overweight/Obesity Among 2- to 5-Year-Old Boys and Girls in a Community-Based Clinic. Fam Community Health. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):117-122.
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    Score: 0.093
  14. Bruce MA, Thorpe RJ, Beech BM, Towns T, Odoms-Young A. Sex, Race, Food Security, and Sugar Consumption Change Efficacy Among Low-Income Parents in an Urban Primary Care Setting. Fam Community Health. 2018 Apr/Jun; 41 Suppl 2 Suppl, Food Insecurity and Obesity:S25-S32.
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    Score: 0.087
  15. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Griffith DM, Thorpe RJ. Spirituality, Religiosity, and Weight Management Among African American Adolescent Males: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Behav Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 42(3):183-9.
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    Score: 0.077
  16. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Thorpe RJ, Griffith DM. Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students. Am J Mens Health. 2016 11; 10(6):NP168-NP175.
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    Score: 0.073
  17. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Griffith DM, Thorpe RJ. Weight Status and Blood Pressure among Adolescent African American Males: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2015 Aug 07; 25(3):305-12.
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    Score: 0.073
  18. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Crook ED, Sims M, Griffith DM, Simpson SL, Ard J, Norris KC. Sex, weight status, and chronic kidney disease among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. J Investig Med. 2013 Apr; 61(4):701-7.
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    Score: 0.062
  19. Skelton JA, Irby MB, Beech BM, Rhodes SD. Attrition and family participation in obesity treatment programs: clinicians' perceptions. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Sep-Oct; 12(5):420-8.
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    Score: 0.059
  20. Buscemi J, Beech BM, Relyea G. Predictors of obesity in Latino children: acculturation as a moderator of the relationship between food insecurity and body mass index percentile. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Feb; 13(1):149-54.
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    Score: 0.053
  21. Klesges RC, Obarzanek E, Kumanyika S, Murray DM, Klesges LM, Relyea GE, Stockton MB, Lanctot JQ, Beech BM, McClanahan BS, Sherrill-Mittleman D, Slawson DL. The Memphis Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): an evaluation of the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Nov; 164(11):1007-14.
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    Score: 0.052
  22. Kitzmann KM, Dalton WT, Stanley CM, Beech BM, Reeves TP, Buscemi J, Egli CJ, Gamble HL, Midgett EL. Lifestyle interventions for youth who are overweight: a meta-analytic review. Health Psychol. 2010 Jan; 29(1):91-101.
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    Score: 0.049
  23. Kumanyika SK, Whitt-Glover MC, Gary TL, Prewitt TE, Odoms-Young AM, Banks-Wallace J, Beech BM, Halbert CH, Karanja N, Lancaster KJ, Samuel-Hodge CD. Expanding the obesity research paradigm to reach African American communities. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Oct; 4(4):A112.
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    Score: 0.042
  24. Klesges RC, Obarzanek E, Klesges LM, Stockton MB, Beech BM, Murray DM, Lanctot JQ, Sherrill-Mittleman DA. Memphis Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): Phase 2: design and baseline. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Jan; 29(1):42-55.
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    Score: 0.041
  25. Madan AK, Whitfield JD, Fain JN, Beech BM, Ternovits CA, Menachery S, Tichansky DS. Are African-Americans as successful as Caucasians after laparoscopic gastric bypass? Obes Surg. 2007 Apr; 17(4):460-4.
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    Score: 0.041
  26. Kumanyika SK, Gary TL, Lancaster KJ, Samuel-Hodge CD, Banks-Wallace J, Beech BM, Hughes-Halbert C, Karanja N, Odoms-Young AM, Prewitt TE, Whitt-Glover MC. Achieving healthy weight in African-American communities: research perspectives and priorities. Obes Res. 2005 Dec; 13(12):2037-47.
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    Score: 0.037
  27. Matheson DM, Wang Y, Klesges LM, Beech BM, Kraemer HC, Robinson TN. African-American girls' dietary intake while watching television. Obes Res. 2004 Sep; 12 Suppl:32S-37S.
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    Score: 0.034
  28. Sherwood NE, Beech BM, Klesges LM, Story M, Killen J, McDonald T, Robinson TN, Pratt C, Zhou A, Cullen K, Baranowski J. Measurement characteristics of weight concern and dieting measures in 8-10-year-old African-American girls from GEMS pilot studies. Prev Med. 2004 May; 38 Suppl:S50-9.
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    Score: 0.033
  29. Klesges LM, Baranowski T, Beech B, Cullen K, Murray DM, Rochon J, Pratt C. Social desirability bias in self-reported dietary, physical activity and weight concerns measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies (GEMS). Prev Med. 2004 May; 38 Suppl:S78-87.
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    Score: 0.033
  30. Kumanyika SK, Story M, Beech BM, Sherwood NE, Baranowski JC, Powell TM, Cullen KW, Owens AS. Collaborative planning for formative assessment and cultural appropriateness in the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): a retrospection. Ethn Dis. 2003; 13(1 Suppl 1):S15-29.
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    Score: 0.030
  31. Story M, Sherwood NE, Obarzanek E, Beech BM, Baranowski JC, Thompson NS, Owens AS, Mitchell M, Rochon J. Recruitment of African-American pre-adolescent girls into an obesity prevention trial: the GEMS pilot studies. Ethn Dis. 2003; 13(1 Suppl 1):S78-87.
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    Score: 0.030
  32. Sherwood NE, Story M, Beech B, Klesges L, Mellin A, Neumark-Sztainer D, Davis M. Body image perceptions and dieting among African-American pre-adolescent girls and parents/caregivers. Ethn Dis. 2003; 13(2):200-7.
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    Score: 0.030
  33. Alfano CM, Klesges RC, Murray DM, Beech BM, McClanahan BS. History of sport participation in relation to obesity and related health behaviors in women. Prev Med. 2002 Jan; 34(1):82-9.
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    Score: 0.028
  34. Gamble A, Beech BM, Blackshear C, Cranston KL, Herring SJ, Moore JB, Welsch MA. Recruitment planning for clinical trials with a vulnerable perinatal adolescent population using the Clinical Trials Transformative Initiative framework and principles of partner and community engagement. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 05; 104:106363.
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    Score: 0.027
  35. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Edwards CL, Sims M, Scarinci I, Whitfield KE, Gilbert K, Crook ED. Weight status and high blood pressure among low-income African American men. Am J Mens Health. 2011 May; 5(3):255-60.
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    Score: 0.013
  36. Huizinga MM, Beech BM, Cavanaugh KL, Elasy TA, Rothman RL. Low numeracy skills are associated with higher BMI. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Aug; 16(8):1966-8.
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    Score: 0.011
  37. Cullen KW, Klesges LM, Sherwood NE, Baranowski T, Beech B, Pratt C, Zhou A, Rochon J. Measurement characteristics of diet-related psychosocial questionnaires among African-American parents and their 8- to 10-year-old daughters: results from the Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies. Prev Med. 2004 May; 38 Suppl:S34-42.
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    Score: 0.008
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