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Katya M. Herman

Researcher at University of Regina

Publications -  23
Citations -  2728

Katya M. Herman is an academic researcher from University of Regina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Overweight & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 23 publications receiving 2471 citations. Previous affiliations of Katya M. Herman include McGill University & Queen's University.

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Tracking of obesity and physical activity from childhood to adulthood: The Physical Activity Longitudinal Study

TL;DR: BMI, but not PA, tracked well over 22 years in this sample, and the majority of overweight youth remained overweight as adults; however, the most of overweight adults were not overweight youth.
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Physical activity, screen time and self-rated health and mental health in Canadian adolescents

TL;DR: PA and ST are independently associated with health perceptions among Canadian adolescents and interventions should consider health perceptions in addition to biomedical outcomes.
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Smoking and multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation☆

TL;DR: Evidence supporting the causal involvement of smoking in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis is provided, and smoking prevention and cessation programs and policies should consider MS as an additional health risk when aiming to reduce smoking prevalence in the population.
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Self-rated health and life satisfaction among Canadian adults: associations of perceived weight status versus BMI

TL;DR: While both perceived and actual weight status influence self-rated health and life satisfaction, perceptions are more strongly associated with these HRQL indicators and should be considered when informing obesity-targeted policies and programmes.