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Kristen M.J. Azar
Researcher at Sutter Health
Publications - 54
Citations - 1744
Kristen M.J. Azar is an academic researcher from Sutter Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Weight loss & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 42 publications receiving 1359 citations. Previous affiliations of Kristen M.J. Azar include Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
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Current Science on Consumer Use of Mobile Health for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
Lora E. Burke,Jun Ma,Kristen M.J. Azar,Gary G. Bennett,Eric D. Peterson,Yaguang Zheng,William T. Riley,Janna Stephens,Svati H. Shah,Brian Suffoletto,Tanya N. Turan,Bonnie Spring,Julia Steinberger,Charlene C. Quinn +13 more
TL;DR: It was revealed that people who met ≥6 of the cardiovascular health metrics had a significantly better risk profile compared with individuals who had achieved only 1 metric or none, and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data revealed.
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Mobile applications for weight management: theory-based content analysis.
Kristen M.J. Azar,Lenard I. Lesser,Brian Yoshio Laing,Janna Stephens,Magi S. Aurora,Lora E. Burke,Latha Palaniappan +6 more
TL;DR: A comparative, descriptive assessment was conducted of the top-rated free apps in the Health and Fitness category available in the iTunes App Store, finding all apps received low overall scores for inclusion of behavioral theory-based strategies.
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Dyslipidemia Patterns
Ariel T.H. Frank,Beinan Zhao,Powell Jose,Kristen M.J. Azar,Stephen P. Fortmann,Latha Palaniappan +5 more
TL;DR: Majority groups, except for blacks, were more likely to have high triglyceride/low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol dyslipidemia, and further research is needed to determine how racial/ethnic differences in dys Lipidemia affect racial/ ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease rates.
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Diabetes Prevention and Weight Loss with a Fully Automated Behavioral Intervention by Email, Web, and Mobile Phone: A Randomized Controlled Trial Among Persons with Prediabetes
Gladys Block,Kristen M.J. Azar,Robert J. Romanelli,Torin Block,Donald Hopkins,Heather A Carpenter,Marina Dolginsky,Mark Hudes,Latha Palaniappan,Clifford H. Block +9 more
TL;DR: Alive-PD improved glycemic control, body weight, BMI, waist circumference, TG/HDL ratio, and diabetes risk and could potentially reach many of the 86 million US adults who have prediabetes as well as other at-risk groups.
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Incorporation of whole, ancient grains into a modern Asian Indian diet to reduce the burden of chronic disease.
TL;DR: This review focuses on practical recommendations for culturally sensitive carbohydrate modification in a modern Asian Indian diet to reduce type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this population.