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Melicia C. Whitt-Glover
Researcher at Winston-Salem State University
Publications - 81
Citations - 8520
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover is an academic researcher from Winston-Salem State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health promotion & Population. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 75 publications receiving 7145 citations. Previous affiliations of Melicia C. Whitt-Glover include University of Pennsylvania & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values.
Barbara E. Ainsworth,William L. Haskell,Stephen D. Herrmann,Nathanael Meckes,David R. Bassett,Catrine Tudor-Locke,Jennifer L. Greer,Jesse W. Vezina,Melicia C. Whitt-Glover,Arthur S. Leon +9 more
TL;DR: The 2011 Compendium is an update of a system for quantifying the energy cost of adult human PA and is a living document that is moving in the direction of being 100% evidence based.
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Disparities in physical activity and sedentary behaviors among US children and adolescents: prevalence, correlates, and intervention implications.
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover,Wendell C. Taylor,Myron F. Floyd,Michelle M. Yore,Antronette K. Yancey,Charles E. Matthews +5 more
TL;DR: Differences in physical activity participation and sedentary behaviors among youth in the United States, provides intervention implications, and offers recommendations for future research focused on reducing disparities related to levels of physical activity are described.
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The Scientific foundation for the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition.
Kenneth E. Powell,Abby C. King,David M. Buchner,Wayne W. Campbell,Loretta DiPietro,Kirk I. Erickson,Charles H. Hillman,John M. Jakicic,Kathleen F. Janz,Peter T. Katzmarzyk,William E. Kraus,Richard F. Macko,David X. Marquez,Anne McTiernan,Russell R. Pate,Linda S. Pescatello,Melicia C. Whitt-Glover +16 more
TL;DR: New described benefits of physical activity include reduced risk of excessive weight gain in children and adults, incidence of 6 types of cancer, and fall-related injuries in older people.
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The association between physical activity and subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Alain G. Bertoni,Melicia C. Whitt-Glover,Hyoju Chung,Katherine Le,R. Graham Barr,Mahadevappa Mahesh,Nancy S. Jenny,Gregory L. Burke,David R. Jacobs +8 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that walking pace is associated with less subclinical atherosclerosis; these associations may be mediated by cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Integration of short bouts of physical activity into organizational routine a systematic review of the literature.
Daheia J. Barr-Anderson,Mona AuYoung,Melicia C. Whitt-Glover,Beth A. Glenn,Antronette K. Yancey +4 more
TL;DR: The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable.