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Patricia B. Crawford
Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
Publications - 148
Citations - 9737
Patricia B. Crawford is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Overweight. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 148 publications receiving 9150 citations. Previous affiliations of Patricia B. Crawford include National Institutes of Health & Michigan State University.
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Decline in physical activity in black girls and white girls during adolescence.
Sue Y. S. Kimm,Nancy W. Glynn,Andrea M. Kriska,Bruce A. Barton,Shari S. Kronsberg,Stephen R. Daniels,Patricia B. Crawford,Zak I. Sabry,Kiang Liu +8 more
TL;DR: Substantial declines in physical activity occur during adolescence in girls and are greater in black girls than in white girls, and some determinants of this decline, such as higher body-mass index, pregnancy, and smoking, may be modifiable.
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Comparative advantage of 3-day food records over 24-hour recall and 5-day food frequency validated by observation of 9- and 10-year-old girls
TL;DR: The validity of the 24-hour recall, 3-day food record, and 5day food frequency was assessed to decide on a dietary assessment method for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Growth and Health Study as discussed by the authors.
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Food Insecurity Is Inversely Associated with Diet Quality of Lower-Income Adults
TL;DR: Despite no macronutrient differences, food insecurity was associated with characteristics of poor diet quality known to increase chronic disease risk, and was significantly associated with lower Healthy Eating Index-2005 and Alternate Healthy eating index scores.
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Correlates of beverage intake in adolescent girls: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study.
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore,Douglas Thompson,Sandra G. Affenito,Debra L. Franko,Eva Obarzanek,Bruce A. Barton,George B. Schreiber,Stephen R. Daniels,Marcia Schmidt,Patricia B. Crawford +9 more
TL;DR: Of all beverages, increasing soda consumption predicted the greatest increase of BMI and the lowest increase in calcium intake, and public health efforts are needed to help adolescents gain access to and choose healthful beverages and decrease intake of beverages of minimal nutritional value.
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Eating Disorders in White and Black Women
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore,Faith A. Dohm,Helena C. Kraemer,C. Barr Taylor,Stephen R. Daniels,Patricia B. Crawford,George B. Schreiber +6 more
TL;DR: Results suggest that eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are more common among white women than among black women, and health professionals need to be more alert to the possibility of eating disorders in women.