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Susan C. Duerksen

Researcher at San Diego State University

Publications -  6
Citations -  815

Susan C. Duerksen is an academic researcher from San Diego State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Parenting styles & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 779 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan C. Duerksen include University of California, San Diego.

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Is parenting style related to children's healthy eating and physical activity in Latino families?

Elva M. Arredondo, +5 more
- 01 Dec 2006 - 
TL;DR: Interventions targeting children's dietary intake and physical activity should encourage parents to use more positive reinforcement and monitor their children's health behaviors as these parenting styles are associated with healthier behaviors.
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Away-from-home Food Intake and Risk for Obesity: Examining the Influence of Context

Guadalupe X. Ayala, +6 more
- 01 May 2008 - 
TL;DR: Sociiodemographic and cultural determinants of away‐from‐home food consumption in two contexts and the influence of frequency of away-from‐ home food consumption on children's dietary intake and parent and child weight status are examined.
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Individual, family, and community environmental correlates of obesity in Latino elementary school children.

John P. Elder, +8 more
- 01 Jan 2010 - 
TL;DR: Social and structural environments in which Hispanic children are reared may play an important role in determining their risk for obesity and related behaviors, and parents' weight was among the strongest correlate of child weight.
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Family restaurant choices are associated with child and adult overweight status in Mexican-American families.

Susan C. Duerksen, +6 more
- 01 May 2007 - 
TL;DR: Both child and parent BMI were lowest in families selecting Mexican restaurants, and eating at fast-food chains and other Anglo-oriented restaurants may contribute to higher obesity rates linked to acculturation among Mexican Americans.
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Health disparities and advertising content of women's magazines: a cross-sectional study

Susan C. Duerksen, +10 more
- 18 Aug 2005 - 
TL;DR: To the extent that individual levels of health education and awareness can be influenced by advertising, variations in the quantity and content of health-related information among magazines read by different ethnic groups may contribute to racial disparities in health behaviors and health status.