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Texas Obesity Research Center Conference Proceedings

TORC

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Mediation and Moderation Effects of the "5 a Day Achievement Badge" Intervention for Boy Scouts
Tracey Ledoux, Kathy Watson, Janice Baranowski, and Tom Baranowski

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Building a Heathly Temple
Meizi He, Zenong Yin, Jessica Leeds, Summmer R. Wilmoth, Arely Perez, and Timothy K. Jones

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College Students’ Percieved Barriers and Failitators to Maintaining a Healthy Bodyweight
Timothy K. Jones, Arely Perez, Summmer R. Wilmoth, Bonnie Dillon, Lesli Biediger- Friedman, and Meizi He

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An Obesity Management Intervention for Hispanic Children in a Pediatric Clinic
Laura A. Rubalcava, Dorothy A. Long Parma, Deborah Parra- Medina, and Cynthia M. Mojica

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Acculturation, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Physical Activity in Mexican Origin Women
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Jennifer J. Salinas, Deborah Parra-Medina, DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Patricia Sharpe, and Alexis M. Koskan

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Insulin Resistance and Obesity in Mexican Youth
Jesus M. Araujo-Contreras, E. Humberto Avila-Rodriguez, Nohe Vargas-Chavez, Efren Rivas-Avila, Armando Avila-Rodriguez, Abelardo Camacho-Luis, Luis A. Sepulveda-Chapa, Nelda Mier, and Alfredo Tellez-Valencia

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Health Behaviors among Students with Different Weight Change Outcomes
Katrina Serrano, Chanam Lee, Peter S. Murano, and Xuemei Zhu

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Relationship Between Leptin and Obesity in Mexican Chidren
Armando Avila-Rodríguez, E.Humberto Avila-Rodríguez, Jesus M. Araujo-Contreras, Abelardo Camacho-Luis, Alfredo Tellez-Valencia, L. Joel Rodríguez-Ortega, and Efrén Rivas-Avila

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Gender, Weight Loss Efforts, and Fast Food Locations: Evidence of Differential Effect on BMI?
Maria C. Chang, Vincent Chen, Courtney P. Winston, Luisa Franzini, and Deanna M. Hoelscher

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Juntos y Saludables: Outcomes of a peer led approach to obesity prevention for Head Start
Erica T. Sosa, Deborah Parra-Medina, Rebecca Adeigbe, Desiree Acosta, Daisy Escamilla, Meizi He, Debra Kibbe, Amelie Ramirez, and Zenong Yin

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Cognitive Behavior Modification and Exercise + Group Counseling for Patients After Bariatric Surgery
Janet Buckworth, Caroline Carducci, Shirley Kindrick, Dean Mikami, Dara Schuster, Katharine Stough, and Bradley Needleman

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Improving Psychological and Physical Health in Women of Color via Salsa Dancing
Scherezade K. Mama, Ashley V. Medina, Raul O. Edwards, Lorna McNeill, and Rebecca E. Lee

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Evaluating “Reach” in the Health Is Power (HIP) Study
Kristin L. Wolfe, Ygnacio Lopez III, Scherezade K. Mama, Ashley V. Medina, Jacqueline Reese-Smith, and Rebecca E. Lee

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Mobilizing Community based Organizations to Address Obesity: Our Communities, Our Solutions
Mandy J. Hill, Kimberly Johnson, Judson Robinson, Amanda Edwards, Tiffany Thomas, Roger Mitchell, Niiobli Armah, Jasmine J. Opusunju, and Misha N. Granado

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A Preschool Aged Obesity Prevention Project Designed to Increase Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity
Rebecca T. Adeigbe, Desiree Acosta, Alberto Cordova, Yingzhou Ma, and Zenong Yin

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Lessons Learned from Juntos Y Saludables Peer-Led Parent Education
Daisy Escamilla, Desiree Acosta, Bonnie Dillon, Rebecca Adeigbe, Deborah Parra- Medina, Meizi He, Amelie G. Ramirez, Zenong Yin, and Erica T. Sosa

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Obesity and Physical Activity Variance by Income and Ethnicity in Kansas City
Katie M. Heinrich, WS Carlos Poston, Nui Jitnarin, Anthony Randles, Joseph Hughey, LaVerne Berkel, and C Keith Haddock

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Association of Fat and Alcohol Consumption with Physical Activity Among Obese Women of Color
Ygnacio Lopez III, Scherezade K. Mama, Ashley V. Medina, and Rebecca E. Lee

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Internet-based Intervention to Improve Dietary Habits in Women of Color: SAving Lives Staying Active (SALSA)
Jacqueline N. Dinh, Christopher P. Sunseri, Scherezade K. Mama, Ashley V. Medina, Rebecca E. Lee, and Lorna McNeill

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The Impact of Resveratrol on Diet Induced Obesity Changes in Thymic Function
Apeksha A. Gulvady, Henry P. Ciolino, and Christopher A. Jolly

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Relationship Between Dyslipidemia and Obesity in Children
Elias Humberto Avila-Rodriguez, Armando Avila-Rodriguez, Jesús Maria Araujo-Contreras, Abelardo Camacho-Luis, Alfredo Tellez-Valencia, Nelda Mier, Luis Joel Rodríguez-Ortega, and Efren Rivas-Avila

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The Effects of Increasing Fat Intake on Body Composition and Blood Monocytes in CD-1 Mice
Kelley Strohacker, Whitney L. Breslin, Katie C. Carpenter, Nadia Agha, Thomas W. Lowder, and Brian K. McFarlin

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Exercise Attenuates Weight Gain and Fat Accumulation in CD1- Mice Consuming a High-fat Diet
Whitney L. Breslin, Kelley Strohacker, Katie C. Carpenter, Nadia H. Agha, Thomas W. Lowder, and Brian K. McFarlin

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Middle School Students’ Understanding of Calories, Energy Expenditure and the Nutrition Facts Panel
John D. Coppin, Catherine J. McNeal, Carol J. Spaulding, Cynthia A. Warren, Vinod Srinivasan, Christine Shimek, Kimberly Paulhill, and Lars Doucet

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A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Access to Healthy Foods in Low-Income Communities
Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, Mark DeHaven, Cindy Romero, and Nicole Beltran

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Know Your Audience: Designing a Nutrition Education Game for Middle School Kids
Vinod Srinivasan, Lars Doucet, Christine Shimek, Cynthia A. Warren, Carol J. Spaulding, Kimberly Paulhill, Catherine J. McNeal, and John David Coppin

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Engaging Latino Adolescent Girls in Physical Activity Intervention Planning in a Low-income, Urban Environment
Laura A. Esparza, Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Cynthia M. Mojica, and Deborah Parra- Medina