@article{wilson_reich_2014, title={Confounder Selection via Penalized Credible Regions}, volume={70}, ISSN={["1541-0420"]}, DOI={10.1111/biom.12203}, abstractNote={Summary}, number={4}, journal={BIOMETRICS}, author={Wilson, Ander and Reich, Brian J.}, year={2014}, month={Dec}, pages={852–861} } @article{dodd_briefel_cabili_wilson_crepinsek_2013, title={Disparities in Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Other Beverages by Race/Ethnicity and Obesity Status among United States Schoolchildren}, volume={45}, ISSN={["1878-2620"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jneb.2012.11.005}, abstractNote={Objective Identify disparities by race/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and other beverages among United States schoolchildren to help tailor interventions to reduce childhood obesity. Design Secondary data analysis using beverage intake data from 24-hour dietary recalls and measured height and weight from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study, a 2004-2005 nationally representative sample of school-aged children and schools. Setting Schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (n = 287). Participants Children in grades 1-12 with a completed 24-hour dietary recall (n = 2,314). Main Outcome Measure(s) Percentage of children consuming beverages in 8 beverage categories by school level and consumption location. Analysis Two-tailed t tests to determine significant differences (P < .05) between the proportions of children consuming beverages by race/ethnicity and weight status. Results Beverage consumption patterns did not substantially differ across weight status groups, but they differed by race/ethnicity in the home. Non-Hispanic black elementary schoolchildren consumed nonsoda SSBs more often and unflavored, low-fat milk less often at home than non-Hispanic white schoolchildren. Conclusions and Implications Higher consumption of SSBs coupled with a lower consumption of milk is disproportionately affecting non-Hispanic black schoolchildren. Targeted interventions by racial/ethnic group are needed to promote more healthful beverage choices among schoolchildren, particularly at home.}, number={3}, journal={JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR}, author={Dodd, Allison Hedley and Briefel, Ronette and Cabili, Charlotte and Wilson, Ander and Crepinsek, Mary Kay}, year={2013}, pages={240–249} } @article{briefel_wilson_cabili_dodd_2013, title={Reducing Calories and Added Sugars by Improving Children's Beverage Choices}, volume={113}, ISSN={["2212-2680"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jand.2012.10.016}, abstractNote={Because childhood obesity is such a threat to the physical, mental, and social health of youth, there is a great need to identify effective strategies to reduce its prevalence. The objective of this study was to estimate the mean calories from added sugars that are saved by switching sugar-sweetened beverages (including soda, fruit-flavored drinks, and sport drinks) and flavored milks consumed to unflavored low-fat milk (<1% fat) at meals and water between meals. Simulation analyses used 24-hour dietary recall data from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (n=2,314), a 2005 national cross-sectional study of schools and students participating in the National School Lunch Program, to estimate changes in mean calories from added sugars both at and away from school. Overall, these changes translated to a mean of 205 calories or a 10% savings in energy intake across all students (8% among children in elementary school and 11% in middle and high schools). Eighty percent of the daily savings were attributed to beverages consumed away from school, with results consistent across school level, sex, race/ethnicity, and weight status. Children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages at home contributed the greatest share of empty calories from added sugars. Such findings indicate that parental education should focus on the importance of reducing or eliminating sugar-sweetened beverages served at home. This conclusion has implications for improving children's food and beverage environments for food and nutrition educators and practitioners, other health care professionals, policy makers, researchers, and parents.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS}, author={Briefel, Ronette R. and Wilson, Ander and Cabili, Charlotte and Dodd, Allison Hedley}, year={2013}, month={Feb}, pages={269–275} }