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Trying to Lose or Maintain Weight During Pregnancy—United States, 2003

Connie L. Bish, Susan Y. Chu, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Andrea J. Sharma, more

Maternal and Child Health Journal > 2009 > 13 > 2 > 286-292

Objectives Current pregnancy weight gain recommendations are for women to gain between 15 and 40 pounds; weight loss or weight maintenance is not recommended. However, for many women, overweight and obesity are chronic conditions, and commitment to weight loss or maintenance could override advice to gain weight during pregnancy. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of trying to lose or maintain...

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Risk of spontaneous abortion among women exposed to polybrominated biphenyls

Chanley M. Small, Keely Cheslack-Postava, Metrecia Terrell, Heidi Michels Blanck, more

Environmental Research > 2007 > 105 > 2 > 247-255

Accidental contamination of livestock in Michigan in 1973 with polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) led to the establishment of a registry of exposed individuals in 1976. At the time of enrollment, serum was collected and analyzed for PBBs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In 1997, women aged 18 years or older and active in the registry were invited to participate in a telephone interview about their...

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Maternal exposure to polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyls: Infant birth weight and gestational age

Marjory L. Givens, Chanley M. Small, Metrecia L. Terrell, Lorraine L. Cameron, more

Chemosphere > 2007 > 69 > 8 > 1295-1304

Understanding the influence of maternal exposures on gestational age and birth weight is essential given that pre-term and/or low birth weight infants are at risk for increased mortality and morbidity. We performed a retrospective analysis of a cohort exposed to polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) through accidental contamination of cattle feed and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) through residual contamination...

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Endometriosis Among Women Exposed to Polybrominated Biphenyls

Caroline S. Hoffman, Chanley M. Small, Heidi Michels Blanck, Paige Tolbert, more

Annals of Epidemiology > 2007 > 17 > 7 > 503-510

We examined the association between endometriosis and exposure to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) among women inadvertently exposed to PBBs in 1973.Serum PBBs and PCBs were measured in the late 1970s. Women self-reported endometriosis at interview in 1997. We constructed Cox models to estimate the relative incidence of endometriosis in relation to PBB and PCB levels...

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Use of Nonprescription Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss Is Common among Americans

Heidi Michels Blanck, Mary K. Serdula, Cathleen Gillespie, Deborah A. Galuska, more

Journal of the American Dietetic Association > 2007 > 107 > 3 > 441-447

Dietary supplements are not recommended as part of a weight-loss program due to concerns about efficacy and safety. This study sought to assess prevalence and duration of nonprescription weight-loss supplement use, associated weight-control behaviors, discussion of use with a health care professional, and specific ingredient use.Adults aged ≥18 years (n=9,403) completed a cross-sectional population-based...

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Medicinal Herb Use in a Population-Based Survey of Adults: Prevalence and Frequency of Use, Reasons for Use, and Use Among Their Children

Anne G. Wheaton, Heidi Michels Blanck, Ziya Gizlice, Michele Reyes

Annals of Epidemiology > 2005 > 15 > 9 > 678-685

There is sparse population-based data on health factors related to medicinal herb use and use of medicinal herbs in children. For a sample of American adults, we estimated the prevalence and frequency of medicinal herb use, factors related to use, reasons for use, patient–physician discussion, and the proportion of respondents who gave herbs to their children.The data used in this study was from the...

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Prescription weight loss pill use among Americans: patterns of pill use and lessons learned from the fen-phen market withdrawal

Heidi Michels Blanck, Laura Kettel Khan, Mary K. Serdula

Preventive Medicine > 2004 > 39 > 6 > 1243-1248

Background: Despite the popularity of antiobesity medications, there is a lack of population-based data on their use. In addition, response (termination of pill use and receipt of an echocardiogram) to the fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine market withdrawal among the public has not been described. Lessons learned from this event have implications for future withdrawals.Methods: We used data from the...

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Time to menopause in relation to PBBs, PCBs, and smoking

Heidi Michels Blanck, Michele Marcus, Paige E. Tolbert, Cheryl Schuch, more

Maturitas > 2004 > 49 > 2 > 97-106

Objectives: Because halogenated biphenyl exposure is suspected to disrupt endocrine function, we assessed time to menopause in women aged 24 years and older who were exposed orally to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (n=874). We also examined smoking in relation to menopause. Methods: To define menopausal status, women were interviewed in 1997 and asked whether...

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Impact of nutrition environmental interventions on point-of-purchase behavior in adults: a review

Jennifer D. Seymour, Amy Lazarus Yaroch, Mary Serdula, Heidi Michels Blanck, more

Preventive Medicine > 2004 > 39 > Supplement 2 > 108-136

Background. Nutrition interventions targeted to individuals are unlikely to significantly shift US dietary patterns as a whole. Environmental and policy interventions are more promising for shifting these patterns. We review interventions that influenced the environment through food availability, access, pricing, or information at the point-of-purchase in worksites, universities, grocery stores, and...

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Polybrominated Biphenyl Exposure and Benign Breast Disease in a Cohort of US Women

Reinhard Kaiser, Michele Marcus, Heidi Michels Blanck, Mary Naughton, more

Annals of Epidemiology > 2003 > 13 > 1 > 16-23

PURPOSE: We examined the relation between serum polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) levels and the risk of benign breast disease in a cohort of Michigan women unintentionally exposed to PBBs in 1973 and interviewed in 1997.METHODS: We used extended Cox models to generate adjusted hazard ratios; models included polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk factors for benign breast disease reported in the literature...

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