2017
Improving Access to Fresh Fruit and Vegetables among Inner‐City Residents: The NEAT Trial
Segura‐Perez S, Perez‐Escamilla R, Damio G. Improving Access to Fresh Fruit and Vegetables among Inner‐City Residents: The NEAT Trial. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.313.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNutrition education sessionsDaily text messagesIntervention groupControl groupEducation sessionsEducational sessionsIntake of fruitsChildren 5 yearsControl group participantsNEAT trialMean ageText messagesFruit intakeSocio-demographic characteristicsBaseline fruitIntervention periodHigh intakeNutrition servicesIntake habitsTrial designNutrition knowledgeCommunity settingsED participantsNutrition educationWIC offices
2010
Food insecurity and perceived stress but not HIV infection are independently associated with lower energy intakes among lactating Ghanaian women
Addo AA, Marquis GS, Lartey AA, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Mazur RE, Harding KB. Food insecurity and perceived stress but not HIV infection are independently associated with lower energy intakes among lactating Ghanaian women. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2010, 7: 80-91. PMID: 21143587, PMCID: PMC3053124, DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00229.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy intakeHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus-seropositive womenMaternal socio-demographic characteristicsMean energy intakeLower energy intakeMulti-dimensional interventionsTime of studySeropositive womenHIV statusFood secure householdsSocio-demographic characteristicsZinc intakeMonths postpartumDietary intakeFood insecure householdsMost womenVitamin ANutrition educationGhanaian womenGood healthIntakeVitamin CWomenFood insecurity
2008
Meal composition and meal skipping behaviors differ between low‐income Puerto Ricans and Non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Damio G, Segura‐Pérez S, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Meal composition and meal skipping behaviors differ between low‐income Puerto Ricans and Non‐Puerto Rican pregnant Latinas. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 677.9-677.9. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.677.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeal skipping behaviorsNon-Puerto RicansMeal compositionPregnant LatinasThird pregnancy trimesterPuerto RicansLate lunchPregnancy trimesterDietary recallsMean ageVegetable servingsMeat servingsLatina subgroupsHealth disparitiesNutrition educationLongitudinal studyPregnancyServingsLunchDinnerSkipping behaviorLow-income Puerto RicansMealRicansParticipants
1999
Food habits of drug‐using Puerto Rican women in inner‐city Hartford
Romero‐Daza N, Himmelgreen D, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Segura‐Millán S, Singer M. Food habits of drug‐using Puerto Rican women in inner‐city Hartford. Medical Anthropology 1999, 18: 281-298. DOI: 10.1080/01459740.1999.9966158.Peer-Reviewed Original Research