2025
Validation of the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELSCA) for use in Samoa
Tanawattanacharoen V, Choy C, Anesi T, Hromi-Fiedler A, Naseri T, Reupena M, Duckham R, Wang D, Hawley N, Ulberg C. Validation of the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELSCA) for use in Samoa. Journal Of Nutrition 2025 PMID: 40127734, DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaribbean Food Security ScaleFood Security ScaleFood insecurityInternal consistencySecurity ScaleDegree of food insecurityChildren's dietary intakeLongitudinal cohort studyRasch modelProtective factorsItem infit statisticsFocus group discussionsObesity riskInfit statisticsContent validityMaternal educationConstruct validityHealthy foodSamoan mothersSamoan womenCohort studyDietary intakeHousehold incomeGroup discussionsCohort characteristics
2020
Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children
Heinsberg LW, Bui CNN, Hartle JC, Sereika SM, Choy CC, Wang D, Soti-Ulberg C, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Duckham RL, Park JJ, Hawley NL, Deziel NC. Estimated Dietary Bisphenol-A Exposure and Adiposity in Samoan Mothers and Children. Toxics 2020, 8: 67. PMID: 32887300, PMCID: PMC7560430, DOI: 10.3390/toxics8030067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexDietary BPA exposureAbdominal circumferenceBPA exposureModern dietary patternBisphenol A (BPA) exposureMother-child pairsDietary questionnaireMass indexPrevalent obesityFoods/beveragesDietary patternsSamoan mothersSignificant associationEndocrine disruptor bisphenolHigher incomeUnderstudied populationExposure indexMothersChildrenExposureFurther examinationAssociationHousehold-level characteristicsIndexPiloting a food photo sorting activity in Samoa to assess maternal beliefs and their role in child diet
Tanawattanacharoen VK, Choy CC, Anesi TJ, Naseri T, Soti‐Ulberg C, Reupena MS, Hawley NL. Piloting a food photo sorting activity in Samoa to assess maternal beliefs and their role in child diet. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12974. PMID: 32056393, PMCID: PMC7296816, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's dietary intakeDietary intakeChildhood obesityChildren's dietsHealthier child dietMaternal beliefsAlarming burdenSamoan mothersKnowledge/beliefsNutritional knowledgeEating habitsNutritional expertsIntakeHealthy foodsMothersObesityCountry settingsCost of foodStatusDietPearson correlationFood costsAdditional supportParental beliefsFood
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