Susan I Barr
Biographic Data
| ID | 330049 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan I Barr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan I |
| FAMILY NAME | Barr |
| SIGNATURE | BARR S I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8701-7152 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Examining differences in school hour and school day dietary quality among Canadian children between 2004 and 2015
Objective: The present study aimed to: (i) evaluate changes in Canadian children’s dietary quality during school hours and on school days between 2004 and 2015; and (ii) explore whether changes in dietary quality over time were moderated by sociodemographic characteristics. Design: Nationally representative 24 h dietary recall data were obtained from the 2004 ( n 4827) and 2015 ( n 2447) Canadian Community Health Surveys. Dietary quality was meas…
Effect of enhanced homestead food production and aquaculture on dietary intakes of women and children in rural Cambodia: A cluster randomized controlled trial
The Cambodian diet is low in nutrient-dense animal-source foods. Enhanced homestead food production (EHFP) and aquaculture, which increase availability of nutrient-dense foods, are promising interventions to improve dietary intake. This study examined the effect of EHFP with or without aquaculture on dietary intake and prevalence of inadequate intake of select nutrients among women and children living in rural Cambodia, compared to controls. In a…
Adult Premenopausal Bone Health Related to Reproductive Characteristics—Population-Based Data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos)
Amenorrhea is important for women's bone health. However, few have reported reproductive, anthropometric (body mass index [BMI], height) and bone health (areal bone mineral density [BMD], prevalent fractures) in a population-based study. The purposes of this cross-sectional study of women in the randomly-selected Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaM os ) population were: (1) to describe reproductive, demographic, anthropometric and lifest…
Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improve weight outcomes
Developing strategies for engaging and promoting supportive interactions between adolescents and parents are needed in the e-health context. Findings demonstrate that improving adolescents' adherence to e-health lifestyle intervention can effectively alter the weight trajectory of overweight/obese adolescents
Experiences of overweight/obese adolescents in navigating their home food environment
Objective To explore perceived factors that impede or facilitate healthful eating within the home environment among overweight/obese adolescents. Design In the present qualitative photovoice study, participants were instructed to take photographs of things that made it easier or harder to make healthful food choices at home. Digital photographs were reviewed and semi-structured interviews were conducted to promote discussion of the photographs. D…
A qualitative study exploring how school and community environments shape the food choices of adolescents with overweight/obesity
Associations between socioeconomic, parental and home environment factors and fruit and vegetable consumption of children in grades five and six in British Columbia, Canada
The majority of children in our study were not meeting guidelines for FV intake irrespective of SES, parent perceptions or home environment, making this a population wide concern. An almost trivial socio-economic gradient was observed for the child-reported SES measure only. These results are consistent with several other studies of children. Longitudinal research is needed to further explore individual and social factors associated with FV consu…
Vitamin D supplementation is associated with higher serum 25 OHD in A sian and W hite infants living in V ancouver, C anada
To prevent rickets, the Health Canada and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that breastfed infants receive a daily vitamin D supplement of 10 μg d(-1) . Compliance with this recommendation is variable and its effect on infant vitamin D status is unclear. We measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) in Asian immigrant (n=28) and White (n=37) mothers and their infants aged 2-4 months living in Vancouver (49°N). Mothers completed health …
Ártico e Antártica - diferentes, porém similares: Desafios para a conservação patrimonial no Alto Ártico
O Ártico e a Antártica, apesar de serem agrupados como "regiões polares" e apresentarem similaridades, são regiõoes bastante diferentes, em vários aspectos. Essas regiões se distiguem claramente uma da outra por sua geografia, clima, política, flora e fauna, tal como a história de presença nativa no Ártico. A relativa acessibilidade do Ártico, se comparada ao acesso mais restrito à Antartica, levou a um amaior diferenciação e mais longa história …
Very high vitamin D supplementation rates among infants aged 2 months in Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Background Vitamin D deficiency during infancy may lead to rickets and possibly other poor health outcomes. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Breast milk is the best food for infants but does not contain adequate vitamin D. Health Canada recommends all breastfed infants receive a daily vitamin D supplement of 400 IU; however, there appears to be limited current Canadian data as to whether par…
Suboptimal Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women Despite Supplement Use
The Majority of Older British Columbians Take Vitamin D-containing Supplements
Changes in body mass index in Canadians over a five-year period: Results of a prospective, population-based study
Mean baseline BMI tended to be higher than recommended. Moreover, on average, men under age 45 and women under age 55 were gaining approximately 0.45 kilograms (one pound) per year, which leveled off with increased age and reversed in the oldest age groups. These findings underscore the need for public health efforts aimed at combating obesity
The association between body mass index and health-related quality of life: Data from CaMos, a stratified population study
Toward Increased Capacity for Practice-Based Research Among Health Professionals: Implementing a Multisite Qualitative Research Project With Dietitians
Despite repeated efforts to encourage health professionals to conduct practice-based research, including qualitative research, few practitioners have become active researchers. Mentoring, networking, and hands-on experience have been identified as potential approaches for changing this situation. In this article, the authors describe how they implemented a research mentoring/training component in a national study exploring Canadian dietitians' at…
Prevalence of picky eaters among infants and toddlers and their caregivers’ decisions about offering a new food
Cognitive dietary restraint is associated with eating behaviors, lifestyle practices, personality characteristics and menstrual irregularity in college women
Cognitive dietary restraint is associated with eating behaviors, lifestyle practices, personality characteristics and menstrual irregularity in college women
A qualitative study exploring how school and community environments shape the food choices of adolescents with overweight/obesity
Suboptimal Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women Despite Supplement Use
The Majority of Older British Columbians Take Vitamin D-containing Supplements
Toward Increased Capacity for Practice-Based Research Among Health Professionals: Implementing a Multisite Qualitative Research Project With Dietitians
Despite repeated efforts to encourage health professionals to conduct practice-based research, including qualitative research, few practitioners have become active researchers. Mentoring, networking, and hands-on experience have been identified as potential approaches for changing this situation. In this article, the authors describe how they implemented a research mentoring/training component in a national study exploring Canadian dietitians' at…
Cognitive dietary restraint is associated with eating behaviors, lifestyle practices, personality characteristics and menstrual irregularity in college women
Prevalence of picky eaters among infants and toddlers and their caregivers’ decisions about offering a new food
Changes in body mass index in Canadians over a five-year period: Results of a prospective, population-based study
Mean baseline BMI tended to be higher than recommended. Moreover, on average, men under age 45 and women under age 55 were gaining approximately 0.45 kilograms (one pound) per year, which leveled off with increased age and reversed in the oldest age groups. These findings underscore the need for public health efforts aimed at combating obesity
The association between body mass index and health-related quality of life: Data from CaMos, a stratified population study
Toward Increased Capacity for Practice-Based Research Among Health Professionals: Implementing a Multisite Qualitative Research Project With Dietitians
Despite repeated efforts to encourage health professionals to conduct practice-based research, including qualitative research, few practitioners have become active researchers. Mentoring, networking, and hands-on experience have been identified as potential approaches for changing this situation. In this article, the authors describe how they implemented a research mentoring/training component in a national study exploring Canadian dietitians' at…
The Majority of Older British Columbians Take Vitamin D-containing Supplements
Ártico e Antártica - diferentes, porém similares: Desafios para a conservação patrimonial no Alto Ártico
O Ártico e a Antártica, apesar de serem agrupados como "regiões polares" e apresentarem similaridades, são regiõoes bastante diferentes, em vários aspectos. Essas regiões se distiguem claramente uma da outra por sua geografia, clima, política, flora e fauna, tal como a história de presença nativa no Ártico. A relativa acessibilidade do Ártico, se comparada ao acesso mais restrito à Antartica, levou a um amaior diferenciação e mais longa história …
Very high vitamin D supplementation rates among infants aged 2 months in Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Background Vitamin D deficiency during infancy may lead to rickets and possibly other poor health outcomes. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Breast milk is the best food for infants but does not contain adequate vitamin D. Health Canada recommends all breastfed infants receive a daily vitamin D supplement of 400 IU; however, there appears to be limited current Canadian data as to whether par…
Suboptimal Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women Despite Supplement Use
Vitamin D supplementation is associated with higher serum 25 OHD in A sian and W hite infants living in V ancouver, C anada
To prevent rickets, the Health Canada and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that breastfed infants receive a daily vitamin D supplement of 10 μg d(-1) . Compliance with this recommendation is variable and its effect on infant vitamin D status is unclear. We measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) in Asian immigrant (n=28) and White (n=37) mothers and their infants aged 2-4 months living in Vancouver (49°N). Mothers completed health …
Associations between socioeconomic, parental and home environment factors and fruit and vegetable consumption of children in grades five and six in British Columbia, Canada
The majority of children in our study were not meeting guidelines for FV intake irrespective of SES, parent perceptions or home environment, making this a population wide concern. An almost trivial socio-economic gradient was observed for the child-reported SES measure only. These results are consistent with several other studies of children. Longitudinal research is needed to further explore individual and social factors associated with FV consu…
Experiences of overweight/obese adolescents in navigating their home food environment
Objective To explore perceived factors that impede or facilitate healthful eating within the home environment among overweight/obese adolescents. Design In the present qualitative photovoice study, participants were instructed to take photographs of things that made it easier or harder to make healthful food choices at home. Digital photographs were reviewed and semi-structured interviews were conducted to promote discussion of the photographs. D…
A qualitative study exploring how school and community environments shape the food choices of adolescents with overweight/obesity
Does parental and adolescent participation in an e-health lifestyle modification intervention improve weight outcomes
Developing strategies for engaging and promoting supportive interactions between adolescents and parents are needed in the e-health context. Findings demonstrate that improving adolescents' adherence to e-health lifestyle intervention can effectively alter the weight trajectory of overweight/obese adolescents
Effect of enhanced homestead food production and aquaculture on dietary intakes of women and children in rural Cambodia: A cluster randomized controlled trial
The Cambodian diet is low in nutrient-dense animal-source foods. Enhanced homestead food production (EHFP) and aquaculture, which increase availability of nutrient-dense foods, are promising interventions to improve dietary intake. This study examined the effect of EHFP with or without aquaculture on dietary intake and prevalence of inadequate intake of select nutrients among women and children living in rural Cambodia, compared to controls. In a…
Adult Premenopausal Bone Health Related to Reproductive Characteristics—Population-Based Data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos)
Amenorrhea is important for women's bone health. However, few have reported reproductive, anthropometric (body mass index [BMI], height) and bone health (areal bone mineral density [BMD], prevalent fractures) in a population-based study. The purposes of this cross-sectional study of women in the randomly-selected Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaM os ) population were: (1) to describe reproductive, demographic, anthropometric and lifest…
Examining differences in school hour and school day dietary quality among Canadian children between 2004 and 2015
Objective: The present study aimed to: (i) evaluate changes in Canadian children’s dietary quality during school hours and on school days between 2004 and 2015; and (ii) explore whether changes in dietary quality over time were moderated by sociodemographic characteristics. Design: Nationally representative 24 h dietary recall data were obtained from the 2004 ( n 4827) and 2015 ( n 2447) Canadian Community Health Surveys. Dietary quality was meas…
Medicine (16 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Obesity (5 works)