Donna R Miles
Biographic Data
| ID | 4231409 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donna R Miles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donna R |
| FAMILY NAME | Miles |
| SIGNATURE | MILES D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9490-2096 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prevalence of ultra-processed foods and beverages in newly launched products across the Americas
Background Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are an increasing global health concern, but their prevalence across the food supply is unknown. This is particularly important in developing countries such as Latin America, where consumption is lower but increasing. We quantified country-specific metrics of UPFs in the food supply across the Americas, including the prevalence of UPFs, the presence and number of additives, and the extent to which UPFs and …
Exploring disparities in the proportion of ultra-processed foods and beverages purchased in grocery stores by US households in 2020
Objective: American diets are increasingly based on ultra-processed foods (UPF). Current research, particularly on socio-economic differentials, is lacking. This study aimed to provide an updated examination of US household purchases of UPF and how this differs by race–ethnicity, household income and household education. Design: The NielsenIQ Consumer Panel 2020 was utilised for analysis. Each food and beverage product purchased by US households …
Applying and comparing various nutrient profiling models against the packaged food supply in South Africa
Objective: This study aimed to apply the newly developed Chile Adjusted Model (CAM) nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the food supply in South Africa (SA) and compare its performance against existing NPM as an indication of suitability for use to underpin food policies targeted at discouraging consumption of products high in nutrients associated with poor health. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the SA-packaged food supply comparing the CAM to…
Do sugar warning labels influence parents’ selection of a labeled snack for their children? A randomized trial in a virtual convenience store
Never ending story and forgotten futures
‘Dis-identifications from dominant models of subject-formation can be productive and creative’ (Braidotti 2013, 167). This problematises applied theatre practices informed by received understandings of dementia, and their implications for memory and identity. Forgotten Futures (2017) and Never-Ending Story (2016-ongoing) refuse those understandings, emphasising future-focused, relational well-being for people living with dementia
Changes in prices, sales, consumer spending, and beverage consumption one year after a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Berkeley, California, US
BACKGROUND: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) meant to improve health and raise revenue are being adopted, yet evaluation is scarce. This study examines the association of the first penny per ounce SSB excise tax in the United States, in Berkeley, California, with beverage prices, sales, store revenue/consumer spending, and usual beverage intake. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Methods included comparison of pre-taxation (before 1 January 2015) and…
Estimating usual intakes mainly affects the micronutrient distribution among infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers from the 2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey
Objective To compare estimates from one day with usual intake estimates to evaluate how the adjustment for within-person variability affected nutrient intake and adequacy in Mexican children. Design In order to obtain usual nutrient intakes, the National Cancer Institute’s method was used to correct the first 24 h dietary recall collected in the entire sample ( n 2045) with a second 24 h recall collected in a sub-sample ( n 178). We computed esti…
Suicidal Ideation Among Psychiatric Patients with HIV
Severity of Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Problems Among Perinatal Drug-Dependent Women
The present study assessed 108 women enrolled in a residential treatment program for perinatal substance abusers in order to examine possible subtypes based on current alcohol, other drug and psychiatric problem severity. Most participants were African-American (81%), unmarried (91%), unemployed (97%), high school graduates (63%) with a mean age of 30 years. The primary substances of abuse were cocaine/crack (87%) and opiates (9%). The majority (…
Genetic and environmental architecture on human aggresssion
A meta-analysis was performed on data from 24 genetically informative studies by using various personality measures of aggression. There was a strong overall genetic effect that may account for up to 50% of the variance in aggression. This effect was not attributed to methodological inadequacies in the twin or adoption designs. Age differences were important. Self-report and parental ratings showed genes and the family environment to be important…
Genetic and environmental architecture on human aggression
A meta-analysis was performed on data from 24 genetically informative studies by using various personality measures of aggression. There was a strong overall genetic effect that may account for up to 50 % of the variance in aggression. This effect was not attributed to methodological inadequacies in the twin or adoption designs. Age differences were important. Self-report and parental ratings showed genes and the family environment to be importan…
Genetic and environmental architecture on human aggression
A meta-analysis was performed on data from 24 genetically informative studies by using various personality measures of aggression. There was a strong overall genetic effect that may account for up to 50 % of the variance in aggression. This effect was not attributed to methodological inadequacies in the twin or adoption designs. Age differences were important. Self-report and parental ratings showed genes and the family environment to be importan…
Do sugar warning labels influence parents’ selection of a labeled snack for their children? A randomized trial in a virtual convenience store
Genetic and environmental architecture on human aggresssion
A meta-analysis was performed on data from 24 genetically informative studies by using various personality measures of aggression. There was a strong overall genetic effect that may account for up to 50% of the variance in aggression. This effect was not attributed to methodological inadequacies in the twin or adoption designs. Age differences were important. Self-report and parental ratings showed genes and the family environment to be important…
Genetic and environmental architecture on human aggression
A meta-analysis was performed on data from 24 genetically informative studies by using various personality measures of aggression. There was a strong overall genetic effect that may account for up to 50 % of the variance in aggression. This effect was not attributed to methodological inadequacies in the twin or adoption designs. Age differences were important. Self-report and parental ratings showed genes and the family environment to be importan…
Severity of Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Problems Among Perinatal Drug-Dependent Women
The present study assessed 108 women enrolled in a residential treatment program for perinatal substance abusers in order to examine possible subtypes based on current alcohol, other drug and psychiatric problem severity. Most participants were African-American (81%), unmarried (91%), unemployed (97%), high school graduates (63%) with a mean age of 30 years. The primary substances of abuse were cocaine/crack (87%) and opiates (9%). The majority (…
Suicidal Ideation Among Psychiatric Patients with HIV
Estimating usual intakes mainly affects the micronutrient distribution among infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers from the 2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey
Objective To compare estimates from one day with usual intake estimates to evaluate how the adjustment for within-person variability affected nutrient intake and adequacy in Mexican children. Design In order to obtain usual nutrient intakes, the National Cancer Institute’s method was used to correct the first 24 h dietary recall collected in the entire sample ( n 2045) with a second 24 h recall collected in a sub-sample ( n 178). We computed esti…
Changes in prices, sales, consumer spending, and beverage consumption one year after a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Berkeley, California, US
BACKGROUND: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) meant to improve health and raise revenue are being adopted, yet evaluation is scarce. This study examines the association of the first penny per ounce SSB excise tax in the United States, in Berkeley, California, with beverage prices, sales, store revenue/consumer spending, and usual beverage intake. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Methods included comparison of pre-taxation (before 1 January 2015) and…
Never ending story and forgotten futures
‘Dis-identifications from dominant models of subject-formation can be productive and creative’ (Braidotti 2013, 167). This problematises applied theatre practices informed by received understandings of dementia, and their implications for memory and identity. Forgotten Futures (2017) and Never-Ending Story (2016-ongoing) refuse those understandings, emphasising future-focused, relational well-being for people living with dementia
Applying and comparing various nutrient profiling models against the packaged food supply in South Africa
Objective: This study aimed to apply the newly developed Chile Adjusted Model (CAM) nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the food supply in South Africa (SA) and compare its performance against existing NPM as an indication of suitability for use to underpin food policies targeted at discouraging consumption of products high in nutrients associated with poor health. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the SA-packaged food supply comparing the CAM to…
Do sugar warning labels influence parents’ selection of a labeled snack for their children? A randomized trial in a virtual convenience store
Prevalence of ultra-processed foods and beverages in newly launched products across the Americas
Background Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are an increasing global health concern, but their prevalence across the food supply is unknown. This is particularly important in developing countries such as Latin America, where consumption is lower but increasing. We quantified country-specific metrics of UPFs in the food supply across the Americas, including the prevalence of UPFs, the presence and number of additives, and the extent to which UPFs and …
Exploring disparities in the proportion of ultra-processed foods and beverages purchased in grocery stores by US households in 2020
Objective: American diets are increasingly based on ultra-processed foods (UPF). Current research, particularly on socio-economic differentials, is lacking. This study aimed to provide an updated examination of US household purchases of UPF and how this differs by race–ethnicity, household income and household education. Design: The NielsenIQ Consumer Panel 2020 was utilised for analysis. Each food and beverage product purchased by US households …
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Aggression (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)