Kara A Livingston
Biographic Data
| ID | 5483244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kara A Livingston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kara A |
| FAMILY NAME | Livingston |
| SIGNATURE | LIVINGSTON K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0998-1178 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Ideas to Curricula
Lifestyle medicine, an evidence-based approach to preventing and managing chronic disease through behavior change, remains underrepresented in health professional education. Limited institutional support and funding barriers often prevent students from engaging in experiential learning opportunities that reinforce lifestyle medicine competencies. This study examines how student-led initiatives supported by targeted grant funding can serve as an a…
Lifestyle Medicine and Economics
Chronic disease places an enormous economic burden on both individuals and the healthcare system, and existing fee-for-service models of healthcare prioritize symptom management, medications, and procedures over treating the root causes of disease through changing health behaviors. Value-based care is gaining traction, and there is a need for value-based care models that achieve the quadruple aim of (1) improved population health, (2) enhanced pa…
Participant characteristics and self-reported weight status in a cross-sectional pilot survey of self-identified followers of popular diets
Objective: To describe characteristics of self-identified popular diet followers and compare mean BMI across these diets, stratified by time following diet. Design: Cross-sectional, web-based survey administered in 2015. Setting: Non-localised, international survey. Participants: Self-selected followers of popular diets ( n 9019) were recruited to the survey via social media and email announcements by diet community leaders, categorised into eigh…
Association of nutrition club membership with markers of health
Herbalife NC membership was positively associated with perceived health and measured cardiometabolic benefits. However, causality cannot be inferred from these findings
Choosing front-of-package food labelling nutritional criteria
Objective The ‘Smart Choices’ programme was an industry-driven, front-of-package (FOP) nutritional labelling system introduced in the USA in August 2009, ostensibly to help consumers select healthier options during food shopping. Its nutritional criteria were developed by members of the food industry in collaboration with nutrition and public health experts and government officials. The aim of the present study was to test the extent to which pro…
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Choosing front-of-package food labelling nutritional criteria
Objective The ‘Smart Choices’ programme was an industry-driven, front-of-package (FOP) nutritional labelling system introduced in the USA in August 2009, ostensibly to help consumers select healthier options during food shopping. Its nutritional criteria were developed by members of the food industry in collaboration with nutrition and public health experts and government officials. The aim of the present study was to test the extent to which pro…
Association of nutrition club membership with markers of health
Herbalife NC membership was positively associated with perceived health and measured cardiometabolic benefits. However, causality cannot be inferred from these findings
Participant characteristics and self-reported weight status in a cross-sectional pilot survey of self-identified followers of popular diets
Objective: To describe characteristics of self-identified popular diet followers and compare mean BMI across these diets, stratified by time following diet. Design: Cross-sectional, web-based survey administered in 2015. Setting: Non-localised, international survey. Participants: Self-selected followers of popular diets ( n 9019) were recruited to the survey via social media and email announcements by diet community leaders, categorised into eigh…
Lifestyle Medicine and Economics
Chronic disease places an enormous economic burden on both individuals and the healthcare system, and existing fee-for-service models of healthcare prioritize symptom management, medications, and procedures over treating the root causes of disease through changing health behaviors. Value-based care is gaining traction, and there is a need for value-based care models that achieve the quadruple aim of (1) improved population health, (2) enhanced pa…
From Ideas to Curricula
Lifestyle medicine, an evidence-based approach to preventing and managing chronic disease through behavior change, remains underrepresented in health professional education. Limited institutional support and funding barriers often prevent students from engaging in experiential learning opportunities that reinforce lifestyle medicine competencies. This study examines how student-led initiatives supported by targeted grant funding can serve as an a…
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Health care (2 works)