Lorraine Weatherspoon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6009085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorraine Weatherspoon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorraine |
| FAMILY NAME | Weatherspoon |
| SIGNATURE | WEATHERSPOON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Outcomes in a Sample of African American Women
Non-Dietary Factors Associated with Glycemic Status among Adults Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malawi
We assessed glycemic status and associations with socio-demographic, biomedical, anthropometric, and physical activity (PA) levels among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 428; urban n = 288; semi-urban n = 140) using a cross-sectional study. Multivariate linear regression was used to determine factors associated with glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) . A1C was clinically elevated ≥8% for 60.3% of the participants. Overall, age and PA l…
Perceived barriers and facilitators to diet and physical activity among adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Malawi
Diet and physical activity are crucial to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) self-management. However, socio-environmental, and cultural factors can impede lifestyle behaviours, and hence T2DM management. This study aimed to identify barriers, facilitators and support for diet and physical activity among adults with T2DM in Malawi selected from a larger clinical assessment study, conducted in urban and semi-urban public hospitals. Four focus group d…
Promoting Healthy Eating and Regular Physical Activity in Low-Income Families Through Family-Centered Programs
Stunting, food security, markets and food policy in Rwanda
Findings suggest that agricultural policies may be subsidizing poor dietary behavior in that the aggregation of production encourages households to sell high quality nutritious food such as fruit and vegetables, for more voluminous amounts of nutritionally substandard goods, hence low dietary diversity. However, it is less clear if rural food markets are capable of supplying diverse and nutritious foods at affordable prices on a consistent basis,…
The Flint Food Store Survey
The Flint Food Store Survey: combining spatial analysis with a modified Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S) to measure the community and consumer nutrition environments – ADDENDUM - Volume 22 Issue 11
Acculturation and Self-Management Perceptions Among Mexican American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Because type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is disproportionately high among Mexican Americans in the United States, this study examined how acculturation influences T2DM self-management, a critical component for disease outcome. Qualitative interviews of 24 low-income Mexican American patients with T2DM were matched to their biomedical and dietary data and degree of acculturation. Greater acculturation to the United States was associated with less favorable …
The Relationship Between Dietary Acculturation and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Asian Indians in the U.S
Fresh vegetable demand behaviour in an urban food desert
Food deserts are associated with lower quality diets and higher obesity rates. One hypothesis for their emergence is that retailers avoid food deserts because demand side factors such as low income limit demand for healthy foods. A competing hypothesis is that supply side factors cause prohibitively high costs of operation for grocers – leading to limited access to healthy foods and thus low expressed demand. The direction of causality has import…
Characteristics of food advergames that reach children and the nutrient quality of the foods they advertise
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the content of food advergames and the nutritional quality of foods promoted in those advergames with the presence of child visitors. Design/methodology/approach – This study integrates three different sources of data, first, characteristics of the audience from internet audience measurement metrics; second, an analysis of food advergame content; and third, an analysis of the dietary quality o…
Validity of Prepregnancy Weight Status Estimated from Self-reported Height and Weight
Is Gestational Weight Gain Associated with Diet Quality During Pregnancy
Price and Expenditure Elasticities for Fresh Fruits in an Urban Food Desert
This study addresses the knowledge gap concerning the demand for fresh fruit in an urban food desert, where healthy foods are scarce by definition. Using register data from a non-profit greengrocer in Detroit—one of America’s largest and most severe food deserts—expenditure and price elasticities of fresh fruits are estimated. The results show that, if urban food desert consumers are given access to normally priced produce of acceptable quality, …
Social and Health Care Provider Support in Diabetes Self-Management
Involvement of a patient's social networks might be an important part of patient-tailored interventions targeting this population
Mealtime Television Viewing and Dietary Quality in Low-Income African American and Caucasian Mother–Toddler Dyads
Price and Expenditure Elasticities for Fresh Fruits in an Urban Food Desert
This study addresses the knowledge gap concerning the demand for fresh fruit in an urban food desert, where healthy foods are scarce by definition. Using register data from a non-profit greengrocer in Detroit—one of America’s largest and most severe food deserts—expenditure and price elasticities of fresh fruits are estimated. The results show that, if urban food desert consumers are given access to normally priced produce of acceptable quality, …
Characteristics of food advergames that reach children and the nutrient quality of the foods they advertise
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the content of food advergames and the nutritional quality of foods promoted in those advergames with the presence of child visitors. Design/methodology/approach – This study integrates three different sources of data, first, characteristics of the audience from internet audience measurement metrics; second, an analysis of food advergame content; and third, an analysis of the dietary quality o…
Mealtime Television Viewing and Dietary Quality in Low-Income African American and Caucasian Mother–Toddler Dyads
Social and Health Care Provider Support in Diabetes Self-Management
Involvement of a patient's social networks might be an important part of patient-tailored interventions targeting this population
Validity of Prepregnancy Weight Status Estimated from Self-reported Height and Weight
Is Gestational Weight Gain Associated with Diet Quality During Pregnancy
Price and Expenditure Elasticities for Fresh Fruits in an Urban Food Desert
This study addresses the knowledge gap concerning the demand for fresh fruit in an urban food desert, where healthy foods are scarce by definition. Using register data from a non-profit greengrocer in Detroit—one of America’s largest and most severe food deserts—expenditure and price elasticities of fresh fruits are estimated. The results show that, if urban food desert consumers are given access to normally priced produce of acceptable quality, …
Characteristics of food advergames that reach children and the nutrient quality of the foods they advertise
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the content of food advergames and the nutritional quality of foods promoted in those advergames with the presence of child visitors. Design/methodology/approach – This study integrates three different sources of data, first, characteristics of the audience from internet audience measurement metrics; second, an analysis of food advergame content; and third, an analysis of the dietary quality o…
Fresh vegetable demand behaviour in an urban food desert
Food deserts are associated with lower quality diets and higher obesity rates. One hypothesis for their emergence is that retailers avoid food deserts because demand side factors such as low income limit demand for healthy foods. A competing hypothesis is that supply side factors cause prohibitively high costs of operation for grocers – leading to limited access to healthy foods and thus low expressed demand. The direction of causality has import…
The Relationship Between Dietary Acculturation and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among Asian Indians in the U.S
Acculturation and Self-Management Perceptions Among Mexican American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Because type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is disproportionately high among Mexican Americans in the United States, this study examined how acculturation influences T2DM self-management, a critical component for disease outcome. Qualitative interviews of 24 low-income Mexican American patients with T2DM were matched to their biomedical and dietary data and degree of acculturation. Greater acculturation to the United States was associated with less favorable …
Stunting, food security, markets and food policy in Rwanda
Findings suggest that agricultural policies may be subsidizing poor dietary behavior in that the aggregation of production encourages households to sell high quality nutritious food such as fruit and vegetables, for more voluminous amounts of nutritionally substandard goods, hence low dietary diversity. However, it is less clear if rural food markets are capable of supplying diverse and nutritious foods at affordable prices on a consistent basis,…
The Flint Food Store Survey
The Flint Food Store Survey: combining spatial analysis with a modified Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S) to measure the community and consumer nutrition environments – ADDENDUM - Volume 22 Issue 11
Non-Dietary Factors Associated with Glycemic Status among Adults Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malawi
We assessed glycemic status and associations with socio-demographic, biomedical, anthropometric, and physical activity (PA) levels among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 428; urban n = 288; semi-urban n = 140) using a cross-sectional study. Multivariate linear regression was used to determine factors associated with glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) . A1C was clinically elevated ≥8% for 60.3% of the participants. Overall, age and PA l…
Perceived barriers and facilitators to diet and physical activity among adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Malawi
Diet and physical activity are crucial to Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) self-management. However, socio-environmental, and cultural factors can impede lifestyle behaviours, and hence T2DM management. This study aimed to identify barriers, facilitators and support for diet and physical activity among adults with T2DM in Malawi selected from a larger clinical assessment study, conducted in urban and semi-urban public hospitals. Four focus group d…
Promoting Healthy Eating and Regular Physical Activity in Low-Income Families Through Family-Centered Programs
Understanding Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Outcomes in a Sample of African American Women
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (4 works) · Diabetes mellitus (4 works)