Grace Falciglia

Biographic Data

ID7073464
NAMEGrace Falciglia
GIVEN NAMESGrace
FAMILY NAMEFalciglia
SIGNATUREFALCIGLIA G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cincinnati
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX0

  • Development and Evaluation of a Manganese and Iron Food Frequency Questionnaire for Pediatrics

    Open AccessFrida Zipkin, Grace Falciglia et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2017

    Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient, but overexposure can lead to neurotoxicity. Given the essentiality of Mn in the diet, particularly during children's growth and development, it is imperative to quantify dietary Mn intake in populations that may be exposed to industrial sources of Mn. Dietary absorption of Mn is inversely associated with iron (Fe) stores, yet there is currently no food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary Mn and…

  • Social Capital, Social Support, and Food Insecurity in Food Pantry Users

    Surbhi Chhabra, Grace Falciglia et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2014

    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between food security, social capital, and social support among urban food pantry users in Cincinnati. In-person interviews with 53 participants were completed using the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, Social Capital questionnaire, and Social Support questionnaire. Social capital was assessed through four subscales using a Likert scale, with a response range 1 to 4, and social …

  • Sociocultural Influences on the Determinants of Breast-feeding by Latina Mothers in the Cincinnati Area

    Lisa M Vaughn, Candace Ireton et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2010

    While breast-feeding initiation and duration among US Latina women appear to decrease with acculturation, health care providers in the Greater Cincinnati area have noted lower rates of breast-feeding among even first-generation Latina immigrants. This study's purpose was to identify determinants of breast-feeding for Latina mothers in Cincinnati through qualitative interviews and Spanish Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale ratings. Our findings sug…

  • Food Neophobia in Childhood Affects Dietary Variety

    Open AccessGrace Falciglia, Grace A Falciglia et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Dietetic…2000

  • Motivational determinants of food preferences in adolescents and pre‐adolescents

    Philippa A Norton, Grace Falciglia et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2000

    This study explored the relationship between food preference and each of seven motivational factors—healthfulness, parents serve it, peers eat it, price, readily accessible, taste and television advertising—in white, middle‐class subjects aged 9 to 18 years. Subjects tasted and provided preference ratings for 17 foods, and rated the importance of each motivational factor on their preference for these foods. Test foods were representative of foods…

  • Modifications in food consumption patterns reported by people from India, living in Cincinnati, Ohio

    Najia Karim, David S Bloch et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1986

    Surprisingly little research has been conducted to identify modifications of food habits made by people who have immigrated to the United States from India, South Asia. This study helps to bridge an information gap by assessing previous and present food habits reported by a group of people from India living in Cincinnati, Ohio. Acculturation of food consumption patterns of Indian immigrants to the United States may be manifested in the form of mo…