Objectives. We compared television food advertising to children in several countries.
Methods. We undertook a collaboration among 13 research groups in Australia, Asia, Western …

… Since the very beginning of our “run,” our outstanding study director from the IOM staff,
Bridget Kelly, focused our efforts toward a limited number of feasible recommendations which, of …

Objective To determine the validity and reliability of a rapidly administered neurocognitive
screening battery consisting of 4 brief tests (Enhanced Cued Recall, Temporal Orientation, …

Background: Several studies have assessed the effects of food and nonalcoholic beverage (hereafter
collectively referred to as food) advertising on food consumption, but the results of …

The placement of nutrition information on the front of food packages has been proposed as
a method of providing simplified and visible nutrition information. This study aimed to …

Exposure to the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages is a widely acknowledged risk
factor for the development of childhood obesity and noncommunicable diseases. Food …

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early
years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide …

Purpose: To prospectively determine the impact of genetic counseling and testing on risk-reduction
strategies and cancer incidence in a cohort of individuals at hereditary risk for breast …

Recent decades have witnessed a growing emphasis on patients as active consumers of
health information. The literature about cancer-related information focuses on active and …

Previous research on cancer information focused on active seeking, neglecting information
gathered through routine media use or conversation (“scanning”). It is hypothesized that both …