Published

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1.    Ventura EE, Davis JN, Alexander KE, Shaibi GQ, Lee W, Byrd-Williams CE, Toledo-Corral CM, Lane CJ, Kelly LA, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI.  “Dietary Intake and the metabolic syndrome in overweight Latino Children.”  Journal of American Dietetic Association. 2008 Aug; 108(8):1355-9.

2.    Byrd-Williams CE, Kelly LA, Davis JN, Spruijt-Metz D, Goran MI.  “Ethnic and Gender Disparities in the Relationship between Overweight and Physical Activity in Children.”  International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 2007; 2(3):159-166.

3.    Davis, JN, Alexander KE, Ventura EE, Kelly LA, Lane CJ, Byrd-Williams CE, Toledo-Corral CM, Roberts CK, Spruijt-Metz D, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. “Comparison of dietary sugar and glycemic index: Associations with adiposity and insulin dynamics in overweight Latino youth.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2007 Nov; 86(5):1331-8.

4.    Koebnick C, Shaibi GQ, Kelly LA, Roberts CK, Lane CJ, Toledo-Corral C, Davis JN, Byrd-Williams C, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. “Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio as independent predictor of insulin sensitivity during growth in overweight Hispanic youth.” Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 2007 Jul-Aug;30(7):RC13-6.

5.    Byrd-Williams CE, Shaibi GQ, Ventura EE, Sun P, Lane CJ, Davis JN, Kelly LA, Goran MI  “Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts changes in adiposity in overweight Hispanic Boys.”  Obesity. 2008 May; 16(5):1072-7.

Under Review

1.    Byrd-Williams CE, Kelly LA, Strothers M, Huang TK. “Dietary fiber intake and associations with adiposity and fasting insulin in a sample of college students with plausible dietary reports.”  Nutrition: The International Journal of Applied and Basic Nutritional Sciences.

2.    Davis JN, Tung A, Chak S, Ventura EE, Byrd-Williams CE, Alexander KE, Lane CJ, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Goran MI.  “Randomized control trial of circuit training to reduce adiposity and type 2 diabetes risk factors in overweight Latina adolescents.”  Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In Preparation (Data collection complete, manuscript preparation underway)

1.    Byrd-Williams CE, Belcher BR, Ventura EE, Davis JN, Spruijt-Metz D, Toledo-Coral CM, Lane CJ,  Goran MIG. “Increases in objectively measured physical activity result in improvements in body composition in overweight Latino adolescents.” 

2.    Ventura EE, Davis JN, Byrd-Williams CE, Alexander K, McClain A, Lane CJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI.  “Improvements in insulin secretion and visceral fat in response to low-sugar, high-fiber dietary intervention in overweight Latino adolescents.”