Publications

2024

Neally SJ, Widen EM, Hoyo C, Martin CL. Associations between gestational exposure to neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation and early childhood weight statusPediatr Obes. 2024 Nov 25:e13188. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13188. PDF

Rickman RR**, Widen EM, Lane CE, Abrego MR**, Nichols AR**, Foster SF**, Catalano P. Infant body composition trajectories differ by in utero exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort from birth to 12 monthsAm J Clin Nutr. 2024 Nov 14:S0002-9165(24)00861-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.10.020. PDF

Vohra-Gupta S, Wood BM, Kim Y, La Frinere-Sandoval QN, Widen EM, Cubbin C. Neighborhood Diversity Is Good for Your Health: An Example of Racial/Ethnic Integration and Preterm Birth in TexasJ Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Aug 13. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02117-7. PDF

Foster SF**, Rundle AG, Tsai I*, et al. Postpartum obesity is associated with increases in child adiposity in mid-childhood in a cohort of Black and Dominican youthCurr Dev Nutr. 2024 May 13;8(6):103770. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103770. PDF

2023

Widen EM, Nichols A**, Harper L, et al. Weight loss and low weight gain during pregnancy among individuals with obesity: associations with adverse perinatal outcomesAm J Perinatol. 2023 Dec 23. doi: 10.1055/a-2211-4945. PDF

Nichols AR**, Haeri S, Rudine A, et al. Prenatal weight change trajectories and perinatal outcomes among twin gestationsAm J Perinatol. 2023 Jul 11:10.1055/a-2091-1254. doi: 10.1055/a-2091-1254.PDF

Kinsey E, Widen EM, Quinn JW, et al. Neighborhood food environment predicts small- and large-for-gestational age in a cross-sectional study of New York City births. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2317952. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17952. PDF

Nichols AR**, Burns N, Xu F, et al. Novel approaches to examining weight changes in pregnancies affected by obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Mar 5: S0002-9165(23)39750-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.03.001. PDF

Rundle AG, Kinsey EW, Widen EM, et al. Neighbourhood walkability is associated with risk of gestational diabetes: A cross-sectional study in New York City. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2023 Mar;37(3):212-217. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12952. PDF

Widen EM, Burns N, Kahn LG, et al. Prenatal weight and regional body composition trajectories and neonatal body composition: The NICHD Foetal Growth Studies. Pediatr Obes. 2023 Mar;18(3):e12994. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12994. PDF

Rickman RR**, Lane CE, Collins SM, et al. Body Composition Trajectories During the First 23 Months of Life Differ by HIV Exposure Among Infants in Western Kenya: A Prospective Study. J Nutr. 2023 Jan;153(1):331-339. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2022.11.010. PDF

Foster SF**, Vazquez C, Cubbin C, et al. Breastfeeding, socioeconomic status, and long-term postpartum weight retention. Int Breastfeed J. 2023 Jan 5;18(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s13006-022-00534-0. PDF

2022

Miller JD, Collins SM, Boateng GO, et al. Pathways linking social support, self-efficacy, and exclusive breastfeeding among women in northern Uganda. Glob Public Health. 2022 Dec;17(12):3506-3518. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2110918. PDF

Jeans MR, Vandyousefi S, Landry MJ, et al. Breakfast Consumption May Improve Fasting Insulin, HOMA-IR, and HbA1c Levels in Predominately Low-Income, Hispanic Children 7-12 Years of Age. Nutrients. 2022 May 31;14(11):2320. doi: 10.3390/nu14112320. PDF

Widen EM, Burns N, Daniels M, et al. Gestational weight change and childhood body composition trajectories from pregnancy to early adolescence. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Mar;30(3):707-717. doi: 10.1002/oby.23367. PDF

Gopalakrishnamoorthy M, Whyte K, Horowitz M, et al. Anthropometric models to estimate fat mass at 3 days, 15 and 54 weeks. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Mar;17(3):e12855. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12855. PDF

Kinsey EW, Widen EM, Quinn JW, et al. Neighborhood walkability and poverty predict excessive gestational weight gain: A cross-sectional study in New York CityObesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Feb;30(2):503-514. doi: 10.1002/oby.23339. PDF

2021

Asim, M., Ahmed, Z. H., Nichols, A. R., Rickman, R., Neiterman, E., Mahmood, A., & Widen, E. M. (2021). What stops us from eating: a qualitative investigation of dietary barriers during pregnancy in Punjab, Pakistan. Public Health Nutrition, 1-10. PDF

Whyte, K., Johnson, J., Kelly, K., Horowitz, M., Widen, E. M., Toro‐Ramos, T., … & Gallagher, D. (2021). No sustained effects of an intervention to prevent excessive GWG on offspring fat and lean mass at 54 weeks: Yet a greater head circumference persists. Pediatric Obesity, e12767. PDF

2020

Lane C, Widen E, Collins S, Young S. HIV-exposed, uninfected infants in Uganda experience poorer growth and body composition trajectories than HIV-unexposed infantsJ. Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 Jun. 24. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002428. PubMed PMID: 32604132. PDF

Asim M, Nazaw Y, Hayward M, Widen E. Prelacteal Feeding Practices in Pakistan: A Mixed-Methods StudyInt Breastfeed J. 2020 Jun. 8;15(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s13006-020-00295-8. PubMed PMID: 32513203. PDF

Janumala I, Toro-Ramos T, Widen E, Rosenn B, Crane J, Horowitz M, Lin S, Gidwani S, Paley C, Thornton J, Pi-Sunyer X, Gallagher D. Increased visceral adipose tissue without weight retention at 59 weeks postpartum. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Feb 6. doi: 10.1002/oby.22736. PubMed PMID: 32030911. PDF

Heshka S, Lemos T, Astbury N, Widen E, Davidson L, Goodpaster B, DeLany J, Strain G, Pomp A, Courcoulas A, Lin S, Janumala I, Yu W, Kang P, Thornton J, Gallagher D. Resting energy expenditure and organ-tissue body composition five years after bariatric surgery. Obes Surg. 2020 Feb;30(2):587-594. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04217-4. PubMed PMID: 31617114. 

Tuthill E, Miller J, Collins S, Widen E, Onono M, Young S. HIV Infection, Hunger, Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, and Depressive Symptoms are Associated with Exclusive Breastfeeding to 6 months Among Women in Western Kenya: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Int Breastfeed J. 2020 Jan 16;15(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s13006-019-0251-8. PubMed PMID: 31948438. PMCID: PMC6966845

2019

Widen E, Nichols A, Kahn L, Factor-Litvak P, Insel B, Hoepner L, Dube S, Rauh V, Perera F, Rundle A. Prepregnancy obesity is associated with cognitive outcomes in boys in a low-income, multiethnic birth cohortBMC Pediatr. 2019 Dec 20;19(1):507. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1853-4. PubMed PMID: 31862007. PDF

Vandyousefi S, Whaley S, Widen E, Asigbee F, Landry M, Ghaddar R, Davis J. Association of Breastfeeding and Early Exposure to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages with Obesity Prevalence in Offspring born to Mothers with and without Gestational Diabetes MellitusPediatr Obes. 2019 Dec;14(12):e12569. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12569. PubMed PMID: 31389196. PDF

Kahn L, Widen E, Straka N, Liu X, Cirillo P, Cohn B, Buck-Louis G, Factor-Litvak P. The relationship of birth weight and adiposity across the life course to semen quality in middle age: results from the Study of the Environment and Reproduction follow-up to the Child Health and Development Studies. Epidemiology. 2019 Nov;30 Suppl 2:S17-S27. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001070. PubMed PMID: 31569149. PMCID: PMC7055633

Nichols AR, Rundle AG, Factor-Litvak P, Insel BJ, Hoepner L, Rauh V, Perera F, Widen EM. Prepregnancy obesity is associated with lower psychomotor development scores in boys at age 3 in a low-income, minority birth cohortJ Dev Orig Health Dis. 2019 Sept. doi: 10.1017/s2040174419000412. PubMed PMID: 31486358. PDF

Rundle A, Gallagher D, Herbstman J, Goldsmith J, Holmes D, Hassoun A, Oberfield S, Miller R, Andrews H, Widen E, Hoepner L, Perera F. Prenatal Exposure to Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Childhood Growth Trajectories from Age 5 to 14 YearsEnviron Res. 2019 Jul 19;177:108595. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108595. PubMed PMID: 31352299. PDF

2018

Widen E, Tsai I, Collins S, Wekesa P, China J, Krumdieck N, Miller J, Weiser S, Onono M, Young S. HIV-infection is associated with adverse changes in body composition during pregnancy and lactation among Kenyan womenEur J Clin Nutr. 2018 Sep 5. doi: 10.1038/s41430-018-0285-9. PubMed PMID: 30185898. PDF

Wilkes M, Thornton J, Horlick M, Sopher A, Wang J, Widen E, Pierson R, Gallagher D. Relationship of BMIZ score to fat percent and fat mass in multiethnic prepubertal childrenPediatr Obes. 2018 Aug 16. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12463. PubMed PMID: 30117308. PMCID: PMC6309265

Davidson L, Yu W, Goodpaster B, DeLany J, Widen E, Lemos T, Strain G, Pomp A, Courcoulas A, Lin S, Janumala I, Thornton J, Gallagher D. Fat-free mass and skeletal muscle mass five years after bariatric surgeryObesity. 2018 July;26(7):1130-1136. doi: 10.1002/oby.22190. PubMed PMID: 29845744. PMCID: PMC6014876

Familiar I, Collins S, Sikorskii A, Ruisenor-Escudero R, Natamba B, Bangirana P, Widen EM, Achidri D, Achola H, Onen D, Boivin M, Young SL. Quality of caregiving is positively associated with neurodevelopment during the first year of life among HIV-exposed uninfected children in UgandaJ Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Mar;77(3):235-242. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001599. PubMed PMID: 29210832. PMCID: PMC5807172

Widen E, Kahn L, Cirillo P, Cohn B, Kezios K, Factor-Litvak P. Prepregnancy obesity is associated with impaired child neurodevelopmentMatern Child Nutr. 2018 Jan;14(1). doi: 10.1111/mcn.12481. PubMed PMID: 28635158. PDF

2017

Widen E, Collins S, Khan H, Biribawa C, Achidri D, Achoko W, Ghosh S, Griffiths J, Achola H, Young S. Food insecurity, but not HIV infection status, is associated with adverse changes in body composition during lactation among Ugandan women of mixed HIV statusAm J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jan;105(2): 361-368. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.142513. PubMed PMID: 28052888. PDF

2016

Hoepner L, Whyatt R, Widen E, Diurka D, Calafat A, Perera F, Rundle R. Bisphenol A and childhood body size outcomes in an inner-city cohortEnvironmental Health Perspectives. 2016. doi: 10.1289/EHP205. PubMed PMID: 27187982. PDF

2015

Widen E, Whyatt R, Hoepner L, Ramirez-Carvey J, Mueller N, Oberfield S, Hassoun A, Perera F, Gallagher D, Rundle A. Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with postpartum weight retention and adiposity in African American and Dominican mothers in the Bronx and Northern ManhattanAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2015 Dec;102 (6): 1460-1467. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.116939. PubMed PMID: 26490495. PDF

Widen E, Factor-Litvak P, Gallagher D, Paxton A, Pierson R, Heymsfield S, Lederman S. The pattern of gestational weight gain is associated with changes in maternal body composition and neonatal sizeMatern Child Health J. 2015 Jul. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1747-5. PubMed PMID: 26179720. PDF

Widen E, Bentley M, Chasela C, Kayira D, Flax V, Kourtis A, Ellington S, Kacheche Z, Tegha G, Jamieson D, van der Horst C, Allen L, Shahab-Ferdows S, Adair L for the BAN Study Team. Antiretroviral prophylaxis is associated with iron deficiency that is mitigated with supplementation in HIV-infected Malawian women, but is not associated with infant iron deficiency. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Jul;69(3):319-328). doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000588. PubMed PMID: 25723140. PDF

Mueller NT, Whyatt R, Hoepner L, Oberfield S, Dominguez-Bello M, Widen E, Hassoun A, Perera F, Rundle A. Prenatal exposure to antibiotics, cesarean section, and risk of childhood obesity. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Apr;39(4):665-70. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.180. PubMed PMID: 25298276. PDF

Widen E, Whyatt R, Hoepner L, Ramirez-Carvey J, Oberfield S, Hassoun A, Perera F, Gallagher D, Rundle A. Gestational weight gain and obesity, adiposity and body size in African American and Dominican children in the Bronx and Northern ManhattanMatern Child Nutr. 2015 Mar 5. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12174. PubMed PMID: 25753294. PDF

2014

Widen E, Gallagher D. Body composition changes in pregnancy: measurement, predictors and outcomesEur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jun;68(6):643-52. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.40. PubMed PMID: 24667754. PDF

Widen E, Strain G, King W, Yu W, Lin S, Goodpaster B, Thornton J, Courcoulas A, Pomp A, Gallagher D. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (Tanita 310) estimates of changes in total body water and percent body fat following bariatric surgeryObes Surg. 2014 Jun;24(6):847-54. doi: 10.1007/s11695-014-1182-5. PubMed PMID: 24464517. PDF

Widen E, Bentley M, Kayira D, Chasela C, Daza E, Kacheche Z, Tegha G, Jamieson D, Kourtis A, van der Horst C, Allen L, Shahab-Ferdows S, Adair L for the BAN Study Team. Changes in soluble transferrin receptor and hemoglobin concentrations in Malawian mothers are associated with those values in their exclusively breastfed, HIV-exposed infantsJ Nutr. 2014 Mar;144(3):367-74. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.177915. PubMed PMID: 24381222. PDF

2013

Widen E, Bentley M, Kayira D, Chasela C, Jamieson D, Tembo M, Soko A, Kourtis A, Flax V, Ellington S, van der Horst C, Adair L on behalf of the BAN Study team. Maternal weight loss during exclusive breastfeeding is associated with reduced weight and length gain in daughters of HIV-infected Malawian womenJ Nutr. 2013 Jul;143(7):1168-75. doi: 10.3945/jn.112.171751. PubMed PMID: 23700341. PDF

2010

Widen E, Siega-Riz AM. Prenatal Nutrition: A practical guide to assess and counsel women on diet. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2010 Nov-Dec; 55(6):540-549. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2010.06.017. PubMed PMID: 20974416 PDF

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