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In spite of the effort exerted to minimize loss to follow-up, complete data were available for 54 mother-infant dyads at the end of the study. Of all those lost to follow-up, over 90% had their phones cut off, had moved from their original place of residence, or had changed their clinic membership. For the remaining [...]

The study was approved by the IRB department of Howard University and conducted in three privately managed clinics catering to low-income residents of Washington, DC. The clinics were selected for two reasons: 1) they had a large roster of African-American clients, and 2) each had a site office for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for [...]

The continual increase in the prevalence of obesity in the past two decades alarms public health practitioners because of its associated health consequences, but more importantly, because of the disproportionate burden of this disease on minorities. Obesity at any stage is problematic, but childhood adiposity is of particular concern because of its significant impact on [...]