Leann Birch All publications ( 60 ) Leahy KE. Birch LL. Fisher JO. Rolls BJ. Reductions in entrée energy density increase children's vegetable intake and reduce energy intake. 2008 Jul. Obesity (Silver Spring). 16(7):1559-65. Savage JS. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Symons Downs D. Birch LL. Plausible reports of energy intake may predict body mass index in pre-adolescent girls. 2008 Jan. J Am Diet Assoc. 108(1):131-5. Leahy KE. Birch LL. Rolls BJ. Reducing the energy density of an entrée decreases children's energy intake at lunch. 2008 Jan. J Am Diet Assoc. 108(1):41-8. Baker BL. Birch LL. Trost SG. Davison KK. Advanced pubertal status at age 11 and lower physical activity in adolescent girls. 2007 Nov. J Pediatr. 151(5):488-93. Baker BL. Trost SG. Birch LL. Davison KK. Health versus weight as motivations for physical activity among adolescent girls have different antecedents and consequences: 889: june 1 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM. 2007 May. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 39(5 Suppl):S86. Francis LA. Ventura AK. Marini M. Birch LL. Parent overweight predicts daughters' increase in BMI and disinhibited overeating from 5 to 13 years. 2007 Jun. Obesity (Silver Spring). 15(6):1544-53. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Research Resources Ledikwe JH. Ello-Martin J. Pelkman CL. Birch LL. Mannino ML. Rolls BJ. A reliable, valid questionnaire indicates that preference for dietary fat declines when following a reduced-fat diet. 2007 Jul. Appetite. 49(1):74-83. Fogarty International Center National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Fisher JO. Liu Y. Birch LL. Rolls BJ. Effects of portion size and energy density on young children's intake at a meal. 2007 Jul. Am J Clin Nutr. 86(1):174-9. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases May AL. Donohue M. Scanlon KS. Sherry B. Dalenius K. Faulkner P. Birch LL. Child-feeding strategies are associated with maternal concern about children becoming overweight, but not children's weight status. 2007 Jul. J Am Diet Assoc. 107(7):1167-75. Fisher JO. Arreola A. Birch LL. Rolls BJ. Portion size effects on daily energy intake in low-income Hispanic and African American children and their mothers. 2007 Dec. Am J Clin Nutr. 86(6):1709-1716. Savage JS. Fisher JO. Birch LL. Parental influence on eating behavior: conception to adolescence. 2007. J Law Med Ethics. 35(1):22-34. Fiorito LM. Ventura AK. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Girls' dairy intake, energy intake, and weight status. 2006 Nov. J Am Diet Assoc. 106(11):1851-5. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fiorito LM. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Girls' calcium intake is associated with bone mineral content during middle childhood. 2006 May. J Nutr. 136(5):1281-6. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Ventura AK. Loken E. Birch LL. Risk profiles for metabolic syndrome in a nonclinical sample of adolescent girls. 2006 Dec. Pediatrics. 118(6):2434-42. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Research Resources Francis LA. Birch LL. Does eating during television viewing affect preschool children's intake? 2006 Apr. J Am Diet Assoc. 106(4):598-600. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fiorito LM. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Dairy and dairy-related nutrient intake during middle childhood. 2006 Apr. J Am Diet Assoc. 106(4):534-42. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Francis LA. Birch LL. Maternal influences on daughters' restrained eating behavior. 2005 Nov. Health Psychol. 24(6):548-54. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Sinton MM. Birch LL. Weight status and psychosocial factors predict the emergence of dieting in preadolescent girls. 2005 Dec. Int J Eat Disord. 38(4):346-54. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Research Resources Addessi E. Galloway AT. Visalberghi E. Birch LL. Specific social influences on the acceptance of novel foods in 2-5-year-old children. 2005 Dec. Appetite. 45(3):264-71. Francis LA. Birch LL. Maternal weight status modulates the effects of restriction on daughters' eating and weight. 2005 Aug. Int J Obes (Lond). 29(8):942-9. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Research Resources Shunk JA. Birch LL. Validity of dietary restraint among 5- to 9-year old girls. 2004 Jun. Appetite. 42(3):241-7. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Shunk JA. Birch LL. Girls at risk for overweight at age 5 are at risk for dietary restraint, disinhibited overeating, weight concerns, and greater weight gain from 5 to 9 years. 2004 Jul. J Am Diet Assoc. 104(7):1120-6. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Mannino ML. Lee Y. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. The quality of girls' diets declines and tracks across middle childhood. 2004 Feb 27. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 1(1):5. Galloway AT. Lee Y. Birch LL. Predictors and consequences of food neophobia and pickiness in young girls. 2003 Jun. J Am Diet Assoc. 103(6):692-8. Francis LA. Lee Y. Birch LL. Parental weight status and girls' television viewing, snacking, and body mass indexes. 2003 Jan. Obes Res. 11(1):143-51. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Center for Research Resources Birch LL. Fisher JO. Davison KK. Learning to overeat: maternal use of restrictive feeding practices promotes girls' eating in the absence of hunger. 2003 Aug. Am J Clin Nutr. 78(2):215-20. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Davison KK. Susman EJ. Birch LL. Percent body fat at age 5 predicts earlier pubertal development among girls at age 9. 2003 Apr. Pediatrics. 111(4 Pt 1):815-21. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Davison KK. Markey CN. Birch LL. A longitudinal examination of patterns in girls' weight concerns and body dissatisfaction from ages 5 to 9 years. 2003 Apr. Int J Eat Disord. 33(3):320-32. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Davison KK. Birch LL. Obesigenic families: parents' physical activity and dietary intake patterns predict girls' risk of overweight. 2002 Sep. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 26(9):1186-93. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development McConahy KL. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Mitchell DC. Picciano MF. Food portions are positively related to energy intake and body weight in early childhood. 2002 Mar. J Pediatr. 140(3):340-7. Lee Y. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Maternal influences on 5- to 7-year-old girls' intake of multivitamin-mineral supplements. 2002 Mar. Pediatrics. 109(3):E46. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Lee Y. Birch LL. Diet quality, nutrient intake, weight status, and feeding environments of girls meeting or exceeding the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for total dietary fat. 2002 Jun. Minerva Pediatr. 54(3):179-86. Davison KK. Earnest MB. Birch LL. Participation in aesthetic sports and girls' weight concerns at ages 5 and 7 years. 2002 Apr. Int J Eat Disord. 31(3):312-7. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development McHale SM. Corneal DA. Crouter AC. Birch LL. Gender and weight concerns in early and middle adolescence: links with well-being and family characteristics. 2001 Sep. J Clin Child Psychol. 30(3):338-48. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Lee Y. Mitchell DC. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Diet quality, nutrient intake, weight status, and feeding environments of girls meeting or exceeding recommendations for total dietary fat of the American Academy of Pediatrics. 2001 Jun. Pediatrics. 107(6):E95. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Birch LL. Fisher JO. Grimm-Thomas K. Markey CN. Sawyer R. Johnson SL. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Feeding Questionnaire: a measure of parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and obesity proneness. 2001 Jun. Appetite. 36(3):201-10. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Davison KK. Birch LL. Weight status, parent reaction, and self-concept in five-year-old girls. 2001 Jan. Pediatrics. 107(1):46-53. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fisher J. Mitchell D. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch L. Maternal milk consumption predicts the tradeoff between milk and soft drinks in young girls' diets. 2001 Feb. J Nutr. 131(2):246-50. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Francis LA. Hofer SM. Birch LL. Predictors of maternal child-feeding style: maternal and child characteristics. 2001 Dec. Appetite. 37(3):231-43. Davison KK. Birch LL. Child and parent characteristics as predictors of change in girls' body mass index. 2001 Dec. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 25(12):1834-42. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Davison KK. Birch LL. Childhood overweight: a contextual model and recommendations for future research. 2001 Aug. Obes Rev. 2(3):159-71. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Birch LL. Davison KK. Family environmental factors influencing the developing behavioral controls of food intake and childhood overweight. 2001 Aug. Pediatr Clin North Am. 48(4):893-907. Abramovitz BA. Birch LL. Five-year-old girls' ideas about dieting are predicted by their mothers' dieting. 2000 Oct. J Am Diet Assoc. 100(10):1157-63. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Davison KK. Markey CN. Birch LL. Etiology of body dissatisfaction and weight concerns among 5-year-old girls. 2000 Oct. Appetite. 35(2):143-51. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Carper JL. Orlet Fisher J. Birch LL. Young girls' emerging dietary restraint and disinhibition are related to parental control in child feeding. 2000 Oct. Appetite. 35(2):121-9. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fisher JO. Johnson RK. Lindquist C. Birch LL. Goran MI. Influence of body composition on the accuracy of reported energy intake in children. 2000 Nov. Obes Res. 8(8):597-603. National Center for Research Resources National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Birch LL. Fisher JO. Mothers' child-feeding practices influence daughters' eating and weight. 2000 May. Am J Clin Nutr. 71(5):1054-61. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fisher JO. Birch LL. Smiciklas-Wright H. Picciano MF. Breast-feeding through the first year predicts maternal control in feeding and subsequent toddler energy intakes. 2000 Jun. J Am Diet Assoc. 100(6):641-6. Picciano MF. Smiciklas-Wright H. Birch LL. Mitchell DC. Murray-Kolb L. McConahy KL. Nutritional guidance is needed during dietary transition in early childhood. 2000 Jul. Pediatrics. 106(1 Pt 1):109-14. Rolls BJ. Engell D. Birch LL. Serving portion size influences 5-year-old but not 3-year-old children's food intakes. 2000 Feb. J Am Diet Assoc. 100(2):232-4. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fisher JO. Birch LL. Restricting access to palatable foods affects children's behavioral response, food selection, and intake. 1999 Jun. Am J Clin Nutr. 69(6):1264-72. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fisher JO. Birch LL. Restricting access to foods and children's eating. 1999 Jun. Appetite. 32(3):405-19. Cutting TM. Fisher JO. Grimm-Thomas K. Birch LL. Like mother, like daughter: familial patterns of overweight are mediated by mothers' dietary disinhibition. 1999 Apr. Am J Clin Nutr. 69(4):608-13. Public Health Service National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Birch LL. Development of food preferences. 1999. Annu Rev Nutr. 19:41-62. Birch LL. Development of food acceptance patterns in the first years of life. 1998 Nov. Proc Nutr Soc. 57(4):617-24. Birch LL. Fisher JO. Development of eating behaviors among children and adolescents. 1998 Mar. Pediatrics. 101(3 Pt 2):539-49. Birch LL. Gunder L. Grimm-Thomas K. Laing DG. Infants' consumption of a new food enhances acceptance of similar foods. 1998 Jun. Appetite. 30(3):283-95. Birch LL. Psychological influences on the childhood diet. 1998 Feb. J Nutr. 128(2 Suppl):407S-410S. Birch LL. Fisher JO. Food intake regulation in children. Fat and sugar substitutes and intake. 1997 May 23. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 819:194-220. Birch LL. Fisher JA. Appetite and eating behavior in children. 1995 Aug. Pediatr Clin North Am. 42(4):931-53.