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Kim Ring is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Saturated fat & Bioelectrical impedance analysis. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications.
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The impact of the Pathways intervention on psychosocial variables related to diet and physical activity in American Indian schoolchildren
TL;DR: The Pathways intervention program had a positive impact on several aspects of obesity-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, including healthy food intentions and participation in physically active behaviors in both boys and girls.
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Patterns of Physical Activity Among American Indian Children: An Assessment of Barriers and Support
Janice L. Thompson,Sally M. Davis,Joel Gittelsohn,Scott B. Going,Alberta Becenti,Lauve Metcalfe,Elaine J. Stone,Lisa J. Harnack,Kim Ring +8 more
TL;DR: Weather conditions, safety concerns, and homework/chores were common barriers to physical activity reported by children and adult caregivers, and the information was used to design culturally and age-appropriate, practical interventions including the five physical activity programs for schoolchildren in the Pathways study.
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Physical activity as a predictor of body composition in American Indian children.
June Stevens,Chirayath M. Suchindran,Kim Ring,Christopher D. Baggett,Jared B. Jobe,Mary Story,Janice L. Thompson,Scott B. Going,Benjamin Caballero +8 more
TL;DR: Higher physical activity levels in second grade were associated with lower levels of percentage body fat in fifth grade in normal-weight but not in overweight children, which may indicate important differences in associations between physical activity and adiposity innormal-weight as compared with overweight children.
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Impact of the Pathways intervention on dietary intakes of American Indian schoolchildren
John H. Himes,Kim Ring,Joel Gittelsohn,Leslie Cunningham-Sabo,Judith L. Weber,Janice L. Thompson,Lisa J. Harnack,Chirayath Suchindran +7 more
TL;DR: The Pathways intervention successfully reduced the intake of percent calories from fat and saturated fat, at school lunch and over the whole day.
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Changes in the nutrient content of school lunches: results from the Pathways study.
Mary Story,M. Patricia Snyder,Jean Anliker,Judith L. Weber,Leslie Cunningham-Sabo,Elaine J. Stone,Arlene Chamberlain,Becky Ethelbah,Chirayath M. Suchindran,Kim Ring +9 more
TL;DR: The Pathways school food lunch intervention documented the feasibility of successfully lowering the percent of energy from fat, as part of a coordinated obesity prevention program for American-Indian children.
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