Mary Story
Duke University
526 Papers
6.1K Citations
Mary Story is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 135, co-authored 522 publications. Previous affiliations of Mary Story include Durham University & University of Minnesota.
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Ethnic/racial and socioeconomic differences in dieting behaviors and body image perceptions in adolescents
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined differences in perceptions of body weight, dieting, unhealthy eating behaviors, and weight control methods among adolescent males and females of various racial/ethnic and socioeconomic (SES) subgroups.
Intervention effects on kindergarten and first-grade teachers' classroom food practices and food-related beliefs in American Indian reservation schools
Chrisa Arcan,Peter J. Hannan,John H. Himes,Jayne A. Fulkerson,Bonnie Holy Rock,Mary Smyth,Mary Story +6 more
TL;DR: School-based interventions involving teacher training can result in positive changes in teachers' classroom food practices and beliefs about the influence of the school food environment in schools serving American Indian children on reservations.
An environmental intervention to promote lower-fat food choices in secondary schools: outcomes of the TACOS Study.
TL;DR: School-based environmental interventions to increase availability and promotion of lower-fat foods can increase purchase of these foods among adolescents.
Weight Loss Attempts and Attitudes toward Body Size, Eating, and Physical Activity in American Indian Children: Relationship to Weight Status and Gender
Mary Story,June Stevens,Marguerite Evans,Carol E. Cornell,Juhaeri,Joel Gittelsohn,Scott B. Going,Theresa E. Clay,David M. Murray +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that children are concerned about their weight and that weight modification efforts are common among overweight American Indian children.
Development and validation of a screening instrument to assess the types and quality of foods served at home meals
Jayne A. Fulkerson,Leslie A. Lytle,Mary Story,Stacey G. Moe,Anne Samuelson,Anne Samuelson,Audrey Weymiller +6 more
TL;DR: This new meal screening tool has high validity and can be used to assess the types of foods served at home meals allowing a more comprehensive assessment of the home food environment.