Miriam E. Nelson
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American academic and writer
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Miriam E. Nelson's Degrees
- PhD Nutrition Tufts University
- Masters Public Health Tufts University
Why Is Miriam E. Nelson Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Miriam E. Nelson is an American health and nutrition scholar, policy advisor, and author. She is the former president and CEO of Newman's Own Foundation, an independent, private foundation formed in 2005 by actor and race car driver Paul Newman to sustain the legacy of his philanthropic work. An international leader, scientist, and social entrepreneur, Nelson has been the principal investigator of multiple studies on exercise, nutrition, and public health, which have informed national public policy initiatives to improve public health. She had a controversial tenure as president of Hampshire College.
Miriam E. Nelson's Published Works
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Published Works
- Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. (2007) (2931)
- Exercise training and nutritional supplementation for physical frailty in very elderly people. (1994) (2789)
- Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. (2007) (1530)
- Effects of high-intensity strength training on multiple risk factors for osteoporotic fractures. A randomized controlled trial. (1994) (978)
- A randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise training to improve glycemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes. (2002) (814)
- Physical Activity and Bone Health (2004) (730)
- American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults. Recommendation From the (2007) (526)
- American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand: physical activity and bone health. (2004) (490)
- A Community Intervention Reduces BMI z‐score in Children: Shape Up Somerville First Year Results (2007) (454)
- Treadmill exercise and resistance training in patients with peripheral arterial disease with and without intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial. (2009) (425)
- Strength training improves muscle quality and insulin sensitivity in Hispanic older adults with type 2 diabetes (2006) (365)
- The efficacy of home based progressive strength training in older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. (2001) (353)
- The effects of progressive resistance training on bone density: a review. (1999) (347)
- The benefits of strength training for older adults. (2003) (337)
- The effects of multidimensional home-based exercise on functional performance in elderly people. (2004) (323)
- Higher dietary variety is associated with better nutritional status in frail elderly people. (2002) (310)
- Etiology and modification of gait instability in older adults: a randomized controlled trial of exercise. (2001) (226)
- Diet and bone status in amenorrheic runners. (1986) (183)
- A 1-y walking program and increased dietary calcium in postmenopausal women: effects on bone (1991) (165)
- Shape Up Somerville two-year results: a community-based environmental change intervention sustains weight reduction in children. (2013) (162)
- Total-body skeletal muscle mass: evaluation of 24-h urinary creatinine excretion by computerized axial tomography. (1996) (146)
- A 1-y walking program and increased dietary calcium in postmenopausal women: effects on bone. (1991) (144)
- Hormone and bone mineral status in endurance-trained and sedentary postmenopausal women. (1988) (141)
- Strength improvements with 1 yr of progressive resistance training in older women. (1995) (140)
- Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and Active Living in Rural Communities (2014) (116)
- Nutritional Practices of Elite Athletes (1993) (109)
- Analysis of body-composition techniques and models for detecting change in soft tissue with strength training. (1996) (101)
- Bone mineral content and levels of gonadotropins and estrogens in amenorrheic running women. (1986) (95)
- The StrongWomen-Healthy Hearts program: reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural sedentary, overweight, and obese midlife and older women. (2009) (95)
- The built environment, physical activity, and aging in the United States: a state of the science review. (2015) (89)
- A home-based nutrition intervention to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables, and calcium-rich foods in community dwelling elders. (2002) (89)
- Effect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: randomized clinical trial (LIFE Study) (2016) (87)
- A Community-Based Restaurant Initiative to Increase Availability of Healthy Menu Options in Somerville, Massachusetts: Shape Up Somerville (2009) (84)
- Linking sustainability to the healthy eating patterns of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans: a modelling study. (2018) (80)
- Effect of exercise and menstrual cycle status on plasma lipids, low density lipoprotein particle size, and apolipoproteins. (1989) (77)
- Using the Community Readiness Model to Select Communities for a Community-Wide Obesity Prevention Intervention (2011) (59)
- The effect of gender and body composition method on the apparent decline in lean mass-adjusted resting metabolic rate with age. (2000) (58)
- A qualitative study of leadership characteristics among women who catalyze positive community change (2012) (56)
- Changes in diet and physical activity resulting from the Shape Up Somerville community intervention (2013) (55)
- Strength training and older women: a cross-sectional study examining factors related to exercise adherence. (2010) (53)
- Physical fitness: benefits of exercise for the older patient. 2. (1998) (52)
- Design and National Dissemination of the StrongWomen Community Strength Training Program (2007) (48)
- Total body protein: a new cellular level mass and distribution prediction model. (2003) (48)
- Factors Related to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Midlife and Older Women: A Qualitative Study (2007) (47)
- Healthier side dishes at restaurants: an analysis of children’s perspectives, menu content, and energy impacts (2014) (39)
- Effect of structured physical activity and nutritional supplementation on physical function in mobility-limited older adults: Results from the VIVE2 randomized trial (2017) (38)
- Study protocol: the Fueling Learning through Exercise (FLEX) study – a randomized controlled trial of the impact of school-based physical activity programs on children’s physical activity, cognitive function, and academic achievement (2016) (38)
- Effects of Long-Term Resistance Training and Detraining on Strength and Physical Activity in Older Women (2002) (34)
- Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults (2002) (32)
- Strong Hearts, healthy communities: a rural community-based cardiovascular disease prevention program (2015) (31)
- Improved Physical Fitness Among Older Female Participants in a Nationally Disseminated, Community-Based Exercise Program (2012) (31)
- Activity-related energy expenditure in older adults: a call for more research. (2014) (30)
- Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities: A Community-Based Randomized Trial for Rural Women (2018) (28)
- Accelerometer assessment of physical activity and its association with physical function in older adults residing at assisted care facilities (2015) (26)
- Children's perceptions of weight, obesity, nutrition, physical activity and related health and socio-behavioural factors (2012) (23)
- A multicenter comparison of dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometers: In vivo and in vitro measurements of bone mineral content and density (1996) (22)
- Social Participation Modifies the Effect of a Structured Physical Activity Program on Major Mobility Disability Among Older Adults: Results From the LIFE Study (2018) (22)
- National Dissemination of StrongWomen-Healthy Hearts: A Community-Based Program to Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Midlife and Older Women. (2015) (21)
- The Vitality, Independence, and Vigor in the Elderly 2 Study (VIVE2): Design and methods. (2015) (21)
- Changes in diet and physical activity resulting from the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities randomized cardiovascular disease risk reduction multilevel intervention trial (2019) (21)
- Examining the Associations between Walk Score, Perceived Built Environment, and Physical Activity Behaviors among Women Participating in a Community-Randomized Lifestyle Change Intervention Trial: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (2019) (20)
- Three-compartment model: critical evaluation based on neutron activation analysis. (2004) (18)
- Recruitment of Mobility Limited Older Adults Into a Facility-Led Exercise-Nutrition Study: The Effect of Social Involvement. (2016) (17)
- The StrongWomen Change Clubs: Engaging Residents to Catalyze Positive Change in Food and Physical Activity Environments (2014) (16)
- Healthy Kids Out of School: Using Mixed Methods to Develop Principles for Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Out-of-School Settings in the United States (2014) (16)
- The StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts program in Pennsylvania: RE-AIM analysis (2015) (14)
- Tuberculosis screening and prevention for foreign-born students: eight years experience at Ohio University. (1995) (12)
- Physical fitness: how to help older patients live stronger and longer. (1). (1998) (12)
- HOME-BASED EXERCISE TRAINING IN THE FRAIL ELDERLY: EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE 628 (1997) (12)
- Household and family factors related to weight status in first through third graders: a cross-sectional study in Eastern Massachusetts (2014) (11)
- Parent perspectives on nutrition and physical activity during out-of-school time. (2014) (11)
- Effects of the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Intervention on Functional Fitness of Rural Women. (2019) (10)
- 375 A ONE-YEAR WALKING PROGRAM AND INCREASED DIETARY CALCIUM IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: EFFECTS ON BONE (1990) (10)
- Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women in a multiphysician primary care practice. (1992) (10)
- Factors related to leader implementation of a nationally disseminated community-based exercise program: a cross-sectional study (2008) (10)
- Efficacy of an Exercise and Nutritional Supplement Program on Physical Performance and Nutritional Status in Older Adults With Mobility Limitations Residing at Senior Living Facilities. (2017) (10)
- Dissemination of healthy kids out of school principles for obesity prevention: A RE-AIM analysis. (2019) (10)
- Physical fitness: exercise prescription for older adults. 3. (1998) (9)
- Further evidence for the benefits of walking. (2009) (9)
- Crowdsourcing Innovative Physical Activity Programs: Active Schools Acceleration Project Case Study (2016) (8)
- Validation of the Out-of-School-Time Snacks, Beverages, and Physical Activity Questionnaire. (2015) (8)
- Dog attachment and perceived social support in overweight/obese and healthy weight children (2017) (8)
- 73: ELITE WOMEN RUNNERS (1987) (7)
- Reducing cardiovascular disease risk in sedentary, overweight women: strategies for the cardiovascular specialist (2010) (7)
- Engaging Stakeholders From Volunteer-Led Out-of-School Time Programs in the Dissemination of Guiding Principles for Healthy Snacking and Physical Activity (2015) (7)
- The Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities Program 2.0: An RCT Examining Effects on Simple 7. (2020) (7)
- Long-Term Body Weight Maintenance among StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts Program Participants (2017) (6)
- Toward optimal health: promoting physical activity in women. (2009) (5)
- The Strongwomen Program: Evaluation Of A Communitybased Exercise Program And Its Leaders (2005) (4)
- THE EFFECTS OF A HOME-BASED EXERCISE PROGRAM ON FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE FRAIL ELDERLY: AN UPDATE (1999) (4)
- Peer Reviewed: Factors Related to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Midlife and Older Women: A Qualitative Study (2008) (4)
- Strong Hearts for New York: A multilevel community-based randomized cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention for rural women. (2019) (4)
- Luxation of the globe. (1989) (4)
- Cost-effectiveness of a community-based cardiovascular disease prevention intervention in medically underserved rural areas (2019) (3)
- Physical Activity and Bone Health Position Stand (2004) (3)
- NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS: USE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG COLLEGE ATHLETES (1999) (3)
- The Fueling Learning Through Exercise Study Cluster RCT: Impact on Children's Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity. (2021) (3)
- The Birth of Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (2008) (3)
- adults: a randomized controlled trial of exercise Etiology and modification of gait instability in older (2005) (2)
- 173 STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT WITH PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE TRAINING IN OLDER WOMEN (1994) (2)
- The Fueling Learning Through Exercise (FLEX) Study: Short-term Findings On Sedentary Time In Lower-income Schoolchildren (2017) (2)
- P384: The Vitality, Independence, and Vigor in the Elderly 2 Study (VIVE2): design and methods (2014) (2)
- Incentivizing Healthy Snacks During Out-of-School Time Through Grocery Store Partnerships (2020) (2)
- Physical Activity and Older Adults: Impact on Physical Frailty and Disability (2006) (2)
- Dietary Supplements for Peri‐ and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Quantitative Proposal Based on Disparities Between Recommendations and Dietary Intakes (1999) (2)
- Catalysts for Health Behavior Change in Midlife and Older Rural Adults: A Qualitative Study (2015) (1)
- Calcium‐Rich Foods (2002) (1)
- Strong Women, Strong Bones: Everything You Need to Know to Prevent, Treat, and Beat Osteoporosis (2000) (1)
- Improvements and Maintenance of Clinical and Functional Measures Among Rural Women: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities-2.0 Cluster Randomized Trial (2022) (1)
- HOME-BASED RESISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM IMPROVES CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND SELF-EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (1999) (1)
- Changes in physical activity outcomes in the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (SHHC-2.0) community-based randomized trial (2022) (1)
- Diet quality of adult cancer survivors in NHANES 1999‐2010 (267.8) (2014) (1)
- Fueling Learning Through Exercise (FLEX) - Long-term Impact Of School-based Programs On Children’s Moderate-to- Vigorous Physical Activity: 3104 June 2 9 30 AM - 9 45 AM (2018) (1)
- Ripple Effects of a Community‐Based Randomized Trial for Rural Women: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (2020) (1)
- Safety and Efficacy of a Home-Based Progressive Resistance Strength Training Program for Knee Osteoarthritis in the Elderly (1998) (1)
- The Steps Toward Developing the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (2009) (1)
- The Impact of Marathon Training on Body Weight in Recreational Runners: 2436 (2010) (0)
- Tutorial Lecture – Benefits of Exercise and Physical Activity for Women and Girls: 369 (2006) (0)
- Social Support and Sabotage: The Influence of Relationships on Health Eating and Physical Activity Behaviors in Rural Adults (2015) (0)
- How to Protect Your Bones at Any Age (2002) (0)
- O-096: Effect of nutritional supplementation and structured physical activity on walk capacity in mobility-limited older adults: results from the VIVE2 study (2015) (0)
- The Benefits of Strength Training for Women: 19. (1999) (0)
- Parents’ perceptions of the importance and availability of nutrition and physical activity offerings in out‐of‐school time programs (2013) (0)
- MON-LB009: Effect of Nutritional Supplementation and Structured Physical Activity on Walk Capacity in Mobility-Limited Older Adults: Results From the Vive2 Study (2015) (0)
- 565 STRENGTH TRAINING IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: EFFECTS ON BONE AND BODY COMPOSITION (1993) (0)
- 986 1-Year Of Strength Training And Weight Loss In Older Women: Effects On Body Composition (1994) (0)
- Lack of association between body fat and athletic amenorrhea. (1987) (0)
- 220: ELITE WOMEN RUNNERS (1987) (0)
- The Strong Women Program: 2383 2:35 PM ??? 3:10 PM (2005) (0)
- Children's perceptions of obesity and its relation to nutrition and physical activity (2012) (0)
- Effect of nutritional supplementation and structured physical activity on physical function in mobility-limited older adults : results from the VIVE2 study (2015) (0)
- A COMMUNITY-BASED OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ELDER CARE PROVIDERS (1998) (0)
- Abstract 4532: Benefits of Strength Training and Supervised Treadmill Exercise on Walking Performance for Persons with Peripheral Arterial Disease with and without Intermittent Claudication Symptoms (2008) (0)
- Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate may reduce bone mineral density (2000) (0)
- Tufts Longitudinal Health Study: Fitness, Fatness and Metabolic Risk in College Students (2006) (0)
- Weight Loss and Dietary Changes in a Community‐Based Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife and Older Women (2008) (0)
- EXERCISE CAPACITY, FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, AND FRAILTY: DEFINITION OF TERMS AND IMPACT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERLY (1998) (0)
- Author's response to reviews Title: Changes in Diet and Physical Activity Resulting from the Shape Up Somerville Community Intervention Authors: (2013) (0)
- TheStrongWomen-HealthyHeartsProgram:Reducing CardiovascularDiseaseRiskFactorsinRuralSedentary, Overweight,andObeseMidlifeandOlderWomen (2009) (0)
- Author's response to reviews Title: Changes in Diet and Physical Activity Resulting from the Shape Up Somerville Community Intervention Authors: (2013) (0)
- Ripple Effects of a Community‐Based Randomized Trial for Rural Women: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities (2020) (0)
- Title Long-Term Body Weight Maintenance among StrongWomen-Healthy Hearts Program Participants Permalink (2017) (0)
- Women's Health, Physical Activity, and the Dietary Guidelines (PowerPoint) (2011) (0)
- Strength Training for Older Adults: Update on Research, Practice, and Policy (2009) (0)
- Three-Day Training Camps Mitigate Negative Energy Balance and Nutritional Deficiencies of Elite Rwandan Cyclists: 1884 (2010) (0)
- NationalDisseminationofStrongWomen-HealthyHearts: ACommunity-BasedProgramtoReduceRiskof CardiovascularDiseaseAmongMidlifeandOlderWomen (2015) (0)
- MSS20679 1435..1445 (2007) (0)
- Strong women, strong hearts : proven strategies to prevent and reverse heart disease now (2005) (0)
- Putting Soy on Your Menu (2002) (0)
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