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Overview

Marlene B. Schwartz is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to obesity, physical activity, diet, food security, and health within diverse populations.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a strong emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. Their work also intersects with subfields such as Plant Science and Speech and Hearing.

Frequent themes in their research include obesity prevention, dietary quality, school health, consumer attitudes towards food labeling, child nutrition, water access, and urban agriculture and sustainability.

The following are some of their recent papers:

  • Universal School Meals and Associations with Student Participation, Attendance, Academic Performance, Diet Quality, Food Security, and Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review (2021), published in Nutrients
  • COVID-19 and Retail Grocery Management: Insights From a Broad-Based Consumer Survey (2020), published in IEEE Engineering Management Review
  • Strengthening US Food Policies and Programs to Promote Equity in Nutrition Security: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association (2022), published in Circulation
  • Strategies to Improve School Meal Consumption: A Systematic Review (2021), published in Nutrients
  • Childhood Obesity Evidence Base Project: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of a New Taxonomy of Intervention Components to Improve Weight Status in Children 2-5 Years of Age, 2005-2019 (2020), published in Childhood Obesity

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Marlene B. Schwartz include:

  • Juliana F.W. Cohen
  • Lorrene D. Ritchie
  • Lindsey Turner
  • Ran Xu
  • Wendi Gosliner

Their work appears regularly in several scientific journals, with multiple publications in:

  • Nutrients
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Journal of School Health
  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • Childhood Obesity

Best Publications

  • Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Marlene B. Schwartz;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Heather O Neal Chambliss;Kelly D. Brownell;Steven N. Blair

  • Schools and Obesity Prevention: Creating School Environments and Policies to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

    Mary Story;Marilyn S. Nanney;Marlene B. Schwartz

  • Obesity and body image.

    Marlene B Schwartz;Kelly D Brownell

  • Personal Responsibility And Obesity: A Constructive Approach To A Controversial Issue

    Kelly D. Brownell;Rogan Kersh;David S. Ludwig;Robert C. Post

  • The science on front-of-package food labels

    Kristy L Hawley;Christina A Roberto;Marie A Bragg;Peggy J Liu

  • Food Swamps Predict Obesity Rates Better Than Food Deserts in the United States

    Kristen Cooksey-Stowers;Marlene B. Schwartz;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Childhood obesity: a societal problem to solve.

    M. B. Schwartz;R. Puhl

  • The influence of one's own body weight on implicit and explicit anti-fat bias.

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Lenny R. Vartanian;Brian A. Nosek;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Weight stigmatization and bias reduction: perspectives of overweight and obese adults

    Rebecca M Puhl;Corinne A Moss-Racusin;Marlene B Schwartz;Kelly D Brownell

  • Internalization of weight bias: Implications for binge eating and emotional well-being.

    Rebecca M. Puhl;Corinne A. Moss-Racusin;Marlene B. Schwartz

  • Impact of Perceived Consensus on Stereotypes About Obese People: A New Approach for Reducing Bias.

    Rebecca M. Puhl;Marlene B. Schwartz;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Assessing the specific psychopathology of binge eating disorder patients: interview or self-report?

    Denise E. Wilfley;Marlene B. Schwartz;Emily B. Spurrell;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • Using the eating disorder examination to identify the specific psychopathology of binge eating disorder.

    Denise E. Wilfley;Marlene B. Schwartz;Emily B. Spurrell;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • Universal School Meals and Associations with Student Participation, Attendance, Academic Performance, Diet Quality, Food Security, and Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review

    Juliana F. W. Cohen;Juliana F. W. Cohen;Amelie A. Hecht;Gabriella M. McLoughlin;Lindsey Turner

  • The effects of a high-carbohydrate, high-protein or balanced lunch upon later food intake and hunger ratings.

    J. D. Latner;M. Schwartz

  • Dietary Quality of Americans by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Status: A Systematic Review.

    Tatiana Andreyeva;Amanda S. Tripp;Marlene B. Schwartz

  • Availability And Prices Of Foods Across Stores And Neighborhoods: The Case Of New Haven, Connecticut

    Tatiana Andreyeva;Daniel M. Blumenthal;Marlene B. Schwartz;Michael W. Long

  • New School Meal Regulations Increase Fruit Consumption and Do Not Increase Total Plate Waste

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Kathryn E. Henderson;Margaret Read;Nicole Danna

  • Actions necessary to prevent childhood obesity: creating the climate for change

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Marketing foods to children and adolescents: licensed characters and other promotions on packaged foods in the supermarket.

    Jennifer L Harris;Marlene B Schwartz;Kelly D Brownell

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly D. Brownell
Kelly D. Brownell Duke University
Rebecca M. Puhl
Rebecca M. Puhl University of Connecticut
Jamie F. Chriqui
Jamie F. Chriqui University of Illinois at Chicago
Jeannette R. Ickovics
Jeannette R. Ickovics Yale University
Christina A. Roberto
Christina A. Roberto University of Pennsylvania
Nancy Zucker
Nancy Zucker Duke University
Lenny R. Vartanian
Lenny R. Vartanian University of New South Wales
Denise E. Wilfley
Denise E. Wilfley Washington University in St. Louis
Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University

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