Leonard H. Epstein

Research interests

Publications

• NIH working group report: Innovative research to improve maintenance of weight loss

  Obesity · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20967

• The Future Is Now

  Psychological Science · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613488780

• Eating behavior dimensions. Associations with energy intake and body weight. A review

  Appetite · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.07.001

• Youth at Risk for Obesity Show Greater Activation of Striatal and Somatosensory Regions to Food

  Journal of Neuroscience · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.6604-10.2011

• A Preliminary Study of Subsymptom Threshold Exercise Training for Refractory Post-Concussion Syndrome

  Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0b013e3181c6c22c

• Food reinforcement, delay discounting and obesity

  Physiology & Behavior · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.04.029

• Does delay discounting play an etiological role in smoking or is it a consequence of smoking?

  Drug and Alcohol Dependence · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.019

• A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Reducing Television Viewing and Computer Use on Body Mass Index in Young Children

  Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.45

• Family-based obesity treatment, then and now: Twenty-five years of pediatric obesity treatment.

  Health Psychology · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.26.4.381

• Lifestyle interventions in the treatment of childhood overweight: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials.

  Health Psychology · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.26.5.521

• Food reinforcement and eating: A multilevel analysis.

  Psychological Bulletin · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.133.5.884

• Food reinforcement, the dopamine D₂ receptor genotype, and energy intake in obese and nonobese humans.

  Behavioral Neuroscience · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7044.121.5.877

• The Relationship Between Motor Proficiency and Physical Activity in Children

  PEDIATRICS · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-0742

• Association of access to parks and recreational facilities with the physical activity of young children

  Preventive Medicine · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.07.007

• How Much Activity Do Youth Get? A Quantitative Review of Heart-Rate Measured Activity

  PEDIATRICS · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.3.e44

• Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Decreasing Fat and Sugar Intake in Families at Risk for Childhood Obesity

  Obesity Research · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2001.18

• Dietary variety, energy regulation, and obesity.

  Psychological Bulletin · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.127.3.325

• Long-term maintenance of weight loss: Current status.

  Health Psychology · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.19.suppl1.5

• Treatment of Pediatric Obesity

  PEDIATRICS · 1998 · https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.101.s2.554

• Reinforcing Value of Food in Obese and Non-obese Women

  Appetite · 1996 · https://doi.org/10.1006/appe.1996.0032

• Effects of decreasing sedentary behavior and increasing activity on weight change in obese children.

  Health Psychology · 1995 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.14.2.109

• Do Children Lose and Maintain Weight Easier Than Adults: A Comparison of Child and Parent Weight Changes From Six Months to Ten Years

  Obesity Research · 1995 · https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1550-8528.1995.tb00170.x

• Ten-year outcomes of behavioral family-based treatment for childhood obesity.

  Health Psychology · 1994 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.13.5.373

• Determinants of physical activity and interventions in youth

  Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1992 · https://doi.org/10.1249/00005768-199206001-00007

• VIGOROUS EXERCISE IN LEISURE-TIME AND THE INCIDENCE OF CORONARY HEART-DISEASE

  The Lancet · 1973 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(73)90128-1

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