Dr. Molly E. Waring, Ph.D., is a chronic disease epidemiologist whose research
focuses on obesity and weight changes, particularly weight changes surrounding pregnancy
and links between weight and cardiometabolic health. 

Areas of interest: obesity, weight change, weight gain prevention, pregnancy, gestational
weight gain, post-partum weight retention, social support, social networks, social media,
behavioral informatics, cardiovascular epidemiology, methodology.

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Self-reported Pre-pregnancy Weight Versus Weight Measured at First Prenatal Visit: Effects on Categorization of Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (with Erica Holland, Tiffany A. Moore Simas, Darrah K. Doyle Curiale, and Xun Liao), Maternal and child health journal (2012)

To compare classification of pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) using self-reported pre-pregnancy weight versus weight...

 

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Gestational weight gain within recommended ranges in consecutive pregnancies: A retrospective cohort study (with Tiffany A. Moore Simas and Xun Liao), Midwifery (2012)

OBJECTIVE: to examine whether, among parous women, adherence to gestational weight gain (GWG) recommendations in...

 

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Delay discounting and intake of ready-to-eat and away-from-home foods in overweight and obese women (with Bradley M. Appelhans, Kristin L. Schneider, Sherry L. Pagoto, Michelle A. Debiasse, Matthew C. Whited, and Elizabeth B. Lynch), Appetite (2012)

A shift from home-prepared to away-from-home and ready-to-eat foods has occurred in recent decades, which...

 

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Implications of new hypertension guidelines in the United States (with Monica L. Bertoia, Priya S. Gupta, Mary B. Roberts, and Charles B. Eaton), Hypertension (2012)

The American Heart Association released a scientific statement based on available clinical trials and expert...

 

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Transitions, Risks, and Actions in Coronary Events--Center for Outcomes Research and Education (TRACE-CORE): Design and Rationale (with Richard H. McManus, Jane S. Saczynski, Milena D. Anatchkova, David D. McManus, Randolph Devereaux, Robert J. Goldberg, Jeroan J. Allison, and Catarina I. Kiefe), Circulation. Cardiosvascular Quality and Outcomes (2012)

Background: Cardiovascular disease continues to cause significant morbidity, mortality, and impaired quality of life, with...

 

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