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Sarwer DB, Wadden TA, Ashare R, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, LaGrotte C, Williams N, Soans R, Tewksbury C, Wu J, Tajeu G, Allison KC. Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of weight loss 24 months after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Jul;20(7):634-642. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.01.019. Epub 2024 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 38480031; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11193608.
Parks EP, Allison KC, Bruton Y, Khalil T, Mitchell JA. Gamification to Promote Physical Activity in Youth and Mothers With Obesity. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2024 Feb 1;:1-8. doi: 10.1123/pes.2023-0053. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38307006.
Allison KC, Chao AM, Bruzas MB, McCuen-Wurst C, Jones E, McAllister C, Gruber K, Berkowitz RI, Wadden TA, Tronieri JS. A pilot randomized controlled trial of liraglutide 3.0 mg for binge eating disorder. Obes Sci Pract. 2023 Apr;9(2):127-136. doi: 10.1002/osp4.619. eCollection 2023 Apr. PubMed PMID: 37034559; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10073825.
Allison KC, Wu J, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, Ashare RL, Tewksbury C, LaGrotte CA, Wadden TA, Williams NN, Sarwer DB. Changes in Eating Behaviors and Their Relation to Weight Change 6 and 12 Months After Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2023 Mar;33(3):733-742. doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06442-w. Epub 2023 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 36690865; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9870778.
Chao AM, Abene J, Allison KC, Pearl RL, Wadden TA, Williams NN, Tronieri JS. Binge eating disorder and eating self-efficacy in adults seeking bariatric surgery. Clin Obes. 2022 Aug;12(4):e12531. doi: 10.1111/cob.12531. Epub 2022 May 23. PubMed PMID: 35606940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9624241.
Bruzas MB, Tronieri JS, Chao AM, Jones E, McAllister C, Gruber K, McCuen-Wurst C, Berkowitz RI, Wadden TA, Allison KC. Binge size and loss of control as correlates of eating behavior and psychopathology among individuals with binge eating disorder and higher weight. J Behav Med. 2022 Aug;45(4):603-612. doi: 10.1007/s10865-022-00312-7. Epub 2022 Apr 21. PubMed PMID: 35449358; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9578031.
Veronda AC, Allison KC, Crosby RD, Irish LA. Development and validation of the Chrononutrition Profile - Diary. Eat Behav. 2022 Apr;45:101625. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101625. Epub 2022 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 35306292.
Schulte EM, Kral TVE, Allison KC. A cross-sectional examination of reported changes to weight, eating, and activity behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among United States adults with food addiction. Appetite. 2022 Jan 1;168:105740. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105740. Epub 2021 Oct 7. PubMed PMID: 34627980; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8496962.
Asch DA, Buresh J, Allison KC, Islam N, Sheils NE, Doshi JA, Werner RM. Trends in US Patients Receiving Care for Eating Disorders and Other Common Behavioral Health Conditions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2134913. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34913. PubMed PMID: 34783829; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8596194.
Beauchamp MT, Allison KC, Lundgren JD. The nature of night eating syndrome: Using network analysis to understand unique symptomological relationships. Int J Eat Disord. 2021 May;54(5):733-744. doi: 10.1002/eat.23497. Epub 2021 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 33675062.
Sarwer DB, Wadden TA, Ashare RL, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, LaGrotte C, Williams NN, Edwards M, Tewksbury C, Wu J, Tajeu G, Allison KC. Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity in patients seeking bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Mar;17(3):516-524. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.11.005. Epub 2020 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 33341423; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8212387.
Allison KC, Hopkins CM, Ruggieri M, Spaeth AM, Ahima RS, Zhang Z, Taylor DM, Goel N. Prolonged, Controlled Daytime versus Delayed Eating Impacts Weight and Metabolism. Curr Biol. 2021 Feb 22;31(4):908. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.077. PubMed PMID: 33621495; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7971800.
Allison KC, Hopkins CM, Ruggieri M, Spaeth AM, Ahima RS, Zhang Z, Taylor DM, Goel N. Prolonged, Controlled Daytime versus Delayed Eating Impacts Weight and Metabolism. Curr Biol. 2021 Feb 8;31(3):650-657.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.092. Epub 2020 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 33259790; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7878354.
Steinberg Weiss M, Roe AH, Allison KC, Dodson WC, Kris-Etherton PM, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Williams NI, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Sarwer DB, Coutifaris C, Legro RS, Dokras A. Lifestyle modifications alone or combined with hormonal contraceptives improve sexual dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2021 Feb;115(2):474-482. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.1396. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PubMed PMID: 33059886; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10132366.
Shah A, Dodson WC, Kris-Etherton PM, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Allison KC, Sarwer DB, Sluss PM, Coutifaris C, Dokras A, Legro RS. Effects of Oral Contraception and Lifestyle Modification on Incretins and TGF-ß Superfamily Hormones in PCOS. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jan 1;106(1):108-119. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa682. PubMed PMID: 32968804; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7765645.
Schulte EM, Wadden TA, Allison KC. An evaluation of food addiction as a distinct psychiatric disorder. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 Oct;53(10):1610-1622. doi: 10.1002/eat.23350. Epub 2020 Jul 29. Review. PubMed PMID: 32725769.
Pomponio M, Burkbauer L, Goldbach M, Keele L, Allison KC, Li YR, Nazarian SM, Tchou J. Is there an association between body mass index and 21-gene recurrence score?. Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep;34:74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2020.01.007. Epub 2020 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 32891357.
Pearl RL, Wadden TA, Chao AM, Alamuddin N, Berkowitz RI, Walsh O, Allison KC, Tronieri JS. Associations between causal attributions for obesity and long-term weight loss. Behav Med. 2020 Apr-Jun;46(2):87-91. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2018.1556202. Epub 2019 Jan 18. PubMed PMID: 30657439; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6639144.
Veronda AC, Allison KC, Crosby RD, Irish LA. Development, validation and reliability of the Chrononutrition Profile - Questionnaire. Chronobiol Int. 2020 Mar;37(3):375-394. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2019.1692349. Epub 2019 Nov 25. PubMed PMID: 31760843; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7332160.
Tewksbury C, Crowley N, Parrott JM, Andromalos L, Isom KA, Smith E, Allison KC. Weight Loss Prior to Bariatric Surgery and 30-Day Mortality, Readmission, Reoperation, and Intervention: an MBSAQIP Analysis of 349,016 Cases. Obes Surg. 2019 Nov;29(11):3622-3628. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04041-w. PubMed PMID: 31240533.
Lee I, Cooney LG, Saini S, Sammel MD, Allison KC, Dokras A. Increased odds of disordered eating in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eat Weight Disord. 2019 Oct;24(5):787-797. doi: 10.1007/s40519-018-0533-y. Epub 2018 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 29947018; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7918293.
Tewksbury C, Wu J, Allison KC, Gardiner H, Dumon KR, Williams NN, Sarwer DB. Prebariatric surgery care and postoperative outcomes: increased number of visits associated with smaller weight losses over first 2 postoperative years. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Sep;15(9):1548-1553. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.06.015. Epub 2019 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 31345723.
Bruzas MB, Allison KC. A Review of the Relationship between Night Eating Syndrome and Body Mass Index. Curr Obes Rep. 2019 Jun;8(2):145-155. doi: 10.1007/s13679-019-00331-7. Review. PubMed PMID: 30815797; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6572725.
Goel N, Hopkins C, Ruggieri M, Zhang Z, Taylor DM, Allison KC. The impact of nighttime eating: A randomized controlled trial of daytime vs. delayed eating on weight and metabolism in adults of normal weight. Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology /Penn Chronobiology Program Annual Joint Research Retreat, University of Pennsylvania; 2019 May 15; Philadelphia, PA, United States. c2019.
Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Wadden TA, Ashare R, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, LaGrotte C, Williams NN, Edwards M, Tewksbury C, Wu J. Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of outcomes of bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Apr;15(4):650-655. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.029. Epub 2019 Feb 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 30858009; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6538470.
Pearl RL, Wadden TA, Walton K, Allison KC, Tronieri JS, Williams NN. Health and appearance: Factors motivating the decision to seek bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Apr;15(4):636-642. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.015. Epub 2019 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 30803880; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6538485.
Goel N, Hopkins C, Ruggieri M, Zhang Z, Taylor DM, Allison KC. The impact of nighttime eating: A randomized controlled trial of daytime vs. delayed eating on weight and metabolism in adults of normal weight. Sleep; 2019; San Antonio, TX, United States. Sleep; 42:A15; c2019.
Pearl RL, Walton K, Allison KC, Tronieri JS, Wadden TA. Preference for People-First Language Among Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2018 Dec 1;153(12):1160-1162. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2702. PubMed PMID: 30193347; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6583679.
Pearl RL, Wadden TA, Allison KC, Chao AM, Alamuddin N, Berkowitz RI, Walsh O, Tronieri JS. Causal Attributions for Obesity Among Patients Seeking Surgical Versus Behavioral/Pharmacological Weight Loss Treatment. Obes Surg. 2018 Nov;28(11):3724-3728. doi: 10.1007/s11695-018-3490-7. PubMed PMID: 30191502; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6162161.
Kumanyika SK, Morales KH, Allison KC, Russell Localio A, Sarwer DB, Phipps E, Fassbender JE, Tsai AG, Wadden TA. Two-Year Results of Think Health! ¡Vive Saludable!: A Primary Care Weight-Management Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Sep;26(9):1412-1421. doi: 10.1002/oby.22258. Epub 2018 Aug 29. PubMed PMID: 30160061; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6143399.
Allison KC, Goel N. Timing of eating in adults across the weight spectrum: Metabolic factors and potential circadian mechanisms. Physiol Behav. 2018 Aug 1;192:158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.047. Epub 2018 Feb 24. Review. PubMed PMID: 29486170; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6019166.
Cooney LG, Milman LW, Hantsoo L, Kornfield S, Sammel MD, Allison KC, Epperson CN, Dokras A. Cognitive-behavioral therapy improves weight loss and quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Fertil Steril. 2018 Jul 1;110(1):161-171.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.03.028. Epub 2018 Jun 13. PubMed PMID: 29908771; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6443091.
Pearl RL, Allison KC, Shaw Tronieri J, Wadden TA. Reconsidering the Psychosocial-Behavioral Evaluation Required Prior to Bariatric Surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Feb;26(2):249-250. doi: 10.1002/oby.22063. Epub 2017 Dec 27. PubMed PMID: 29282873.
McCuen-Wurst C, Ruggieri M, Allison KC. Disordered eating and obesity: associations between binge-eating disorder, night-eating syndrome, and weight-related comorbidities. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Jan;1411(1):96-105. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13467. Epub 2017 Oct 16. Review. PubMed PMID: 29044551; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5788730.
Chao AM, Srinivas SK, Studt SK, Diewald LK, Sarwer DB, Allison KC. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Technology-Based Approach for Preventing Excess Weight Gain during Pregnancy among Women with Overweight. Front Nutr. 2017;4:57. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00057. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 29214155; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5702628.
Hirsch NM, Fingerhut R, Allison KC. The Prenatal Distress Measure: Adaptation of the Postpartum Distress Measure for a Prenatal Sample. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2017 Nov;26(11):1193-1200. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2016.5962. Epub 2017 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 28402697.
Haggerty AF, Hagemann A, Barnett M, Thornquist M, Neuhouser ML, Horowitz N, Colditz GA, Sarwer DB, Ko EM, Allison KC. A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Study of Technology-Based Weight Loss Interventions among Endometrial Cancer Survivors. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Nov;25 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S102-S108. doi: 10.1002/oby.22021. PubMed PMID: 29086522; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6743497.
Haggerty AF, Sarwer DB, Schmitz KH, Ko EM, Allison KC, Chu CS. Obesity and Endometrial Cancer: A Lack of Knowledge but Opportunity for Intervention. Nutr Cancer. 2017 Oct;69(7):990-995. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2017.1359313. Epub 2017 Sep 22. PubMed PMID: 28937804; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6103650.
McCuen-Wurst C, Culnan E, Stewart NL, Allison KC. Weight and Eating Concerns in Women's Reproductive Health. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2017 Aug 18;19(10):68. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0828-0. Review. PubMed PMID: 28819907.
Tronieri JS, Wurst CM, Pearl RL, Allison KC. Sex Differences in Obesity and Mental Health. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2017 Jun;19(6):29. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0784-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 28439762.
Alamuddin N, Vetter ML, Ahima RS, Hesson L, Ritter S, Minnick A, Faulconbridge LF, Allison KC, Sarwer DB, Chittams J, Williams NN, Hayes MR, Loughead JW, Gur R, Wadden TA. Changes in Fasting and Prandial Gut and Adiposity Hormones Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass: an 18-Month Prospective Study. Obes Surg. 2017 Jun;27(6):1563-1572. doi: 10.1007/s11695-016-2505-5. PubMed PMID: 28004304.
Dokras A, Playford M, Kris-Etherton PM, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Williams NI, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Coutifaris C, Mehta N, Legro RS. Impact of hormonal contraception and weight loss on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol efflux and lipoprotein particles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2017 May;86(5):739-746. doi: 10.1111/cen.13310. Epub 2017 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 28199736; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5651984.
Lee I, Cooney LG, Saini S, Smith ME, Sammel MD, Allison KC, Dokras A. Increased risk of disordered eating in polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2017 Mar;107(3):796-802. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.12.014. Epub 2017 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 28104244.
Garin MC, Butts SF, Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Senapati S, Dokras A. Ghrelin is independently associated with anti-mullerian hormone levels in obese but not non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Endocrine. 2017 Mar;55(3):907-913. doi: 10.1007/s12020-016-1210-4. Epub 2016 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 28004236; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5963876.
Aloi M, Rania M, De Fazio P, Vinai P, Tagliabue A, Allison KC, Segura-Garcia C. Validation of the Italian version of the Night Eating Questionnaire (I-NEQ). Journal of Psychopathology. 2017; 23:137-144.
Durnwald CP, Kallan MJ, Allison KC, Sammel MD, Wisch S, Elovitz M, Parry S. A Randomized Clinical Trial of an Intensive Behavior Education Program in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Women Designed to Improve Glucose Levels on the 2-Hour Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Am J Perinatol. 2016 Oct;33(12):1145-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1585085. Epub 2016 Jul 11. PubMed PMID: 27398697.
Allison KC, Spaeth A, Hopkins CM. Sleep and Eating Disorders. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2016 Oct;18(10):92. doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0728-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 27553980.
Sevinçer GM, Allison KC. Night Eating Syndrome: Report of a family case. Eat Behav. 2016 Aug;22:83-86. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.03.022. Epub 2016 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 27093391.
Dokras A, Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Milman L, Kris-Etherton PM, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Williams NI, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Fleming J, Coutifaris C, Legro RS. Weight Loss and Lowering Androgens Predict Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life in Women With PCOS. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Aug;101(8):2966-74. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-1896. Epub 2016 Jun 2. PubMed PMID: 27253669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4971336.
Legro RS, Dodson WC, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Kris-Etherton PM, Williams NI, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Allison KC, Sarwer DB, Diamond MP, Schlaff WD, Casson PR, Christman GM, Barnhart KT, Bates GW, Usadi R, Lucidi S, Baker V, Zhang H, Eisenberg E, Coutifaris C, Dokras A. Benefit of Delayed Fertility Therapy With Preconception Weight Loss Over Immediate Therapy in Obese Women With PCOS. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jul;101(7):2658-66. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-1659. Epub 2016 May 12. PubMed PMID: 27172435; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4929837.
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