Scholars@Duke
Sophie Nicole Ravanbakht

Sophie Nicole Ravanbakht

Medical Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences

Selected Publications

The influence of acculturation and stress on obesity in US latino dyads using systems science.

Journal Article Ethn Health · October 2025 OBJECTIVE: Pediatric obesity continues to grow in the US Latino population despite public health efforts. Little work has explored the link between acculturation and stress across caregiver-child dyads using systems science. METHODS: Semi-structured interv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of caregiver-child acculturation on child obesity among US Latino individuals.

Journal Article Obesity (Silver Spring) · August 2023 OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to assess the association of Latino caregiver-child nativity status (US- and foreign-born) with child obesity using a nationally representative sample. METHODS: Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examina ... Full text Link to item Cite

Associations Between Food Insecurity and Parental Feeding Behaviors of Toddlers.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · 2020 OBJECTIVE: We examined associations between household food insecurity status and parental feeding behavior, weight perception, and child weight status in a diverse sample of young children. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of 2-year-old children in Greenl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Concordance of Child and Parent Reports of Children's Screen Media Use.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · July 2019 OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the concordance of parent and child reports of children's media consumption, even though parents are often asked to report for their children in clinical care settings. Our objective was to understand how parent and child r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parental Feeding Beliefs and Practices and Household Food Insecurity in Infancy.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · 2019 OBJECTIVE: Food insecurity is associated with childhood obesity possibly mediated through caregiver feeding practices and beliefs. We examined if caregiver feeding practices differed by household food security status in a diverse sample of infants. We hypo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999-2016.

Journal Article Pediatrics · March 2018 OBJECTIVES: To provide updated prevalence data on obesity trends among US children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years from a nationally representative sample. METHODS: We used the NHANES for years 1999 to 2016. Weight status was determined by using measure ... Full text Link to item Cite

Obesogenic Behavior and Weight-Based Stigma in Popular Children's Movies, 2012 to 2015.

Journal Article Pediatrics · December 2017 BACKGROUND: Obesity-promoting content and weight-stigmatizing messages are common in child-directed television programming and advertisements, and 1 study found similar trends in G- and PG-rated movies from 2006 to 2010. Our objective was to examine the pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early Prevention and Treatment Interventions for Childhood Obesity

Journal Article Current Pediatrics Reports · December 1, 2017 Purpose of Review: Childhood obesity is a challenge that pediatric providers face daily in the clinical setting. As a multifactorial chronic illness, obesity is complex, with numerous possible prevention, and treatment strategies. Clinical interventions in ... Full text Cite

Influence of product placement in children's movies on children's snack choices.

Journal Article Appetite · July 1, 2017 BACKGROUND: Media exposure affects health, including obesity risk. Children's movies often contain food placements-frequently unhealthy foods. However, it is not known if these cues influence children's food choices or consumption after viewing. We explore ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parental Perceptions of Weight During the First Year of Life.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · August 2016 BACKGROUND: More than half of parents underestimate their overweight child's weight; however, previous research focuses on children older than 2 years of age. The objective of this study was to assess whether parents of 2- to 12-month-old infants are able ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association Between Bottle Size and Formula Intake in 2-Month-Old Infants.

Journal Article Acad Pediatr · April 2016 OBJECTIVE: To determine range of bottle sizes used and examine the relationship between bottle size and total daily consumption of infant formula. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data collected as part of Greenlight, a cluster randomized tria ... Full text Link to item Cite