Linda Bandini, Ph.D.,RD

Academic Role: Associate Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Pediatrics

Other Affiliation(s):
   Shriver Center

Research Interests:

• Obesity in children and adults with developmental disorders and mental retardation
• Health promotion efforts for children/adults with developmental disorders and mental retardation
• Energy needs of children and adolescents

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Cermak, S, Curtin C. Bandini LG. Food selectivity and sensory sensitivity in children with autism spectrum disorders. J Am Dietetic Assoc,in press.

Must A, Barish EE, Bandini LG. Modifiable risk factors in relation to changes in BMI and fatness: what have we learned from prospective studies of school-aged children? Int J Obesity 2009;33:705-715.

Pagoto, SL, Curtin, C, Lemon, S, Bandini, L, Bodenlos, J., and Ma, Y. Association between adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and obesity in the US population. Obesity 2009;17:539-44.

Fleming RK, Stokes E, Curtin C, Bandini LG, Gleason J., Scampini R, Maslin MCT, and Hamad C. Behavioral health in developmental disabilities: a comprehensive program of nutrition, exercise and weight reduction. Int J Beh Consultation and Therapy 2008;4:287-296.

Bandini LG, Must A, Naumova EN, Anderson SE, Caprio S, Spadano-Gasbarro JL, and Dietz WH. Change in leptin, body composition, and other hormones around menarche-a visual representation. Acta Paediatrica 2008;97:1454-1459.

Must A., Bandini LG, Tybor DJ, Janssen I, Ross R, and Dietz WH. Behavioral risk factors in relation to visceral adipose tissue deposition in adolescent females. Int J Ped Obes 2008;3:28-36.

Must A, Bandini LG, Tybor DJ, Phillips SM, Naumova EN, Dietz WH. Activity, inactivity and screen time in relation to weight and fatness over adolescence in girls. Obesity 2007;15:1774-1781.

Thompson OM, Ballew C, Resnicow K, Gillespie C, Must A, Bandini LG, Cyr H, Dietz WH. Dietary pattern as a predictor of change in BMI z-score among girls. Int J Obes 2006;1:176-82.

Curtin, C., Bandini, L.G., Perrin, E.C., Tybor, D., Must, A. Prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders: a chart review. BMC Pediatrics 2005;5:48.

Bandini LG, Curtin C, Hamad C, Tybor DJ, Must A. Prevalence of overweight in children with developmental disorders in the continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. J Pediatr 2005;146(6),738-43.

Spadano, JL, Bandini LG, Must A, Dallal GE, Dietz WH. Longitudinal changes in energy expenditure in girls from late childhood through mid-adolescence. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81;1102-1109

Anderson, S., Bandini LG, Must A. Child temperament does not predict adolescent body composition in girls. Int J Obesity 2004;29:1-7.

Herbold NHH, Visconti BK, Frates S, Bandini L. Traditional supplement use by collegiate female varsity athletes. Int J Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 2004;14:586-593.

Bandini LG, Must A, Phillips SM, Naumova EN, Dietz WH. Relation of body mass and body fatness to energy expenditure: longitudinal changes from preadolescence through adolescence. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80:1262-1269.

Phillips SM, Bandini LG, Naumova E, Cyr H, Colclough S,  Dietz WH, Must AM.  Consumption of high-calorie, low-nutrient-dense foods over the adolescent period: Relationship to body weight and fatness in a longitudinal setting.  Obesity Res 2004, 12:461-472.

Thompson OM, Ballew C, Resnicow K, Must A, Bandini LG, Cyr H, Dietz Wh.; Food purchased away from home as a predictor of change in BNM z-score among girls.  Int J Obes 2004;28:282-289.

Spadano Jl, Bandini LG, Must A, Dallal GE, Dietz WH.  Does menarche mark a period of elevated resting metabolic rate in girls? Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2004: E456-E462.

Anderson S, Bandini LG, Dietz WH, Must A.  Relationship between temperament, nonresting energy expenditure, body compostion, and physical activity in girls. Int J Obes 2004;28:300-306.

Spadano JL, Must A, Bandini LG, Dallal GE, Dietz WH.  Energy cost of physical activities in 12-y-old girls: MET values and the influence of body weight. Int J Obesity 2003;27:1528.

Bandini LG, Must A, Cyr H, Anderson SE, Spadano JL, Dietz WH. Longitudinal changes in the accuracy of reported energy intake during adolescence in girls. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;78:480-4.

Phillips SM, Bandini LG, Cyr H, Colclough-Douglas S, Naumova E, Must A. Dairy food consumption and body weight and fatness studied longitudinally over the adolescent period. Int J Obesity 2003; 27:1106-1113.

Phillips SM, Bandini LG, Cyr H, Compton DV, Naumova E, Must A. Longitudinal comparison of body composition by total body water and bioelectrical impedance in adolescent girls. J Nutr 2003;133:1419-1425.

Bandini LG, Must A.  Spadano JL, Dietz WH. Relationship of body composition, parental overweight, pubertal stage ethnicity to energy expenditure among premenarcheal girls. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:1040-7.

Bandini LG, Puezl-Quinn H, Morelli J, Fukagawa NK. Estimation of energy requirements in persons with severe central nervous system impairment. J Pediatr 1995;126:828-32.

Bandini LG, Schoeller DA, Fukagawa NK, Wykes L, and Dietz WH.  Body composition and energy expenditure in adolescents with cerebral palsy or myelodysplasia. Pediatric Research 1991;29:70-77.

Chapters

Bandini LG, Ekvall SW, Stallings V. Cerebral Palsy. In: Ekvall SW, ed. Pediatric Nutrition in Chronic Diseases and Developmental Disorders: Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment. New York, NY: Oxford University; 2005.

Ekvall SW, Bandini LG, Ekvall V, Curtin C. Obesity. In: Ekvall SW, ed. Pediatric Nutrition in Chronic Diseases and Developmental Disorders: Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment. New York, NY: Oxford University; 2005.

Bandini LG. Obesity. In: Nehring WM., ed. Health Promotion for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities: The state of scientific evidence. Washington, D.C.: American Association on Mental Retardation; 2005.

Trueth M. S., Bandini LG. . Regulation of body weight:energy expenditure and physical activity. In: Goran MI, Sothern, MS, eds. Handbook of Pediatric Obesity. Boca Raton, FL; CRC Press, 2006.

Bandini LG, Flynn.  Overnutrition.  In Nutrition and Metabolism. Gibney MJ and Macdonald IA. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 2003

Current Faculty Appointments

• Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Clinical Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Boston University

Office: Shriver
Phone: 781-642-0280
E-mail: Linda.Bandini@umassmed.edu

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