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Dr. Loth is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. As a clinical dietitian and a behavioral epidemiologist, Dr. Loth is driven to pursue the use of novel research methods and analytic approaches to untangle complex nutrition-related research questions. Her programmatic line of research is focused on understanding the social and environmental influences that impact the dietary intake and weight-related behaviors of individuals from ethnically/ racially diverse and low-income backgrounds. Dr. Loth’s multidisciplinary training in nutrition, public health, epidemiology, childhood obesity and eating disorders, mixed methods and methodological research position her to shape obesity and eating disorder prevention research in unique and innovative ways.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MPH, Public Health Nutrition, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
PhD, Behavioral Epidemiology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BS, Dietetics, University of Wisconsin
Research Interest Keywords
- eating disorders
- child feeding
- parenting
- family meals
- health behavior change
- nutrition
- food insecurity
- health disparities
- health equity
- integrated clinical care
- medical education
- dietary intake
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Expanding an Evidence-Based Curriculum in Training Family Physicians to Address Behavioral Health Topics in Primary Care
7/1/19 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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An exploration of the momentary mechanisms of controllin
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
9/5/17 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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Supporting Healthy Food and Activity Environments in Min
Loth, K., Arcan, C. & Nanney, S.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
9/1/15 → 8/31/17
Project: Research project
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Associations Between Weight Talk and Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Children from Racially/Ethnically Diverse Households
Trofholz, A. C., Tate, A., Telke, S., Loth, K. A., Buchanan, G. J. & Berge, J. M., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 32, 1, p. 31-43 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A three-arm randomized controlled trial using ecological momentary intervention, community health workers, and video feedback at family meals to improve child cardiovascular health: the Family Matters study design
Berge, J. M., Trofholz, A. C., Aqeel, M., Norderud, K., Tate, A., Fertig, A., Loth, K., Mendenhall, T. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., Dec 2023, In: BMC public health. 23, 1, 708.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can We Talk? An Exploratory Examination of Communication Patterns Between Emerging Adults and their Parents
Berge, J. M., Simone, M., Eisenberg, M. E., Loth, K., Sherwood, N. E. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., May 2023, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 32, 5, p. 1571-1582 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Weight Perception Transitions in Adolescence Predict Concurrent and Long-Term Disordered Eating Behaviors?
Hahn, S. L., Burnette, B., Hooper, L., Wall, M., Loth, K. A. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., May 2023, In: Journal of Adolescent Health. 72, 5, p. 803-810 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Household food insecurity is associated with greater prevalence and 18-month incidence of a range of disordered eating behaviors in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of parents
Hazzard, V. M., Loth, K. A., Fertig, A. R., Trofholz, A. C., de Brito, J. N., Doering, A. C. & Berge, J. M., Apr 2023, In: Eating Behaviors. 49, 101728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review