Robert C. Whitaker

Predicting Obesity in Young Adulthood from Childhood and Parental Obesity

Robert C. Whitaker, Jeffrey A. Wright, Margaret S. Pepe et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1997 · 4.4K citations · Full text

A Prospective Study of the Role of Depression in the Development and Persistence of Adolescent Obesity

Elizabeth Goodman, Robert C. Whitaker · PEDIATRICS · 2002 · 961 citations

Neighborhoods, Obesity, and Diabetes — A Randomized Social Experiment

Jens Ludwig, Lisa Sanbonmatsu, Lisa A. Gennetian et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 951 citations · Full text

Predicting Preschooler Obesity at Birth: The Role of Maternal Obesity in Early Pregnancy

Robert C. Whitaker · PEDIATRICS · 2004 · 821 citations

Food Insecurity and the Risks of Depression and Anxiety in Mothers and Behavior Problems in their Preschool-Aged Children

Robert C. Whitaker, Shannon Phillips, Sean Orzol · PEDIATRICS · 2006 · 807 citations