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Edward A. Frongillo

South Carolina Department of Education · US
Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · General Health Professions
Research interest
Research interests include Child Nutrition and Water Access, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences.
h-index
97
citations
43,755
works
793
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Mental Distress and Resource Insecurity in the Kingdom of Tonga After the 2022 Volcanic Eruption: Associations of Water and Food Insecurity With Mental Distress
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
The Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales are suitable for use in high-income settings: findings from cognitive interviews and nationally representative surveys
International Journal for Equity in Health 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
How Livelihood Change Affects Food Choice Behaviors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Advances in Nutrition 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Food Is Medicine for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Improved Health and Hospitalizations in the Changing Health Through Food Support (CHEFS-HIV) Pragmatic Randomized Trial
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Mental health, water, and food: Relationships between water and food insecurity and probable depression amongst adults in Mexico
Journal of Affective Disorders 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
A call to action for transformation towards nutritious food systems
Nature Food 2024cited by 5position: middledoi
Assessing and Monitoring Nutrition Security to Promote Healthy Dietary Intake and Outcomes in the United States
Annual Review of Nutrition 2023cited by 69position: lastdoi
Basic human values drive food choice decision-making in different food environments of Kenya and Tanzania
Appetite 2023cited by 20position: middledoi
Longitudinal Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Engagement in Care, and ART Adherence Among US Women Living with HIV
AIDS and Behavior 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Text messages to improve child diets: Formative research findings and protocol of a randomised controlled trial in Nepal
Maternal and Child Nutrition 2023cited by 7position: lastdoi
Perspective: Food Environment Research Priorities for Africa—Lessons from the Africa Food Environment Research Network
Advances in Nutrition 2022cited by 40position: middledoi
How Perspectives on Food Safety of Vendors and Consumers Translate into Food-Choice Behaviors in 6 African and Asian Countries
Current Developments in Nutrition 2022cited by 38position: middledoi
Nutrition in adolescent growth and development
The Lancet 2021cited by 475position: middledoi
Perspective: The Importance of Water Security for Ensuring Food Security, Good Nutrition, and Well-being
Advances in Nutrition 2021cited by 187position: middledoi
Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Affects Dietary Intake, Micronutrient Intake, Gestational Weight Gain, and Breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation
Journal of Nutrition 2021cited by 83position: middledoi
Household Water and Food Insecurity Are Positively Associated with Poor Mental and Physical Health among Adults Living with HIV in Western Kenya
Journal of Nutrition 2021cited by 69position: middledoi
Actions in global nutrition initiatives to promote sustainable healthy diets
Global Food Security 2021cited by 42position: middledoi
Food insecurity and frailty among women with and without HIV in the United States: a cross‐sectional analysis
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2021cited by 15position: middledoi
Validity of a Four-Item Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale for Assessing Water Issues Related to Health and Well-Being
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020cited by 67position: middledoi
Mechanisms from Food Insecurity to Worse HIV Treatment Outcomes in US Women Living with HIV
AIDS Patient Care and STDs 2020cited by 36position: lastdoi
Gendered Intrahousehold Bargaining Power is Associated with Child Nutritional Status in Nepal
Journal of Nutrition 2020cited by 10position: middledoi
The Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale: development and validation of a household water insecurity measure for low-income and middle-income countries
BMJ Global Health 2019cited by 351position: middledoi
Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale
BMJ Open 2019cited by 102position: middledoi
Food insecurity is associated with anxiety, stress, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in a cohort of women with or at risk of HIV in the United States
Journal of Nutrition 2019cited by 80position: middledoi
Precarity and health: Theorizing the intersection of multiple material-need insecurities, stigma, and illness among women in the United States
Social Science & Medicine 2019cited by 73position: middledoi
Persistent Food Insecurity Is Associated with Adverse Mental Health among Women Living with or at Risk of HIV in the United States
Journal of Nutrition 2019cited by 41position: middledoi
Food insecurity and violence in a prospective cohort of women at risk for or living with HIV in the U.S.
PLoS ONE 2019cited by 40position: middledoi
Best Practices for Developing and Validating Scales for Health, Social, and Behavioral Research: A Primer
Frontiers in Public Health 2018cited by 5,011position: middledoi
Longitudinal associations between food insecurity and substance use in a cohort of women with or at risk for HIV in the United States
Addiction 2018cited by 68position: middledoi
Food Insecurity, Internalized Stigma, and Depressive Symptoms Among Women Living with HIV in the United States
AIDS and Behavior 2018cited by 63position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Sheri D. Weiser · University of California, San Francisco25 papers (2012–2024)Lila A. Sheira · University of California, San Francisco11 papers (2017–2024)Phyllis C. Tien · University Hospital and Clinics11 papers (2017–2023)Adaora A. Adimora · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill10 papers (2017–2023)Janet M. Turan · University of Alabama at Birmingham10 papers (2017–2023)Daniel Merenstein · Georgetown University9 papers (2017–2023)Sera L. Young · Northwestern University9 papers (2018–2025)Tracey E. Wilson · State University of New York9 papers (2017–2023)Lisa R. Metsch · University of Miami9 papers (2017–2023)Mardge H. Cohen · John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County9 papers (2017–2023) · 9 papers (2017–2023)Ighovwerha Ofotokun · AID Atlanta8 papers (2018–2023)David R. Bangsberg · Simon Fraser University7 papers (2012–2014)Henry J. Whittle · University of London6 papers (2015–2019)Christine E. Blake · University of South Carolina5 papers (2020–2024)Elise D. Riley · University of California, San Francisco5 papers (2012–2024)Torsten B. Neilands · University of California, San Francisco5 papers (2018–2021)Tessa M. Nápoles · University of California, San Francisco4 papers (2015–2024)Alexander C. Tsai · San Francisco General Hospital4 papers (2012–2019)Hilary K. Seligman · Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute4 papers (2015–2023)