Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Research interest
Research interests include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Nutritional Studies and Diet, and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.
Dietary sugar restriction reduces hepatic de novo lipogenesis in adolescent boys with fatty liver disease
Effect of a Low Free Sugar Diet vs Usual Diet on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescent Boys
Association of Sugary Beverage Consumption With Mortality Risk in US Adults
Production-related contaminants (pesticides, antibiotics and hormones) in organic and conventionally produced milk samples sold in the USA
Trends in Low-Calorie Sweetener Consumption Among Pregnant Women in the United States
Consumption of low‐calorie sweetened beverages is associated with higher total energy and sugar intake among children, NHANES 2011–2016
Elementary school physical activity opportunities and physical fitness of students: A statewide cross-sectional study of schools
Arsenic exposure and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among U.S. adolescents and adults: an association modified by race/ethnicity, NHANES 2005–2014
Pathways and mechanisms linking dietary components to cardiometabolic disease: thinking beyond calories
Consumption of sugars, saturated fat, and sodium among US children from infancy through preschool age, NHANES 2009–2014
Sugar intake by type (added vs. naturally occurring) and physical form (liquid vs. solid) and its varying association with children's body weight, NHANES 2009–2014
Consumption of Low-Calorie Sweeteners among Children and Adults in the United States
A systematic review of the association between consumption of sugar‐containing beverages and excess weight gain among children under age 12
Natural History of NAFLD Diagnosed in Childhood: A Single-Center Study
Weight Management-Related Assessment and Counseling by Primary Care Providers in an Area of High Childhood Obesity Prevalence: Current Practices and Areas of Opportunity
Usual Intake of Added Sugars and Lipid Profiles Among the U.S. Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2010
The Impact of Parents’ Categorization of Their Own Weight and Their Child’s Weight on Healthy Lifestyle Promoting Beliefs and Practices
Sugars and adiposity: the long‐term effects of consuming added and naturally occurring sugars in foods and in beverages
Dietary Fructose Reduction Improves Markers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Hispanic-American Adolescents with NAFLD
Consumption of Less Than 10% of Total Energy From Added Sugars is Associated With Increasing HDL in Females During Adolescence: A Longitudinal Analysis
The sugar-sweetened beverage wars
Youth Understanding of Healthy Eating and Obesity: A Focus Group Study
Increasing Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among United States Adolescents, 1988-1994 to 2007-2010
Low-calorie sweetener consumption is increasing in the United States
Children with NAFLD Are More Sensitive to the Adverse Metabolic Effects of Fructose Beverages than Children without NAFLD