Scholarly Works, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
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Fat and Carbohydrate Interact to Potentiate Food Reward in Healthy Weight but Not in Overweight or Obesity
(MDPI, 2021-04-06)Prior work suggests that actual, but not estimated, energy density drives the reinforcing value of food and that energy from fat and carbohydrate can interact to potentiate reward. Here we sought to replicate these findings ... -
Predictors of engagement and outcome achievement in a behavioural intervention targeting sugar-sweetened beverage intake among rural adults
(2020-02)Objective: To describe relationships among baseline characteristics, engagement indicators and outcomes for rural participants enrolled in SIPsmartER, a behavioural intervention targeting sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) ... -
A Profile of Celebrities Involved in the Partnership for a Healthier America’s Fruits & Veggies (FNV) Campaign
(2017-01)Most Americans do not consume the minimum daily 4.5-cup equivalent servings of fruits and vegetables recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020 (DGA). In 2015, the Partnership for a Healthier America ... -
Dance on the Brain: Enhancing Intra and Inter-Brain Synchrony
(Frontiers Media, 2021-01-07)Dance has traditionally been viewed from a Eurocentric perspective as a mode of self-expression that involves the human body moving through space, performed for the purposes of art, and viewed by an audience. In this ... -
Lifelong Ulk1-Mediated Autophagy Deficiency in Muscle Induces Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Contractile Weakness
(MDPI, 2021-02-16)The accumulation of damaged mitochondria due to insufficient autophagy has been implicated in the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle aging. Ulk1 is an autophagy-related kinase that initiates autophagosome assembly and may ... -
Dietary Anti-Aging Polyphenols and Potential Mechanisms
(MDPI, 2021-02-13)For years, the consumption of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables has been considered healthy, increasing longevity, and decreasing morbidities. With the assistance of basic research investigating the potential mechanisms, ... -
Chronic stress and adipose tissue in the anorexic state: endocrine and epigenetic mechanisms
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Although adipose tissue metabolism in obesity has been widely studied, there is limited research on the anorexic state, where the endocrine system is disrupted by reduced adipose tissue mass and there are depot-specific ... -
A rapid review of stocking and marketing practices used to sell sugar-sweetened beverages in US food stores
(2020-12)Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a primary source of added sugars in the American diet. Habitual SSB consumption is associated with obesity and noncommunicable disease and is one factor contributing to U.S. health ... -
Creating a Workplace Culture of Preventive Health: Process and Outcomes of the Colon Cancer-Free Zone at Virginia Cooperative Extension
(2020-12)Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the USA, yet is highly preventable and detectable at an early stage through screening. Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) implemented a worksite colon cancer ... -
The Emerging Role of Polyphenols in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
(MDPI, 2021-01-29)Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a fast-increasing health problem globally, and it results from insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is recognized as one of the major regulatory ... -
A Systematic Scoping Review of Media Campaigns to Develop a Typology to Evaluate Their Collective Impact on Promoting Healthy Hydration Behaviors and Reducing Sugary Beverage Health Risks
(MDPI, 2021-01-25)Interventions to discourage sugary beverages and encourage water consumption have produced modest and unsustainable behavioral changes to reduce obesity and noncommunicable disease risks. This systematic scoping review ... -
Elevated perfusate [Na+] increases contractile dysfunction during ischemia and reperfusion
(2020-10-14)Recent studies revealed that relatively small changes in perfusate sodium ([Na+](o)) composition significantly affect cardiac electrical conduction and stability in contraction arrested ex vivo Langendorff heart preparations ... -
Evaluation For Buying and Eating Fruits and Vegetables Among Teens and Moms Exposed to the Fruits & Veggies (FNV) Campaign in California and Virginia, 2015-2017
(2017-12)In 2015, the PHA launched the branded FNV (Fruits & Veggies) Campaign in California and Virginia to increase sales and consumption of fruits and vegetables among millennial moms (21-34 years) and Generation Z teens (15-20 ... -
Heat Stress Reduces Metabolic Rate While Increasing Respiratory Exchange Ratio in Growing Pigs
(MDPI, 2021-01-17)Heat stress (HS) diminishes animal production, reducing muscle growth and increasing adiposity, especially in swine. Excess heat creates a metabolic phenotype with limited lipid oxidation that relies on aerobic and anaerobic ... -
Participatory Action Planning to Address the Opioid Crisis in a Rural Virginia Community using the SEED Method
(2020-07-21)Community-based participatory research is an approach to creating research in partnership between communities and researchers (see Israel, Eng, Schulz, & Parker, 2012; Wallerstein, Duran, Oetzel, & Minkler, 2018). An ... -
Liver macrophages inhibit the endogenous antioxidant response in obesity-associated insulin resistance
(2020-02-26)Obesity and insulin resistance are risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. Because no approved medication nor an accurate and noninvasive diagnosis is ... -
Serum endotoxin, gut permeability and skeletal muscle metabolic adaptations following a short term high fat diet in humans
(2019-11-27)Background: Our previous work demonstrated that a short-term high fat diet (HFD) increased fasting serum endotoxin, altered postprandial excursions of serum endotoxin, and led to metabolic and transcriptional responses in ... -
Digital marketing to young people: Consequences for the health and diets of future generations
(United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN), FAO, 2020-07-30)Digital marketing is widely used to promote highly processed food and beverage products with excessive energy and high in fat, sugars and salt (HFSS) to young people, negatively impacting their diet and health. In this ... -
How digital technology is transforming the food retail landscape
(2020-08-14)This paper examines digital technology trends that are influencing the current and future business practices of the food retail landscape, including transnational grocery stores and chain restaurants. It describes trends ... -
Star Trek Offers Insights That Illuminate Actor Engagement in Global Nutrition Governance: Comment on "Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool"
(Maad Rayan Publishing Company, 2020-08-24)This commentary describes insights from Star Trek's fictional television series to understand how state and non-state actors address conflicts of interest (COIs) through global nutrition governance. I examine the findings ...
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