Vadiveloo MK, Gardner CD, Bleich SN, Khandpur N, Lichtenstein AH, Otten JJ, Rebholz CM, Singleton CR, Vos MB, Wang S; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; and Stroke Council. Ultraprocessed Foods and Their Association With Cardiometabolic Health: Evidence, Gaps, and Opportunities: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 Sep 23;152(12):e245-e263. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001365. Epub 2025 Aug 8. PMID: 40776885. (Writing group chair.)

• Associated commentary. Ornish D. Longer Shelf Life, Shorter Human Life. Circulation. 2025 Sep 23;152(12):843-845. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.076896. Epub 2025 Aug 18. PMID: 40820770.

Gardner CD, Vadiveloo MK, Petersen KS, Anderson CAM, Springfield S, Van Horn L, Khera A, Lamendola C, Mayo SM, Joseph JJ; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. Popular Dietary Patterns: Alignment With American Heart Association 2021 Dietary Guidance: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023 May 30;147(22):1715-1730. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001146. Epub 2023 Apr 27. PMID: 37128940. (Vice chair.)

Rossi LP, Granger BB, Bruckel JT, Crabbe DL, Graven LJ, Newlin K Streur MM, Vadiveloo MK, Volgman AS,Walton-Moss B, Warden B. How models of care affect cardiovascular patient outcomes: a review of the evidence. Circulation. 2023. Aug 8;148(6):512-542. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001141.

Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Vadiveloo M, Hu FB, Kris-Etherton PM, Rebholz CM, Sacks FM, Thorndike AN, Van Horn L, Wylie-Rosett J; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Stroke Council. 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 Dec 7;144(23):e472-e487. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031. Epub 2021 Nov 2. PMID: 34724806. (Vice chair.)

• Associated commentary. Haslam DE, Bhupathiraju SN. The new American Heart Association dietary guidance to improve population-level cardiometabolic health: moving toward a heart-healthy food environment. American Heart Association Professional Heart Daily. November 2, 2021. Read the commentary.

Vadiveloo M, Lichtenstein AH, Anderson C, Aspry K, Foraker R, Griggs S, Hayman LL, Johnston E, Stone NJ, Thorndike AN; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Stroke Council. Rapid Diet Assessment Screening Tools for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Across Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 Sep;13(9):e000094. doi: 10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000094. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32762254. (Writing group chair.)

• Associated commentary. Odoms-Young A. Promoting rapid diet assessment screening and counseling in health care settings: a pathway for creating a “world of longer, healthier lives.” American Heart Association Professional Heart Daily. October 2020. Read the commentary.
• Correspondence and writing group response. American Heart Association. 2021. Read the exchange (PDF).

Hurtado Solberg E†, Vadiveloo M, Elenio E†, Tovar A. Informing the Next Chapter of SNAP Policy: Lessons from SNAP Participants’ Experiences in the Aftermath of the Emergency Allotment Expiration. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 Jul 21:S1499-4046(26)00373-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2026.06.214. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42484590.

Elenio E†, Contreras AS†, Huang C†, Solberg EH†, Vadiveloo M, Tovar A. Mixed methods analysis of the cultural acceptability and competence of SNAP in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Prev Med Rep. 2026 Jun 5;68:103532. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103532. PMID: 42369379; PMCID: PMC13293736.

Oddo VM, Leider J, Tovar A, Vadiveloo MK, Elenio E, Powell LM. An Evaluation of a State-level Fruit and Vegetable Incentive on Food and Nutrition Security Among SNAP Participants. Front. Nutr. 12:1706200. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1706200

Tovar A, Powell LM, Leider J, Elenio E, Oddo VM, Vadiveloo M. Evaluation of a State-level Incentive Program to Improve Diet: The Eat Well, Be Well SNAP Program. JAMA Network Open. Nov 2025;8;(11):e2544215. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.44215

Vadiveloo MK, TA, Elenio E, Eickhoff C, San Soucie J, Feldstein Ewing S, Gans KM, Thorndike AN,. Exploring Facilitators and Barriers for Personalized Dietary Incentives among Online Shoppers at Cardiovascular Risk and Key Informants to Inform an Automated Shopping Platform. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2025; 2025 Sep 13:S1499-4046(25)00383-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.07.010.

Oddo VM, Leider J, Tovar A, Powell LM, Elenio E, Vadiveloo MK. Food insecurity and risk of nutrition insecurity among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants in Rhode Island and Connecticut, USA. Prev Med Rep. 2025 Feb 8;51:103002. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103002. eCollection 2025 Mar. PubMed [citation] PMID: 40028001, PMCID: PMC11870204

Melo Herrera Y†, Vadiveloo MK, Blau S, Oaks BM, Quashie NT, Tovar A. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Personalized, Pre-filled Online Grocery Cart to Improve Benefit Redemption and Diet Quality of Grocery Purchases among Participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Appetite. 2024 Nov 1;202:107647. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107647.

Vadiveloo MK, Parker HW†, Thorndike AN. Participant Characteristics Associated with High Responsiveness to Personalized Healthy Food Incentives: a Secondary Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Crossover Smart Cart Study. J Nutr. 2023 Jan 14;152(12):2913-2921. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxac197. PMID: 36040345.

Vadiveloo M*, Atlas S, Buchanan A, Guan X†, Parker H†, and Thorndike A. The effect of targeted healthy food incentives on the dietary quality of grocery purchase: results from the randomized controlled Smart Cart Study. JAMA Network Open. (2021) Feb 1;4(2):e2030921. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.30921.

Vadiveloo M*, Atlas S, Parker H† Guan X†, Thorndike A. Evaluating the effect of individually-targeted food incentives on grocery purchases: The smart cart study protocol for a randomized controlled cross-over trial (2020). Contemporary Clinical Trials Feb 21;91:105966

Guan X†, Atlas SA, and Vadiveloo M. Targeted retail coupons and dietary quality of grocery purchases over 2-years. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.* (2018) Nov 15; 15(1):111.

Vadiveloo M, Dixon LB, Elbel B Consumer purchasing patterns in response to calorie labeling legislation in New York City. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. (2011). 8:51.

Research briefs and reports

Vadiveloo MK, Han H, Elenio E, Hurtado E, Kelly C, Sanchez Contreras A, Tovar A. Launching a Statewide SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program: An Implementation Toolkit. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. June 2026.

Tovar A, Elenio E†, Leider J, Oddo VM, Pipito AA, Powell LM, Vadiveloo M. Design of the What’s On Your Plate Kids Study. Research Brief No. 140. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. April 2025.

Vadiveloo MK, Elenio E†, Leider J, Oddo VM, Pipito AA, Powell LM, Tovar A. Design of the What’s On Your Plate SNAP Study. Research Brief No. 139. Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL. November 2024. doi: 10.25417/uic.27380922.

Vadiveloo MK, Tovar A, Thorndike AN. Lessons from Smart Cart 2.0: Considerations for Integrating Purchasing Data into Healthy Eating Interventions with AI Approaches. J Nutr. 2026 Jul;156(7):101604. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101604. Epub 2026 May 20. PMID: 42167530; PMCID: PMC13494169.

McGuirt JT, Winkler MR, Melo Herrera Y†, Bode B, Lowery CM, Vadiveloo M. Digitalization of the Retail Food Environment: Modernizing Food Access, Highlighting Health Equity, and Identifying Opportunities for Future Research and Practice. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 Mar;58(3):242-257. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.11.014. Epub 2026 Jan 28. PMID: 41603841; PMCID: PMC13014527. – Featured in JNEB Monthly podcast March 2026

Vadiveloo M*, Sotos Prieto M, Parker HW†, Yao Q†, and Thorndike AN. Food Environments and their Contribution to Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. (2021) Feb 17;23(4):14. doi: 10.1007/s11883-021-00912-9.

Robson S¹, Vadiveloo M¹, Couch C, Frank L, Papas M, Saelens B, Sallis J, Colburn T, Pan Z, and Glanz K. Examining the Restaurant Food Environment and Dietary Intake in Children. Prev Med Rep.(2020) Dec 2;20:101274. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101274. > ¹Co-first author

Vadiveloo M, Parker HW†, Juul F†, Parekh N. Sociodemographic Differences in the Dietary Quality of Food-at-Home Acquisitions and Purchases among Participants in the U.S. Nationally Representative Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS). Nutrients.* (2020). Aug 7; 12(8).

Weir MJ†, Uchida H, and Vadiveloo M. Quantifying the effect of market information on demand for genetically modified salmon. Aquaculture Economics & Management (2020). DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2020.1803447

Vadiveloo M*, Perraud E†, Parker H†, Juul F†, Parekh N. Geographic differences in the dietary quality of food purchases among participants in the nationally-representative Food Acquisition and Purchase Study (FoodAPS). Nutrients (2019) May 20; 11(6).

Huang Y†, Tovar A, Taylor J, Vadiveloo M*. Staple food item availability among small retailers in Providence, RI. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. (2019) Mar 23;16(6).

Vadiveloo M, Malik V, Spiegelman D, Willett W, Mattei J. Does a grill menu redesign influence sales, nutrients purchased, and consumer acceptance in a worksite cafeteria? Preventive Medicine Reports. (2017) Dec;8:140-147. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.09.001.

Yao Q†, Oaks B, Cohen S, and Vadiveloo, MK. Brief Diet Screener for Assessing Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet: Development and Validation. Curr Developments in Nutrition. Nov 2025 Vol 9 (11).

Elenio EG, Tovar A, San Soucie J, Vadiveloo MK. Population Recruitment Strategies in the Age of Bots: Insights from the What Is on Your Plate Study. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025 Apr 15;9(5):107442. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107442. eCollection 2025 May. PubMed [citation] PMID: 40487551, PMCID: PMC12143651

Anaya G, Gabriel K, St-Onge M, Van Horn LV, Alfini A, Badon SE, Boushey C, Brown A, Depner CM, Diaz KM, Doherty A, Dooley EE, Dumuid D, Fernandez-Mendoza J, Grandner MA, Herrick KA, Hu FB, Knutson KL, Paluch A, Pratt CA, Reis JP, Schrack J, Shams-White MM, Thomas D, Tucker KL, Vadiveloo MK, Wolff-Hughes DL, Yong HL. Optimal instruments for measurement of dietary intake, physical activity, and sleep among adults in population-based studies: Report of an NHLBI Workshop. Accepted. Journal of the American Heart Association. Volume 13, Number 2 https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.035818

Parker HW†, Oaks BM, Buchanan AL, Vadiveloo MK. Modified-Weight Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores are more strongly associated with mortality risk than standard scores. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Mar;124(3):331-345. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.09.018. Epub 2023 Sep 29.PMID: 37777111

Vadiveloo MK, Thorndike AN, Lichtenstein AH. Integrating Diet Screening Into Routine Clinical Care: The Time Is Now. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e028583. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028583. Epub 2022 Dec 30. PMID: 36583426; PMCID: PMC9973602.

Vadiveloo MK, Landry M, and Gardner CD. The Quest to Advance Assessment of Dietary Intake: Metabolomic Meat Markers. AJCN. 2022 June https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac143

Vadiveloo M*, Juul F, Sotos Prieto M, Parekh N. Novel approaches to assessing dietary quality in the food system: combining methods to enhance measurement for dietary surveillance and interventions. Advances in Nutrition. 2022. Online ahead of print doi: 10.1093/advances/nmac007.

Parker H†, de Aruajo C†, Thorndike A, Vadiveloo M. The utility of household Grocery Purchase Quality Index scores as an individual diet quality metric. British Journal of Nutrition* (2020). Dec 3:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0007114520004833.

Parker H† and Vadiveloo M*. Diet quality of vegetarian diets compared with nonvegetarian diets: a systematic review. Nutrition Reviews. (2019) Mar 1;77(3):144-160. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuy067.

Melo Herrera Y†, Elenio E†, Tovar A, Vadiveloo MK. Ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and diet quality among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participating adults. Eat Behav. 2026 Aug 6;62:102118. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2026.102118. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42612474.

Gbaa T†, Yao Q†, Melo Herrera Y†, Vadiveloo M*. Associations Between Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) Consumption and Weight Change and Obesity Risk Among Consumers of Plant-Based Diets: A Systematic Review. J Am Nutr Assoc. 2026 Apr 28;:1-14. doi: 10.1080/27697061.2026.2660795.

Vadiveloo M and Gardner C. Invited Submission. Ultra processed food (UPF) intake and low dietary quality are not synonymous – a case for limiting most but not all UPFs in plant-based diets. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 0, Issue 0

De Araujo C†, Yao Q†, Juul F, Champagne CM, Sacks FM, Bray G, Vadiveloo M¹. Isocaloric replacement of ultraprocessed foods was associated with greater weight loss in the POUNDS Lost trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024; 32(7): 1281-1289. doi:10.1002/oby.24044 ¹Recognized as Editor’s Choice selection for July 2024 issue

Vadiveloo MK, Gardner CD. Not All Ultra-Processed Foods Are Created Equal: A Case for Advancing Research and Policy That Balances Health and Nutrition Security. Diabetes Care. 2023 Jul 1;46(7):1327-1329. doi: 10.2337/dci23-0018. PMID: 37339348.

Juul F†, Santos Simões, Litvak J, Martinez-Steele E, Deierlein A, Vadiveloo M, Parekh N. Diet quality and processing level of the US grocery cart: Is there an association? Public Health Nutrition. (2019) Sep; 22(12):2357-2366. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019001344. Epub 2019 Jun 13. PubMed PMID: 31190676.

Hardy F, Tovar A, Elenio EG, Herrera YM, Perry M, Bauer KW, Vadiveloo MK. Food parenting stress among caregivers receiving government food assistance: a study from the United States. Prev Med Rep. 2025 Jul 27;57:103189. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103189. eCollection 2025 Sep. PubMed [citation] PMID: 40791293, PMCID: PMC12337642

Fox, K†., Vadiveloo, M., McCurdy, K., Risica, P. M., Gans, K. M., & Tovar, A. Associations Between Child Eating Behavior and Diet Quality and Eating Patterns in Preschool-Aged Children. Appetite. Volume 202, 1 November 2024, 107621.

Frank, H.E., Guzman, L.E., Ayalasomayajula, S, Albanese, A., Dunklee, B., Harvey, M., Bouchard, K., Vadiveloo, M., Yaroch, A., Scott, K., & Tovar, A. Developing and testing a produce prescription implementation blueprint to improve food security in a clinical setting: A pilot study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 10, Article number: 51 (2024) 

†Melo Herrera Y, Tovar A, Oaks BM, Quashie, N, and Vadiveloo M. Associations between Participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children(WIC) and Maternal Diet Quality. J Nutr 2023 Nov;153(11):3317-3326. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.08.021. Epub 2023 Aug 20.PMID: 37604386

Fox K†, Vadiveloo M, McCurdy K, Risica PM, Gans KM, Tovar A. Control and Chaos: Caregiver’s Basic Psychological Need Frustration is Associated With the Socioemotional Climate When Feeding. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2023 May;55(5):363-370. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2023.02.002. – One of the three 2024 Best Research Brief finalists

Bouchard KL†, Grigsby-Toussaint DS, Fox K, Amin S, Vadiveloo M, Greaney ML, Tovar A. Maternal Experiences with Discussing Complementary Feeding in Primary Care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 23;19(19):12061. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912061. PMID: 36231363; PMCID: PMC9566633.

Fox, K†., Vadiveloo, M., McCurdy, K., Benjamin-Neelon, S. E., Østbye, T., & Tovar, A. (n.d.). Maternal Stress and Excessive Weight Gain in Infancy. IJERPH. 2022 May 9;19(9). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095743.

Perraud E†, Parker H†, Tovar A, Kaar J, Vadiveloo M. The relationship between maternal prenatal and postnatal vegetable intake and repeated measures of infant vegetable intake frequency in a national U.S. sample. Appetite*. Oct 28:105781. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105781

Moore AM†, Vadiveloo M, McCurdy K, Bouchard K, Tovar A. A recurrent cross-sectional qualitative study exploring how low-income mothers define snack snad reasons for offering snacks during infancy. Appetite. (2021) Jul 1;162:105169. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105169.

Ramirez A†, Vadiveloo M, Risica PM, Gans KM, Greaney M, Mena NZ, Cooksey K, and Tovar A. Dietary contributions to food group intake in preschool children attending family childcare homes. Nutrients (2020), 12(12), 3686 https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123686.

Parker H†, Tovar A, McCurdy K, Vadiveloo M. Associations between pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational weight gain, and diet quality in a national sample (2019). PLOS One*. Oct 1;14(10) e0224034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224034.

Moore, AM†, Vadiveloo, M., Tovar, A., McCurdy, K., Østbye, T., & Benjamin-Neelon, S. E. (2019). Associations of less healthy snack food consumption with infant weight-for-length z-score trajectories: Findings from the Nurture cohort study. Nutrients, 11(11), 2752. doi: 10.3390/nu11112752

Parker H†, Tovar A, McCurdy K, and Vadiveloo M. Socioeconomic and racial prenatal diet quality disparities in a national US sample (2020). Public Health Nutrition.*Apr;23(5):894-903

Tovar A, Kaar J, McCurdy K, Field A, Dabelea D, Vadiveloo M*. Maternal vegetable intake during and after pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019); 19:267.

Vadiveloo M¹, Tovar A, Østbye T, and Benjamin-Neelon SE. Associations between timing and quality of solid food introduction with infant weight-for-length z-scores at 12 months: Findings from the Nurture cohort. Appetite* (2019) May 24; 141. > ¹Recognized for Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Research > Practice Group First Author Award

Tovar A, Vadiveloo M, Østbye T, and Benjamin-Neelon, SE. Maternal predictors of infant beverage consumption: results from the Nurture Study. Public Health Nutrition. (2019) May 20:1-7.

McCurdy K, Tovar A, Kaar J, Vadiveloo M. Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores. Appetite. (2018) Dec 30; 134-148.

Kaar JL, Schmiege SJ, Vadiveloo M, Simon SL, and Tovar A. Sleep duration mediates the relationship between health behavior patterns and obesity. Sleep Health (2018) Oct;4(5):442-447.

Fox K†, Melo Herrera Y†, Abreu AM†, Vadiveloo MK. Variety of high and very low-energy density foods among preschool-aged children and associations with food intake, diet quality, and weight status. J Nutr. 2024. Feb;154(2):697-705. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.12.028. Epub 2023 Dec 21.PMID: 38135003.

Vadiveloo M*, Principato L, Morwitz V, and Mattei J. Sensory variety in shape and color influences fruit and vegetable intake, liking, and purchase intentions in some subsets of adults: a randomized experiment. Food Quality and Preference. (2019) Jan;71:301-310.

Raynor H¹ and Vadiveloo M¹. Understanding the relationship between food variety, food intake, and energy balance. Current Obesity Reports (2018); Mar;7(1):68-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-018-0298-7 ¹Co-first author

Vadiveloo M*., Parker H†, and Raynor H. Increasing low-energy-dense foods and decreasing high-energy-dense foods differently influence weight loss trial outcomes. International Journal of Obesity. (2018) Mar;42(3):479-486. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.303.

Vadiveloo M, Campos H, Mattei J. The role of variety and quality in seasoning on intake of beans and rice among Costa Rican Adults. Nutrition Research. (2016) Aug;36(8):780-8.

Vadiveloo M, Sacks FM, Champagne CM, Bray, GA, Mattei J. Increasing healthful dietary variety is associated with greater long-term reductions in adiposity among weight-loss participants in the POUNDS Lost trial. Journal of Nutrition. (2016) Aug;146(8):1552-9.

Vadiveloo M and Parekh N. Dietary Variety: An Overlooked Strategy for Obesity and Chronic Disease Control. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (2015) Dec;49(6):974-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.014..

Vadiveloo M, Parekh N, Mattei J.  Consumption of a greater variety of healthful foods is associated with metabolic syndrome and its components in U.S. adults. Journal of Nutrition. (2015) Mar;145(3):555-63.

Vadiveloo M, Mijanovich T, Dixon LB, Elbel B, Parekh N. Use of a novel food diversity index to assess the role of dietary variety in body adiposity among adults. Journal of Nutrition. (2015) Mar;145(3):564-71.

Vadiveloo M, Mijanovich T, Dixon LB, Elbel B, Parekh N. Development and Evaluation of the U.S. Healthy Food Diversity Index. British Journal of Nutrition. (2014) Sept 22: 1-13 [Epub ahead of print]

Vadiveloo M, Dixon B. Parekh N. Associations between dietary variety and measures of body adiposity: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies. British Journal of Nutrition; (2013) Feb 27:1-16.

Parker HW†, Abreu AM†, Sullivan MC, Vadiveloo MK. Allostatic Load and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2022 Jul;63(1):131-140. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2022.02.003.

Vadiveloo M and Mattei J. Perceived weight discrimination and 10-year risk of allostatic load among US adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. (2017) 51(1): 94-104.

Jadhav A, Vadiveloo M, Laforge R, Melanson KJ. Dietary fermentable carbohydrate consumption and association with cardiometabolic risk markers in college students: A cross-sectional study. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Mar 24:1-10. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2025.2475309. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed [citation] PMID: 40126399

Owens BA†, Larcom A†, Vadiveloo MK. Depression is associated with lower diet quality in both pre- and post-menopausal U.S. women. Nutrition Research. 2025 Vol 133 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2024.11.007

Jadhav A†, Vadiveloo MK, LaForge R, and Melanson K. Comparison of fermentable carbohydrate (FC) consumption in plant-based vs. meat-based diet groups. Human Nutrition & Metabolism Volume 31, March 2023, 200177.

Jadhav A†, Vadiveloo M, Laforge RG, Melanson KJ. Dietary contributors to fermentable carbohydrate intake in healthy American college students. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Sep 28:1-11. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2119403. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36170454.

Xu F, Earp JE, Vadiveloo M, Adami A, Delmonico MJ, Lofgren IE, Greaney ML. The relationships between total protein intake, protein sources, physical activity and lean mass in a representative sample of US adults. Nutrients (2020) Oct 12;12(10): E3151 doi: 10.3390/nu12103151

Ericksen RE, Lim SL, McDonnell E, Shuen WH, Vadiveloo MK, Ding Z, Lim SL, White PJ, Kwok R, Lee P, Radda GK, Toh HC, Hirschey MD, and Han W. Loss of BCAA catabolism during carcinogenesis enhances mTORC1 activity and promotes tumor development and progression. Cell Metabolism. (2019) May 7;29(5):1151-1165.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.12.020.

Nowlin SY†, Cleland CM, Vadiveloo M, D’Eramo Melkus G, Parekh N, Hagan H. Explaining racial/ethnic dietary patterns in relation to type 2 diabetes: an analysis of NHANES 2007-2012. Ethn Dis. (2016) Oct 20;26(4):529-536.

Parekh N, Lin Y, Vadiveloo M, Hayes R, Lu-Yao G. Metabolic dysregulation of the insulin-glucose axis and risk of obesity-related cancers in the Framingham Heart Study-Offspring Cohort (1971-2008). Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. (2013) Oct:22(10):1825-36.

Vadiveloo M, Scott M, Quatromoni P, Jacques P, Parekh N. Trends in Dietary Fat Intake and High-Fat Foods from 1991-2008 in the Framingham Heart Study participants. British Journal of Nutrition. (2013) Sep 19:1-11

Vadiveloo M, Morwitz V, Chandon P. The Interplay of Health Claims and Taste Importance on Measured and Self-Reported Satiety. Appetite (2013) Dec;71:349

Parekh N, Lin Y, Craft L, Vadiveloo M, Yao GL. Longitudinal associations of physical activity and cancer mortality in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Obes. (2012);2012:518358. Epub 2012 May 13.

Parekh N, Roberts C, Vadiveloo M, Puvananayagam, Albu J, Lu-Yao G. Lifestyle, anthropometric and obesity-related physiologic determinants of insulin-like growth factor-1 in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994). Ann Epidemiol. (2010). 20(3):182-93.

Vadiveloo M, Zhu L, Quatromoni P. Diet and physical activity patterns of school-age children. J Am Diet Assoc. (2009). 109:145-151

Chang S, Erdman JW, Clinton SW, Vadiveloo M, Stromm SS, & Yamamura Y. Relationship between plasma carotenoids and prostate cancer. Nutrition and Cancer. (2005). 53:127-34.