Secondary Faculty

Elsie Mireya Taveras

Professor in the Department of Nutrition

Nutrition

Other Positions

Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics

Pediatrics-Massachusetts General Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Associate Professor of Population Medicine

Population Medicine

Harvard Medical School


Bibliography


News

Kids’ poor sleep may lead to adult cardiovascular disease

Adolescents who get insufficient and poor quality sleep are more likely than well-rested kids to have higher blood pressure, bigger waistlines, and lower levels of HDL, or “good” cholesterol—risk factors that can set them up for cardiovascular disease…