Secondary Faculty

Elsie Mireya Taveras

Professor in the Department of Nutrition

Nutrition

etaveras@partners.org

Other Positions

Associate Professor of Population Medicine

Population Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics

Pediatrics-Massachusetts General Hospital

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…