Food additive emulsifiers: a new risk factor for type 2 diabetes?
Du M, Hu FB.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 May. 12(5):291-292. PMID: 38663942
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Mengxi is passionate about investigating nutrition as a modifiable factor for promoting healthy eating and the overall well-being of cancer survivors and the general population. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, she leads research that assesses the role of diet and lifestyle, gut microbiome, and metabolome in colorectal cancer development and survivorship, leveraging population-based cohort studies. Mengxi graduated from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy with a PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science. Her doctoral research was centered around translating nutrition evidence into policy interventions for cancer prevention in the United States. With a passion for making research practical and actionable, she also underwent clinically focused dietetic training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and has been a Registered Dietitian since 2018.
RD, 06/2018
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
MS, 07/2017, Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition
Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA
MPH, 07/2017, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
PhD, 08/2023, Nutrition and Cancer Epidemiology
Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA
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Impact of Produce Prescriptions on Diet, Food Security, and Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes: A Multisite Evaluation of 9 Produce Prescription Programs in the United States.
Hager K, Du M, Li Z, Mozaffarian D, Chui K, Shi P, Ling B, Cash SB, Folta SC, Zhang FF.
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 09. 16(9):e009520. PMID: 37641928
What is the cost-effectiveness of menu calorie labelling on reducing obesity-associated cancer burdens? An economic evaluation of a federal policy intervention among 235 million adults in the USA.
Du M, Griecci CF, Cudhea F, Eom H, Wong JB, Wilde P, Kim DD, Michaud DS, Wang YC, Mozaffarian D, Zhang FF.
BMJ Open. 2023 04 18. 13(4):e063614. PMID: 37072239
Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of colorectal cancer precursors: results from 3 prospective cohorts.
Hang D, Wang L, Fang Z, Du M, Wang K, He X, Khandpur N, Rossato SL, Wu K, Hu Z, Shen H, Ogino S, Chan AT, Giovannucci EL, Zhang FF, Song M.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 02 08. 115(2):155-164. PMID: 36477589
Whole-grain food intake among US adults, based on different definitions of whole-grain foods, NHANES 2003-2018.
Du M, Mozaffarian D, Wong JB, Pomeranz JL, Wilde P, Zhang FF.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 12 19. 116(6):1704-1714. PMID: 36446403
Maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods and subsequent risk of offspring overweight or obesity: results from three prospective cohort studies.
Wang Y, Wang K, Du M, Khandpur N, Rossato SL, Lo CH, VanEvery H, Kim DY, Zhang FF, Chavarro JE, Sun Q, Huttenhower C, Song M, Nguyen LH, Chan AT.
BMJ. 2022 10 05. 379:e071767. PMID: 36198411
Disparities in Health and Economic Burdens of Cancer Attributable to Suboptimal Diet in the United States, 2015?2018.
Wang L, Du M, Cudhea F, Griecci C, Michaud DS, Mozaffarian D, Zhang FF.
Am J Public Health. 2021 11. 111(11):2008-2018. PMID: 34648383
Categorising ultra-processed foods in large-scale cohort studies: evidence from the Nurses' Health Studies, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, and the Growing Up Today Study.
Khandpur N, Rossato S, Drouin-Chartier JP, Du M, Steele EM, Sampson L, Monteiro C, Zhang FF, Willett W, Fung TT, Sun Q.
J Nutr Sci. 2021. 10:e77. PMID: 34589209
Trends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018.
Wang L, Martínez Steele E, Du M, Pomeranz JL, O'Connor LE, Herrick KA, Luo H, Zhang X, Mozaffarian D, Zhang FF.
JAMA. 2021 08 10. 326(6):519-530. PMID: 34374722