Beverage consumption and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study.
Ma L, Hu Y, Alperet DJ, Liu G, Malik V, Manson JE, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Sun Q.
BMJ. 2023 Apr 19. 381:e073406. PMID: 37076174
Secondary Faculty
Qi Sun
Other Positions
Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Director of the Nutritional Biomarker Laboratory
Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Overview
Dr. Qi Sun's research is focused on identifying novel biomarkers of diet and environmental exposures and risk of excess weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease by integrating the state-of-the-art of omics technologies and nutritional epidemiological approaches. His research has led to the discovery of endogenous metabolites (e.g., very-long chain saturated fatty acids), endocrine disruptors (e.g., bisphenol A and per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances), circulating proteins (e.g., fatty acid binding protein 4 and soluble leptin receptor), and gut microbiome as predictors or modulators of human metabolic diseases. He is also an established nutritional epidemiologist and has led numerous projects to elucidate associations between various dietary factors and cardiometabolic conditions in populations with and without diabetes. His study findings have enhanced the understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying nutrition and metabolic health and contributed to the US dietary guidelines for chronic disease prevention.
MD, 1997, Maternal and Child Health
Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China
MMS, 2002, Social Medicine and Health Service Management
Beijing University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
ScD, 2007, Nutrition and Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Cum laude Graduate of Peking University
Peking University
Trudy Bush Fellowship for Cardiovascular Research in Women’s Health
American Heart Association
Mark Bieber Award
American Heart Association
Bibliography
You are what you drink? How associations between profiles of beverage consumption and type 2 diabetes risk are mediated by biomarker networks.
Rose BD, Rimm EB, Zhang X, Sun Q, Huang T, Young RL, Ivey KL.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37061165
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Scores and Mortality Among Adults With Incident Type 2 Diabetes.
Hu Y, Liu G, Yu E, Wang B, Wittenbecher C, Manson JE, Rimm EB, Liang L, Rexrode K, Willett WC, Hu FB, Sun Q.
Diabetes Care. 2023 Apr 01. 46(4):874-884. PMID: 36787923
Intakes of Unprocessed and Minimally Processed and Ultraprocessed Food Are Associated with Diet Quality in Female and Male Health Professionals in the United States: A Prospective Analysis.
Rossato SL, Khandpur N, Lo CH, Jezus Castro SM, Drouin-Chartier JP, Sampson L, Yuan C, Murta-Nascimento C, Carvalhaes MA, Monteiro CA, Sun Q, Fung TT, Willett WC.
J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 Mar 24. PMID: 36965524
Effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on the BMI of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and prospective cohort studies.
Espinosa A, Mendoza K, Laviada-Molina H, Rangel-Méndez JA, Molina-Segui F, Sun Q, Tobias DK, Willett WC, Mattei J.
Lancet Glob Health. 2023 03. 11 Suppl 1:S8. PMID: 36866485
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Three Large Prospective U.S. Cohort Studies.
Chen Z, Khandpur N, Desjardins C, Wang L, Monteiro CA, Rossato SL, Fung TT, Manson JE, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Sun Q, Drouin-Chartier JP.
Diabetes Care. 2023 Feb 28. PMID: 36854188
Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality.
Shan Z, Wang F, Li Y, Baden MY, Bhupathiraju SN, Wang DD, Sun Q, Rexrode KM, Rimm EB, Qi L, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC, Manson JE, Qi Q, Hu FB.
JAMA Intern Med. 2023 02 01. 183(2):142-153. PMID: 36622660
Red Blood Cell Folate Modifies the Association between Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Antibody Concentrations in U.S. Adolescents.
Zhang Y, Mustieles V, Wang YX, Sun Q, Coull B, Sun Y, Slitt A, Messerlian C.
Environ Sci Technol. 2023 02 14. 57(6):2445-2456. PMID: 36715557
Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle in Association With Microvascular Complications Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.
Liu G, Li Y, Pan A, Hu Y, Chen S, Qian F, Rimm EB, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Giatsidis G, Sun Q.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 01 03. 6(1):e2252239. PMID: 36701156
Dietary phytoestrogens and total and cause-specific mortality: results from 2 prospective cohort studies.
Chen Z, Qian F, Hu Y, Voortman T, Li Y, Rimm EB, Sun Q.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 01. 117(1):130-140. PMID: 36789932
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