Food Insecurity and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Risk Factors Among US Adolescents.
Hammad NM, Wolfson JA, de Ferranti SD, Willett WC, Leung CW.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 09. e033323. PMID: 38591328
Primary Faculty
Cindy Leung
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Education and Training
BA, 05/2004, Molecular and Cell Biology, English
University of California, Berkeley
MPH, 05/2007, Public Health Nutrition
University of California, Berkeley
ScD, 05/2012, Nutrition, Epidemiology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Bibliography
Food Insecurity Is a Source of Toxic Stress.
Leung CW, Odoms-Young A, Essel K.
JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Apr 01. 178(4):327-328. PMID: 38315497
Food insecurity, inflammation, and immune function among older US adults: Findings from the health and Retirement study.
Aljahdali AA, Ludwig-Borycz E, Leung CW.
Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Mar 27. 119:28-35. PMID: 38552920
Food insecurity, poor diet, and metabolic measures: The roles of stress and cortisol.
Chiu DT, Parker JE, Wiley CR, Epel ES, Laraia BA, Leung CW, Tomiyama AJ.
Appetite. 2024 Jun 01. 197:107294. PMID: 38479471
Greater Frequency of Cooking Dinner at Home and More Time Spent Cooking Are Inversely Associated With Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Among US Adults.
Wolfson JA, Martinez-Steele E, Tucker AC, Leung CW.
J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Mar 08. PMID: 38462128
Food Insecurity Prevalence and Risk Factors at a Large Academic Medical Center in Michigan.
Leung CW, Patel MR, Miller M, Spring E, Wang Z, Wolfson JA, Cohen AJ, Heisler M, Hao W.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 04. 7(3):e243723. PMID: 38530312
Trends in Recurring and Chronic Food Insecurity Among US Families With Older Adults.
Leung CW, Insolera NE, Wolfson JA.
JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Mar 01. 5(3):e235463. PMID: 38427343
Diet and Physical Activity by Prediabetes Status Among U.S. Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2018.
Leak TM, Overcash F, Reicks M, Leung CW, Barr-Anderson DJ, Censani M.
Child Obes. 2024 Feb 12. PMID: 38346326
Associations between food insecurity and diabetes risk factors in US adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2016.
Fulay AP, Lee JM, Baylin A, Wolfson JA, Leung CW.
Public Health Nutr. 2024 Feb 12. 27(1):e68. PMID: 38343166
Food Insecurity Among Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Trainees.
Hammad NM, Leung CW.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 05. 7(2):e2356894. PMID: 38376842
News
Food insecurity rising among U.S. families with older adults
Food insecurity rose over the past 20 years for U.S. families including older adults—particularly Black, Hispanic, and low-income families.
Addressing food insecurity in students and postdocs
Food insecurity is a growing concern on university campuses, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is no exception.
As federal support for free school meals drops, kids’ stigma may increase
With the end of pandemic-era federal support that provided free school breakfasts and lunches for all, experts worry that kids who continue to need free meals will face increasing stigma.
Sustainability labeling on menus may change fast food ordering choices
People may be less likely to choose red meat items from menus that include labeling about foods’ climate impact.
Working at the intersection of nutrition and health equity
Cindy Leung, assistant professor of public health nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses a recent paper she co-authored linking food insecurity and food addiction, as well as her other research efforts.
