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Research interests
My research interests include the role of dietary composition, and of eating and physical activity patterns, in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease throughout the lifespan.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Interest Keywords
- epidemiology
- cardiovascular disease
- nutrition
- type 2 diabetes
- fitness
- exercise
- diet
- physical activity
- obesity
- public health
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Effects of Walking in Greenspace and the Built Environment in Adults with Prediabetes: A Randomized Crossover Trial
Pereira, M. A. (PI), Berman, J. (CoI), Erickson, D. J. (CoI), Larson, J. M. (CoI) & Schneider, I. E. (CoI)
NIH NAT'L HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITU
7/1/23 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Stand & Move at Work II: Implementation and Effectiveness
Pereira, M. A. (PI) & Oakes, M. (CoI)
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
8/10/20 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Novel Methods for Measuring Urban Greenspace Access
Pereira, M. A. (PI)
1/1/23 → 1/1/24
Project: Internal Grant
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Feasibility of a Yoga Intervention in Sedentary African-American Women
Barr-Anderson, D. J. (PI), Mitchell, N. R. (CoI), Neumark-Sztainer, D. (CoI) & Pereira, M. A. (Co-Principal Investigator)
NIH NATL CTR FOR COMPLEMENTARY
9/21/20 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Characterizing Awareness of SARS-CoV-2 PrevenTion and Understanding Responses and Experiences (CAPTURE) Survey
Pereira, M. A. (Collaborator), Pope, Z. C. (Collaborator) & Rydell, S. A. (Collaborator)
9/1/20 → 8/1/21
Project: Internal Grant
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Maintenance effects of a multilevel workplace intervention to reduce sedentary time: twenty-four-month follow-up of the group randomized clinical trial ‘Stand and Move at Work’
Leonard, K. S., Larouche, M., Mitchell, N. R., Rydell, S. A., Toledo, M. J., Mullane, S. L., Hasanaj, K., Buman, M. P. & Pereira, M. A., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22, 1, 39.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Physiologic Adaptation to Macronutrient Change Distorts Findings from Short Dietary Trials: Reanalysis of a Metabolic Ward Study” [J Nutr 154 (2024) 1080–1086] (The Journal of Nutrition (2024) 154(3) (1061–1063), (S0022316624000452), (10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.01.026))
Soto-Mota, A., Jansen, L. T., Norwitz, N. G., Pereira, M. A., Ebbeling, C. B. & Ludwig, D. S., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Nutrition. 154, 4, p. 1486 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Dietary pattern and diversity analysis using DietDiveR in R: a cross-sectional evaluation in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Sadohara, R., Jacobs, D., Pereira, M. A. & Johnson, A. J., May 2024, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119, 5, p. 1301-1308 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations -
Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology
Biobank Japan Project, Penn Medicine BioBank, Regeneron Genetics Center, Genes & Health Research Team, eMERGE Consortium, International Consortium of Blood Pressure (ICBP), Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin-related traits Consortium (MAGIC), VA Million Veteran Program & AMED GRIFIN Diabetes Initiative Japan, Mar 14 2024, In: Nature. 627, 8003, p. 347-357 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access111 Scopus citations -
Increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on a low-carbohydrate diet in adults with normal but not high body weight: A meta-analysis
Soto-Mota, A., Flores-Jurado, Y., Norwitz, N. G., Feldman, D., Pereira, M. A., Danaei, G. & Ludwig, D. S., Mar 2024, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119, 3, p. 740-747 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Scopus citations