Publications

Gilhooly, CH, Das SK, Golden JK, McCrory MA, Dallal GE, Saltzman E, Kramer MF and Roberts SB. Food cravings and energy regulation: the characteristics of craved foods and their relationship with eating behaviors and weight change during 6 months of dietary energy restriction. Int J Obes. 2007;31:1849–1858.

Das SK, Gilhooly CH, Golden JK, Pittas AG, Fuss PJ, Cheatham RA, Tyler S, Tsay M, McCrory MA, Lichtenstein AH, Dallal GE, Dutta C, Bhapkar MV, DeLany JP, Saltzman E and Roberts SB. Long-term effects of 2 energy-restricted diets differing in glycemic load on dietary adherence, body composition, and metabolism in CALERIE: a 1-y randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;85(4):1023-1030.

McCrory MA, Saltzman E, Rolls BJ, Roberts SB. A twin study of the effects of energy density and palatability on energy intake of individual foods. Physiol Behav. 2006;87:451-459.

Pittas AG, Das SK, Hajduk CL, Golden J, Saltzman E, Stark PC, Greenberg AS, Roberts SB. A low glycemic load diet facilitates greater weight loss in overweight adults with high baseline insulin secretion but not in overweight adults with low insulin secretion in the CALERIE trial. Diabetes Care. 2005;28:2839-2941.

Roberts SB, Hajduk CL, Howarth NC, Russell R, McCrory MA. Dietary Variety Predicts Low Body Mass Index and Inadequate Macronutrient and Micronutrient Intakes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005;60:613-21.

Elder SJ and Roberts SB. The effects of exercise on food intake and body fatness: A summary of published studies. Nutr Rev. 2007;65(1):1-19.

Pittas AG, Roberts SB, Das SK, Gilhooly CH, Saltzman E, Golden J, Stark PC and Greenberg AS. The effects of the dietary glycemic load on type 2 diabetes risk factors during weight loss. Obesity. 2006;14:2200-09.

Howarth, NC, Huang TK, Roberts SB, Lin BH, McCrory MA. Eating patterns and dietary composition in relation to BMI in younger and older adults. Int J Obes. 2006;31(4)675-684.

Hays NP and Roberts SB. The anorexia of aging in humans. Physiol Behav. 2006;88:257-266.

Hays NP, Bathalon GP, Roubenoff R, McCrory MA, Roberts SB. Eating behavior and weight change in healthy postmenopausal women: results of a 4-year longitudinal study. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2006:61A(6):608-615.

Howarth NC, Huang TK, Roberts SB and McCrory MA. Dietary fiber and fat are associated with excess weight in young and middle-aged U.S. adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 2005;105:1365-1372.

Pittas AG, Hariharan R, Stark PC, Hajduk CL, Greenberg AS, Roberts SB. Interstitial glucose level is a significant predictor of energy intake in free-living individuals with healthy body weight. J Nutr. 2005;135:1070-4.

Das SK, Roberts SB, McCrory MA, Hsu LKG, Shikora SA, Kehayias JJ, Dallal GE, Saltzman E. Long-term changes in energy expenditure and body composition following massive weight loss induced by gastric bypass surgery. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;78:22-30.

Yao M, McCrory MA, Ma G, Tucker KL, Gao S, Fuss P, Roberts SB. Relative influence of diet and physical activity on body composition in urban Chinese adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:1409-1416.

Hoffman DJ, Sawaya AL, Verreschi I, Tucker K, Roberts SB. Why are nutritionally stunted children at increased risk of obesity? Studies of metabolic rate and fat oxidation in Shantytown children from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000;72:702-707.

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