Healthy diets are associated with reduced risk of certain cancers—such as stomach, breast, and colorectal—and other chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
BBB collaborates with the Social and Behavioral Sciences Branch (SBSB) on three of its studies focused on the importance of healthy diets:
- Cultivating Healthy Environments in Families with T1DM (CHEF): For children with T1DM and their families, improving diet quality has the potential to improve their short- and long-term health outcomes. CHEF is a randomized, controlled trial that tests the effectiveness of a family-based behavioral intervention designed to improve diet quality and adherence.
- Family Management of Childhood Diabetes (FMOD) study: Children who learn to manage the affective, behavioral, and cognitive demands of their T1DM early in their lives may avoid many of the long-term risks in adulthood. The FMOD study examines the long-term effects of improving parent-child teamwork in the management of the child’s T1DM.
- Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study (PEAS): In recognition of the critical public health need to improve approaches to promote healthful eating behaviors, PEAS research focuses on neurobehavioral influences on eating behaviors at critical developmental periods.
Principal Investigators
BBB: Aiyu Liu, Ph.D.
SBSB: Tonja Nansel, Ph.D.
Selected Publications
Sanjeevi, N., Lipsky, L. M., Nansel, T. R., Haynie, D., Liu, A., & Simons-Morton, B. (2020). Stronger state school nutrition laws are associated with healthier eating behaviors and optimal weight status in U.S. adolescents. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34(8), 857-866. PMID: 32036683
Sanjeevi, N., Lipsky, L., Nansel, T., & Liu, A. (2019). Differential reporting of fruit and vegetable intake among youth in a randomized controlled trial of a behavioral nutrition intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1). PMID: 30709403. PMCID: PMC6359852
Lipsky, L. M., Haynie, D., Liu, A., & Nansel, T. R. (2019). Resemblance of diet quality in families of youth with type 1 diabetes participating in a randomized controlled behavioral nutrition intervention trial in Boston, Massachusetts (2010-2013): a secondary data analysis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 119, 98-105.
Dempster, K. W., Liu, A., & Nansel, T. R. (2019). Depression and parenting in youth with type 1 diabetes: are general and diabetes-specific parenting behaviors associated with depressive symptoms over a two-year period? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(5), 842-850. PMID: 30694403. PMCID: PMC6717047
Thomas, D. M., Lipsky, L. M., Liu, A., & Nansel, T. R. (2018). Income relates to adherence in youth with type 1 diabetes through parenting constructs. Journal of Developmental& Behavioral Pediatrics, 39, 508-515. PMID: 29782387. PMCID: PMC6059984
Nansel, T. R., Lipsky, L. M., Haynie, D. L., Eisenberg, M. H., Dempster, K., & Liu, A. (2018). Picky eaters improved diet quality in a randomized behavioral intervention trial in youth with type 1 diabetes. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 118(2), 308-316. PMID: 29389510. PMCID: PMC5908245
Colman, M. H. E., Lipsky, L. M., Dempster, K. W., Nansel, T. R., Colman, M. H. E., Quick, V. M., Liu, A., ... Mehta, S. N. (2018). Disordered eating behaviors are not increased by an intervention to improve diet quality but are associated with poorer glycemic control among youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 41(4), 869-875. PMID: 29371234. PMCID: PMC5860841
Eisenberg, M. H., Lipsky, L. M., Gee, B., Liu, A., & Nansel, T. R. (2017). Parent healthful eating attitudes and motivation are prospectively associated with dietary quality among youth with type 1 diabetes. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 12(3), 226-240. PMID: 29861779. PMCID: PMC5978430
Gee, B. T., Nansel, T. R., & Liu, A. (2017). Reduction of hypoglycaemic events with a behavioural intervention: a randomized clinical trial for paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, 34(3), 340-347. PMID: 25763988. PMCID: PMC4589424
Lipsky, L. M., Gee, B., Liu, A., & Nansel, T. R. (2017). Body mass index and adiposity indicators associated with cardiovascular biomarkers in youth with type 1 diabetes followed prospectively. Pediatric Obesity, 12(6), 468-476. PMID: 27417272
Eisenberg, M. H., Lipsky, L. M., Dempster, K. W., Liu, A., & Nansel, T. R. (2016). I should but I can't: controlled motivation and self-efficacy are related to disordered eating behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 59(5), 537-542. PMID: 27567063. PMCID: PMC5077655
Nansel, T. R., Lipsky, L. M., Eisenberg, M. H., Liu, A., Mehta, S. N., & Laffel, L. M. (2016). Can families eat better without spending more? Improving diet quality does not increase diet cost in a randomized clinical trial among youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(11), 1751-1759. PMID: 27597745. PMCID: PMC5085870
Lipsky, L. M., Gee, B., Nansel, T. R., & Liu, A. (2016). Glycemic control and variability in association with body mass index and body composition over 18 months in youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 120, 97-103. PMID: 27525365. PMCID: PMC6277978
Nansel, T. R., Lipsky, L. M., Siega-Riz, A. M., Burger, K., Faith, M., & Liu, A. (2016). Pregnancy eating attributes study (PEAS): a cohort study examining behavioral and environmental influences on diet and weight change in pregnancy and postpartum. BMC Nutrition, 2(1), 45. PMID: 28663822. PMCID: PMC5486996
Nansel, T. R., Lipsky, L. M., & Liu, A. (2016). Greater diet quality is associated with more optimal glycemic control in a longitudinal study of youth with type 1 diabetes. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104(1), 81-7. PMID: 27194309. PMCID: PMC4919526
Nansel, T. R., Thomas, D. M., & Liu, A. (2015). Efficacy of a behavioral intervention for pediatric type 1 diabetes across income. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 49(6), 930-934. PMID: 26231856. PMCID: PMC4706073
Nansel, T. R., Laffel, L. M. B., Haynie, D. L., Mehta, S. N., Lipsky, L. M., Volkening, L. K., Butler, D. A., ... Liu, A. (2015). Improving dietary quality in youth with type 1 diabetes: randomized clinical trial of a family-based behavioral intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12(1), 58. PMID: 25952160. PMCID: PMC4436744
Nansel, T. R., Lipsky, L. M., Liu, A., Laffel, L. M., & Mehta, S. N. (2014). Contextual factors are associated with diet quality in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 114(8), 1223-1229. PMID: 24651028. PMCID: PMC4111984
Nansel, T. R., Iannotti, R. J., & Liu, A. (2012). Clinic-integrated behavioral intervention for families of youth with type 1 diabetes: randomized clinical trial. Pediatrics, 129(4), e866-e873. PMID: 22392172. PMCID: PMC3313642
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