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Carmen Piernas

PhD in Nutrition, Epidemiology, 2013

Dissertation: Low calorie-­ and caloric-­sweeteners: Diet quality, food intake and purchase patterns of U.S. Household consumers

Advisor: Barry Popkin

Dr. Piernas is currently a senior researcher at the University of Granada.

GFRP Publications

A dynamic panel model of the associations of sweetened beverage purchases with dietary quality and food-purchasing patterns
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Shu Wen Ng, Michelle A. Mendez, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: American Journal of Epidemiology, 2015 view full text

Caloric beverages were major sources of energy among children and adults in Mexico, 1999-2012
Authors: Dalia Stern, Carmen Piernas, Simon Barquera, Juan A. Rivera, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Journal of Nutrition, June 2014 view full text

Low-calorie-and calorie-sweetened beverages: diet quality, food intake, and purchase patterns of US household consumers
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Michelle A. Mendez, Shu Wen Ng, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 2014 view full text

Trends in purchases and intake of foods and beverages containing caloric and low-calorie sweeteners over the last decade in the United States
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Shu Wen Ng, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Pediatric Obesity, March 25, 2013 view full text

Does diet-beverage intake affect dietary consumption patterns? Results from the Choose Healthy Options Consciously Everyday (CHOICE) randomized clinical trial
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Tate DF, Wang X, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 2013 view full text

Increased portion sizes from energy-dense foods affect total energy intake at eating occasions in US children and adolescents: Patterns and trends by age group and sociodemographic characteristics, 1977-2006
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2011 view full text

Beverage patterns and trends among school-aged children in the US, 1989-2008
Authors: Gentry Lasater, Carmen Piernas, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Nutrition Journal, October 2011 view full text

Food portion patterns and trends among U.S. children and the relationship to total eating occasion size, 1977-2006
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: The Journal of Nutrition, June 2011 view full text

Trends in snacking among U.S. children
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Health Affairs, March 1, 2010 view full text

Snacking increased among U.S. adults between 1977 and 2006
Authors: Carmen Piernas, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: The Journal of Nutrition, December 2, 2009 view full text