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Margaret R. Savoca
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Publications - 23
Citations - 923
Margaret R. Savoca is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cross-sectional study & Life course approach. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 23 publications receiving 854 citations. Previous affiliations of Margaret R. Savoca include Georgia Regents University.
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Food Selection and Eating Patterns: Themes Found among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TL;DR: Examination of beliefs and perspectives among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus about dietary requirements, food selection and eating patterns, and attitudes about self-management practices concluded that diabetes nutrition education programs should increase awareness of eating history, spousal support, and time management practices.
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The Association of Caffeinated Beverages With Blood Pressure in Adolescents
TL;DR: For adolescents, especially African American adolescents, caffeine intake may increase blood pressure and thereby increase the risk of hypertension, and caffeinated drink consumption may be a marker for dietary and lifestyle practices that together influence blood pressure.
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Severe tooth loss in older adults as a key indicator of compromised dietary quality.
Margaret R. Savoca,Thomas A. Arcury,Xiaoyan Leng,Haiying Chen,Ronny A. Bell,Andrea Anderson,Teresa Kohrman,Rebecca J Frazier,Gregg H. Gilbert,Sara A. Quandt +9 more
TL;DR: Older adults with severe tooth loss are less likely than those with moderate to low tooth loss to meet current dietary recommendations and nutrition interventions for older adults should take oral health status into consideration and include strategies that specifically address this as a barrier to healthful eating.
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Association of ambulatory blood pressure and dietary caffeine in adolescents
Margaret R. Savoca,M. Lynne Mackey,Conner D. Evans,Martha E. Wilson,David A. Ludwig,Gregory A. Harshfield +5 more
TL;DR: The objective of this study was to assess the association between caffeine intake and ambulatory BP patterns among adolescents and to replicate the previous findings that compared caffeine intake to BP values obtained at a single time point.
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The diet quality of rural older adults in the South as measured by healthy eating index-2005 varies by ethnicity.
Margaret R. Savoca,Thomas A. Arcury,Xiaoyan Leng,Ronny A. Bell,Haiying Chen,Andrea Anderson,Teresa Kohrman,Sara A. Quandt +7 more
TL;DR: The overall diet quality of these rural elders was not adequate as determined by the HEI-2005; however, intakes of dark green and orange vegetables were adequate, and many participants were in compliance with the added fat and sugar guidelines.