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Priscilla Agyemang
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 4
Citations - 166
Priscilla Agyemang is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chemistry & Perception. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 134 citations.
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Neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation predicts weight gain in a multi-ethnic population: longitudinal data from the Dallas Heart Study.
Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley,Colby Ayers,Priscilla Agyemang,Tammy Leonard,David Berrigan,Rachel Ballard-Barbash,Min Lian,Sandeep R Das,Christine M. Hoehner +8 more
TL;DR: Living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods over a longer time period was associated with weight gain in DHS and whether behavioral/psychosocial factors attenuate the relationship was investigated.
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Perceived and objective diet quality in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
TL;DR: High PDQ may be associated with higher diet quality, but not necessarily a diet meeting DASH nutrient goals, a disconnect between PDQ and actual diet quality may serve as a target in obesity prevention.
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Obesity and Black Women: Special Considerations Related to Genesis and Therapeutic Approaches
TL;DR: More work is needed to understand barriers to behavior change for black women, and knowledge gaps remain in identifying mechanisms by which pharmacologic and surgical treatments for obesity modify cardiovascular risk in black women.