Publications

Evaluation of caffeinated beverages sold in a national sample of U.S. middle and high schools
Authors: Leah Elizabeth Chapman, Erin Hager, Shuwen Ng, Nan Dou, Juliana Cohen
Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, July 3, 2025 view full text

All the Colors of the Rainbow: Synthetic Dyes in US Packaged Foods and Beverages in 2020
Authors: Elizabeth Dunford, Thomas Galligan, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Aviva Musicus
Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, June, 24, 2025 view full text

Exploring disparities in the proportion of ultra-processed foods and beverages purchased in grocery stores by US households in 2020
Authors: Elizabeth Dunford, Donna Miles, and Barry Popkin
Published in: Public Health Nutrition, April 24, 2025 view full text

Trends in availability and nutritional profile of meat-based vs meat-free menu items in 75 large chain restaurants in the United States
Authors: Anna Tucker, Megan Mueller, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Jason Block, Cindy Leung
Published in: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, October 24, 2024 view full text

A policy approach to identifying food and beverage products that are ultra-processed and high in added salt, sugar and saturated fat
Authors: Barry Popkin, Donna Miles, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Elizabeth Dunford
Published in: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, March 8, 2024 view full text

Food additives in ultra-processed packaged foods: An examination of US household grocery store purchases
Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, Donna R. Miles, Barry Popkin
Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, January 31, 2023 view full text

How Americans eat red and processed meat: An analysis of the contribution of 13 different food groups
Authors: Sarah M. Frank, Lindsey Smith Taillie, Lindsay M. Jaacks
Published in: Public Health Nutrition, February 21, 2022 view full text

Whole grain and refined grains: An examination of US household grocery store purchases
Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, Donna R. Miles, Barry M. Popkin, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: The Journal of Nutrition, October 28, 2021 view full text

Geographic patterns and socioeconomic differences in the nutritional quality of household packaged food purchases in the United States
Authors: Allison Lacko, Paul Delamater, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Health & Place, May 21, 2021 view full text

Patterns of red and processed meat consumption across North America: A nationally representative cross-sectional comparison of dietary recalls from Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Authors: Sarah M. Frank, Lindsay M. Jaacks, Carolina Batis, Lana Vanderlee, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 5, 2021 view full text

Types and amounts of nonnutritive sweeteners purchased by US households: A comparison of 2002 and 2018 Nielsen Homescan purchases
Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, Donna R. Miles, Shu Wen Ng, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, October 1, 2020 view full text

Distributional changes in U.S. sugar-sweetened beverage purchases, 2002-2014
Authors: Pourya Valizadeh, Barry M Popkin, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Am J Prev Med, August 1, 2020 view full text

Recent trends in junk food intake in U.S. children and adolescents, 2003-2016
Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, Barry M. Popkin, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Am J Prev Med, April 23 2020 view full text

Improvements in the nutritional quality of US young adults based on food sources and socioeconomic status between 1989-1991 and 2011-2014
Authors: Matthew A. Patetta, Lilia S. Pedraza, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Nutrition Journal, June 26 2019 view full text

Non-nutritive sweeteners in the packaged food supply — An assessment across 4 countries
Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, Lindsey S. Taillie, Donna R. Miles, Hellen Eyles, Lizabeth Tolentino-Mayo, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Nutrients, 2018 view full text

Deal or no deal? The prevalence and nutritional quality of price promotions among U.S. food and beverage purchases
Authors: Lindsey S. Taillie, Shu Wen Ng, Yang Xue, Matthew Harding
Published in: Appetite, October 1 2017 view full text

Disparities in snacking trends in US adults over a 35 year period from 1977 to 2012
Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Nutrients, July 27 2017 view full text