Dietary Intake in Hispanic Populations

Lopez-Cepero A, Valencia A, Jimenez J, Lemon SC, Palacios C, Rosal MC. Comparison of Dietary Quality Among Puerto Ricans Living in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Apr;19(2):494-498. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0480-5. PMID: 27534857; PMCID: PMC5315670.

Lopez-Cepero A, Rosal MC, Frisard C, Person S, Ockene I, Tucker KL. Changes in Glycemic Load Are Positively Associated with Small Changes in Primary Stress Markers of Allostatic Load in Puerto Rican Women. J Nutr. 2020 Mar 1;150(3):554-559. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz260. PMID: 31665370; PMCID: PMC7308622.

López-Cepero A, O'Neill J, Tamez M, Falcón LM, Tucker KL, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Mattei J. Associations Between Perceived Stress and Dietary Intake in Adults in Puerto Rico. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Apr;121(4):762-769. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.09.035. Epub 2020 Oct 24. PMID: 33109502; PMCID: PMC7981238.

López-Cepero A, Tucker KL, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Mattei J. Self-reported engagement in healthy eating behaviors is associated with favorable dietary intake among adults in Puerto Rico. Nutr Res. 2023 Oct;118:137-145. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2023.07.011. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 37666009; PMCID: PMC10592052.

Dysfunctional Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Populations

Lopez-Cepero A, Frisard CF, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Association of Dysfunctional Eating Patterns and Metabolic Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease among Latinos. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 May;118(5):849-856. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.06.007. Epub 2017 Aug 1. PMID: 28774505.

López-Cepero A, Frisard C, Bey G, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Association between food insecurity and emotional eating in Latinos and the mediating role of perceived stress. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Mar;23(4):642-648. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019002878. Epub 2019 Nov 13. PMID: 31718732; PMCID: PMC7060105.

López-Cepero A, Frisard C, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Emotional Eating Mediates the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity in Latina Women. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Nov;52(11):995-1000. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.08.007. PMID: 33168208; PMCID: PMC7656045.

López-Cepero A, Frisard C, Mabry G, Spruill T, Mattei J, Austin SB, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Association between poor sleep quality and emotional eating in US Latinx adults and the mediating role of negative emotions. Behav Sleep Med. 2023 Mar-Apr;21(2):162-171. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2022.2060227. Epub 2022 Apr 13. PMID: 35416102.

López-Cepero AA, Frisard C, Spruill TM, Suglia SF, Lewis TT, Lemon SC, Rosal MC. Association Between Optimism and Negative Emotional Eating in Caribbean Latinx Adults in the Northeast US. Int J Behav Med. 2023 Aug;30(4):566-571. doi: 10.1007/s12529-022-10121-6. Epub 2022 Aug 30. PMID: 36042127.

Hispanic Cardiometabolic Health

Suglia SF, Knox N, April-Sanders AK, Aguayo L, López-Cepero A, Cohall A, Wang S, Wall M, Canino G, Bird H, Duarte CS. Prevalence of cardiometabolic risk and health factors among Puerto Rican young adults in the Boricua Youth Study - Health Assessment. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Jan;89:8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.11.007. Epub 2023 Nov 15. PMID: 37977282; PMCID: PMC10872904.

López-Cepero A, Pérez CM, González-Lorenzo K, Suárez E, Ramos AR, Teng Y, Avilés-Santa ML. The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and haemoglobin A1c and the moderating role of glycaemic status in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). J Sleep Res. 2024 Aug;33(4):e14092. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14092. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PMID: 38035753; PMCID: PMC11136884.

Rosal MC, Almodóvar-Rivera I, Person SD, López-Cepero A, Kiefe CI, Tucker KL, Uribe-Jerez M, Rodríguez-Orengo J, Pérez CM. Psychological and socio-economic correlates of cardiovascular health among young adults in Puerto Rico. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Sep 24;20:100875. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100875. PMID: 39398440; PMCID: PMC11466558.

Pérez CM, López-Cepero A, Almodóvar-Rivera I, Kiefe CI, Tucker KL, Person SD, Mattei J, Rodríguez-Orengo J, Rosal MC. Cardiovascular Health Among Young Men and Women in Puerto Rico as Assessed by the Life's Essential 8 Metrics. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct 15;13(20):e035052. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035052. Epub 2024 Oct 11. PMID: 39392020; PMCID: PMC11935571.

Stress and Health in Hispanic Populations

López-Cepero A, McClain AC, Rosal MC, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Examination of the Allostatic Load Construct and Its Longitudinal Association With Health Outcomes in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. Psychosom Med. 2022 Jan 1;84(1):104-115. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000001013. PMID: 34581702; PMCID: PMC8678200.

López-Cepero A, O'Neill HJ, Marrero A, Falcon LM, Tamez M, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Mattei J. Association between adverse experiences during Hurricane María and mental and emotional distress among adults in Puerto Rico. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 Dec;57(12):2423-2432. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02355-2. Epub 2022 Sep 1. PMID: 36048184; PMCID: PMC9434507.

Cameron-Maldonado S, Pérez CM, Fernández-Repollet E, López-Cepero A. Age-Related Differences in Anxiety and Depression Diagnosis among Adults in Puerto Rico during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 May 23;20(11):5922. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115922. PMID: 37297525; PMCID: PMC10252619.

López-Cepero AA, Spruill T, Suglia SF, Lewis TT, Mazzitelli N, Pérez CM, Rosal MC. Shift-and-persist strategies as a potential protective factor against symptoms of psychological distress among young adults in Puerto Rico. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2024 Aug;59(8):1357-1365. doi: 10.1007/s00127-023-02601-1. Epub 2023 Dec 12. PMID: 38085277; PMCID: PMC12645160.

Gonzalez-Mejia JA, López-Cepero AA, Knox N, Bird HR, Canino GJ, Duarte CS, Suglia SF. Perceived stress, negative life events, and adiposity among Puerto Rican young adults in the South Bronx, New York, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. J Health Psychol. 2025 Oct 6:13591053251378292. doi: 10.1177/13591053251378292. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41054277.

COVID-19 Research in Puerto Rico

López-Cepero A, Cameron S, Negrón LE, Colón-López V, Colón-Ramos U, Mattei J, Fernández-Repollet E, Pérez CM. Uncertainty and unwillingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in adults residing in Puerto Rico: Assessment of perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Oct 3;17(10):3441-3449. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1938921. Epub 2021 Aug 17. PMID: 34402409; PMCID: PMC8437450.

López-Cepero A, Rodríguez M, Joseph V, Suglia SF, Colón-López V, Toro-Garay YG, Archevald-Cansobre MD, Fernández-Repollet E, Pérez CM. Religiosity and Beliefs toward COVID-19 Vaccination among Adults in Puerto Rico. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 17;19(18):11729. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811729. PMID: 36141998; PMCID: PMC9517592.

Shad N, Colón-López V, Pérez CM, López-Cepero A. Challenges Accessing Food, Water, Healthcare Services, and Medications During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults in Puerto Rico and Their Association with Self-Rated Health: Assessments of PR-CEAL. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Aug;11(4):2166-2173. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01685-4. Epub 2023 Jul 5. PMID: 37405562.

Pons-Calvo AD, Pérez CM, Canales-Birriel K, Tamarit-Quevedo Z, Solís-Torres N, López-Cepero A, García-Rivera E, Larriuz M, Acosta-Pérez E, Colón M, Román ZS, Ortiz AP, Rivera-Gastón F, Colón-López V. The Puerto Rico community engagement alliance (PR-CEAL) against COVID-19 disparities: outreach and research engagement efforts in disproportionately affected communities. Front Public Health. 2024 Jul 18;12:1420270. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1420270. PMID: 39091533; PMCID: PMC11293306.