Palacios, Cristina
- Associate Professor, Dietetics and Nutrition , Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work

Overview
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- Dr. Cristina Palacios is an associate professor in the Department of Dietetics & Nutrition. Dr. Palacios has conducted several trials in adolescents and adults to determine the effects of dietary supplements and functional foods on bone and body composition. She has developed and validated food frequency questionnaires to evaluate intake and tested interventions using technology for obesity prevention. Her research is currently focused on studying the role of diet and physical activity on obesity and weight gain in infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. She has been funded by NIH, USDA, RCMI and RTRN, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is an active member of the American Society of Nutrition and the Latin-American Nutrition Society (SLAN). In addition, she is a consultant for the World Health Organization in Vitamin D and for the Pan-American Health Organization in infant nutrition.
research interests
- Bone and Body Composition, Obesity Prevention
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2022Calcium supplementation for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: current evidence and programmatic considerationsFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14733 Web of Science: 000740421000001
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2021Associations between vitamin D levels and glucose metabolism markers among pregnant women and their infants in Puerto RicoFull Text via DOI: 10.20960/nh.03600 Web of Science: 000754886800017
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2021College Students' Perception of Snacks Sold in Vending Machines in the US: A Mixed-Methods StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.742121 Web of Science: 000717589900001
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2021Food Waste and Its Association with Diet Quality of Foods Purchased in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/nu13082535 Web of Science: 000690227400001
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2021Expanding the Capabilities of Nutrition Research and Health Promotion Through Mobile-Based ApplicationsFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmab022 Web of Science: 000661465200032
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2020Association Between Diet Quality and Food Waste in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa042_008
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2020Evaluation of a Web-Based Educational Platform for the Baby-Act TrialFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa059_032
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2020Snack Consumption and Health Outcomes Among College Students in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa046_024
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2019Acceptability of a text message-based intervention for obesity prevention in infants from Hawai'i and Puerto Rico WICFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2446-9 Web of Science: 000480752900004
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2019Development and Pilot Testing of the Snackability Smartphone Application to Identify Healthy and Unhealthy SnacksFull Text via DOI: 10.4258/hir.2019.25.3.161 Web of Science: 000480425100004
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2019School Lunch Consumption and Obesity in NHANES 2013–2014 (P04-189-19)Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz051.p04-189-19
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2019Findings From a Randomized Trial of Weight Gain Prevention Among Overweight Puerto Rican Young AdultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.07.014 Web of Science: 000457866500011
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2017A Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire Validated in Hispanic Infants and Toddlers Aged 0 to 24 MonthsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2016.12.010 Web of Science: 000398758200006
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2017Dietary Patterns in Puerto Rican and Mexican-American Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0398-y Web of Science: 000395620800014
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2016Low vitamin D status strongly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/s12903-016-0288-7 Web of Science: 000382639300002
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2015Diet, Pre-pregnancy BMI, and Gestational Weight Gain in Puerto Rican WomenFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1764-4
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2012Determinants of vitamin D status among overweight and obese Puerto Rican adultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1159/000335282
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2010Food Frequency Questionnaire Testing in Puerto Rican ChildrenFull Text via DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.559.5
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2008Black and white female adolescents lose vitamin D metabolites into urineFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815768db
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Book Chapter
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2015Nutrition and oral health: A two-way relationship. 81-98.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1929-1_5
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2013Calcium Metabolism in Mexican American Adolescents. 351-357.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2769-7_34
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2013Puerto rican guidelines on food and diet quality. 213-224.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7315-2_16
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2010Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancyFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008873
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Conference
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2015Abstract B14: Dietary patterns in Puerto Rican and Mexican-American breast cancer survivors: A pilot study. b14-b14.Full Text via DOI: 10.1158/1538-7755.disp14-b14
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2015Abstract B32: Serum adipokines and inflammatory markers in Hispanic breast cancer survivors. b32-b32.Full Text via DOI: 10.1158/1538-7755.disp14-b32
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Letter
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Note
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2016Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy. 274-275.Full Text via DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.20161343T2
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Other Scholarly Work
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Preprint
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Review
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2022Interventions to improve calcium intake through foods in populations with low intake. 40-58.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14743 Web of Science: 000748712300001
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2022Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration: protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesityFull Text via DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048166 Web of Science: 000746049600002
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2021Obesity in Latin America, a scoping review of public health prevention strategies and an overview of their impact on obesity prevention. 5142-5155.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1368980021001403 Web of Science: 000698249400039
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2021Facilitators and barriers of children's participation in nutrition, physical activity, and obesity interventions: A systematic reviewFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/obr.13335 Web of Science: 000691922100001
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2021Review: Type 2 diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional and country comparison on prevalence, trends, costs and expanded prevention. 352-359.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.10.001 Web of Science: 000631703500023
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2020Feeding modifications and additional primary caregiver support for infants exposed to Zika virus or diagnosed with congenital Zika syndrome: a rapid review of the evidence. 1353-1361.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13482 Web of Science: 000573371400001
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2020Calcium-fortified foods in public health programs: considerations for implementation. 3-21.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14495 Web of Science: 000573175400001
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2020Current calcium fortification experiences: a review. 55-73.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14481 Web of Science: 000570359700001
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2019Regimens of vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancyFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013446 Web of Science: 000493915900033
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2019Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancyFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008873.pub4 Web of Science: 000478017500037
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2016Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy: Updated meta-analysis on maternal outcomes. 148-155.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.02.008
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2016Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancyFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008873.pub3
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2015
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2014Is vitamin D deficiency a major global public health problem?. 138-145.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.11.003
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2009Nutrition and health: Guidelines for dental practitioners. 369-381.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01571.x
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2009Minerals and vitamins in bone health: The potential value of dietary enhancement. 1581-1596.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509311721
Research
principal investigator on
- Effect of Soluble Corn Fiber supplementation for 1 year on bone metabolism in adolescents (MetA-Bone Trial) awarded by Child Health and Human Development 2019 - 2024
- Intervention to promote physical activation and improve sleep and feeding practices in infants for preventing obesity early in life (The Baby-Act Trial) awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2021 - 2022
- Innovative web portals for healthcare professionals and parents to improve infant diet awarded by Children's Trust 2021 - 2022
- Pilot Testing of Web Applications for Healthcare Professionals and Parents to Improve Infant Diet awarded by Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood 2020 - 2021
- Intervention to promote physical activation and improve sleep and feeding practices in infants for preventing obesity early in life (The Baby-Act Trial) awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2021
- Transforming the Puerto Rico WIC Program to improve effectiveness in the promotion of healthy lifestyles early in childhood and a long-lasting culture of health among participants awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2018 - 2019
- Preventing excessive gestational weight gain via short mobile messages in WIC awarded by General Medical Sciences 2018
Contact
full name
- Cristina Palacios
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-0376 (confirmed)
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