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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BHNRC) Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center Food Components and Health Laboratory People & Locations







Kelly A Higgins

                                                                (PhD)
                        Food Components and Health Laboratory

                        




                        
                        Nutrition Scientist
                        Phone: (301) 504-6947
                        
                        
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                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Lower intakes of key nutrients are associated with more school and workplace absenteeism in US children and adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2003-2008
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ye, Q., Devarshi, P.D., Grant, R.W., Higgins, K.A., Mitmesser, S.H. 2023. Lower intakes of key nutrients are associated with more school and workplace absenteeism in US children and adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2003-2008. Nutrients. 15(20):4356. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204356.A research roadmap about processed foods, food processing, and human health in the context of the US food system: proceedings from an interdisciplinary workshop
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)O'Connor, L.E., Higgins, K.A., Smiljanec, K., Bergia, R., Brown, A., Baer, D.J., Davis, C.D., Ferruzzi, M., Miller, K., Rowe, S., Rueda, J., Andres, A., Cash, S.B., Coupland, J., Crimmins, M., Fiecke, C., Forde, C.G., Fukagawa, N.K., Hall, K., Hamaker, B., Herrick, K.A., Hess, J.M., Heuven, L.A., Juul, F., Malcomson, F.C., Martinez-Steele, E., Mattes, R.D., Messina, M., Mitchell, A., Zhang, F. 2023. A research roadmap about processed foods, food processing, and human health in the context of the US food system: proceedings from an interdisciplinary workshop. Advances in Nutrition. 14 issue 16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2023.09.005.Scoping review and evidence map on the relation between exposure to dietary sweetness and body weight-related outcomes in adults
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Higgins, K.A., Rawal, R., Baer, D.J., O'Connor, L.E., Appleton, K.M. 2022. Scoping review and evidence map on the relation between exposure to dietary sweetness and body weight-related outcomes in adults. Advances in Nutrition. 13(6):2341-2356. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmac090.


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