Elsie Taveras

Elsie M. Taveras, M.D.

Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
617-726-8555
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Harvard Titles

Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Population Medicine
Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Co-Director, Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine

Address

Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
8th Floor
125 Nashua Street  
Boston MA 02114

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Developmental origins of childhood overweight: potential public health impact.
Authors: Gillman MW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman K, Oken E, Rich-Edwards JW, Taveras EM.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
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Higher adiposity in infancy associated with recurrent wheeze in a prospective cohort of children.
Authors: Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Camargo CA, Gold DR, Litonjua AA, Oken E, Weiss ST, Gillman MW.
J Allergy Clin Immunol
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Short sleep duration in infancy and risk of childhood overweight.
Authors: Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Gunderson EP, Gillman MW.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
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Association of fewer hours of sleep at 6 months postpartum with substantial weight retention at 1 year postpartum.
Authors: Gunderson EP, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Rich-Edwards JW, Kleinman KP, Taveras EM, Gillman MW.
Am J Epidemiol
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Fewer hours of sleep at six months postpartum is associated with substantial weight retention at one year postpartum
Authors: Gunderson EP, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Rich-Edwards JW, Kleinman KP, Taveras EM, Gillman MW
Am J Epidemiol
Association between television viewing and poor diet quality in young children.
Authors: Miller SA, Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Gillman MW.
Int J Pediatr Obes
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Association of television viewing with poor diet quality in young children
Authors: Miller SA, Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Gillman MW
Int J Pediatr Obes
Recommendations for treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity.
Authors: Spear BA, Barlow SE, Ervin C, Ludwig DS, Saelens BE, Schetzina KE, Taveras EM.
Pediatrics
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Youths' perceptions of overweight-related prevention counseling at a primary care visit.
Authors: Taveras EM, Sobol AM, Hannon C, Finkelstein D, Wiecha J, Gortmaker SL.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
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Gestational weight gain and child adiposity at age 3 years.
Authors: Oken E, Taveras EM, Kleinman KP, Rich-Edwards JW, Gillman MW.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
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