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
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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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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Obesity (Silver Spring)
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Longitudinal relationship between television viewing and leisure-time physical activity during adolescence.
Authors: Taveras EM, Field AE, Berkey CS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Frazier AL, Colditz GA, Gillman MW.
Pediatrics
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Pediatrics
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Achievement of motor milestones in infancy and adiposity at age 3 years
Authors: Benjamin S, Oken E, Rifas-Shiman S, Taveras EM, Gillman MW
The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting
The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting
Predictors of sleep duration in the first 6 months of life
Authors: Nevarez MD, Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman KP, Gillman MW
22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, Baltimore, MD
22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, Baltimore, MD
Economic and other barriers to adopting better nutrition and physical activity behaviors among overweight children
Authors: Sonneville K, LaPelle NR, Taveras EM, Gillman MW, Prosser LA
The 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making
The 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making
Parents' Willingness to Pay for Pediatric Weight Management Programs.
Authors: Drouin O, Sharifi M, Gerber M, Horan C, Orav EJ, Marshall R, Taveras EM.
Acad Pediatr
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Acad Pediatr
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High Five for Kids: Predictors of participation in a clinically-based obesity prevention intervention
Authors: Hohman KH, Price SN, Rifas-Shiman SL, Taveras EM, Gillman MW
14th Annual HMO Research Network Conference, Minneapolis, MN
14th Annual HMO Research Network Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Parental and Provider Perceptions of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Interventions in the First 1000 Days: A Qualitative Study.
Authors: Morel K, Nichols K, Nong Y, Charles N, Price S, Taveras E, Goldman R, Woo Baidal JA.
Acad Pediatr
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Acad Pediatr
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Does maternal feeding restriction lead to childhood obesity or vice versa?
Authors: Rifas-Shiman S, Sherry B, Scanlon K, Birch L, Gillman MW, Taveras EM
The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting
The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting
Crossing growth percentiles in infancy and risk of obesity at age 5
Authors: Taveras EM, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Kleinman K, Haines J, Gillman MW
Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii
Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii