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Use of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to improve dietary assessment for cardiovascular disease prevention

The overall objective of this study is to find out more about whether testing isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen are valid biomarkers of diet. In this study, we use a novel approach to defining dietary intake to try to find out whether stable isotopes that are measured in blood, hair, and fingernails are better at telling us about what people eat than the survey methods that are currently used.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: American Heart Association
Sodium regulation in individuals on known dietary sodium intake
The objective of the MEASURE study is to examine how dietary sodium is used by the body. In a racially diverse sample of adults, we examine the effects of high and low dietary sodium intake on the storage and excretion of sodium and determine whether sodium distribution affects blood pressure. This has implications for how we interpret studies that use urine biomarkers of sodium; and our findings about tissue sodium storage have implications for managing hypertension and related conditions.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
An initiative of vital strategies
This initiative involves designing and implementing tailored interventions with the overall goal of saving 100 million lives from cardiovascular disease within the next 30 years. Resolve aims to achieve this goal by focusing on three main objectives: blood pressure control, global dietary sodium intake reduction, and artificial trans-fat elimination. This initiative’s other main focus is epidemic prevention. The Prevent Epidemics team helps at-risk communities improve epidemic preparedness by offering technical, political, and financial support. Resolve is also currently working with Bloomberg Philanthropies to assist low-income countries and cities with their COVID-19 responses. To learn more about Resolve to Save Lives, visit the website:
https://resolvetosavelives.org/Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: Bloomberg Initiatives, Chan-Zuckerberg Foundation, Gates Foundation
Community-based participatory approach to identify factors affecting diet following migration from Africa
This study investigates the nutritional practices of East and North African women who have migrated to the US with the goal of determining whether a dietary intervention involving traditional African herbs and spices could be an effective method of promoting dietary health in African communities in the U.S. To read the full scientific article, click
here.
Principal Investigators: Dr. Cheryl Anderson, Dr. Kate Murray
Funded by: Pilot Grant Award, UC San Diego Center of Excellence in Health Disparities and Behavior Change
Assessing a protocol of home blood pressure monitoring and the feasibility of self-management of hypertension in Somali, Syrian, and Iraqui refugees living in San Diego
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tala Al-Rousan
Funded by: NIH/NHLBI
Assessing the cognitive function of aging Syrian refugess living in refugee camps and urban settings in Jordan
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tala Al-Rousan
Funded by: Alzheimer's Association & Global Brain Health Institute
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tala Al-Rousan
Funded by: San Diego Alzheimer's Association Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR)
Principal Investigator: Edward Wang
Co-Investigator: Dr. Tala Al-Rousan
Funded by: The Galvanizing Engineering in Medicine (GEM) program
Effects of the "Glutathione Support for Health (GSH)" Plan on Glutathione Status in Type 2 Diabetes
The overarching objective of the EPIC study is to determine the effectiveness of a food-based intervention on glutathione status and blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ryan Bradley
Funded by: the Krupp Research Endowment at UCSD
Current Research Activities and Funding
Sep 15, 2018 - Jun 30, 2023
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
2017 - 2019
Principal Investigators: Dr. Cheryl Anderson, Dr. Kyung Rhee
Funded by: Pilot Grant Award, UC San Diego Center of Excellence in Health promotion and Equity
Jul 19, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
2019 - 2020
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
2019 - 2020
Principal Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: Centers for Disease COntrol, NACCDD
2016 - 2021
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kyung Rhee
Co-Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK/NIH)
2016 - 2021
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kelli Boutelle
Co-Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK/NIH)
2017-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ryan Bradley
Co-Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: Krupp Foundation
2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Dr. Matt Allison
Co-Investigator: Dr. Cheryl Anderson
Funded by: USDA Hass Avocado Board