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  • Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH

Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH

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Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH

Mara Z. Vitolins, DrPH

  • Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
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Education
BA, College of Idaho, 1983
DrPH, Loma Linda University, 1989
MPH, Loma Linda University, 1989
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Interim Chair, Epidemiology and Prevention
Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
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Epidemiology and Prevention
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Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
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  • Weight Loss Experiences of African American, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic White Men and Women with Type 2 Diabetes: The Look AHEAD Trial. West DS, Dutton G, Delahanty LM, Hazuda HP, Rickman AD, Knowler WC, Vitolins MZ, Neiberg RH, Peters A, Gee M, Cassidy Begay M, . Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 08; 27(8):1275-1284.
  • Long-term Weight Loss Maintenance in the Continuation of a Randomized Diabetes Prevention Translational Study: The Healthy Living Partnerships to Prevent Diabetes (HELP PD) Continuation Trial. Vitolins MZ, Blackwell CS, Katula JA, Isom SP, Case LD. Diabetes Care. 2019 09; 42(9):1653-1660.
  • Food Insecurity Is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Comorbid Medical Conditions in Obese Adults: NHANES 2007-2014. Palakshappa D, Speiser JL, Rosenthal GE, Vitolins MZ. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 08; 34(8):1486-1493.
  • Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Respiration Is Elevated in Female Cynomolgus Macaques Fed a Western Compared with a Mediterranean Diet. Gonzalez-Armenta JL, Gao Z, Appt SE, Vitolins MZ, Michalson KT, Register TC, Shively CA, Molina AJA. J. Nutr. 2019 09; 149(9):1493-1502.
  • Erratum: Mediterranean versus Western Diet Effects on Caloric Intake, Obesity, Metabolism, and Hepatosteatosis in Nonhuman Primates. Shively CA, Appt SE, Vitolins MZ, Uberseder B, Michalson KT, Silverstein-Metzler MG, Register TC. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Jul; 27(7):1211.
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