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Overview

Connie M. Weaver is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research focuses on areas including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Weaver, including:

  • Mário G. Ferruzzi (17 co-authored works)
  • Cindy H. Nakatsu (14 co-authored works)
  • Mary Jane De Souza (12 co-authored works)
  • Sisi Cao (12 co-authored works)
  • Dennis P. Cladis (11 co-authored works)

Weaver's publications are often found in high-impact academic journals, with recurrent contributions to:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition (9 publications)
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (8 publications)
  • Journal of Nutrition (7 publications)
  • Nutrients (6 publications)
  • Advances in Nutrition (6 publications)

Representative recent papers by Connie M. Weaver include:

  • "Calcium deficiency worldwide: prevalence of inadequate intakes and associated health outcomes," 2022, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • "Decreased Iron Intake Parallels Rising Iron Deficiency Anemia and Related Mortality Rates in the US Population," 2021, Journal of Nutrition
  • "Dairy intake and bone health across the lifespan: a systematic review and expert narrative," 2020, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • "Interventions to improve calcium intake through foods in populations with low intake," 2022, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • "Calcium supplementation for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: current evidence and programmatic considerations," 2022, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Their work broadly covers nutritional deficiencies, dietary intake impacts, and interventions targeted at improving health outcomes in various populations. The research contributions address both fundamental aspects of nutrient metabolism and practical public health implications.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Michael F. Holick;Neil C. Binkley;Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari;Catherine M. Gordon

  • Peak bone mass

    R. P. Heaney;Steven Abrams;B. Dawson-Hughes;A. Looker

  • The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s position statement on peak bone mass development and lifestyle factors: a systematic review and implementation recommendations

    C. M. Weaver;C. M. Gordon;C. M. Gordon;K. F. Janz;H. J. Kalkwarf

  • Guidelines for Preventing and Treating Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency Revisited

    Michael F. Holick;Neil C. Binkley;Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari;Catherine M. Gordon

  • Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and risk of fractures: an updated meta-analysis from the National Osteoporosis Foundation

    C. M. Weaver;D. D. Alexander;C. J. Boushey;B. Dawson-Hughes

  • Systematic review of the potential adverse effects of caffeine consumption in healthy adults, pregnant women, adolescents, and children

    Daniele Wikoff;Brian T. Welsh;Rayetta Henderson;Gregory P. Brorby

  • Peak bone mass in young women.

    Dorothy Teegarden;William R. Proulx;Berdine R. Martin;Jian Zhao

  • Choices for achieving adequate dietary calcium with a vegetarian diet

    Connie M Weaver;William R Proulx;Robert Heaney

  • Processed foods: contributions to nutrition

    Connie M Weaver;Johanna Dwyer;Victor L Fulgoni;Janet C King

  • Potassium and Health

    Connie M. Weaver

  • Suboptimal magnesium status in the United States: are the health consequences underestimated?

    Andrea Rosanoff;Connie M Weaver;Robert K Rude

  • Dairy calcium is related to changes in body composition during a two-year exercise intervention in young women.

    Yi-Chin Lin;Roseann M. Lyle;Linda D. McCabe;George P. McCabe

  • Whole dairy matrix or single nutrients in assessment of health effects current evidence and knowledge gaps

    Tanja Kongerslev Thorning;Hanne Christine Bertram;Jean-Philippe Bonjour;Lisette de Groot

  • Bioavailability of Gallic Acid and Catechins from Grape Seed Polyphenol Extract is Improved by Repeated Dosing in Rats: Implications for Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease

    Mario G. Ferruzzi;Jessica K. Lobo;Elsa M. Janle;Bruce Cooper

  • Calcium retention in relation to calcium intake and postmenarcheal age in adolescent females

    Lisa A. Jackman;Stephanie S. Millane;Berdine R. Martin;Olivia B. Wood

  • Previous milk consumption is associated with greater bone density in young women

    Dorothy Teegarden;Roseann M Lyle;William R Proulx;C Conrad Johnston

  • Oral calcium carbonate affects calcium but not phosphorus balance in stage 3–4 chronic kidney disease

    Kathleen M. Hill;Berdine R. Martin;Meryl E. Wastney;George P. McCabe

  • Calcium absorbability from spinach

    R P Heaney;C M Weaver;R R Recker

  • Effects of Sodium Reduction and the DASH Diet in Relation to Baseline Blood Pressure

    Stephen P. Juraschek;Edgar R. Miller;Connie M. Weaver;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Geometric structure of the femoral neck measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.

    T. Yoshikawa;C. H. Turner;Munro Peacock;C. W. Slemenda

Frequent Co-Authors

Munro Peacock
Munro Peacock Indiana University
Robert P. Heaney
Robert P. Heaney Creighton University
Mario G. Ferruzzi
Mario G. Ferruzzi North Carolina State University
Stephen Barnes
Stephen Barnes University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cindy H. Nakatsu
Cindy H. Nakatsu Purdue University West Lafayette
Mary Ann Lila
Mary Ann Lila North Carolina State University
Sharon M. Moe
Sharon M. Moe Indiana University
Bess Dawson-Hughes
Bess Dawson-Hughes Tufts University
Johanna T. Dwyer
Johanna T. Dwyer Tufts University
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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