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136
Citations
106362
World Ranking
1936
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1100

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1940 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

James O. Hill is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research spans the field of Medicine with a specific focus on subfields such as Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pharmacy, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

Frequent publication venues for James O. Hill include:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes Care
  • Obesity Science & Practice
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

They have collaborated often with several coauthors, among them:

  • Holly R. Wyatt
  • R. Drew Sayer
  • Helen P. Hazuda
  • Karen Johnson
  • William C. Knowler

Their recent papers include the following titles with publication years and venues:

  • "Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations," 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Successful weight loss maintenance: A systematic review of weight control registries," 2020, Obesity Reviews
  • "Association of Low- and No-Calorie Sweetened Beverages as a Replacement for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages With Body Weight and Cardiometabolic Risk," 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • "Intensive Weight Loss Intervention and Cancer Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of the Look AHEAD Randomized Clinical Trial," 2020, Obesity
  • "The Impact of Physical Activity on the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence and Lessons Learned From the Diabetes Prevention Program, a Long-Standing Clinical Trial Incorporating Subjective and Objective Activity Measures," 2020, Diabetes Care

James O. Hill has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, an award listed from the year 1940.

Best Publications

  • Obesity : Preventing and managing the global epidemic

    D. S. Akram;A. V. Astrup;T. Atinmo;J. L. Boissin

  • Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summary

    F. X. Pi-Sunyer;D. M. Becker;C. Bouchard;R. A. Carleton

  • Environmental contributions to the obesity epidemic.

    James O. Hill;John C. Peters;John C. Peters

  • Obesity and the Environment: Where Do We Go from Here?

    James O. Hill;Holly R. Wyatt;George W. Reed;John C. Peters

  • A randomized trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity.

    Gary D. Foster;Holly R. Wyatt;James O. Hill;Brian G. McGuckin

  • Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes

    R. R. Wing;P. Bolin;F. L. Brancati;G. A. Bray

  • SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS MAINTENANCE

    Rena R Wing;James O Hill

  • Benefits of Modest Weight Loss in Improving Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

    Rena R. Wing;Wei Lang;Thomas A. Wadden;Monika Safford

  • ‘Small Changes’ to Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors for Weight Management

    Andrew P. Hills;Nuala M. Byrne;Rachel Lindstrom;James O. Hill

  • Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trial.

    Rena R. Wing;Judy L. Bahnson;George A. Bray;Jeanne M. Clark

  • A descriptive study of individuals successful at long-term maintenance of substantial weight loss.

    M L Klem;R R Wing;M T McGuire;H M Seagle

  • Energy Balance and Obesity

    James O. Hill;Holly R. Wyatt;John C. Peters

  • Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: One-Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

    Mark Espeland;Xavier Pi-Sunyer;George Blackburn;Frederick L. Brancati

  • Overweight, obesity, and health risk.

    C. J. Billington;L. H. Epstein;N. J. Goodwin;J. O. Hill

  • The Look AHEAD study: a description of the lifestyle intervention and the evidence supporting it.

    Thomas A Wadden;Delia Smith West;Linda Delahanty

  • Environmental and societal factors affect food choice and physical activity: rationale, influences, and leverage points.

    Sarah L. Booth;James F. Sallis;Cheryl Ritenbaugh;James O. Hill

  • UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING THE EPIDEMIC OF OBESITY: AN ENERGY BALANCE PERSPECTIVE

    Hill Jo

  • Achieving weight and activity goals among diabetes prevention program lifestyle participants.

    Rena R Wing;Richard F Hamman;George A Bray;Linda Delahanty

  • Effects of a 16-Month Randomized Controlled Exercise Trial on Body Weight and Composition in Young, Overweight Men and Women: The Midwest Exercise Trial

    Joseph E. Donnelly;James O. Hill;Dennis J. Jacobsen;Jeffrey Potteiger;Jeffrey Potteiger

  • Weight and metabolic outcomes after 2 years on a low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet: a randomized trial.

    Gary D. Foster;Holly R. Wyatt;James O. Hill;Angela P. Makris

Frequent Co-Authors

Rena R. Wing
Rena R. Wing Brown University
John M. Jakicic
John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Wadden
Thomas A. Wadden University of Pennsylvania
Karen C. Johnson
Karen C. Johnson University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Fiona Lalloo
Fiona Lalloo University of Manchester
Edward S. Horton
Edward S. Horton Harvard Medical School
George A. Bray
George A. Bray Louisiana State University
Robert W. Jeffery
Robert W. Jeffery University of Minnesota
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham
George W. Reed
George W. Reed University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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