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Marjorie L. McCullough

Marjorie L. McCullough

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D-Index
103
Citations
50601
World Ranking
7230
National Ranking
3791

Overview

Marjorie L. McCullough is affiliated with the American Cancer Society in the United States, contributing primarily to the field of medicine with a focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, oncology, molecular biology, and nutrition and dietetics.

Their research spans multiple key topics including nutritional studies and diet, cancer risks and factors, diet and metabolism studies, nutrition and health in aging, obesity, physical activity and diet, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, as well as metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Marjorie L. McCullough has authored notable papers such as:

  • "American Cancer Society guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention" (2020) published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • "American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors" (2022) published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • "Validation of self-reported height and weight in a large, nationwide cohort of U.S. adults" (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Association of Socioeconomic and Geographic Factors With Diet Quality in US Adults" (2022) published in JAMA Network Open
  • "Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States, 2019" (2024) published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Caroline Y. Um, Alpa V. Patel, Ying Wang, Rebecca A. Hodge, and Susan M. Gapstur.

Marjorie L. McCullough publishes often in various scientific journals with multiple contributions to:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Cancer Research
  • CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Best Publications

  • A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure

    Lawrence J. Appel;Thomas Burton Moore;Thomas Burton Moore;Eva Obarzanek;William M. Vollmer

  • Nutrition and physical activity guidelines for cancer survivors.

    Cheryl L. Rock;Colleen Doyle;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt

  • Alternative Dietary Indices Both Strongly Predict Risk of Chronic Disease

    Stephanie E. Chiuve;Teresa T. Fung;Teresa T. Fung;Eric B. Rimm;Eric B. Rimm;Frank B. Hu;Frank B. Hu

  • Adherence to a DASH-style diet and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women.

    Teresa T. Fung;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Marjorie L. McCullough;Kathryn M. Rexrode

  • Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance

    Marjorie L McCullough;Diane Feskanich;Meir J Stampfer;Edward L Giovannucci

  • Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States

    Farhad Islami;Ann Goding Sauer;Kimberly D. Miller;Rebecca L. Siegel

  • Diet-quality scores and plasma concentrations of markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction

    Teresa T Fung;Marjorie L McCullough;PK Newby;JoAnn E Manson

  • Genome-wide association study of circulating vitamin D levels

    Jiyoung Ahn;Kai Yu;Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon;K. Claire Simon

  • Meat consumption and risk of colorectal cancer.

    Ann Chao;Michael J. Thun;Cari J. Connell;Marjorie L. McCullough

  • Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors?

    Veronica Wendy Setiawan;Hannah P. Yang;Malcolm C. Pike;Malcolm C. Pike;Susan E. McCann;Susan E. McCann

  • Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Yikyung Park;Yikyung Park;David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Leif Bergkvist

  • Flavonoid intake and cardiovascular disease mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults

    Marjorie L McCullough;Julia J Peterson;Roshni Patel;Paul F Jacques

  • Healthy Lifestyle Factors in the Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Among Men Benefits Among Users and Nonusers of Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Medications

    Stephanie E. Chiuve;Marjorie L. McCullough;Frank M. Sacks;Eric B. Rimm

  • Rationale and design of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension trial (DASH) : a multicenter controlled feeding study of dietary patterns to lower blood pressure

    Frank M. Sacks;Frank M. Sacks;Eva Obarzanek;Marlene M. Windhauser;Laura P. Svetkey

  • American Cancer Society guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention.

    Cheryl L. Rock;Cynthia Thomson;Ted Gansler;Susan M. Gapstur

  • Pesticide exposure and risk for Parkinson's disease

    Alberto Ascherio;Honglei Chen;Marc G. Weisskopf;Eilis O'Reilly

  • The American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort: rationale, study design, and baseline characteristics.

    Eugenia E Calle;Carmen Rodriguez;Eric J Jacobs;M Lyn Almon

  • The American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort

    Eugenia E. Calle;Carmen Rodriguez;Eric J. Jacobs;M. Lyn Almon

  • Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use and the risk for Parkinson's disease.

    Honglei Chen;Honglei Chen;Eric Jacobs;Michael A. Schwarzschild;Marjorie L. McCullough

  • Body mass index, weight change, and risk of prostate cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort.

    Carmen Rodriguez;Stephen J Freedland;Anusila Deka;Eric J Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Gapstur
Susan M. Gapstur American Cancer Society
Eric J. Jacobs
Eric J. Jacobs American Cancer Society
Michael J. Thun
Michael J. Thun Emory University
Eugenia E. Calle
Eugenia E. Calle American Cancer Society
Alpa V. Patel
Alpa V. Patel American Cancer Society
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Alberto Ascherio
Alberto Ascherio Harvard University
Carmen Rodriguez
Carmen Rodriguez Columbia University
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute
Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital

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