Sonia Vega-López

Select Recent Publications (past 3 years)

• Arias-Gastélum M, Lindberg NM, Leo MC, Gille S, Vaughn KA, Shuster E, LeBlanc ES, Stevens VJ & Vega-López S.  A better diet quality based on the Healthy Eating Index-2020 is associated with lower energy intake and age but not with a prediabetes/T2D diagnosis among Hispanic women with overweight/obesity.  Nutrition Research. 2025;134:88-98. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2025.01.002
• Liedke B, Khatib M, Tabarsi B, Harris M, Wilson SL, Ortega-Santos CP, Mohr AE, Vega-López S & Whisner CM. Evaluating the effects of corn flour consumption on cardio-metabolic outcomes and the gut microbiome in adults with high cholesterol. The Journal of Nutrition. 2024;154(8):2437-2447. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.06.003
• Martinez GM, Vega-López S, Ayers S, Bruening M, Gonzalvez A, Vega de Luna B, & Marsiglia FF. Associations between parent-adolescent health-related conversations and media use during mealtimes among Hispanic families. Family, Systems, & Health. 2024;42(2):226–238. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000855
• Vega-López S, Ayers S, Gonzalvez A, Campos AP, Marsiglia FF, Bruening M, Rankin L, Vega Luna B, Biggs E & Perilla A. Diet outcomes from a randomized controlled trial assessing a parenting intervention simultaneously targeting healthy eating and substance use prevention among Hispanic middle-school adolescents. Nutrients. 2023;15(17):3790. doi: 10.3390/nu15173790
• Masek E, Gonzalvez A, Rankin L, Vega-Luna B, Valdez HJ, Hartmann L, Lorenzo E, Bruening M, Marsiglia FF, Harthun M & Vega-López S. Qualitative research on the perceptions of factors influencing diet and eating behaviors among Latinx middle school students. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2023;123(7):1011-1021. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.02.009
• Colburn AT, Buman MP, Wutich A, Vega-López S, Ohri-Vachaspati P & Kavouras S. Determinants of tap water mistrust among United States Latinx Adults. Journal of Water and Health. 2023;21(6):702-718. doi: 10.2166/wh.2023.267
• Peña A, Olson ML, Ayers SL, Sears DD, Vega-López S, Colburn AT & Shaibi GQ. Inflammatory mediators and type 2 diabetes risk factors before and in response to lifestyle intervention among Latino youth with obesity. Nutrients. 2023, 15, 2442. doi: 10.3390/nu15112442 
• Mercado M, Vega-López S, Gonzalvez A, Vega Luna B, Hoyt S, Martinez G, Ayers S & Marsiglia FF. Adaptation process of a culturally congruent parenting intervention for parents of Latinx adolescents to an online synchronous format. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2023; ibac097, doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac097
• Joseph RP, Ainsworth BE, Vega-López S, Adams MA, Todd M, Gaesser G & Keller C. Cardiometabolic risk factors among insufficiently active African American women with obesity: Baseline findings from Smart Walk. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023;38(2):198-204
• Joseph RP, Todd M, Ainsworth BE, Vega-López S, Adams MA, Hollingshead K, Hooker SP, Gaesser GA & Keller C. Smart Walk: A Culturally Tailored Smartphone-delivered Physical Activity Intervention for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction among African American Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023;20:1000. Doi:10.3390/ijerph20021000*
• Sheehan C, Gotlieb E, Ayers S, Tong D, Oesterle S, Vega-López S, Wendy V, Ruelas DM & Shaibi G. Neighborhood conditions and type 2 diabetes risk among Latino adolescents with obesity in Phoenix. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19:7920. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137920
• Szeszulski J, Lorenzo E, Todd M, O’Connor TM, Hill J, Shaibi GQ, Vega-López S, Buman MP, Hooker SP & Lee RE.  Early care and education center environmental factors associated with product- and process-based locomotor outcomes in preschool-age children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19:2208. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042208

For a complete list of publications visit: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1hoJgBaoNfCAe/bibliography/40318555/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending