DF/HCC Program Affiliation

Reduction of Cancer Risk and Disparities

Research Abstract

Dr. Ebbeling holds a PhD in nutrition and an MS in exercise science. Moreover, she has experience in behavioral counseling for promoting dietary change and in using self-report methodology to assess diet and physical activity. She has successfully designed, implemented, and evaluated lifestyle interventions in free-living children, adolescents, and adults.
Her current research is aimed at evaluating the efficacy of weight loss diets that vary in quantity and quality of carbohydrate and fat, with particular focus on dietary glycemic index. In addition, she conducts studies to understand the role of fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages in promoting weight gain.

Publications

• Ebbeling CB, Leidig MM, Sinclair KB, Seger-Shippee LG, Feldman HA, Ludwig DS.Effects of an ad libitum low-glycemic load diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese young adults.Am J Clin Nutr 2005 May;81(5):976-82.
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• Pereira MA, Kartashov AI, Ebbeling CB, Van Horn L, Slattery ML, Jacobs DR, Ludwig DS.Fast-food habits, weight gain, and insulin resistance (the CARDIA study): 15-year prospective analysis.Lancet 2005 Jan 1-7;365(9453):36-42.
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• Ebbeling CB, Sinclair KB, Pereira MA, Garcia-Lago E, Feldman HA, Ludwig DS.Compensation for energy intake from fast food among overweight and lean adolescents.JAMA 2004 Jun 16;291(23):2828-33.
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• Ebbeling CB, Leidig MM, Sinclair KB, Hangen JP, Ludwig DS.A reduced-glycemic load diet in the treatment of adolescent obesity.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003 Aug;157(8):773-9.
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• Ebbeling CB, Pawlak DB, Ludwig DS.Childhood obesity: public-health crisis, common sense cure.Lancet 2002 Aug 10;360(9331):473-82.
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