Publications

Dr McCrory is a recognized leader in both biobehavioral aspects of energy regulation and dietary assessment. Some of her key and recent publications are highlighted below. We encourage you to view a full list of Dr McCrory’s published work on her Google Scholar page.

Wearable Technology for Dietary Assessment

Much of Dr McCrory’s more recent work is in wearable technologies for dietary assessment. These studies are a collaborative and multidisciplinary effort between nutritionists, behaviorists, and engineers. A few examples are listed.

~original research~

Jobarteh ML, McCrory MA, Lo B, Triantafyllidis KK, Qiu J, Griffin JP, Sazonov E, Sun M, Jia W, Baranowski T, Anderson AK, Maitland K, Frost G. Evaluation of acceptability, functionality and validity of an objective, image-based dietary intake assessment methods in individuals of Ghanian and Kenyan origin living in London: a pilot study. Submitted Aug 31, 2023. Accepted Sept 19, 2023. Published online Sept 20, 2023. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4075. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15184075

Breit M, Padia J, Marden T, Forjan D, Zhaoxing P, Zhou W, Ghosh T, Thomas JG, McCrory MA, Sazonov E, Higgins J. The spectrum of eating environments encountered in free living adults documented using a passive capture food intake wearable device. Front Nutr. Submitted Dec 8, 2022. Accepted Mar 29, 2023. Published online 11 May 2023. Front Nutr 10:1119542. doi:10.3389/fnut.2023.1119542 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1119542/full

Doulah A, Ghosh T, Marden T, Parton J, Higgins J, McCrory MA†, Sazonov E†. Energy intake estimation using a novel wearable sensor and food images in a laboratory (pseudo-free-living) setting: quantification and contribution of sources of error. Int J Obes, Special Edition on Validated Methods to Measure Food Intake in Humans. Accepted Sept 20, 2022. Published online October 3, 2022. †Authors contributed equally to and share equal responsibility for this work. Int J Obes. 10.1038/s41366-022-01225-w. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-022-01225-w

Pan Z, Forjan D, Marden T, Padia J, Doulah A, Ghosh T, Hossain D, Thomas JG, McCrory MA, Sazonov E, Higgins JA. Improvement of methodology of energy intake estimation from passive capture devices. Frontiers in Nutrition, section Nutritional Methodology. Accepted May 9, 2022. Published online June 22, 2022. Front Nutr 9:877775.  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.877775/full

Cerminaro C, Sazonov E, McCrory MA, Steiner-Asiedu M, Bhaskar V, Gallo S, Laing E, Anderson AK. Feasibility of the automatic ingestion monitor (AIM-2) for the assessment of infant feeding: a pilot study among breastfeeding mothers from Ghana. Public Health Nutrition. Accepted May 12, 2022.  Publ Health Nutr. Published online June 9, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022001264

Jia W. Ren Y, Li B, Beatrice B, Que J, Cao S, Wu Z, Mao Z-H, Lo B, Anderson AK, Frost G, McCrory MA, Sazonov E, Steiner-Asiedu M, Baranowski T, Burke L, Sun M. A novel approach to dining bowl reconstruction for image-based food volume estimation. Sensors 2022, 22, 1493. https://doi.org/10.3390/s2204149

Chen G, Jia W, Zhao Y, Mao Z-H, Lo B, Anderson AK, Frost G, Jobarteh ML, McCrory MA, Sazonov E, Steiner-Asiedu M, Ansong RS, Baranowski T, Burke L, Sun M. Food/Non-Food classification of real-life egocentric images in low and middle-income countries based on image tagging features. Accepted 25 Feb 2021. Published April 2021 Front. Artif. Intell. 4:644712 (https://doi: 10.3389/frai.2021.644712)

Fontana JM, Pan Z, Sazonov EE, McCrory MA, Thomas JG, McGrane KS, Marden T, Higgins JA. Reproducibility of dietary intake measurement from diet diaries, photographic food records, and a novel sensor method. Frontiers in Nutrition, Accepted on 04 June 2020 Front. Nutr. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00099

Jobarteh ML, McCrory MA, Lo B, Sun M, Sazonov E, Anderson AK, Jia W, Maitland K, Qui J, Steiner-Asiedu M, Higgins JA, Baranowski T, Olupot-Olupot P, Frost G. Development and validation of objective, passive, dietary assessment method for estimating food and nutrient intake in households in low and middle-income countries (LMICs): a study protocol. Curr Dev Nutr. Published online Feb 7, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa020.

Farooq M, Doulah A, Parton J, McCrory MA, Higgins J, Sazonov E. Validation of sensor based food intake detection by multi-camera video observation in an unconstrained environment. Nutrients 2019, 11, 609; doi:10.3390/nu11030609 (Special Issue on Advancement in Dietary Assessment and Self-Monitoring Using Technology).

Yang X, Doulah A, Farooq M, Parton J, McCrory MA, Higgins JA, Sazonov E. Statistical models for meal- level estimation of mass and energy intake using features derived from video observation and a chewing sensor. Sci Reports 2019 Jan 10, 9:45. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37161-x. Epub 2019 Jan 10.

Doulah A, Yang X, Parton J, Higgins J, McCrory MA, Sazonov E. The importance of field experiments in testing of sensors for dietary assessment and eating behavior monitoring. IEEE Xplore: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society July 2018: 5759-62. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513623.

Doulah A, Farooq M, Yang X, Parton J, McCrory MA, Higgins JA, Sazonov E. Meal microstructure characterization from sensor-based food intake detection. Front Nutr 2017 Jul 17;4:31. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00031. eCollection 2017.

Farooq M, McCrory MA, Sazonov E. Reduction of energy intake using just-in-time feedback from a wearable sensor system. Obesity 2017 Feb 24. doi: 10.1002/oby.21788.

~review papers~

Doulah A, McCrory MA, Higgins JA, Sazonov E. A systematic review of technology-driven methodologies for estimation of energy intake. IEEE Access, 24 April 2019, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2910308.

Dietary Assessment (General)

Dr McCrory developed a statistical method to identify physiologically implausible energy intakes based on a comparison of reported energy intake with either measured or predicted energy requirements.

~original research~

Huang TTK, Roberts SB, Howarth NH, McCrory MA.  Effect of screening out implausible energy intake reports on relationships between diet and BMI. Obes Res 2005; 13:1205-17. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16076990/

McCrory MA, Hajduk CL, Roberts SB.  Procedures for screening out inaccurate reports of dietary energy intake.  Publ Health Nutr 2002;5(6A):873-82. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12633510/

~review papers~

Banna J, McCrory MA, Fialkowski Revilla M, Boushey CJ. Examining plausibility of self-reported energy intake data: considerations for method selection. Frontiers in Nutrition, 25 September 2017, doi: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00045. (Research Topic article collection on Emerging Topics in Dietary Assessment.)

Energy Regulation/Eating Patterns and Metabolism

The following paper generated great interest nationally and internationally and was featured in media outlets including the New York Times, Forbes.com, and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

~Recent Original Research Papers~

Simon SL, Pan X, Marden T, Zhou W, Ghosh T, Hossain D, Thomas JG, McCrory MA, Sazonov E, Higgins J. Body mass index and intra-individual variability in meal duration and rate of eating. Accepted July 4, 2022. Published online 26 July 2022. Front Nutr 9:941001. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.941001. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.941001/full

 

The following paper generated great interest nationally and internationally and was featured in media outlets including the New York Times, Forbes.com, and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

McCrory MA, Harbaugh AG, Appeadu SM, Roberts SB, Fast food offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 show large increases in food variety, portion size, dietary energy, and selected micronutrients. J Acad Nutr Diet 2019;119:923-33. First published online Feb 27. doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2018.12.004.

The Insititute of Medicine cited the following paper as strongly influencing the revision of the variety guideline in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000. The 1995 guideline recommended to consume a variety of foods within and between food groups, whereas the 2000 guideline qualified to which food groups the variety guideline applied.

McCrory MA, Fuss PJ, McCallum JE, Yao M, Vinken AG, Hays NP, Roberts SB.  Dietary variety within food groups: association with energy intake and body fatness in adult men and women.  Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:440-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10075328/

 

Some examples of Dr McCrory’s key research in energy intake regulation

~original research~

Anguah KO-B, Lovejoy JC, Craig BA, Gehrke MM, Palmer PA, Eichelsdoerfer PE, McCrory MA. Can the palatability of a healthy, satiety-promoting food increase with repeated exposure during weight loss? Foods 2017, 6(2), 16; doi:10.3390/foods6020016.  (Special Issue on Food Choice, Ingestive Behavior and Sensation) In Sept 2017, our manuscript was selected to be featured on the cover of the issue as graphical abstract.

Issue Cover

Howarth NH, Huang TTK, Roberts SB, Lin BH, McCrory MA.  Eating patterns, dietary composition, and energy regulation in younger and older participants in the CSFII 1994-96. Int J Obes 2007;31:675-84. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16953255/

McCrory MA, Saltzman E, Rolls BR, Roberts SB.  A twin study of the effects of energy density and palatability on energy intake of individual foods.  Physiol Behav 2006;87:451-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16445951/

Howarth NH, Huang TTK, Roberts SB, McCrory MA.  Dietary fiber and fat are associated with excess weight in young and middle-aged US adults.  J Am Diet Assoc 2005;105:1365-72. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16129077/

The Insititute of Medicine cited the following paper as strongly influencing the revision of the variety guideline in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000. The 1995 guideline recommended to consume a variety of foods within and between food groups, whereas the 2000 guideline qualified to which food groups the variety guideline applied.

McCrory MA, Fuss PJ, McCallum JE, Yao M, Vinken AG, Hays NP, Roberts SB.  Dietary variety within food groups: association with energy intake and body fatness in adult men and women.  Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:440-7. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10075328/

 

~review papers~

McCrory MA, Shaw AC, Lee JA. Energy and nutrient timing for weight control: Does timing of ingestion matter? Endocrinol Metab Clin N Am 2016;45:689–718 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2016.04.017

McCrory MA, Meal skipping and variables related to energy balance in adults: a brief review, with emphasis on the breakfast meal. Physiol Behav 2014 (July);134:51-54. Epub 11 May 2014 (http://dx.doi/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.05.005)

McCrory MA, Burke A, Roberts SB. Dietary (sensory) variety and energy balance. Physiol Behav 2012;107:576-83.  Epub 21 June 2012 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.06.012)

McCrory MA, Howarth NC, Roberts SB, Huang TTK. Eating frequency and energy regulation in free-living adults consuming self-selected diets.  J Nutr 2011;141:148-53. Epub Dec 1, 2010 (doi:10.3945/jn.109.114991). PMID 21123466

 

Dr McCrory published the first randomized weight loss intervention during lactation as part of her graduate work. Earlier, she coauthored the first randomized controlled trial on aerobic exercise during lactation:

McCrory MA, Nommsen-Rivers LA, Molé PA, Lonnerdal B, Dewey KG.  Randomized trial of the short-term effects of dieting compared with dieting plus aerobic exercise on lactation performance.  Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:959-67. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10232637/

Dewey KG, Lovelady CA, Nommsen LA, McCrory MA, Lonnerdal B.  A randomized study of the effects of aerobic exercise by lactating women.  N Engl J Med 1994;330:449-53. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8289849/

Body Composition Assessment

Dr McCrory published the first validation study on the BOD POD air displacement plethysmograph as part of her graduate work:

McCrory MA, Gomez TD, Bernauer EM, Molé PA. Evaluation of a new air displacement plethysmograph for measuring human body composition. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1995;27:1686-91. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8614326/