Vivica Kraak

Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition Policy

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States

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Vivica Kraak is an Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition Policy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States. Her research focuses on food systems governance, sustainable dietary transitions, and the impact of media campaigns on nutrition. She has published recent articles examining issues such as sugary beverage tax legislation, digital literacy in food ecosystems, and the perceptions of plant-rich dietary patterns among U.S. adults.

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Nicholas Polys

Director of Visual Computing, Affiliate Professor

Virginia Tech

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Valisa Hedrick

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Robin Hargroder Lemaire

Louisiana State University

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Exploring the Landscape of Media Campaigns That Encourage or Discourage Sustainable Diet Transitions for Americans, 1917–2023: A Systematic Scoping Review

An Evaluation of Healthy Hydration Recommendations for 93 Countries with Sugary Beverage Tax Legislation Globally, 2000–2023

A Scoping Review of Food Systems Governance Frameworks and Models to Develop a Typology for Social Change Movements to Transform Food Systems for People and Planetary Health

Policy Insights from High-Income Countries to Guide Safe, Nutritious, and Sustainable Alternative Proteins for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Comment on Lau et al. Trends in Beef Intake in the United States: Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2018. <i>Nutrients</i> 2023, <i>15</i>, 2475

A Content Analysis of Persuasive Appeals Used in Media Campaigns to Encourage and Discourage Sugary Beverages and Water in the United States

US Adults’ Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors towards Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns and Practices: International Food Information Council Food and Health Survey Insights, 2012–2022

Children and teens must develop digital literacy skills to navigate complex and evolving food ecosystems

Perspective: Examining Conflicts of Interest for Professional Service within the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Multisectoral Strategies Needed to Establish Healthy Portion Size Norms That Disincentivize Hyperpalatable, Energy-Dense Foods and Sugary Beverages in Food Environments Linked to Obesity and Diet-Related Chronic Diseases in the United States

An Assessment of Government Capacity Building to Restrict the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Products to Children in the Region of the Americas

Applying a Multi-Dimensional Digital Food and Nutrition Literacy Model to Inform Research and Policies to Enable Adults in the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to Make Healthy Purchases in the Online Food Retail Ecosystem

A Systematic Scoping Review of Media Campaigns to Develop a Typology to Evaluate Their Collective Impact on Promoting Healthy Hydration Behaviors and Reducing Sugary Beverage Health Risks

Development of a responsible policy index to improve statutory and self-regulatory policies that protect children’s diet and health in the America’s region

Effects of Menu Labeling Policies on Transnational Restaurant Chains to Promote a Healthy Diet: A Scoping Review to Inform Policy and Research

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Nicholas Polys

Valisa Hedrick

Robin Hargroder Lemaire

Nicole Leary

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