Shufa Du
Biographic Data
| ID | 2001075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shufa Du |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shufa |
| FAMILY NAME | Du |
| SIGNATURE | DU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1156-0866 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Snack preferences among school-aged children: Evidence from discrete choice experiments
Accelerated economic development and innovative food industry trends have contributed to worsening dietary imbalanced among Chinese school-aged population. To investigate snack preferences among school-aged children, determine the relative importance of different snack attributes, and explore how these preferences vary by social-demographic characteristics to inform targeted nutritional interventions. A stratified cluster random sampling strategy…
Beyond the scenic view: A multimodal discourse analysis of sustainable tourism imaginaries on TikTok in Anhui, China
Emerging tourism destinations harness digital technologies to reconstruct their tourism imaginaries and thereby gain global visibility. Nevertheless, there remains a limited understanding of how these destinations utilize multimodal resources to communicate their sustainable tourism imaginaries. Therefore, this study investigates how the Anhui Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism communicates its sustainable tourism imaginaries on TikTok.…
Long-term body mass index trajectories and dyslipidemia and related gut microbial features: Results from the China health and nutrition survey 1991–2018
A high-level BMI change trajectory will increase the risk of developing dyslipidemia in the future. The growth trajectory of BMI affects lipid metabolism mediated by gut microbiota.These findings may reveal the mechanism of BMI changes leading to dyslipidemia, and indicate the corresponding microbiome targets for prevention
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Socioeconomic gradients in the Westernization of diet in China over 20 years
Throughout 24-years of urbanization, income seemed to buffer the transition from traditional to Western diet. However, the degree to which income buffered these urbanization-related changes depended on the level and history of community urbanization. At later stages of urbanization when Western diet behaviors were more widespread, urban-rural differences in Western diet behaviors varied little by income
Individuals with obesity and Covid‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships
The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID‐19, 75 studies were used to conduct a series of meta‐analyses on the relationship of individuals with obesity–COVID‐19 over the full spectrum from risk to mortality. A systematic review of the mechanistic pathways for COVID‐19 and individuals with obesity is presented…
The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China
Household air pollution (HAP) from solid cooking fuels continues to affect 600 million people in China and has been associated with high blood pressure. The role of diet in HAP-associated high blood pressure has yet to be evaluated in China. The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of cooking fuel on change in blood pressure and evaluate whether intake of antioxidant- and omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, and seafood) att…
What factors may contribute to sex differences in childhood obesity prevalence in China
Objective Previous studies in China showed large sex differences in childhood overweight and obesity (OW/OB) rates. However, limited research has examined the cause of these sex differences. The present study aimed to examine individual and parental/familial factors associated with sex differences in childhood OW/OB rates in China. Design Variables associated with child weight status, beliefs and behaviours, and obesity-related parenting practice…
Differences in nutrient and energy contents of commonly consumed dishes prepared in restaurants v . at home in Hunan Province, China
Objective Eating away from home is associated with poor diet quality, in part due to less healthy food choices and larger portions. However, few studies account for the potential additional contribution of differences in food composition between restaurant- and home-prepared dishes. The present study aimed to investigate differences in nutrients of dishes prepared in restaurants v . at home. Design Eight commonly consumed dishes were collected in…
Acceptability and feasibility of smartphone-assisted 24 h recalls in the Chinese population
Objective To examine the acceptability and feasibility of using smartphone technology to assess beverage intake and evaluate whether the feasibility of smartphone use is greater among key sub-populations. Design An acceptability and feasibility study of recording the video dietary record, the acceptability of the ecological momentary assessment (EMA), wearing smartphones and whether the videos helped participants recall intake after a cross-over …
The food retail revolution in China and its association with diet and health
The C hina H ealth and N utrition S urvey, 1989–2011
The C hina H ealth and N utrition S urvey ( CHNS ) began in 1989 with the goal of creating a multilevel method of data collection from individuals and households and their communities to understand how the wide‐ranging social and economic changes in C hina affect a wide array of nutrition and health‐related outcomes. Initiated with a partial sample in 1989, the full survey runs from 1991 to 2011, and this issue documents the CHNS history. The CHN…
Dynamics of the C hinese diet and the role of urbanicity, 1991–2011
C hina's food consumption patterns and eating and cooking behaviours changed dramatically between 1991 and 2011. Macronutrient composition has shifted towards fats, and protein and sodium intakes remain high and potassium intake low. The rapid decline in intake of coarse grains and, later, of refined grains and increases in intake of edible oils and animal‐source foods accompanied by major eating and cooking behaviour shifts are leading to what m…
Pathogenic and obesogenic factors associated with inflammation in Chinese children, adolescents and adults
OBJECTIVES: Influenced by pathogen exposure and obesity, inflammation provides a critical biological pathway linking changing environments to the development of cardiometabolic disease. This study tests the relative contribution of obesogenic and pathogenic factors to moderate and acute CRP elevations in Chinese children, adolescents and adults. METHODS: Data come from 8795 participants in the China Health and Nutrition Study. Age-stratified mult…
Rapid income growth adversely affects diet quality in China-particularly for the poor
Dynamics of the Nutrition Transition toward the Animal Foods Sector in China and its Implications: A Worried Perspective
What is China doing in policy-making to push back the negative aspects of the nutrition transition
Objective: To review the nutrition policies and efforts related to nutrition transition in China. Design and setting: This paper reviews the nutrition policy and activities of China to prevent and control diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs). Data came from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Council and some cross-sectional surveys. Results: China is undergoing a remarkable, but undesirable, rapid transitio…
A new stage of the nutrition transition in China
Objective: To fully explore the long-term shifts in the nutrition transition and the full implications of these changes in the Chinese diet. Design: A descriptive, population-based study. Setting: Data come from nationally representative surveys: the China Health and Nutrition Survey (1989–1997), the China National Nutrition Survey (1982 and 1992), the annual household consumption surveys of the State Statistical Bureau, and the Annual Death Repo…
What is China doing in policy-making to push back the negative aspects of the nutrition transition
Objective: To review the nutrition policies and efforts related to nutrition transition in China. Design and setting: This paper reviews the nutrition policy and activities of China to prevent and control diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs). Data came from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Council and some cross-sectional surveys. Results: China is undergoing a remarkable, but undesirable, rapid transitio…
A new stage of the nutrition transition in China
Objective: To fully explore the long-term shifts in the nutrition transition and the full implications of these changes in the Chinese diet. Design: A descriptive, population-based study. Setting: Data come from nationally representative surveys: the China Health and Nutrition Survey (1989–1997), the China National Nutrition Survey (1982 and 1992), the annual household consumption surveys of the State Statistical Bureau, and the Annual Death Repo…
Dynamics of the Nutrition Transition toward the Animal Foods Sector in China and its Implications: A Worried Perspective
Rapid income growth adversely affects diet quality in China-particularly for the poor
The C hina H ealth and N utrition S urvey, 1989–2011
The C hina H ealth and N utrition S urvey ( CHNS ) began in 1989 with the goal of creating a multilevel method of data collection from individuals and households and their communities to understand how the wide‐ranging social and economic changes in C hina affect a wide array of nutrition and health‐related outcomes. Initiated with a partial sample in 1989, the full survey runs from 1991 to 2011, and this issue documents the CHNS history. The CHN…
Dynamics of the C hinese diet and the role of urbanicity, 1991–2011
C hina's food consumption patterns and eating and cooking behaviours changed dramatically between 1991 and 2011. Macronutrient composition has shifted towards fats, and protein and sodium intakes remain high and potassium intake low. The rapid decline in intake of coarse grains and, later, of refined grains and increases in intake of edible oils and animal‐source foods accompanied by major eating and cooking behaviour shifts are leading to what m…
Pathogenic and obesogenic factors associated with inflammation in Chinese children, adolescents and adults
OBJECTIVES: Influenced by pathogen exposure and obesity, inflammation provides a critical biological pathway linking changing environments to the development of cardiometabolic disease. This study tests the relative contribution of obesogenic and pathogenic factors to moderate and acute CRP elevations in Chinese children, adolescents and adults. METHODS: Data come from 8795 participants in the China Health and Nutrition Study. Age-stratified mult…
Acceptability and feasibility of smartphone-assisted 24 h recalls in the Chinese population
Objective To examine the acceptability and feasibility of using smartphone technology to assess beverage intake and evaluate whether the feasibility of smartphone use is greater among key sub-populations. Design An acceptability and feasibility study of recording the video dietary record, the acceptability of the ecological momentary assessment (EMA), wearing smartphones and whether the videos helped participants recall intake after a cross-over …
The food retail revolution in China and its association with diet and health
What factors may contribute to sex differences in childhood obesity prevalence in China
Objective Previous studies in China showed large sex differences in childhood overweight and obesity (OW/OB) rates. However, limited research has examined the cause of these sex differences. The present study aimed to examine individual and parental/familial factors associated with sex differences in childhood OW/OB rates in China. Design Variables associated with child weight status, beliefs and behaviours, and obesity-related parenting practice…
Differences in nutrient and energy contents of commonly consumed dishes prepared in restaurants v . at home in Hunan Province, China
Objective Eating away from home is associated with poor diet quality, in part due to less healthy food choices and larger portions. However, few studies account for the potential additional contribution of differences in food composition between restaurant- and home-prepared dishes. The present study aimed to investigate differences in nutrients of dishes prepared in restaurants v . at home. Design Eight commonly consumed dishes were collected in…
Individuals with obesity and Covid‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships
The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID‐19, 75 studies were used to conduct a series of meta‐analyses on the relationship of individuals with obesity–COVID‐19 over the full spectrum from risk to mortality. A systematic review of the mechanistic pathways for COVID‐19 and individuals with obesity is presented…
The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China
Household air pollution (HAP) from solid cooking fuels continues to affect 600 million people in China and has been associated with high blood pressure. The role of diet in HAP-associated high blood pressure has yet to be evaluated in China. The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of cooking fuel on change in blood pressure and evaluate whether intake of antioxidant- and omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, and seafood) att…
Socioeconomic gradients in the Westernization of diet in China over 20 years
Throughout 24-years of urbanization, income seemed to buffer the transition from traditional to Western diet. However, the degree to which income buffered these urbanization-related changes depended on the level and history of community urbanization. At later stages of urbanization when Western diet behaviors were more widespread, urban-rural differences in Western diet behaviors varied little by income
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Beyond the scenic view: A multimodal discourse analysis of sustainable tourism imaginaries on TikTok in Anhui, China
Emerging tourism destinations harness digital technologies to reconstruct their tourism imaginaries and thereby gain global visibility. Nevertheless, there remains a limited understanding of how these destinations utilize multimodal resources to communicate their sustainable tourism imaginaries. Therefore, this study investigates how the Anhui Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism communicates its sustainable tourism imaginaries on TikTok.…
Long-term body mass index trajectories and dyslipidemia and related gut microbial features: Results from the China health and nutrition survey 1991–2018
A high-level BMI change trajectory will increase the risk of developing dyslipidemia in the future. The growth trajectory of BMI affects lipid metabolism mediated by gut microbiota.These findings may reveal the mechanism of BMI changes leading to dyslipidemia, and indicate the corresponding microbiome targets for prevention
Snack preferences among school-aged children: Evidence from discrete choice experiments
Accelerated economic development and innovative food industry trends have contributed to worsening dietary imbalanced among Chinese school-aged population. To investigate snack preferences among school-aged children, determine the relative importance of different snack attributes, and explore how these preferences vary by social-demographic characteristics to inform targeted nutritional interventions. A stratified cluster random sampling strategy…
Medicine (13 works) · China (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Obesity (9 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Overweight (7 works) · Demography (6 works)