Mark Pereira, PhD, MPH

My research focuses on the cause and epidemiology of type 2 diabetes, which is a costly, debilitating, and prevalent disease, yet it is highly preventable. My interest has long been steeped in the role of physical activity and nutrition in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and related cardiometabolic risk factors. Because of their close relation to type 2 diabetes, my work also involves investigations into obesity and cardiovascular disease.

• Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Minnesota Council of Graduate Students, 2012

• 2015–2019, NIH/NCI, "Stand and Move at Work: A Randomized Group Trial," Principal Investigator
• 2015–2017, NIH/NHLBI, "Novel Analysis of Abdominal Computed Tomography Data in CARDIA," Principal Investigator
• 2014–2017, Minnesota Department of Transportation, "Assessing the Economic Impact and Health Effects of Bicycling in Minnesota," Co-Investigator

See recent publications at PubMed

Select Recent Publications

• Buman MP, Mullane SL, Toledo MJ, Rydell SA, Gaesser GA, Crespo NC, Hannan P, Feltes L, Vuong B, Pereira MA. "An intervention to reduce sitting and increase light-intensity physical activity at work: Design and rationale of the 'Stand & Move at Work' group randomized trial," Contemporary Clinical Trials, Feb 2017
• Whitaker KM, Odegaard AO, Jacobs DR Jr, Sidney S, Pereira MA. "Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Abdominal Adipose Tissue Deposition," Medicine & Science in Sports an Exercise, Oct 2016
• Drehmer M, Pereira MA, Schmidt MI, Del Carmen B Molina M, Alvim S, Lotufo PA, Duncan BB. "Associations of dairy intake with glycemia and insulinemia, independent of obesity, in Brazilian adults: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2015
• Pereira MA. "Sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages in relation to obesity risk," Advances in Nutrition, Nov 2014
• Odegaard AO, Koh WP, Yuan JM, Gross MD, Pereira MA. "Dietary patterns and mortality in a Chinese population," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Sept 2014