A Black American Nutrition Scholar and Advocate: My Journey

IF 12.6 2区 医学 Q1 NUTRITION & DIETETICS Annual review of nutrition Pub Date : 2024-04-11 DOI:10.1146/annurev-nutr-062322-030901
Shiriki K. Kumanyika
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I started my journey as a nutrition scholar in 1974 when I began PhD studies at Cornell University. My journey has been rich with opportunity. I engaged in research on diet-related risks for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, partly motivated by my strong commitment to addressing health disparities affecting Black Americans. Obesity became my major focus and would eventually involve both US and global lenses. This focus was also linked to other dietary intake issues and health disparities and drew on knowledge I had gained in my prior study and practice of social work. I positioned myself as a bridge builder across nutrition, epidemiology, and public health, advocating for certain new ways of thinking and acting in these spheres and in the academy itself. Life skills honed during my formative years living within racially segregated contexts have been critical to any successes I have achieved.
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美国黑人营养学者和倡导者:我的旅程
1974 年,我在康奈尔大学开始攻读博士学位,从此开始了我的营养学者之旅。我的旅程充满机遇。我从事与饮食相关的心血管疾病、糖尿病和癌症风险研究,部分原因是我坚定地致力于解决影响美国黑人健康的不平等问题。肥胖症成为我的主要关注点,并最终涉及美国和全球视角。这一重点还与其他饮食摄入问题和健康差距有关,并借鉴了我在之前的社会工作学习和实践中获得的知识。我将自己定位为营养学、流行病学和公共卫生之间的桥梁建设者,在这些领域和学术界倡导某些新的思维和行动方式。我在种族隔离环境中成长的岁月中磨练出的生活技能对我取得的任何成功都至关重要。
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Annual review of nutrition
Annual review of nutrition 医学-营养学
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期刊介绍: Annual Review of Nutrition Publication History:In publication since 1981 Scope:Covers significant developments in the field of nutrition Topics Covered Include: Energy metabolism; Carbohydrates; Lipids; Proteins and amino acids; Vitamins; Minerals; Nutrient transport and function; Metabolic regulation; Nutritional genomics; Molecular and cell biology; Clinical nutrition; Comparative nutrition; Nutritional anthropology; Nutritional toxicology; Nutritional microbiology; Epidemiology; Public health nutrition
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