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Armando Peña

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesObesity and Health Practices

Publications

40

Citations

237

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Armando Peña studies how lifestyle, nutrition, and body composition relate to the risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity, with a strong focus on Latino and Hispanic children and adolescents. A major line of work tests lifestyle and diabetes-prevention programs and measures their effects on health markers, while another examines how maternal factors and the composition of breast milk influence infant growth and body fat.

Type 2 diabetes prevention in youthChildhood and adolescent obesityLifestyle intervention programsHuman milk composition and infant growthHealth in Latino/Hispanic populations

Publication activity began around 2019 and has remained steady with periodic peaks, averaging about four papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 7 publications202021: 10 publications10212022: 3 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 8 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Diabetes×6
  • Pediatric Obesity×4
  • Nutrients×3
  • JAMA Network Open×2
  • Obesity×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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