Allison Maria Lacko

PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology, 2019

Dissertation: Disparities in the quality of household packaged food purchases in the United States: Trends over time, geography and the role of state policies

Advisor: Shu Wen Ng

Dr. Lacko is currently the Senior Nutrition Policy and Research Analyst at Food Research and Action Center.

GFRP Publications

Associations between select state policies and the nutritional quality of household packaged food purchases in the US from 2008-2017
Authors: Allison M. Lacko, David Guilkey, Barry M. Popkin, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, October 6, 2021 view full text

Geographic patterns and socioeconomic differences in the nutritional quality of household packaged food purchases in the United States
Authors: Allison Lacko, Paul Delamater, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Shu Wen Ng
Published in: Health & Place, May 21, 2021 view full text

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with lower quality of the non-SSB diet in US adolescents and young adults
Authors: Alex M. Doherty, Allison M. Lacko, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, December 31, 2020 view full text

Urban vs. rural socioeconomic differences in the nutritional quality of household packaged food purchases by store type
Authors: Allison Lacko, Shu Wen Ng, Barry M. Popkin
Published in: Int J Environ Res Public Health, October 20, 2020 view full text

Grocery stores are not associated with more healthful food for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Authors: Allison M. Lacko, Barry M. Popkin, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, March 1 2019 view full text