Nutritional Sciences
Faculty Research
The following articles have been published or accepted and soon to be published by Nutritional Science faculty:
Mallory Boylan, PhD, RD, LD
Dinh, T. T. N., L. D. Thompson, M. L. Galyean, J C. Brooks, K. Y. Patterson, and L. M. Boylan. 2011. Cholesterol content and methods for cholesterol determination in meat and poultry. Compr. Rev. Food Sci. Food Saf. 10:269-289.
Gong, G., Hargrave, K.A., Hobson, V., Spallholz, S., Boylan, M., Lefforge, D., and O’Bryant, S.E. 2011 Low-Level groundwater arsenic exposure impacts cognition: A project FRONTIER study. Journal of Environmental Health. 8:861-874.
Dinh, T., Thompson, L., Galyean, M., Brooks, C., Patterson, K., Holden, J., and Boylan, M. 2011. Cholesterol content and methods for cholesterol determination in meat and poultry. J. Food Science. 10:269-289.
Hart, S., Jackson, S., and Boylan, M. 2011. Compromised weight gain, milk intake, and feeding behavior in breastfed newborns of depressive mothers. J. Ped. Psych. 36:942-950.
Ahuja, S. Boylan, M., and Hart, S. 2010. Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and cognition in infants and young children. AgroFOOD Industry hi-tech. 21:12-14.
Boylan, M., Feng, D., Chyu, M., Esperat, C., Flores, D., Thu, D., Reed, D., Borrego, J., Billings, L., and Ochoa, C. 2010. Identification of overweight in young children: Is use of body mass index percentiles alone sufficient? Texas Public Health J. 62:12-15.
Shankar, P., Boylan, M., and Sriram, K. 2010. Micronutrient deficiencies after bariatric surgery. Nutrition. 26:1031–1037.
Jamie Cooper, PhD
J.A. Cooper, D.D. Nguyen, B.C. Ruby, and D.A. Schoeller. Maximal sustained levels of energy expenditure in humans during exercise. MSSE. 2011; 43(12): 2359-2367.
J.A. Cooper, A.C. Watras, C.M.Paton, A.K. Adams, and D.A. Schoeller. Impact of Exercise and Dietary Fatty Acid Composition from a High-fat Diet on Markers of Hunger and Satiety. Appetite. 2011; 56(1): 171-178.
J.A. Cooper, A.C. Watras, T. Shriver, A.K. Adams, and D.A. Schoeller. Influence of Dietary Fatty Acid Composition and Exercise on Changes in Fat Oxidation from a High-fat Diet. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2010; 109(4): 1011-1018.
J.A. Cooper, K.S. Polonsky, and D.A. Schoeller. Serum Leptin Levels in Obese Males During Over-and Under-Feeding. Obesity. 2009; 17(12): 2149-54.
J.A. Cooper, A.C. Watras, A. Adams, and D.A. Schoeller. Effects of Dietary Fatty Acid Composition on 24h Energy Expenditure and Chronic Disease Risk Factors in Men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. May 2009; 89(5): 1350-6.
J.A. Cooper, A.C. Watras, A. Luke, M.J. O’Brien, J.R. Dobratz, C.P. Earthman, and D.A. Schoeller. Validity and reliability of five indirect calorimetry instruments. Journal of American Dietetic Association. January 2009; 109(1): 128-32.
Chad M. Paton, PhD
Flowers MT*, Paton CM*, O’Byrne SM, Schiesser KJ, Dawson, J, Blanner WS, Kendziorski C, Ntambi JM. Metabolic changes in skin caused by Scd1 deficiency: a focus on retinol metabolism. PLoS One 2011 May 9;6(5):e19734 . (*Authors contributed equally).
Paton CM, Flowers MT, Strable MS, Liu X, and Ntambi JM. Loss of stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity promotes ER stress induced Xbp-1 splicing and increases free cholesterol synthesis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (October 5, 2010).
Liu X, Miyazaki M, Flowers MT, Sampath H, Zhao M, Chu K, Paton CM, and Ntambi JM. Loss of Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 attenuates adipose inflammation: distinct roles of adipocyte-derived lipoprotein lipase and oleate. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Jan;30(1):31-8. Epub 2009 Nov 12
Sampath H, Flowers MT, Liu X, Paton CM, Sullivan R, Chu K, Zhao M, Ntambi JM. Skin-specific deletion of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 alters skin lipid composition and protects mice from high-fat diet induced obesity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2009 Jul 24;284(30):19961-73.
Paton CM & Ntambi JM. Biochemical and Physiological Function of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jul;297(1):E28-37. Epub 2008 Dec 9.
Debra B. Reed, PhD, RD, LD
Reed DB, Patterson P, and Wasserman N (2011). Obesity in rural youth: looking beyond nutrition and physical activity. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 43:401-408.
Thompson D, Cullen KW, Reed DB, Konzelmann K, Smalling A (2011). Formative assessment in the development of an obesity prevention component for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in Texas. Family and Community Health 34(1):61-71.
Wang S, Reed DB, Goli S, Goswami D (2011). Blood leptin and C-reactive protein provide more sensitive assessment than blood lipids and other inflammatory biomarkers in overweight university students. Nutrition Research 31(8):586-593.
Feng, D., Reed, DB., Esperat, M. C., Uchida, M. Effects of TV in the Bedroom on Young Hispanic Children (2011). American Journal of Health Promotion.25(5):310-318.
Boylan, M, Feng, D, Chyu, M, Esperat, C, Flores, D, Thu, D, Reed, D, Borrego, J. Billings, L, and Ochoa, C. (2010). Identification of overweight in young children: Is use of body mass index percentiles alone sufficient? Texas Public Health J. 62(4):4-8.
Reed, DB and Chenault, H. (2010). Reconstructing the hospital food environment to address the obesity epidemic. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 25(3), 236-243.
Cullen KW, Lara-Smalling A, Thompson D, Watson KB, Reed DB, and Konzelmann K (2009). Creating healthy home food environments: results of a study with participants in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 41:380-388.
MJ Kim, WA McIntosh, J Anding, KS Kubena, and DB Reed. Perceived Parenting Behaviors Predict Young Adolescents' Nutritional Intake and Body Fatness (2008). Maternal and Child Nutrition 4:287-303.
Reed DB, Feng D, Chyu M, Boylan M, Borrego Jr J , Thompson L, Esperat E, Flores F, Ochoa C, Billings L, Noriega O (2008). Early lessons learned in the development of a childhood overweight prevention program in West Texas using Community Based Participatory Research. Texas Public Health Association Journal 60(1):4-8.
Julian Spallholz, PhD
Spallholz, J.E., Boylan, L.M., Rhaman, M.M., Katz, D., Robertson, J.D., Zakaria, A.B.M., Kahn, A.H. and. Alauddin, M. (2008). The Selenium Content of Rice, Mixed Plant Foods and Fish from Bangladesh. J. of Toxicology and Environmental Chem. 90:211-220.
Spallholz, J.E., Boylan, L.M., Robinson, J.D., Smith, L., Rahman, M.M., Hook, J., and Rigdon, R. (2008). Selenium and Arsenic Content of Agricultural Soils from Bangladesh and Nepal. J. of Toxicology and Environmental Chem. 90:203-210.
Letavayova, L., Vlashova, D., Spallholz, J.E., Brozmanova, J., and Chovanec, M. (2008) Chemical Forms of Selenium and Their Biological Effects in Saccharomyces cerrevisiae. Mutation Research 638, 1-10.
Hail, Jr., N., Cortes, M., Drake, E.N., and Spallholz, J.E. (2008) Cancer Chemoprevention: A Radical Perspective. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 15, 97-110.
Chen, J.J., Boylan, L.M. and Spallholz, J.E. (2007) Oxidation of Glutathione and Superoxide Generation by Inorganic and Organic Selenium Compounds. Biofactors 31, 55-66.
Yadav, S., Gupta, S., Prakash, R., Spallholz, J.E., and Prakash, N.T. (2007) Selenium Uptake by Allium cepa Grown in Se-spiked Soils. American-Eurasian Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. 2, 80-84.
Mateo, R.D., Spallholz, J.E., Elder, J.R., Yoon I.K.., and Kim, S.W. (2007) Efficacy of dietary selenium sources on growth and carcass of growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing high endogenous selenium. Journal of Animal Science. 85, 1177-1183.
Boylan, L.M. and Spallholz, J.E. (2006) Selenium: Important Nutrient in Seafood. Global Aquaculture Advocate. 9, 30-31
Mathews, S.M., Spallholz, J.E., Grimson, M.J., Dubielzig, R.R., Gray, T. and Reid, T.W. (2006) Prevention of Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Contact Lenses with Covalently Attached Selenium and Effects upon the Cornea of New Zealand White Rabbits. Cornea. 7, 806-814.
Infante H.G., O'Connor G., Rayman M., Wahlen R., Spallholz J.E., Hearn R., and Catterick, T. (2005) Identification of Water-soluble Gamma-glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine in Yeast-based Selenium Supplements by Reversed-phase HPLC with ICP-MS and Electrospray Tandem MS Detection.Journal Atomic Analytical Spectroscopy. 20, 864-870
Spallholz, J.E., Boylan, L.M., Palace, P., Chen, J., Smith, L., Rahman, M.M. and Robertson, J.D. (2005) Arsenic and Selenium in Human Hair: A Comparison of Five Countries With and Without Arsenicosis. Biological Trace Element Research. 106, 1-12
Shu Wang, PhD
Wang S, Reed DB, Goli S, Goswami D. Blood leptin and C-reactive protein provide more sensitive assessment than blood lipids and other inflammatory biomarkers in overweight university students. Nutrition Research. 2011;31(8):586-593.
Wang S, Wu D, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S, Lecker JL, Lichtenstein AH. Enhanced aortic macrophage lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in LDL receptor null mice fed an atherogenic diet. Lipids 2010; 45(8):701-711. NIHMSID: NIHMS231280
Wang S, Wu D, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S, Lichtenstein AH. Lower dietary omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) plus docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ratio minimizes atherosclerotic lesion formation and inflammatory response in the LDL receptor null mouse. Atherosclerosis2009;201:147-155. NIHMSID: NIHMS177443
Wang S, Wu D, Lamon-Fava S, Matthan NR, Honda KL, Lichtenstein AH. Polyunsaturated fatty acids lower inflammatory factor release from the macrophages differentiated from THP-1 cells. Br J Nutr 2009;102(4):497-501. NIHMSID: NIHMS177991
Wang S, Noh SK, Koo SI. Epigallocatechin gallate and caffeine differentially inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and fat in ovariectomized rats. J Nutr. 2006;136(11): 2791-2796.
Wang S, Noh SK, Koo SI. Green tea catechins inhibit pancreatic phospholipase A(2) and intestinal absorption of lipids in ovariectomized rats. J Nutr Biochem. 2006;17(7):492-498.
Dorfman S, Wang S, Vega-López S, Jauhiainen M, Lichtenstein A. Dietary fatty acids and cholesterol differentially modulate HDL cholesterol metabolism in Golden-Syrian hamsters. J Nutr. 2005;135(3):492-498.
Chen ZY, Wang S, Lee KMS, Huang Y, Ho WKK. Preparation of flavanol-rich green tea extract by precipitation with AlCl3. J Sci Food Agric. 2001;81(10):1034-1038.