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Senior Scientist and Director Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3127 Fax: (617) 556-3103 E-mail:alice.lichtenstein@tufts.edu |
| Education | D.Sc., Nutritional Biochemistry Harvard School of Public Health |
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| Research Focus | Dietary fatty acids, nutrition, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease risk; phytoestrogens/soy protein; sterol/stanol esters; genetically modified/selectively breed oils; and nutrition policy |
| Academic Appointments |
Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University |
| Selected Professional Affiliations | Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, U.S. Department of Agriculture / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998-2000 Macronutrient Panel, Dietary Reference Intakes, Food and Nutrition Board, National Academy of Sciences |
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Richard C, Couture P, Desroches S, Benjannet S, Seidah NG, Lichtenstein AH, Lamarche B. Effect of the Mediterranean diet with and without weight loss on surrogate markers of cholesterol homeostasis in men with the metabolic syndrome. Br J Nutr. 2012 Mar;107(5):705-11. Ooi EM, Russell BS, Olson E, Sun SZ, Diffenderfer MR, Lichtenstein AH, Keilson L, Barrett PH, Schaefer EJ, Sprecher DL. Apolipoprotein B-100-containing lipoprotein metabolism in subjects with lipoprotein lipase gene mutations. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012 Feb;32(2):459-66. Van Horn L, Tian L, Neuhouser ML, Howard BV, Eaton CB, Snetselaar L, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH. Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Disease Risk among Participants in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. J Nutr. 2012 Feb;142(2):284-91. Kuang YL, Eric Paulson K, Lichtenstein AH, Lamon-Fava S. Regulation of the expression of key genes involved in HDL metabolism by unsaturated fatty acids. Br J Nutr. 2012 Jan 6:1-9. Trikalinos TA, Moorthy D, Chung M, Yu WW, Lee J, Lichtenstein AH, Lau J. Concordance of randomized and nonrandomized studies was unrelated to translational patterns of two nutrient-disease associations. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Jan;65(1):16-29. Lecker JL, Matthan NR, Billheimer JT, Rader DJ, Lichtenstein AH. Changes in cholesterol homeostasis modify the response of F1B hamsters to dietary very long chain n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Lipids Health Dis. 2011 Oct 21;10:186. Trikalinos TA, Moorthy D, Chung M, Yu WW, Lee J, Lichtenstein AH, Lau J. Comparison of Translational Patterns in Two Nutrient-Disease Associations: Nutritional Research Series, Vol. 5. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2011 Oct. Bhupathiraju SN, Dawson-Hughes B, Hannan MT, Lichtenstein AH, Tucker KL. Centrally located body fat is associated with lower bone mineral density in older Puerto Rican adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Oct;94(4):1063-70. Rao G, Burke LE, Spring BJ, Ewing LJ, Turk M, Lichtenstein AH, Cornier MA, Spence JD, Coons M; American Heart Association Obesity Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease; Stroke Council. New and emerging weight management strategies for busy ambulatory settings: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association endorsed by the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Circulation. 2011 Sep 6;124(10):1182-203. Corcoran MP, Lichtenstein AH, Meydani M, Dillard A, Schaefer EJ, Lamon-Fava S. The effect of 17{beta}-estradiol on cholesterol content in human macrophages is influenced by the lipoprotein milieu. J Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Aug 3;47(1):109-17. Kuang YL, Paulson KE, Lichtenstein AH, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S. Docosahexaenoic acid suppresses apolipoprotein A-I gene expression through hepatocyte nuclear factor-3beta. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;94(2):594-600. Dillard A, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH. Tamm-Horsfall protein 1 macrophage lipid accumulation unaffected by fatty acid double-bond geometric or positional configuration. Nutr Res. 2011 Aug;31(8):625-30. Willett WC, Lichtenstein AH, Kuller LH, Mozaffarian D. The great fat debate: Q & A. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 May;111(5):672-5. Lichtenstein AH. The great fat debate: the importance of message translation. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 May;111(5):667-70. Bhupathiraju SN, Lichtenstein AH, Dawson-Hughes B, Tucker KL. Adherence index based on the AHA 2006 diet and lifestyle recommendations is associated with select cardiovascular disease risk factors in older Puerto Ricans. J Nutr. 2011 Mar;141(3):460-9. |
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