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Faculty Profile: Margo Woods, D.Sc.
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Professor
Nutrition/Infection Unit
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
150 Harrison Ave., Jaharis 2
Boston, MA 02111
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617-636-0809 |
| Fax: |
617-636-3810 |
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| Education |
M.N.S., Nutrition
Cornell University
D. Sc., Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health
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| Research Focus |
The role of diet on estrogen metabolism and
its relationship to risk of breast cancer; the use of dietary
assessment methodology in the study of food intake; the impact
of nutrition intervention on disease parameters; the role of
nutrition and micronutrients in the progression of HIV. |
| Selected Publications |
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Woods MN. Nutrition Academic Award: nutrition education in graduate medical education. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Apr;83(4):971S-975S.
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Woods MN. Role of n-3 fatty acids in prevention of disease complications in patients with HIV. Nutr Clin Care. 2005 Jan-Mar;8(1):24-30.
- Woods MN, Tang AM, Forrester
J, Jones C, Hendricks K, Ding B, Knox TA. Effect of dietary
intake and protease inhibitors on serum vitamin B12 levels
in a cohort of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive patients.
Clin Infect Dis 2003;37:S121-31.
- Hendricks KM, Dong KR, Tang AM, Ding B, Spiegelman D,
Woods MN, Wanke CA. High-fiber
diet in HIV-positive men is associated with lower risk of
developing fat deposition. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;78(4):790-5.
- Barnett JB, Woods MN, Rosner
B, McCormack C, Floyd L, Longcope C, and Gorbach SL. Waist-to-hip
ratio, body mass index (BMI), and sex hormone levels associated
with breast cancer risk in premenopausal Caucasian women.
Journal of Medical Sciences 2002;2(4):170-176.
- Forrester JE, Spiegelman D, Woods
M, Knox TA, Fauntleroy JM, Gorbach SL. Weight and
body composition in a cohort of HIV-positive men and women.
Public Health Nutrition 2001;4(3):743-747.
- Forrester JE, Woods MN, Knox
TA, Spiegelman D, Skinner SC, Gorbach SL. Body composition
and dietary intake in relation to drug abuse in a cohort
of HIV-positive persons. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndromes 2000;25:S43-S48.
- Woods, MN and Gorbach SL: Influence
of Fiber on the Ecology of the Intestinal Flora. In: CRC
Handbook of Dietary Fiber in Human Nutrition, ed. G.A. Spiller
3rd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2000, pp 361-370.
- Woods, MN: Dietary Recommendations
for the HIV/AIDS Patient. In: Nutritional Aspects of HIV
Infection, ed. T. Miller and SL. Gorbach, Arnold Press,
London, 1999, pp 191-203.
- Woods MN and Gorbach SL. Dietary
Considerations in HIV and AIDS. Nutrition in Clinical Care
1999;2:95-102.
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