Research Project: Impact of Diet on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Health and Immune Function

Location: Immunity and Disease Prevention Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

ALOX15B controls macrophage cholesterol homeostasis via lipid peroxidation, ERK1/2 and SREBP2 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Benatzy, Y., Palmer, M.A., Kandler, J.D., Lutjohann, D., Angioni, C., Bojkova, D., Fuhrmann, D.C., Thomas, D., Snodgrass, R.G., Brune, B. 2024. ALOX15B controls macrophage cholesterol homeostasis via lipid peroxidation, ERK1/2 and SREBP2. Nature Communications. 72/103149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2024.103149.

Surveying nutrient assessment with photographs of meals (SNAPMe): a benchmark dataset of food photos for dietary assessment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Larke, J.A., Chin, E.L., Bouzid, Y.Y., Nguyen, T.T., Vainberg, Y., Lee, D., Pirsiavash, H., Smilowitz, J.T., Lemay, D.G. 2023. Surveying nutrient assessment with photographs of meals (SNAPMe): a benchmark dataset of food photos for dietary assessment. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 15(23) 4972. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15234972.

TaxaHFE a machine learning approach to collapse microbiome datasets using taxonomic structure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Examining infants visual paired comparison performance in the US and rural Malawi - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Beckner, A., Arnold, C.D., Bragg, M.G., Caswell, B.L., Chen, Z., Cox, K., Debolt, M.C., George, M., Maleta, K., Stewart, C.P., Oakes, L.M., Prado, E.L. 2023. Examining infants visual paired comparison performance in the US and rural Malawi . Developmental Science. 2023/e13439. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13439.

Cumulative physiological stress is associated with age-related changes to peripheral T lymphocyte subsets in healthy humans - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Snodgrass, R.G., Jiang, X., Stephensen, C.B., Laugero, K.D. 2023. Cumulative physiological stress is associated with age-related changes to peripheral T lymphocyte subsets in healthy humans. Immunity & Ageing. 20. Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-023-00357-5.

Creation of a milk oligosaccharide database, MilkOligoDB, reveals common structural motifs and extensive diversity across mammals - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Durham, S.D., Wei, Z., Lemay, D.G., Lange, M., Barile, D. 2023. Creation of a milk oligosaccharide database, MilkOligoDB, reveals common structural motifs and extensive diversity across mammals. Scientific Reports. 13. Article 10345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36866-y.

TaxaHFE a machine learning approach to collapse microbiome datasets using taxonomic structure - (Pre-print Publication)
Oliver, A., Lemay, D.G. 2023. TaxaHFE a machine learning approach to collapse microbiome datasets using taxonomic structure. bioRxiv. 10.1101/543755. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.06.543755.

Plasma mineral status after a six-month intervention providing one egg per day to young Malawian children: A randomized controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Perez-Plazola, M., Diaz, J., Stewart, C., Arnold, C.D., Caswell, B.L., Lutter, C., Werner, E., Maleta, K., Turner, J., Prathibha, P., Liu, X., Gyimah, E., Iannotti, L.L. 2023. Plasma mineral status after a six-month intervention providing one egg per day to young Malawian children: A randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports. 13. Article 6698. https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41598-023-33114-1.

Increasing fiber in dairy cow feed is associated with altered milk composition which may support a more beneficial milk microbial community for cows and humans - (Abstract Only)

In vitro examination of the effect of honey on the survival of the foodborne pathogen enterotoxigenic E. coli in a small intestine microbial mock community - (Abstract Only)

Associations among milk microbiota, milk fatty acids, milk glycans, and inflammation from lactating Holstein cows - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coates, L.C., Durham, S., Storms, D.H., Magnuson, A.D., Van Hekken, D.L., Plumier, B.M., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Tomasula, M.M., Lemay, D.G., Picklo, M., Barile, D., Kalscheur, K., Kable, M.E. 2023. Associations among milk microbiota, milk fatty acids, milk glycans, and inflammation from lactating Holstein cows. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). Article e04020-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04020-22.

The effects of one egg per day on vitamin A status among young Malawian children: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Werner, E., Haskell, M.J., Arnold, C.D., Caswell, B.L., Iannotti, L.L., Lutter, C.K., Maleta, K.M., Stewart, C.P. 2023. The effects of one egg per day on vitamin A status among young Malawian children: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7(3). Article 100053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100053.

Dietary intake of monosaccharides from foods is associated with characteristics of the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal inflammation in healthy US adults - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Larke, J.A., Bacalzo, N., Castillo, J.J., Couture, G., Chen, Y., Xue, Z., Alkan, Z., Kable, M.E., Lebrilla, C.B., Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. 2022. Dietary intake of monosaccharides from foods is associated with characteristics of the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal inflammation in healthy US adults. Journal of Nutrition. 153(1):106-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2022.12.008.

A benchmark dataset of food photos with food records for evaluation of computer vision algorithms in the context of dietary assessment - (Database / Dataset)
Chin, E.L., Larke, J.A., Bouzid, Y.Y., Nguyen, T.T., Vainberg, Y., Smilowitz, J.T., Lemay, D.G. 2022. A benchmark dataset of food photos with food records for evaluation of computer vision algorithms in the context of dietary assessment. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1528346.

Effect of a diet based on the dietary guidelines for americans on inflammation markers in women at risk for cardiometabolic disease: results of a randomized, controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Daily preventive zinc supplementation increases the antibody response against pathogenic Escherichia coli in children with zinc insufficiency: A randomized controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kewcharoenwong, C., Sein, M., Nithichanon, A., Khongmee, A., Wessels, R.K., Hinnouho, G., Barffour, M.A., Kounnavong, S., Hess, S.Y., Stephensen, C.B., Letmemongkolchai, G. 2022. Daily preventive zinc supplementation increases the antibody response against pathogenic Escherichia coli in children with zinc insufficiency: A randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports. 12. Article 16084. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20445-8.

Monocyte subsets display age-dependent alterations at fasting and undergo non-age-dependent changes following consumption of a meal - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Snodgrass, R.G., Jiang, X., Stephensen, C.B. 2022. Monocyte subsets display age-dependent alterations at fasting and undergo non-age-dependent changes following consumption of a meal. Immunity & Ageing. 19. Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-022-00297-6.

Associations of microbial and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-derived tryptophan metabolites with immune activation in healthy adults - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Riazati, N., Kable, M.E., Newman, J.W., Adkins, Y.C., Freytag, T.L., Jiang, X., Stephensen, C.B. 2022. Associations of microbial and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-derived tryptophan metabolites with immune activation in healthy adults. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. Article 917966. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.917966.

Diversity of monosaccharide composition of diets consumed by healthy U.S. adults is highly variable and positively associated with the healthy eating index - (Abstract Only)
Larke, J.A., Chin, E.L., Castillo, J.J., Bacalzo, N., Couture, G., Stephensen, C.B., Labrilla, C.B., Lemay, D.G. 2022. Diversity of monosaccharide composition of diets consumed by healthy U.S. adults is highly variable and positively associated with the healthy eating index. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/519. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac077.022.

Low intake of dietary fiber is associated with gastrointestinal inflammation in healthy U.S. adults - (Abstract Only)
Bouzid, Y.Y., Alkan, Z., Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. 2022. Low intake of dietary fiber is associated with gastrointestinal inflammation in healthy U.S. adults. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/974. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac068.003.

Carbohydrate active enzyme profiles of gut microbiomes from low and adequate fiber consumers in a healthy U.S. cohort - (Abstract Only)
Blecksmith, S.E., Xue, Z., Tang, Y., Alkan, Z., Stephensen, C.B., Kable, M.E., Lemay, D.G. 2022. Carbohydrate active enzyme profiles of gut microbiomes from low and adequate fiber consumers in a healthy U.S. cohort. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/999. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac069.004.

Usda-ars cross-sectional nutritional phenotyping study gut microbiota - (Database / Dataset)
Kable, M.E., Stephensen, C.B. 2023. Usda-ars cross-sectional nutritional phenotyping study gut microbiota. European Nucleotide Archive. PRJEB53463. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/PRJEB53463.

Association of microbial tryptophan metabolites and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase with immune activity in healthy adults - (Abstract Only)
Riazati, N., Kable, M.E., Newman, J.W., Stephensen, C.B. 2022. Association of microbial tryptophan metabolites and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase with immune activity in healthy adults. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/993. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac068.022.

The effects of 1 egg per day on iron and anemia status among young Malawian children: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Werner, E., Arnold, C.D., Caswell, B.L., Iannotti, L.L., Lutter, C.K., Maleta, K.M., Stewart, C.P. 2022. The effects of 1 egg per day on iron and anemia status among young Malawian children: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(6). Article nzac094. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac094.

Nutrition, immunosenescence and infectious disease: An overview of the scientific evidence on micronutrients and on modulation of the gut microbiota - (Review Article)
Calder, P.C., Ortega, E.F., Meydani, S.N., Adkins, Y.C., Stephensen, C.B., Thompson, B., Zwickey, H. 2022. Nutrition, immunosenescence and infectious disease: An overview of the scientific evidence on micronutrients and on modulation of the gut microbiota. Advances in Nutrition. 13(5):S1-S26. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmac052.

A low starch and high fiber diet intervention impacts the microbial community of raw bovine milk - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Coates, L.C., Storms, D.H., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Lemay, D.G., Kalscheur, K., Kable, M.E. 2022. A low starch and high fiber diet intervention impacts the microbial community of raw bovine milk. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(6). Article nzac086. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac086.

Association of diet and antimicrobial resistance in healthy U.S. adults - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Oliver, A., Xue, Z., Villanueva, Y.T., Durbin-Johnson, B., Alkan, Z., Taft, D.H., Liu, J., Korf, I., Laugero, K.D., Stephensen, C.B., Mills, D.A., Kable, M.E., Lemay, D.G. 2022. Association of diet and antimicrobial resistance in healthy U.S. adults. mBio. 13(3). Article e00101-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00101-22.

The development of the Davis Food Glycopedia - A glycan encyclopedia of food - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Castillo, J.J., Couture, G., Bacalzo, N.P., Chen, Y., Chin, E.L., Blecksmith, S.E., Bouzid, Y.Y., Vainberg, Y., Masarweh, C., Zhou, Q., Smilowitz, J.T., German, J.B., Mills, D.A., Lemay, D.G., Lebrilla, C.B. 2022. The development of the Davis Food Glycopedia - A glycan encyclopedia of food. Nutrients. 14(8). Article 1639. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081639.

Bifidobacterium species colonization in infancy: A global cross-sectional comparison by population history of breastfeeding - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Taft, D.H., Lewis, Z.T., Nguyen, N., Ho, S., Masarweh, C., Dunne-Castagna, V., Tancredi, D.J., Huda, N.M., Stephensen, C.B., Hinde, K., Von Mutius, V., Kirjavainen, P., Dalphin, J., Launer, R., Riedler, J., Smilowitz, J., German, B.J., Morrow, A.L., Mills, D.A. 2022. Bifidobacterium species colonization in infancy: A global cross-sectional comparison by population history of breastfeeding. Pediatric Research. 14(7):1423. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14071423.

Frequency of small fish consumption is associated with improved iron and hemoglobin in young Malawian children - (Abstract Only)
Werner, E., Caswell, B.L., Arnold, C., Iannotti, L.L., Maleta, K.M., Stewart, C.P. 2022. Frequency of small fish consumption is associated with improved iron and hemoglobin in young Malawian children. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/615. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac060.073.

In vitro examination of the effect of honey in the gastrointestinal tract - (Abstract Only)
Traxler, S., Spearman, S., Storms, D.H., Lemay, D.G., Kable, M.E. 2022. In vitro examination of the effect of honey in the gastrointestinal tract. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/1031. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac069.036.

Dietary fiber to starch ratio affects bovine milk Oligosaccharide profiles - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Durham, S.D., Lemay, D.G., Wei, Z., Kalscheur, K., Finley, J.W., Fukagawa, N.K., Barile, D. 2022. Dietary fiber to starch ratio affects bovine milk Oligosaccharide profiles. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/6. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac033.

Special report: AI Institute for next generation food systems (AIFS) - (Review Article)
Tagkopoulos, I., Brown, S.F., Liu, X., Zhao, Q., Zohdi, T., Earles, J.M., Nitin, N., Runcie, D.E., Lemay, D.G., Smith, A.D., Ronald, P.C., Feng, H., Youtsey, G.D. 2022. Special report: AI Institute for next generation food systems (AIFS). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 196. Article 106819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.106819.

Gender and age differences in meal structures, food away from home, chrono-nutrition, and nutrition intakes among adults and children in Tanzania using newly developed tablet-based 24-hour recall tool - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ambikapathi, R., Irema, I., Lyatuu, I., Caswell, B.L., Mosha, D., Nyamsangia, S., Galvin, L., Mangara, A., Boncyk, M., Froese, S., Verssimo, C., Itatiro, J., Kariathi, V., Kazonda, P., Wandella, M., Fawzi, W., Killewo, J., Mwanyika-Sando, M., Praygod, G., Leyna, G., Patil, C., Gunaratna, N.S. 2022. Gender and age differences in meal structures, food away from home, chrono-nutrition, and nutrition intakes among adults and children in Tanzania using newly developed tablet-based 24-hour recall tool. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6/3. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac015.

Tree-based analysis of dietary diversity captures associations between fiber intake and gut microbiota composition in a healthy U.S. adult cohort - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kable, M.E., Chin, E.L., Storms, D.H., Lemay, D.G., Stephensen, C.B. 2021. Tree-based analysis of dietary diversity captures associations between fiber intake and gut microbiota composition in a healthy U.S. adult cohort. Journal of Nutrition. 152(3):779-788. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab430.

Unique transcriptomic changes underlie hormonal interactions during mammary histomorphogenesis in female pigs - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Trott, J.F., Schennink, A., Horigan, K.C., Lemay, D.G., Cohen, J.R., Famula, T.R., Dragon, J.A., Hovey, R.C. 2021. Unique transcriptomic changes underlie hormonal interactions during mammary histomorphogenesis in female pigs. Endocrinology. 163(3). Article bqab256. https://doi.org/10.1210/endocr/bqab256.

Exploring the links between diet and inflammation: dairy foods as a case study - (Review Article)

Machine learning identifies stool pH as predictor of bone mineral density in healthy multiethnic US adults - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chin, E.L., Van Loan, M., Spearman, S., Bonnel, E.L., Laugero, K.D., Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. 2021. Machine learning identifies stool pH as predictor of bone mineral density in healthy multiethnic US adults. Journal of Nutrition. 151(11):3379-3390. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab266.

Nutrition in adolescent growth and development - (Review Article)
Norris, S., Frongillo, E., Black, M., Dong, Y., Fall, C., Lampl, M., Liese, A., Naguib, M., Prentice, A., Rochat, T., Stephensen, C.B., Tinago, C.B., Ward, K., Wrottesley, S.V., Patton, G.C. 2021. Nutrition in adolescent growth and development. Lancet. 399(10320):172-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01590-7.

Resistant starch type 2 from wheat reduces postprandial glycemic response with concurrent alterations in gut microbiota composition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hughes, R.L., Horn, W.F., Finnegan, P., Newman, J.W., Marco, M.L., Keim, N.L., Kable, M.E. 2021. Resistant starch type 2 from wheat reduces postprandial glycemic response with concurrent alterations in gut microbiota composition. Nutrients. 13(2):645. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020645.

Effect of manual data cleaning on nutrient intakes using the automated self-administered 24-hour dietary assessment tool (ASA24) - (Abstract Only)
Bouzid, Y.Y., Arsenault, J.E., Bonnel, E.L., Cervantes, E., Kan, A., Burnett, D.J., Keim, N.L., Lemay, D.G., Stephensen, C.B. 2021. Effect of manual data cleaning on nutrient intakes using the automated self-administered 24-hour dietary assessment tool (ASA24) . Current Developments in Nutrition. 5/3. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab005.

Manual data cleaning modifications can significantly change nutrient values recorded in automated self-administered 24-hour recalls (ASA24) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Vitamin A and SARS-CoV2 infection: roles in host resistance and recovery from infection - (Review Article)
Stephensen, C.B., Liets, G. 2021. Vitamin A in resistance to and recovery from infection: relevance to SARS-CoV2. British Journal of Nutrition. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521000246.

Technician-scored stool consistency spans the full range of the bristol scale in a healthy US population and differs by diet and chronic stress load - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lemay, D.G., Baldiviez, L.M., Chin, E.L., Spearman, S., Cervantes, E., Woodhouse, L.R., Keim, N.L., Stephensen, C.B., Laugero, K.D. 2021. Technician-scored stool consistency spans the full range of the Bristol scale in a healthy US population and differs by diet and chronic stress load. Journal of Nutrition. 151(6):1443-1452. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab019.

Microbiota assessments for the identification and confirmation of slit defect-causing bacteria in milk and cheddar cheese - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xue, Z., Brooks, J.T., Quart, Z., Stevens, E.T., Kable, M.E., Heidenriech, J., McLeod, J., Marco, M.L. 2021. Microbiota assessments for the identification and confirmation of slit defect-causing bacteria in milk and cheddar cheese. mSystems. 6(1). Article e01114-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01114-20.

Primer on immune response and interface with malnutrition - (Book / Chapter)
Stephensen, C.B. 2020. Primer on immune response and interface with malnutrition. In: Humphries D.L., Scott M.E., Vermund S.H., editors. Nutrition and Infectious Diseases. Nutrition and Health. Cham, Switzerland: Humana. p. 83-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56913-6_3.

Association of the lactase persistence haplotype block with disease risk in populations of european descent - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Joslin, S.E., Durbin-Johnson, B.P., Britton, M.T., Settles, M.L., Korf, I., Lemay, D.G. 2020. Association of the lactase persistence haplotype block with disease risk in populations of European descent. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. Article: 558762. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.558762.

Infant gut microbiota characteristics generally do not modify effects of lipid-based nutrient supplementation on growth or inflammation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in Malawi - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hughes, R.L., Arnold, C.D., Young, R., Ashorn, P., Maleta, K., Fan, Y., Ashorn, U., Chaima, D., Malamba-Banda, C., Kable, M.E., Dewey, K.G. 2020. Infant gut microbiota characteristics generally do not modify effects of lipid-based nutrient supplementation on growth or inflammation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in Malawi. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71922-x.

High-dose vitamin A supplementation at birth increases the percentage of CCR9+ treg cells in infants with lower birthweight in early infancy and decreases plasma sCD14 and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency at two years - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ahmad, S.M., Hudaa, N.M., Raqib, R., Qadri, F., Peerson, J., Tanumihardjo, S., Stephensen, C.B. 2020. High-dose vitamin A supplementation at birth increases the percentage of CCR9+ treg cells in infants with lower birthweight in early infancy and decreases plasma sCD14 and prevalence of vitamin A deficiency at two years. Journal of Nutrition. 150(11):3005-3012. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa260.

Association of estimated daily lactose consumption, lactase persistence genotype (rs4988235), and gut microbiota in healthy U.S. adults - (Abstract Only)
Kable, M.E., Chin, E.L., Huang, L., Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. 2020. Association of estimated daily lactose consumption, lactase persistence genotype (rs4988235), and gut microbiota in healthy U.S. adults. Current Developments in Nutrition. 4/2/1566. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa062_023.

Reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes in retail raw milk - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, J., Zhu, Y., Jay-Russell, M., Lemay, D.G., Mills, D.A. 2020. Reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes in retail raw milk. Microbiome. 8(99). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00861-6.

Estimated daily Lactose consumption in healthy U.S. adults in relation to lactase persistence genotype (rs4988235) - (Abstract Only)

Pre- and post-sequencing recommendations for functional annotation of human fecal metagenomes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Treiber, M.L., Taft, D.H., Korf, I., Mills, D.A., Lemay, D.G. 2020. Pre- and post-sequencing recommendations for functional annotation of human fecal metagenomes. BMC Bioinformatics. 21(74). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-020-3416-y.

Daily preventive zinc supplementation decreases lymphocyte and eosinophil concentrations in rural Laotian children from communities with a high prevalence of zinc deficiency: results of a randomized controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kewcharoenwong, C., Schuster, G.U., Wessells, R.K., Hinnouho, G., Barffour, M.A., Kounnavong, S., Brown, K.H., Hess, S.Y., Samer, W., Tussakhon, I., Lertmemongkolchai, G., Peerson, J.M., Stephensen, C.B. 2020. Daily preventive zinc supplementation decreases lymphocyte and eosinophil concentrations in rural laotian children from communities with a high prevalence of zinc deficiency: results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition. 150(8):2204-2213. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa037.

Fecal metatranscriptomics and glycomics suggests that bovine milk oligosaccharides are fully utilized by healthy adults - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Westreich, S.T., Salcedo, J., Durbin-Johnson, B., Smilowitz, J.T., Korf, I., Mills, D.A., Daniela, B., Lemay, D.G. 2020. Fecal metatranscriptomics and glycomics suggests that bovine milk oligosaccharides are fully utilized by healthy adults. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108340.

Nutrient estimation from 24-hour food recalls using machine learning and database mapping: a case study with lactose - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chin, E.L., Simmons, G., Bouzid, Y.Y., Kan, A., Burnett, D.J., Tagkopoulos, L., Lemay, D.G. 2019. Nutrient estimation from 24-hour food recalls using machine learning and database mapping: a case study with lactose. Nutrients. 11(12):3045. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11123045.

Impact of daily preventive zinc or therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on plasma biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction among rural Laotian children: a randomized controlled trial - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wessells, R.K., Hinnouho, G., Barffour, M., Arnold, C., Kounnavong, S., Kewcharoenwong, C., Lertmemongkolchai, G., Schuster, G., Stephensen, C.B., Hess, S. 2020. Impact of daily preventive zinc or therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on plasma biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction among rural laotian children: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 102(2):415-426. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0584.

Association of lactase persistence genotypes (rs4988235) and ethnicity with dairy intake in a healthy U.S. population - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Chin, E.L., Huang, L., Bouzid, Y.Y., Kirschke, C.P., Durbin-Johnson, B., Baldiviez, L.M., Bonnel, E.L., Keim, N.L., Korf, I., Stephensen, C.B., Lemay, D.G. 2019. Association of lactase persistence genotypes (rs4988235) and ethnicity with dairy intake in a healthy U.S. population. Nutrients. 11(8):1860. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11081860.

Circulating 25(OH)D concentrations in overweight and obese adults is explained by sun exposure, skin reflectance, and body composition - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Piccolo, B.D., Hall, L.M., Stephensen, C.B., Gertz, E.R., Van Loan, M.D. 2019. Circulating 25(OH)D concentrations in overweight and obese adults is explained by sun exposure, skin reflectance, and body composition. Current Developments in Nutrition. doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzz065.