John D. Fernstrom

University of Pittsburgh — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Diet and metabolism studies(50), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques(47), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(44), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(30), Tryptophan and brain disorders(29)

Publications222 total

Habituation to Dietary Proteins with Higher Tryptophan Levels Increases Fasted and Postprandial Concentrations of Tryptophan and Its Metabolites in Brain Regions of the Growing Pig
Journal of Nutrition·2025
Effects of Different Protein Sources on Amino Acid Absorption and Plasma Appearance of Tryptophan, Large Neutral Amino Acids, and Tryptophan Metabolites in Pigs
Journal of Nutrition·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Commentary: Dietary Glutamic Acid, Obesity, and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Schizophrenia
Frontiers in Psychiatry·2021Open Access
Perspective: Measuring Sweetness in Foods, Beverages, and Diets: Toward Understanding the Role of Sweetness in Health
Advances in Nutrition·2020· 48 citedOpen Access
Effects of Acute Aspartame Ingestion on Large Neutral Amino Acids and Monoamines in Rat Brain
2020· 2 cited
Applications for α-lactalbumin in human nutrition
Nutrition Reviews·2018· 293 citedOpen Access
Monosodium Glutamate in the Diet Does Not Raise Brain Glutamate Concentrations or Disrupt Brain Functions
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism·2018· 45 citedOpen Access
Introduction and Summary of the 2018 Dietary Glutamate Workshop
Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism·2018· 8 citedOpen Access
Comment on Shimada et al.: ‘Increased pain and muscle glutamate concentration after single ingestion of monosodium glutamate by myofascial temporomandibular disorders patients’
European Journal of Pain·2017· 2 citedOpen Access
Letter-to-the-Editor: Shannon M. et al., 2017. Toxicology Letters 265 (97)
Toxicology Letters·2017· 2 cited
A Perspective on the Safety of Supplemental Tryptophan Based on Its Metabolic Fates
Journal of Nutrition·2016· 74 citedOpen Access
Saliency-aware food image segmentation for personal dietary assessment using a wearable computer
Measurement Science and Technology·2015· 27 citedOpen Access
An Exploratory Study on a Chest‐Worn Computer for Evaluation of Diet, Physical Activity and Lifestyle
Journal of Healthcare Engineering·2015· 52 citedOpen Access
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners and Obesity
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology·2014· 44 citedOpen Access
Non-nutritive Sweeteners
2014· 4 cited
Accuracy of food portion size estimation from digital pictures acquired by a chest-worn camera
Public Health Nutrition·2013· 105 citedOpen Access
Model-based measurement of food portion size for image-based dietary assessment using 3D/2D registration
Measurement Science and Technology·2013· 57 citedOpen Access
Oral branched-chain amino acid supplements that reduce brain serotonin during exercise in rats also lower brain catecholamines
Amino Acids·2013· 39 cited
The ingestion of different dietary proteins by humans induces large changes in the plasma tryptophan ratio, a predictor of brain tryptophan uptake and serotonin synthesis
Clinical Nutrition·2013· 48 citedOpen Access
Brain and Nervous System: Biology, Metabolism, and Nutritional Requirements
Elsevier eBooks·2013· 1 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Madelyn H. Fernstrom(10), Richard J. Wurtman(6), R. J. Wurtman(5), F. Larin(4), Walter H. Kaye(4), Susan L. Greenspan(3), Theodore E. Weltzin(3), Marcia A. Gillis(3), Mingui Sun(2), Wenyan Jia(2), Chengliu Li(2), Kumaravel Rajakumar(2), Janine E. Janosky(2), Claire McConaha(2), Alan F. Sved(2), SuJean Choi(2), Briana DiSilvio(2), Elizabeth A. Crandall(2), Penelope Coates(1), Philip R. Schauer(1)