Megan R. Ruth

Nursing · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Fatty Acid Research and Health(8), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism(7), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases(5), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors(3), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity(3)

Publications21 total

Integrated behavioral healthcare: Formative program evaluations of training activities
2019· 1 cited
Mechanisms of Comorbidities Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome: Insights from the JCR:LA-cp Corpulent Rat Strain
Frontiers in Nutrition·2016· 17 citedOpen Access
Racial differences in weight loss, hemoglobin A1C, and blood lipid profiles after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases·2016· 26 cited
Choline is required in the diet of lactating dams to maintain maternal immune function
British Journal Of Nutrition·2015· 20 citedOpen Access
The influence of pericardial fat upon left ventricular function in obese females: evidence of a site-specific effect
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance·2014· 30 citedOpen Access
Consuming a hypocaloric high fat low carbohydrate diet for 12 weeks lowers C-reactive protein, and raises serum adiponectin and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol in obese subjects
Metabolism·2013· 126 citedOpen Access
The immune modifying effects of amino acids on gut-associated lymphoid tissue
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology·2013· 206 citedOpen Access
An automated algorithm to identify and quantify brown adipose tissue in human <sup>18</sup>F‐FDG‐PET/CT scans
Obesity·2013· 9 citedOpen Access
Fructose consumption and cancer
Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity·2012· 59 cited
The intestinal bioavailability of vaccenic acid and activation of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐α and ‐γ in a rodent model of dyslipidemia and the metabolic syndrome
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research·2012· 42 cited
Impact of weight loss through calorie restriction on iron status, inflammation and hepcidin expression in circulation and adipose tissue of obese individuals
The FASEB Journal·2012
Chronic dietary<i>n</i>-3 PUFA intervention improves dyslipidaemia and subsequent cardiovascular complications in the JCR:LA-<i>cp</i>rat model of the metabolic syndrome
British Journal Of Nutrition·2011· 55 citedOpen Access
Board Certification and Credentialing in Nutrition
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition·2010· 5 citedOpen Access
Increased hypolipidemic benefits of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid in combination with trans-11 vaccenic acid in a rodent model of the metabolic syndrome, the JCR:LA-cp rat
Nutrition & Metabolism·2010· 46 citedOpen Access
Vaccenic and Elaidic Acid Modify Plasma and Splenocyte Membrane Phospholipids and Mitogen-Stimulated Cytokine Production in Obese Insulin Resistant JCR: LA-cp Rats
Nutrients·2010· 19 citedOpen Access
Trans-11 Vaccenic Acid Reduces Hepatic Lipogenesis and Chylomicron Secretion in JCR:LA-cp Rats
Journal of Nutrition·2009· 71 cited
Vaccenic acid favourably alters immune function in obese JCR:LA-<i>cp</i> rats
British Journal Of Nutrition·2009· 86 citedOpen Access
Feeding long-chain <i>n</i>-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to obese leptin receptor-deficient JCR:LA-<i>cp</i> rats modifies immune function and lipid-raft fatty acid composition
British Journal Of Nutrition·2008· 28 citedOpen Access
Trans-11 Vaccenic Acid Dietary Supplementation Induces Hypolipidemic Effects in JCR:LA-cp Rats
Journal of Nutrition·2008· 164 cited
Abnormal Immune Responses in <i>fa/fa</i> Zucker Rats and Effects of Feeding Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Obesity·2008· 28 cited
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Catherine J. Field(13), Spencer D. Proctor(9), Donna F. Vine(7), Martin J. T. Reaney(5), Caroline M. Apovian(5), Nawfal W. Istfan(3), Ye Wang(3), Susan Goruk(3), Ye Wang(2), Sue Goruk(2), David R. Glimm(2), Ava Port(2), Mitali Shah(2), David C. Wright(2), Jing Lü(2), Faye Borthwick(2), Rabban Mangat(2), James C. Russell(2), Miriam Jácome-Sosa(2), Jianheng Shen(2)