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Friedman Faculty - McKeown
Nicola McKeown
Assistant Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Program Director:
Nutritional Epidemiology

Scientist II, HNRCA-Page-hnrca2ws_1192109688274.html Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:

Ph.D. in Nutritional Epidemiology, Cambridge University

Curriculum Vitae:
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Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3367
Fax: 
(617) 556-3344
Email: 
nicola.mckeown@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Influence of whole grain consumption on chronic disease risk; dietary risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

Current Research: 

Role of dietary carbohydrates and lifestyle factors in development of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus; Whole-grain intake in relation to weight gain, metabolic risk factors and insulin resistance in different populations; Dietary methodology for population studies and use of novel biomarkers (e.g. alkylersorcinols) to validate dietary intakes

Select Recent Publications
Liu E, McKeown NM, Pittas AG, Meigs JB, Economos CD, Booth SL, et al. Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and change in fasting plasma glucose in the Framingham offspring study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2011. Abstract
Rompay MV, Castaneda-Sceppa C, McKeown NM, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL. Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Older Puerto Rican Adults Living in Massachusetts. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Center for Minority Public Health. 2011. Abstract
McKeown NM, Jacobs DR. In defence of phytochemical-rich dietary patterns. The British Journal of Nutrition. 2010;104:1-3.
Liu E, Meigs JB, Pittas AG, Economos CD, McKeown NM, Booth SL, et al. Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and incident type 2 diabetes in the Framingham Offspring Study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;91:1627-33. Abstract
McKeown NM, Troy LM, Jacques PF, Hoffmann U, O'Donnell CJ, Fox CS. Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adiposity in healthy adults: the Framingham Heart Study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2010;92:1165-71. Abstract
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