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Racette, Susan B., PhD BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
B.S., Biology, Bucknell University, 1988
Ph.D., Nutrition, University of Chicago, 1994
Postdoctoral Fellow, Exercise Physiology, Washington University in St. Louis-School of Medicine, 1994-1997RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dietary and exercise interventions for health promotion and disease prevention, with a major focus on the prevention or management of overweight, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Current Research Projects:
Nourishing an Urban Community
Regulation of Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption
Caloric Restriction and Aging in HumansREPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Racette SB, Phillips KP, Spearie CA, Lin Z, Ma L, Ostlund RO. Phytosterol-deficient and high-phytosterol diets developed for controlled feeding studies. J Am Diet Assoc In Press, 2009.
Racette SB, Deusinger SS, Inman CI, Buskirk T, Burlis T, Highstein GR, Steger-May K. Worksite Opportunities for Wellness (WOW): Effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors after 1 year. Prev Med In Press, 2009, PMID: 19576927.
Lin X, Ma L, Racette SB, Anderson Spearie CL, Ostlund RE. Phytosterol glycosides reduce cholesterol absorption in humans. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 296(4):G931-5, 2009. PMID: 19246636.
Racette SB, Weiss EP, Schechtman KB, Steger-May K, Villareal DT, Obert K, Holloszy JO, and the Washington University School of Medicine CALERIE Group. Influence of weekend lifestyle patterns on body weight. Obesity.16(8):1826-30, 2008. PMID: 18551108.
Racette SB, Deusinger SS, Strube MJ, Highstein GR, Deusinger RH. Changes in weight and BMI from freshman to senior year of college. J Nutr Educ Behavior 40:39-42, 2008.
Fontana L, Villareal DT, Weiss EP, Racette SB, Steger-May K, Klein S, Holloszy JO. Calorie restriction or exercise: Effects on coronary heart disease risk factors. A randomized controlled trial. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 293(1):E197-202, 2007.
Villareal DT, Fontana L, Weiss EP, Racette SB, Steger-May K, Schechtman KB, Klein S, Holloszy JO. Bone mineral density response to caloric restriction-induced weight loss or exercise-induced weight loss: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Int Med. 166(22):2502-2510, 2006.
Weiss EP, Racette SB, Villareal DT, Fontana L, Steger-May K, Schechtman KB, Klein S, Holloszy JO. Lower extremity muscle size and strength and aerobic capacity decrease with caloric restriction but not with exercise-induced weight loss. J Appl Physiol, 102(2):634-40. Epub Nov 9, 2006.
Weiss EP, Racette SB, Villareal DT, Fontana L, Steger-May K, Schechtman KB, Klein S, Holloszy JO, and the Washington University School of Medicine CALERIE Group. Improvements in glucose tolerance and insulin action induced by increasing energy expenditure or decreasing energy intake: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr, 84(5):1033-1042, 2006.
Racette SB, Weiss EP, Villareal DT, Arif H, Steger-May K, Schechtmann KB, Fontana L, Klein S, Holloszy , and the WUSM CALERIE Group. One year of caloric restriction in humans: Feasibility and effects on body composition and abdominal adipose tissue. J Gerontology A Biol Sci Med Sci,61A(9):943-950, 2006.
Racette SB, Evans EM, Weiss EP, Hagberg JM, Holloszy JO. Abdominal adiposity is a stronger predictor of insulin resistance than fitness among 50 to 95 year-olds. Diabetes Care, 29(3):673-678, 2006.
Racette SB, Weiss EP, Hickner RC, Holloszy JO. Modest weight loss improves insulin action in obese African Americans. Metabolism, 54:960-965, 2005.
Racette SB, Deusinger SS, Strube MJ, Highstein GR, Deusinger RH. Weight changes, exercise and dietary patterns during freshman and sophomore years of college. J Am Coll Health, 53(6):245-251, 2005.
Evans EM, Racette SB, Peterson LR, Villareal DT, Greiwe JS, Holloszy JO. Aerobic power and insulin action improve in response to endurance exercise training in healthy 77-87 yr olds. J Appl Physiol, 98:40-45, 2005.
Peterson, LR, Herrero P, Schechtman KB, Racette SB, Waggoner AD, Kisrieva-Ware Z, Dence C, Klein S, Marsala J, Meyer T, Groper RJ. Effect of obesity and insulin resistance on myocardial substrate metabolism and efficiency in young women. Circulation, 109:2191-2196, 2004.
Ostlund RE Jr, Racette SB, Stenson WF. Inhibition of cholesterol absorption by phytosterol-replete compared with phytosterol-depleted wheat germ. Am J Clin Nutr, 77(6):1385-1389, 2003.
Racette SB, Deusinger SS, Deusinger RH. Obesity: Overview of prevalence, etiology, and treatment. Phys Ther, 83(3):276-288, 2003.
Ostlund RE, Racette SB, Okeke A, Stenson WF. Phytosterols that are naturally present in commercial corn oil significantly reduce cholesterol absorption in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 75:1000-1004, 2002.
Racette SB, Weiss EP, Obert KA, Kohrt WM, Holloszy JO. Modest lifestyle intervention and glucose tolerance in obese African Americans. Obes Res 9: 348-355, 2001.
Racette SB, Horowitz JF, Mittendorfer B, Klein S. Racial differences in lipid metabolism in women with abdominal obesity. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 279: R944-R950, 2000.
Hickner RC, Racette SB, Binder EF, Fisher JS, Kohrt WM. Effects of 10 days of endurance exercise training on the suppression of whole body and regional lipolysis by insulin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85: 1498-1504, 2000.
Arciero PJ, Vukovich MD, Holloszy JO, Racette SB, Kohrt WM. Comparison of short-term diet and exercise on insulin action in individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance. J Appl Physiol 86: 1930-1935, 1999.
Hickner RC, Fisher JS, Hansen PA, Racette SB, Mier CM, Turner MJ, Holloszy JO. Muscle glycogen accumulation after endurance exercise in trained and untrained individuals. J Appl Physiol 83: 897-903, 1997.
Vukovich MD, Arciero PJ, Kohrt WM, Racette SB, Hansen PA, Holloszy JO. Changes in insulin action and Glut4 with six days of inactivity in endurance runners. J Appl Physiol 81(1): 240-244, 1996.
Kushner RF, Racette SB, Neil KM, Schoeller DA. Measurement of physical activity among black and white obese women. Obes Res 3 (Suppl 2): 261s-265s, 1995.
Racette SB, Schoeller DA, Kushner RF, Neil KM. Exercise enhances dietary compliance during moderate energy restriction in obese women. Am J Clin Nutr 62: 345-349, 1995.
Racette SB, Schoeller DA, Kushner RF, Neil KM, Herling-Iaffaldano K. Effects of aerobic exercise and dietary carbohydrate on energy expenditure and body composition during weight reduction in obese women. Am J Clin Nutr 61: 486-494, 1995.
Racette SB, Schoeller DA, Kushner RF. Comparison of heart rate and physical activity recall with doubly labeled water in obese women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 27(1): 126-133, 1995.
Racette SB, Schoeller DA, Luke AH, Shay K, Hnilicka J, Kushner RF. Relative dilution spaces of 2H- and 18O-labeled water in humans. Am J Physiol 267 (Endocrinol Metab 30): E585-E590, 1994.
Schoeller DA, Racette SB. A review of field techniques for the assessment of energy expenditure. J Nutr 120: 1492-1495, 1990.
Other Publications:
White Paper: Racette SB. Use of waist circumference to assess health risk. Longer Life Foundation (an RGA-Washington University Research Partnership), 2003.
Continuing Education Series: Deusinger SS, Deusinger RH, Racette SB. The obesity epidemic: Health consequences and implications for physical therapy. PT Magazine, Continuing Education Series No. 31, June 2004.
Editorial: Evans EM and Racette SB. Menopause and risk for obesity: how important is physical activity? J Women’s Health (Larchmt). 15(2):211-213, 2006. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
Exercise Physiology
Cells, Systems and Disease II
Health, Fitness and PreventionPROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
The Obesity Society, Fellow
American Society for Nutrition
American Diabetes Association
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Washington U. School of Medicine Wellness Council
Washington U. Institute for Public Health, Scholar
Washington U. School of Medicine Center for Applied Research Sciences (CARS) Advisory CommitteeCONTACT INFORMATION
Susan B. Racette, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine
Campus Box 8502
4444 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108-2212
Phone: (314) 286-1424
Fax: (314) 286-1410
Email address: racettes@wustl.edu |
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