Krista A Varady

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Affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Improvement in coronary heart disease risk factors during an intermittent fasting/calorie restriction regimen: Relationship to adipokine modulations
    Cynthia M Kroeger
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Nutr Metab (Lond) 9:98. 2012
  2. ncbi Improvements in vascular health by a low-fat diet, but not a high-fat diet, are mediated by changes in adipocyte biology
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Nutr J 10:8. 2011
  3. ncbi Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effective for weight loss?
    K A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Obes Rev 12:e593-601. 2011
  4. ncbi Improvements in LDL particle size and distribution by short-term alternate day modified fasting in obese adults
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Room 506F, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Br J Nutr 105:580-3. 2011
  5. ncbi Comparison of effects of diet versus exercise weight loss regimens on LDL and HDL particle size in obese adults
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Lipids Health Dis 10:119. 2011
  6. ncbi Lipoprint adequately estimates LDL size distribution, but not absolute size, versus polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
    Lipids 46:1163-7. 2011
  7. ncbi Adipokine responses to acute resistance exercise in trained and untrained men
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:456-62. 2010
  8. ncbi Short-term modified alternate-day fasting: a novel dietary strategy for weight loss and cardioprotection in obese adults
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:1138-43. 2009
  9. ncbi Degree of weight loss required to improve adipokine concentrations and decrease fat cell size in severely obese women
    Krista A Varady
    Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Metabolism 58:1096-101. 2009
  10. ncbi Reliability of leptin, but not adiponectin, as a biomarker for diet-induced weight loss in humans
    Monica C Klempel
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
    Nutr Rev 69:145-54. 2011

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Improvement in coronary heart disease risk factors during an intermittent fasting/calorie restriction regimen: Relationship to adipokine modulations
    Cynthia M Kroeger
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Nutr Metab (Lond) 9:98. 2012
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  2. ncbi Improvements in vascular health by a low-fat diet, but not a high-fat diet, are mediated by changes in adipocyte biology
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Nutr J 10:8. 2011
    ..Moreover, the role that adipose tissue plays in mediating these diet-related effects are unknown...
  3. ncbi Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effective for weight loss?
    K A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Obes Rev 12:e593-601. 2011
    ..These findings suggest that these diets are equally as effective in decreasing body weight and fat mass, although intermittent CR may be more effective for the retention of lean mass...
  4. ncbi Improvements in LDL particle size and distribution by short-term alternate day modified fasting in obese adults
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Room 506F, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Br J Nutr 105:580-3. 2011
    ..These findings suggest that ADMF is an effective diet strategy for increasing LDL particle size and decreasing the proportion of small, dense LDL particles in obese adults...
  5. ncbi Comparison of effects of diet versus exercise weight loss regimens on LDL and HDL particle size in obese adults
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Lipids Health Dis 10:119. 2011
    ..Weight loss, by dietary restriction or exercise, increases LDL particle size. Whether these interventions can augment HDL size in conjunction with LDL size remains unknown...
  6. ncbi Lipoprint adequately estimates LDL size distribution, but not absolute size, versus polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
    Lipids 46:1163-7. 2011
    ..0001), and small (r = 0.73, P < 0.0001) particles. In sum, although there is good agreement between lipoprint and PGGE for the determination of LDL size distribution, absolute LDL size values may differ between the two methods...
  7. ncbi Adipokine responses to acute resistance exercise in trained and untrained men
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:456-62. 2010
    ..This study tested the hypothesis that a single weight training session would beneficially modulate adipokine profile in a way that would exert protection against endothelial dysfunction, in trained but not sedentary subjects...
  8. ncbi Short-term modified alternate-day fasting: a novel dietary strategy for weight loss and cardioprotection in obese adults
    Krista A Varady
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:1138-43. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi Degree of weight loss required to improve adipokine concentrations and decrease fat cell size in severely obese women
    Krista A Varady
    Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Metabolism 58:1096-101. 2009
    ..These changes in adipocyte physiology may be linked to reductions in metabolic disease risk in this population...
  10. ncbi Reliability of leptin, but not adiponectin, as a biomarker for diet-induced weight loss in humans
    Monica C Klempel
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
    Nutr Rev 69:145-54. 2011
    ..Results from this review demonstrate that even mild weight loss induced by CR may have beneficial effects on leptin levels, but it has no clear impact on adiponectin, resistin, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, or RBP-4 concentrations...
  11. ncbi Intermittent fasting combined with calorie restriction is effective for weight loss and cardio-protection in obese women
    Monica C Klempel
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Room 506F, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Nutr J 11:98. 2012
    ..The degree to which weight loss can be enhanced if IF is combined with calorie restriction (CR) and liquid meals, remains unknown...
  12. ncbi Improvements in coronary heart disease risk indicators by alternate-day fasting involve adipose tissue modulations
    Surabhi Bhutani
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:2152-9. 2010
    ..39, P = 0.04) and reduced leptin concentrations (r = 0.45, P = 0.03) post-treatment. These findings suggest that adipose tissue parameters may play an important role in mediating the cardioprotective effects of ADF in obese humans...
  13. ncbi Alternate day fasting (ADF) with a high-fat diet produces similar weight loss and cardio-protection as ADF with a low-fat diet
    Monica C Klempel
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Room 506F, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Metabolism 62:137-43. 2013
    ..Alternate day fasting (ADF) with a low-fat (LF) diet is effective for weight loss and cardio-protection. However, the applicability of these findings is questionable as the majority of Americans consume a high-fat (HF) diet...
  14. ncbi Dietary and physical activity adaptations to alternate day modified fasting: implications for optimal weight loss
    Monica C Klempel
    Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
    Nutr J 9:35. 2010
    ..Alternate day modified fasting (ADMF) is an effective strategy for weight loss in obese adults...
  15. ncbi Nibbling versus feasting: which meal pattern is better for heart disease prevention?
    Surabhi Bhutani
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
    Nutr Rev 67:591-8. 2009
    ..The objective of the present review was to determine which meal pattern, nibbling or feasting, is more effective at improving key indicators of CHD risk in normal-weight and obese, non-diabetic individuals...
  16. ncbi Modified alternate-day fasting and cardioprotection: relation to adipose tissue dynamics and dietary fat intake
    Krista A Varady
    Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Metabolism 58:803-11. 2009
    ..These beneficial effects were noted over a wide range of fat intake, suggesting that ADF may be protective even in the presence of HF diets...