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UF Health University of Florida
Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease University of Florida
Meena N Shankar

Meena N Shankar,

Research Coordinator II

Department: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Business Email: mns@phhp.ufl.edu

Board Certifications

  • Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
    ACRP
  • Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist
    Florida Department of Health
  • Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist
    Commission on Dietetic Registration

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0009-0005-3792-966X

Publications

2024
Predicting high‐risk periods for weight regain following initial weight loss
Obesity. 32(1):41-49 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23923. [PMID] 37919882.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Differential impact of telehealth extended-care programs for weight-loss maintenance in African American versus white adults.
Journal of behavioral medicine. 45(4):580-588 [DOI] 10.1007/s10865-022-00291-9. [PMID] 35124742.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Impact of transition from face-to-face to telehealth on behavioral obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 30(4):858-863 [DOI] 10.1002/oby.23383. [PMID] 35037410.
11 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Effect of Telehealth Extended Care for Maintenance of Weight Loss in Rural US Communities: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA network open. 3(6) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.6764. [PMID] 32539150.
31 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Design of the Rural LEAP randomized trial: An evaluation of extended-care programs for weight management delivered via group or individual telephone counseling.
Contemporary clinical trials. 76:55-63 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cct.2018.11.006. [PMID] 30408606.
9 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2015
Practicality of intermittent fasting in humans and its effect on oxidative stress and genes related to aging and metabolism.
Rejuvenation research. 18(2):162-72 [DOI] 10.1089/rej.2014.1624. [PMID] 25546413.
74 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2013
Long-term safety of dichloroacetate in congenital lactic acidosis.
Molecular genetics and metabolism. 109(2):139-43 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.03.019. [PMID] 23611579.
79 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2013
Metabolite profile analysis reveals functional effects of 28-day vitamin B-6 restriction on one-carbon metabolism and tryptophan catabolic pathways in healthy men and women.
The Journal of nutrition. 143(11):1719-27 [DOI] 10.3945/jn.113.180588. [PMID] 23966327.
35 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2012
Long-Term Safety of Dichloroacetate in Congenital Lactic Acidosis
Mitochondrion. 12(5) [DOI] 10.1016/j.mito.2012.07.019.
Publisher’s Site
2012
Marginal vitamin B-6 deficiency decreases plasma (n-3) and (n-6) PUFA concentrations in healthy men and women.
The Journal of nutrition. 142(10):1791-7 [PMID] 22955512.
28 citations · PubMed
2011
Genomic analysis, cytokine expression, and microRNA profiling reveal biomarkers of human dietary zinc depletion and homeostasis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108(52):20970-5 [DOI] 10.1073/pnas.1117207108. [PMID] 22171008.
85 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2008
Use of modified cornstarch therapy to extend fasting in glycogen storage disease types Ia and Ib.
The American journal of clinical nutrition. 88(5):1272-6 [PMID] 18996862.
55 citations · PubMed
2006
The gluten-free, casein-free diet in autism: results of a preliminary double blind clinical trial.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 36(3):413-20 [PMID] 16555138.
128 citations · PubMed

Contact Details

Emails:
Business:
mns@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 100165
COLLEGE OF PHHP
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100165