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David Heber is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected areas in medicine and biochemistry, with a distinct focus on nutrition, metabolism, and related health effects.

The main fields of study for Heber include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their work further delves into specific subfields such as:

  • Physiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Reproductive Medicine

Their research topics cover several aspects related to diet and metabolism:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Recent publications attributed to David Heber include:

  • "Ketogenic Diets," published in 2020 in JAMA
  • "Intermittent Fasting," published in 2021 in JAMA
  • "The applicability of a commercial 3DO body scanner in measuring body composition in Chinese adults with overweight and obesity: a secondary analysis based on a weight-loss clinical trial," published in 2024 in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Heber are:

  • Zhaoping Li
  • Rajesh Garg
  • Adam Drewnowski
  • Daniel A. Dumesic
  • Gregorio D. Chazenbalk

Heber's publications appear primarily in these venues:

  • JAMA
  • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Low-fat dietary pattern and risk of cardiovascular disease : The women's health initiative randomized controlled dietary modification trial

    Barbara V. Howard;Barbara V. Howard;Linda Van Horn;Judith Hsia;JoAnn E. Manson

  • In vitro antiproliferative, apoptotic and antioxidant activities of punicalagin, ellagic acid and a total pomegranate tannin extract are enhanced in combination with other polyphenols as found in pomegranate juice

    Navindra P. Seeram;Lynn S. Adams;Susanne M. Henning;Yantao Niu

  • Weight Control and Risk Factor Reduction in Obese Subjects Treated for 2 Years With Orlistat: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Michael H. Davidson;Jonathan Hauptman;Mario DiGirolamo;John P. Foreyt

  • Blackberry, black raspberry, blueberry, cranberry, red raspberry, and strawberry extracts inhibit growth and stimulate apoptosis of human cancer cells in vitro.

    Navindra P Seeram;Lynn S Adams;Yanjun Zhang;Rupo Lee

  • Low-Fat dietary pattern and risk of invasive breast cancer: The women's health initiative randomized controlled dietary modification trial

    Ross L. Prentice;Bette Caan;Rowan T. Chlebowski;Ruth Patterson

  • Ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorgamma and retinoic acid receptor inhibit growth and induce apoptosis of human breast cancer cells in vitro and in BNX mice.

    E Elstner;C Müller;K Koshizuka;E A Williamson

  • Comparison of Antioxidant Potency of Commonly Consumed Polyphenol-Rich Beverages in the United States

    Navindra P. Seeram;Michael Aviram;Yanjun Zhang;Susanne M. Henning

  • Cholesterol-lowering effects of a proprietary Chinese red-yeast-rice dietary supplement

    David Heber;Ian Yip;Judith M Ashley;David A Elashoff

  • Pomegranate Juice, Total Pomegranate Ellagitannins, and Punicalagin Suppress Inflammatory Cell Signaling in Colon Cancer Cells

    Lynn S Adams;Navindra P Seeram;Bharat B Aggarwal;Yasunari Takada

  • Overview of Mechanisms of Action of Lycopene

    David Heber;Qing-Yi Lu

  • Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial

    Shirley A. A. Beresford;Karen C. Johnson;Cheryl Ritenbaugh;Norman L. Lasser

  • Endocrine and Nutritional Management of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    David Heber;Frank L. Greenway;Lee M. Kaplan;Edward Livingston

  • Phase II Study of Pomegranate Juice for Men with Rising Prostate-Specific Antigen following Surgery or Radiation for Prostate Cancer

    Allan J. Pantuck;John T. Leppert;Nazy Zomorodian;William Aronson

  • Bioavailability of ellagic acid in human plasma after consumption of ellagitannins from pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) juice

    Navindra P. Seeram;Rupo Lee;David Heber

  • Pomegranate Juice Ellagitannin Metabolites Are Present in Human Plasma and Some Persist in Urine for Up to 48 Hours

    Navindra P. Seeram;Susanne M. Henning;Yanjun Zhang;Marc Suchard

  • Total cranberry extract versus its phytochemical constituents: antiproliferative and synergistic effects against human tumor cell lines.

    Navindra P Seeram;Lynn S Adams;Mary L Hardy;David Heber

  • Male Gender is a Predictor of Morbidity and Age a Predictor of Mortality for Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery

    Edward H. Livingston;Sergio Huerta;Denice Arthur;Scott Lee

  • Isolation and Identification of Strawberry Phenolics with Antioxidant and Human Cancer Cell Antiproliferative Properties

    Yanjun Zhang;Navindra P. Seeram;Rupo Lee;Lydia Feng

  • Vitamin D, calcium supplementation, and colorectal adenomas: Results of a randomized trial

    Maria V. Grau;John A. Baron;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • Limitations of MTT and MTS-based assays for measurement of antiproliferative activity of green tea polyphenols.

    Piwen Wang;Susanne M. Henning;David Heber

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne M. Henning
Susanne M. Henning University of California, Los Angeles
Navindra P. Seeram
Navindra P. Seeram University of Rhode Island
William J. Aronson
William J. Aronson University of California, Los Angeles
Vay Liang W. Go
Vay Liang W. Go University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Elashoff
Robert Elashoff University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald S. Swerdloff
Ronald S. Swerdloff Lundquist Institute
David Elashoff
David Elashoff University of California, Los Angeles
Rowan T. Chlebowski
Rowan T. Chlebowski UCLA Medical Center
Allan J. Pantuck
Allan J. Pantuck University of California, Los Angeles
Edward H. Livingston
Edward H. Livingston University of California, Los Angeles

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