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Frank L. Greenway is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Pharmacology.

Their work emphasizes topics related to diet and metabolism studies, diabetes treatment and management, and broader intersections among metabolism, diabetes, and cancer. Additional focus areas include adipose tissue and metabolism, bariatric surgery and outcomes, pharmacology and obesity treatment, and muscle metabolism and nutrition.

Frequent collaborators include Robbie A. Beyl, George A. Bray, Donna H. Ryan, Helen P. Hazuda, and Neil M. Johannsen, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Frank L. Greenway has contributed to various publication venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Diabetes Care
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • International Journal of Obesity
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Among recent research papers, notable publications include:

  • "Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight or Obesity" (2021, JAMA)
  • "Effect of time restricted eating on body weight and fasting glucose in participants with obesity: results of a randomized, controlled, virtual clinical trial" (2021, Nutrition and Diabetes)
  • "Obesity, the most common comorbidity in SARS-CoV-2: is leptin the link?" (2020, International Journal of Obesity)
  • "Effect of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions on Mortality in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study" (2021, Diabetes Care)
  • "The Impact of Physical Activity on the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence and Lessons Learned From the Diabetes Prevention Program, a Long-Standing Clinical Trial Incorporating Subjective and Objective Activity Measures" (2020, Diabetes Care)

Best Publications

  • Gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity

    Scott M Grundy;J. A. Barondess;N. J. Bellegie;H. Fromm

  • Comparison of Weight-Loss Diets With Different Compositions of Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates

    Frank M. Sacks;George A. Bray;Vincent J. Carey;Steven R. Smith

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of 3.0 mg of Liraglutide in Weight Management

    Xavier Pi-Sunyer;Arne Astrup;Ken Fujioka;Frank Greenway

  • Effect of 6-month calorie restriction on biomarkers of longevity, metabolic adaptation, and oxidative stress in overweight individuals: a randomized controlled trial.

    Leonie K. Heilbronn;Lilian de Jonge;Madlyn I. Frisard;James P. DeLany

  • Effect of naltrexone plus bupropion on weight loss in overweight and obese adults (COR-I): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

    Frank L Greenway;Ken Fujioka;Raymond A Plodkowski;Sunder Mudaliar

  • Contributions of total body fat, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue compartments, and visceral adipose tissue to the metabolic complications of obesity.

    Steven R. Smith;Jennifer C. Lovejoy;Frank Greenway;Donna Ryan

  • 3 years of liraglutide versus placebo for type 2 diabetes risk reduction and weight management in individuals with prediabetes: a randomised, double-blind trial

    Carel W le Roux;Carel W le Roux;Arne Astrup;Ken Fujioka;Frank Greenway

  • Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a randomized trial.

    Stanley Heshka;James W. Anderson;Richard L. Atkinson;Frank L. Greenway

  • The relationship of waist circumference and BMI to visceral, subcutaneous, and total body fat: sex and race differences.

    Sarah M. Camhi;George A. Bray;Claude Bouchard;Frank L. Greenway

  • Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 4 Randomized Clinical Trial

    Domenica Rubino;Niclas Abrahamsson;Melanie Davies;Melanie Davies;Dan Hesse

  • 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

  • Obesity Increases the Production of Proinflammatory Mediators from Adipose Tissue T Cells and Compromises TCR Repertoire Diversity: Implications for Systemic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance

    Hyunwon Yang;Yun Hee Youm;Bolormaa Vandanmagsar;Anthony Ravussin

  • Development and Validation of the Food-Craving Inventory

    Marney A. White;Brooke L. Whisenhunt;Donald A. Williamson;Frank L. Greenway

  • Sibutramine Produces Dose‐Related Weight Loss

    George A. Bray;George L. Blackburn;James M. Ferguson;Frank L. Greenway

  • Effects of naltrexone sustained-release/bupropion sustained-release combination therapy on body weight and glycemic parameters in overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Priscilla Hollander;Alok K. Gupta;Raymond Plodkowski;Frank Greenway

  • Current and Potential Drugs for Treatment of Obesity

    George A. Bray;Frank L. Greenway

  • Bupropion SR enhances weight loss: a 48-week double-blind, placebo- controlled trial.

    James W. Anderson;Frank L. Greenway;Ken Fujioka;Kishore M. Gadde

  • Physiological adaptations to weight loss and factors favouring weight regain

    F L Greenway

  • SURGERY FOR OBESITY

    Frank L. Greenway

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

George A. Bray
George A. Bray Louisiana State University
Donna H. Ryan
Donna H. Ryan Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Eric Ravussin
Eric Ravussin Pennington Biomedical Research Center
James O. Hill
James O. Hill University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arne Astrup
Arne Astrup Novo Nordisk Foundation
John P.H. Wilding
John P.H. Wilding University of Liverpool
Donald A. Williamson
Donald A. Williamson Pennington Biomedical Research Center
John W. Finley
John W. Finley United States Department of Agriculture
Edward S. Horton
Edward S. Horton Harvard Medical School
Carel W. le Roux
Carel W. le Roux University College Dublin

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