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Overview

Loki Natarajan is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research contributions primarily span the field of Medicine with a particular focus on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Nephrology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work explores topics related to Physical Activity and Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Survivorship and Care, and Health Disparities and Outcomes.

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • Host variables confound gut microbiota studies of human disease, 2020, Nature
  • Metabolomic Markers of Kidney Function Decline in Patients With Diabetes: Evidence From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study, 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Effect of a Behavioral Intervention to Increase Vegetable Consumption on Cancer Progression Among Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer, 2020, JAMA
  • Modeling Variation in the Reproductive Lifespan of Female Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Using AMH, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Endogenous adenine mediates kidney injury in diabetic models and predicts diabetic kidney disease in patients, 2023, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Loki Natarajan frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Andrea Z. LaCroix
  • Dorothy D. Sears
  • Marta M. Jankowska
  • John Bellettiere
  • Sheri J. Hartman

Their research has been published across a range of venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Circulation
  • Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Health & Place

Best Publications

  • Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on prognosis following treatment for breast cancer: the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) randomized trial.

    John P. Pierce;Loki Natarajan;Bette J. Caan;Barbara A. Parker

  • Greater Survival After Breast Cancer in Physically Active Women With High Vegetable-Fruit Intake Regardless of Obesity

    John P. Pierce;Marcia L. Stefanick;Shirley W. Flatt;Loki Natarajan

  • Non-acute (residual) neurocognitive effects of cannabis use: a meta-analytic study.

    Igor Grant;Raul Gonzalez;Catherine L. Carey;Loki Natarajan

  • Metabolomics Reveals Signature of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease

    Kumar Sharma;Bethany Karl;Anna V. Mathew;Jon A. Gangoiti

  • Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health

    Ruth E. Patterson;Gail A. Laughlin;Andrea Z. LaCroix;Sheri J. Hartman

  • A prospective study of stress among women undergoing in vitro fertilization or gamete intrafallopian transfer

    Hillary Klonoff-Cohen;Elaine Chu;Loki Natarajan;William Sieber

  • Cognitive effects of treating obstructive sleep apnea in Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled study.

    Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Barton W. Palmer;Jana R. Cooke;Jody Corey-Bloom

  • The association between fatigue and inflammatory marker levels in cancer patients: a quantitative review.

    Christian Schubert;Suzi Hong;Loki Natarajan;Paul J. Mills

  • Host variables confound gut microbiota studies of human disease.

    Ivan Vujkovic-Cvijin;Jack Sklar;Jack Sklar;Lingjing Jiang;Loki Natarajan

  • Tamoxifen Metabolite Concentrations, CYP2D6 Genotype, and Breast Cancer Outcomes

    L Madlensky;L Natarajan;S Tchu;M Pu

  • The association between elevated ankle systolic pressures and peripheral occlusive arterial disease in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects.

    Victor Aboyans;Elena Ho;Julie O. Denenberg;Lindsey A. Ho

  • Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS Text-Messaging Prompts to Increase Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Julie B. Wang;Lisa A. Cadmus-Bertram;Loki Natarajan;Martha M. White

  • Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with walking and cycling for transport among adult residents of 17 cities in 12 countries: the IPEN study

    Jacqueline Kerr;Jennifer A Emond;Hannah Badland;Rodrigo S. Reis

  • Objective Cancer-Related Variables Are Not Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Women Treated for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

    Wayne A. Bardwell;Loki Natarajan;Joel E. Dimsdale;Cheryl L. Rock

  • Pre-treatment symptom cluster in breast cancer patients is associated with worse sleep, fatigue and depression during chemotherapy.

    Lianqi Liu;Lavinia Fiorentino;Loki Natarajan;Barbara A. Parker

  • A randomized trial of the effect of a plant-based dietary pattern on additional breast cancer events and survival: the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study.

    John P Pierce;Susan Faerber;Fred A Wright;Cheryl L Rock

  • Sustained Use of CPAP Slows Deterioration of Cognition, Sleep, and Mood in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Study

    Jana R. Cooke;Liat Ayalon;Barton W. Palmer;Jose S. Loredo

  • Weight gain and recovery of pre-cancer weight after breast cancer treatments: evidence from the women's healthy eating and living (WHEL) study.

    Nazmus Saquib;Shirley W. Flatt;Loki Natarajan;Cynthia A. Thomson

  • Fatigue and sleep quality are associated with changes in inflammatory markers in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

    Lianqi Liu;Paul J. Mills;Paul J. Mills;Michelle Rissling;Michelle Rissling;Lavinia Fiorentino

  • Sleep, fatigue, depression, and circadian activity rhythms in women with breast cancer before and after treatment: a 1-year longitudinal study.

    Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Lianqi Liu;Lianqi Liu;Michelle Rissling;Michelle Rissling;Loki Natarajan;Loki Natarajan

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Pierce
John P. Pierce University of California, San Diego
Ruth E. Patterson
Ruth E. Patterson University of California, San Diego
Cheryl L. Rock
Cheryl L. Rock University of California, San Diego
Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Sonia Ancoli-Israel University of California, San Diego
Jacqueline Kerr
Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego
Joel E. Dimsdale
Joel E. Dimsdale University of California, San Diego
Cynthia A. Thomson
Cynthia A. Thomson University of Arizona
Paul J. Mills
Paul J. Mills University of California, San Diego
Bette J. Caan
Bette J. Caan Kaiser Permanente
Barton W. Palmer
Barton W. Palmer University of California, San Diego

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