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Michael B. Zemel is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specialization in several subfields including Physiology, Cell Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, notably:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Dietary Effects on Health

Michael B. Zemel has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Modulation of Energy Sensing by Leucine Synergy with Natural Sirtuin Activators: Effects on Health Span," 2020, Journal of Medicinal Food
  • "Leucine and Sildenafil Combination Therapy Reduces Body Weight and Metformin Enhances the Effect at Low Dose: A Randomized Controlled Trial," 2020, American Journal of Therapeutics
  • "coreNASH: Multi-stakeholder Consensus on Core Outcomes for Decision Making About Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment," 2021, Hepatology Communications
  • "Effect of a Leucine/Pyridoxine Nutraceutical on Caloric Intake and Body Composition of Obese Dogs Losing Weight," 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "854-P: ENT-03, a Centrally Acting Endogenous Spermine Bile Acid with PTP1B Inhibitory Activity, Has Potent Effects on Metabolism and Weight in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO)," 2023, Diabetes

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including Diabetes, Journal of Medicinal Food, American Journal of Therapeutics, Hepatology Communications, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Diabetes and Journal of Medicinal Food are notable for hosting multiple of their works.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Gilbert Alexander Fleming, Alan C. Moses, Denise Barbut, Michael Zasloff, and William A. Kinney.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of adiposity by dietary calcium

    Michael B. Zemel;Hang Shi;Betty Greer;Douglas Dirienzo

  • Role of the sulfonylurea receptor in regulating human adipocyte metabolism

    Hang Shi;Naima Moustaid-Moussa;W. O. Wilkison;Michael B. Zemel

  • Calcium and dairy acceleration of weight and fat loss during energy restriction in obese adults.

    Michael B. Zemel;Warren Thompson;Anita Milstead;Kristin Morris

  • Functional properties of whey, whey components, and essential amino acids: Mechanisms underlying health benefits for active people (Review)

    Ewan Ha;Michael B. Zemel

  • Role of calcium and dairy products in energy partitioning and weight management

    Michael B Zemel

  • Regulation of adiposity and obesity risk by dietary calcium: Mechanisms and implications

    Michael B. Zemel

  • Dairy augmentation of total and central fat loss in obese subjects.

    M B Zemel;J Richards;S Mathis;A Milstead

  • Effects of Calcium and Dairy on Body Composition and Weight Loss in African‐American Adults

    Michael B. Zemel;Joanna Richards;Anita Milstead;Peter Campbell

  • Effects of dietary calcium on adipocyte lipid metabolism and body weight regulation in energy-restricted aP2-agouti transgenic mice

    Hang Shi;Douglas DiRienzo;Michael B. Zemel

  • The Role of Dairy Foods in Weight Management

    Michael B. Zemel

  • A Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of a β-Blocker, a Calcium Channel Blocker, and a Converting Enzyme Inhibitor in Hypertensive Blacks

    Elijah Saunders;Matthew R. Weir;B. Wayne Kong;John Hollifield

  • Mechanisms of Dairy Modulation of Adiposity

    Michael B. Zemel

  • Calcium modulation of hypertension and obesity: mechanisms and implications.

    Michael B. Zemel

  • 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 modulates human adipocyte metabolism via nongenomic action

    Hang Shi;Anthony W. Norman;William H. Okamura;Anindita Sen

  • Effects of resistance versus aerobic training on coronary artery disease risk factors.

    William J. Banz;Margaret A. Maher;Warren G. Thompson;David R. Bassett

  • Effect of Energy‐Reduced Diets High in Dairy Products and Fiber on Weight Loss in Obese Adults

    Warren G. Thompson;Nicole Rostad Holdman;Denise J. Janzow;Jeffrey M. Slezak

  • Mechanism of intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) inhibition of lipolysis in human adipocytes

    Bingzhong Xue;Andrew G. Greenberg;Frederic B. Kraemer;Michael B. Zemel

  • Nutritional and endocrine modulation of intracellular calcium: implications in obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension.

    Michael B. Zemel

  • Dietary calcium and dairy modulation of adiposity and obesity risk.

    Michael B. Zemel;Sharon L. Miller

  • Regulation of adiposity and obesity risk by dietary calcium

    M. B. Zemel

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Sowers
James R. Sowers University of Missouri
Richard P. Woychik
Richard P. Woychik National Institutes of Health
Robert J. Sokol
Robert J. Sokol Wayne State University
J. Bruce German
J. Bruce German University of California, Davis
Naga Chalasani
Naga Chalasani Indiana University
Carl L. Keen
Carl L. Keen University of California, Davis
William H. Okamura
William H. Okamura University of California, Riverside
Alan L. Hinderliter
Alan L. Hinderliter University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University
Kenneth D. R. Setchell
Kenneth D. R. Setchell Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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