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Overview

Penny M. Kris-Etherton is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research focuses on various aspects of medicine, with an emphasis on public health, nutrition, physiology, cardiology, and molecular biology.

Their work spans several subfields including:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Nuts composition and effects
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Penny M. Kris-Etherton has contributed to a selection of recent scientific papers such as:

  • Nutrition and behavioral health disorders: depression and anxiety, 2020, Nutrition Reviews
  • 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2021, Circulation
  • 2021 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of ASCVD Risk Reduction in Patients With Persistent Hypertriglyceridemia, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Intestinal microbiota-derived tryptophan metabolites are predictive of Ah receptor activity, 2020, Gut Microbes
  • The underappreciated diversity of bile acid modifications, 2024, Cell

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Nutrients
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Nutrition

Among their frequent coauthors are:

  • Kristina Petersen
  • Kristina H. Petersen
  • Alice H. Lichtenstein
  • Philip A. Sapp
  • Nirupa R. Matthan

Best Publications

  • Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;David Bilheimer;Alan Chait;Luther T. Clark

  • Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Cardiovascular Disease

    Penny M. Kris-Etherton;William S. Harris;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006 A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee

    Alice H. Lichtenstein;Lawrence J. Appel;Michael Brands;Mercedes Carnethon

  • AHA Dietary Guidelines Revision 2000: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association

    Ronald M. Krauss;Robert H. Eckel;Barbara Howard;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Bioactive compounds in foods: their role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer

    Penny M Kris-Etherton;Kari D Hecker;Andrea Bonanome;Stacie M Coval

  • Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women-2011 update: A Guideline from the American Heart Association

    Lori Mosca;Emelia J. Benjamin;Kathy Berra;Judy L. Bezanson

  • Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Disease A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Michael Miller;Neil J. Stone;Christie Ballantyne;Vera Bittner

  • Effects of weight reduction on blood lipids and lipoproteins: a meta-analysis.

    A M Dattilo;P M Kris-Etherton

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids in the food chain in the United States

    PM Kris-Etherton;Denise Shaffer Taylor;Shaomei Yu-Poth;Peter Huth

  • Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

    Frank M. Sacks;Alice H. Lichtenstein;Jason H.Y. Wu;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Dietary Lifestyle Changes for Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction in Adults A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Nancy T. Artinian;Gerald F. Fletcher;Dariush Mozaffarian;Penny Kris-Etherton

  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease New Recommendations From the American Heart Association

    Penny M. Kris-Etherton;William S. Harris;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association Nutrition Subcommittee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

    William S. Harris;Dariush Mozaffarian;Eric Rimm;Penny Kris-Etherton

  • Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women—2011 Update

    Lori Mosca;Emelia J. Benjamin;Kathy Berra;Judy L. Bezanson

  • Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Guidance From Framingham: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the AHA Task Force on Risk Reduction

    Scott M. Grundy;Gary J. Balady;Michael H. Criqui;Gerald Fletcher

  • High-monounsaturated fatty acid diets lower both plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations.

    Penny M Kris-Etherton;Thomas A Pearson;Ying Wan;Rebecca L Hargrove

  • n−3 Fatty acid dietary recommendations and food sources to achieve essentiality and cardiovascular benefits

    Sarah K Gebauer;Tricia L Psota;William S Harris;Penny M Kris-Etherton

  • Dietary α-Linolenic Acid Reduces Inflammatory and Lipid Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hypercholesterolemic Men and Women

    Guixiang Zhao;Terry D. Etherton;Keith R. Martin;Sheila G. West

  • Soy Protein, Isoflavones, and Cardiovascular Health An American Heart Association Science Advisory for Professionals From the Nutrition Committee

    Frank M. Sacks;Alice Lichtenstein;Linda Van Horn;William Harris

  • Effects of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Step I and Step II dietary intervention programs on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a meta-analysis

    Shaomei Yu-Poth;Guixiang Zhao;Terry Etherton;Mary Naglak

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Pearson
Thomas A. Pearson University of Florida
William S. Harris
William S. Harris University of South Dakota
Alice H. Lichtenstein
Alice H. Lichtenstein Tufts University
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
John P. Vanden Heuvel
John P. Vanden Heuvel Pennsylvania State University
Linda Van Horn
Linda Van Horn Northwestern University
David J.A. Jenkins
David J.A. Jenkins University of Toronto
Benoît Lamarche
Benoît Lamarche Université Laval
Lawrence J. Appel
Lawrence J. Appel Johns Hopkins University
Dariush Mozaffarian
Dariush Mozaffarian Tufts University

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