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Steven R. Smith is affiliated with the Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to physiology and molecular biology subfields including endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Smith's work spans several main topics, notably diet and metabolism studies, adipose tissue and metabolism, muscle metabolism and nutrition, adipokines, inflammation and metabolic diseases, gut microbiota and health, dietary effects on health, and diabetes treatment and management.

Recent publications by Steven R. Smith include the following papers:

  • Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span, 2022, published in Science
  • A Novel Endocrine Role for the BAT-Released Lipokine 12,13-diHOME to Mediate Cardiac Function, 2020, published in Circulation
  • Host-diet-gut microbiome interactions influence human energy balance: a randomized clinical trial, 2023, published in Nature Communications
  • Room Indirect Calorimetry Operating and Reporting Standards (RICORS 1.0): A Guide to Conducting and Reporting Human Whole-Room Calorimeter Studies, 2020, published in Obesity
  • Plasma Myokine Concentrations After Acute Exercise in Non-obese and Obese Sedentary Women, 2020, published in Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent co-authors in Smith's collaborative research include Elvis Á. Carnero, Karen D. Corbin, Lauren M. Sparks, Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, and Adeline Divoux.

Smith's publications are regularly found in certain venues reflecting areas of focus:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 10 publications
  • Obesity, with 6 publications
  • Diabetes, with 3 publications
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia, with 3 publications
  • Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, with 3 publications

The author's research integrates various disciplines and topics, with an emphasis on the metabolic and physiological mechanisms underlying diet, adipose tissue function, and metabolic disease. Their work also explores the role of gut microbiota and its influence on human energy balance, as well as standards for conducting human calorimeter studies.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • The Human Serum Metabolome

    Nikolaos Psychogios;David D. Hau;Jun Peng;An Chi Guo

  • 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

  • Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: What Can Be Unified and What Needs to Be Individualized?

    Robert H. Eckel;Steven E. Kahn;Ele Ferrannini;Allison B. Goldfine

  • Increased visceral fat and decreased energy expenditure during the menopausal transition.

    JC Lovejoy;CM Champagne;L de Jonge;H Xie

  • Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Lorcaserin for Weight Management

    Steven R. Smith;Neil J. Weissman;Christen M. Anderson;Matilde Sanchez

  • Sex differences in human adipose tissues - the biology of pear shape

    Kalypso Karastergiou;Steven R Smith;Andrew S Greenberg;Susan K Fried

  • Calorie restriction increases muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in healthy humans.

    Anthony E Civitarese;Stacy J Carling;Leonie K. Heilbronn;Mathew H Hulver

  • A High-Fat Diet Coordinately Downregulates Genes Required for Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle

    Lauren M Sparks;Hui Xie;Robert A Koza;Randall Mynatt

  • A One-Year Randomized Trial of Lorcaserin for Weight Loss in Obese and Overweight Adults: The BLOSSOM Trial

    Meredith C. Fidler;Matilde Sanchez;Brian Raether;Neil J. Weissman

  • 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

  • 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

  • Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of Lorcaserin for Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The BLOOM‐DM Study

    Patrick M. O'Neil;Steven R. Smith;Neil J. Weissman;Meredith C. Fidler

  • Pioglitazone induces mitochondrial biogenesis in human subcutaneous adipose tissue in vivo.

    Iwona Bogacka;Hui Xie;George A. Bray;Steven R. Smith

  • Effect of Calorie Restriction With or Without Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity, β-Cell Function, Fat Cell Size, and Ectopic Lipid in Overweight Subjects

    D. Enette Larson-Meyer;Leonie K. Heilbronn;Leanne M. Redman;Bradley R. Newcomer

  • Alternate-day fasting in nonobese subjects: effects on body weight, body composition, and energy metabolism

    Leonie K Heilbronn;Steven R Smith;Corby K Martin;Stephen D Anton

  • Sarcopenic obesity: A Critical appraisal of the current evidence.

    C.M.M. Prado;J.C.K. Wells;S.R. Smith;B.C.M. Stephan

  • A 2-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of Human Caloric Restriction: Feasibility and Effects on Predictors of Health Span and Longevity

    Eric Ravussin;Leanne M. Redman;James Rochon;Sai Krupa Das

  • Metabolic Slowing and Reduced Oxidative Damage with Sustained Caloric Restriction Support the Rate of Living and Oxidative Damage Theories of Aging

    Leanne M. Redman;Steven R. Smith;Jeffrey H. Burton;Corby K. Martin

  • miR-130 Suppresses Adipogenesis by Inhibiting Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Expression

    Eun Kyung Lee;Mi Jeong Lee;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Wook Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

George A. Bray
George A. Bray Louisiana State University
Eric Ravussin
Eric Ravussin Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Leanne M. Redman
Leanne M. Redman Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Frank M. Sacks
Frank M. Sacks Harvard University
Frank L. Greenway
Frank L. Greenway Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Lu Qi
Lu Qi Harvard University
Catherine M. Champagne
Catherine M. Champagne Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Rudolph L. Leibel
Rudolph L. Leibel Columbia University
Marc L. Reitman
Marc L. Reitman National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Donald A. Williamson
Donald A. Williamson Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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