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William S. Harris is affiliated with the University of South Dakota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the interface of medicine and nutrition, with extensive contributions across several scientific domains.

The main fields of study for Harris include Medicine and Nursing. Within these, subfields of study emphasize Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, Physiology, Epidemiology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a concentration on the biochemical and physiological impacts of diet, especially fatty acids, on human health.

Harris's research topics cover a range of subjects related to fatty acids and metabolic health. Key themes in their work include:

  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Among Harris's frequent co-authors are Nathan Tintle, Jason Westra, Aleix Sala-Vila, Michael Y. Tsai, and David S. Siscovick. Collaboration with these researchers suggests engagement in a broad scientific network focused on fatty acid biomarkers and related health outcomes.

The most common journals and publication venues for Harris include:

  • Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Nutrients
  • Circulation

Recent publications by William S. Harris highlight their focus on fatty acid levels and their health implications. Selected papers include:

  • Blood n-3 fatty acid levels and total and cause-specific mortality from 17 prospective studies, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial Study (COVID in Older PEople), 2020, Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Blood omega-3 fatty acids and death from COVID-19: A pilot study, 2021, Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
  • n-3 Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: An Individual Participant-Level Pooling Project of 20 Prospective Cohort Studies, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Association of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with incident chronic kidney disease: pooled analysis of 19 cohorts, 2023, BMJ

Best Publications

  • 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

  • n-3 fatty acids and serum lipoproteins: human studies.

    William S. Harris

  • Fish oils and plasma lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in humans: a critical review.

    W S Harris

  • The Omega-3 Index: a new risk factor for death from coronary heart disease?

    William S Harris;Clemens von Schacky

  • Reduction of Plasma Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Apoproteins by Dietary Fish Oils in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia

    B E Phillipson;D W Rothrock;W E Connor;W S Harris

  • n−3 Fatty acids from fish or fish-oil supplements, but not α-linolenic acid, benefit cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary- and secondary-prevention studies: a systematic review

    Chenchen Wang;William S Harris;Mei Chung;Alice H Lichtenstein

  • 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

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids, hyperlipidemia, and thrombosis.

    S H Goodnight;W S Harris;W E Connor;D R Illingworth

  • 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

  • A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE EFFECTS OF REMOTE INTERCESSORY PRAYER ON OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE CORONARY CARE UNIT

    W S Harris;M Gowda;J W Kolb;C P Strychacz

  • 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

  • Omega-3 fatty acids and coronary heart disease risk: clinical and mechanistic perspectives.

    William S. Harris;Michael Miller;Ann P. Tighe;Michael H. Davidson

  • Mean platelet volume as an indicator of platelet activation: methodological issues

    Yongsoon Park;Norberta Schoene;William Harris

  • The comparative reductions of the plasma lipids and lipoproteins by dietary polyunsaturated fats: salmon oil versus vegetable oils.

    William S. Harris;William E. Connor;Martha P. McMurry

  • Safety and Efficacy of Omacor in Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

    William S. Harris;Henry N. Ginsberg;Narin Arunakul;Neil S. Shachter

  • Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation accelerates chylomicron triglyceride clearance

    Yongsoon Park;William S. Harris

  • The effects of dietary omega 3 fatty acids on platelet composition and function in man: a prospective, controlled study

    Scott H. Goodnight;William S. Harris;William E. Connor

  • Omega-3 fatty acids for cardioprotection

    John H. Lee;James H. O'Keefe;Carl J. Lavie;Roberto Marchioli

Frequent Co-Authors

Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University
James H. O'Keefe
James H. O'Keefe University of Missouri–Kansas City
Dariush Mozaffarian
Dariush Mozaffarian Tufts University
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Jennifer G. Robinson
Jennifer G. Robinson University of Iowa
William E. Connor
William E. Connor Oregon Health & Science University
John A. Spertus
John A. Spertus University of Missouri–Kansas City
Mary A. Whooley
Mary A. Whooley University of California, San Francisco
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Nita G. Forouhi
Nita G. Forouhi University of Cambridge

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