Independent nutrition consultant and science writer.

Nutrition Counselor, Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center, Phoenix, AZ. *****. Provided Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients with renal disease, diabetes and obesity. Used electronic medical records systems to document patient care.

Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Kronos Longevity Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ. *****. Designed and implemented studies of nutrition influences on diabetes in an elderly population. Recruited subjects, collected and analyzed data, wrote manuscripts for publication.

Research Nutritionist, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition Section, Phoenix, AZ. *****. In collaboration with internationally-recognized experts, designed and implemented studies of energy intake and energy expenditure to investigate the causes of obesity and diabetes among Pima Indians. Recruited subjects, collected and analyzed data, wrote manuscripts for publication, presented findings at national meetings. Prepared numerous protocols for NIH – IRB approval. Counseled subjects with pre-diabetes and obesity.

BA, Sociology, City University of New York, Brooklyn College, 1968
MS, Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 1983
PhD, Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 1986

2012-Present, Docent, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
1985-Present, Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association
1993, Human Nutrition Specialist, American Board of Nutrition
2004, Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management Certificate, American Dietetic Association
1986-Present, Member, American Society for Nutritional Sciences
*****, National Association of GCRC Research Dietitians, President
*****, Obesity Society, Member
*****, American Dietetic Association, Member

Publications from more than 60:
1.Weyer C, Pratley RE, ***** AD, Bogardus C, Ravussin E, Tataranni PA. Energy expenditure, fat oxidation and body weight regulation: a study of metabolic adaptation to long-term weight change. J Clin Endo Metab 2000; 85:*****.
2.Gautier J-F, Chen K, ***** AD, Bandy D, Pratley RE, Heiman, E, Ravussin E, Reiman EM, Tataranni PA. Differential brain responses to satiation in obese and lean men. Diabetes 2000; 49:*****.
3. Lindsay RS, Tataranni PA, ***** AD, Hanson RL, Cook V, Knowler WC. Early excess weight gain of children in the Pima Indian population. Pediatrics 2002; 109: http://www.*****/cgi/content/full/109/2/e33.
4. ***** AD, Weyer C, Lindsay RS, Ravussin E, Tataranni PA. Assessing risk factors for obesity between childhood and adolescence: I. Birth weight, childhood adiposity, parental obesity, insulin and leptin. Pediatrics 2002; 110:*****.
5. ***** AD, Weyer C, Harper I, Lindsay RS, Ravussin E, Tataranni PA. Assessing risk factors for obesity between childhood and adolescence: II. Energy metabolism and physical activity. Pediatrics 2002; 110:*****.
6. Bunt JC, ***** AD, Harper IT, Hanson RL, Tataranni PA. Weight, adiposity and physical activity as determinants of insulin sensitivity in Pima Indian children. Diabetes Care 2003; 26:*****.
7. ***** AD, DelParigi A, Pratley RE, Drewnowski A, Tataranni PA. Taste preferences and body weight changes in an obesity-prone population. Am J Clin Nutr, 2004; 79:*****.
8. ***** AD, Tschoep MH, DelParigi A, Venti CA, Tataranni PA. Negative relationship between fasting plasma ghrelin concentration and ad libitum food intake. J Clin Endocinol Metab 2004; 89:*****.
9. Bunt JC, Tataranni PA, ***** AD. Intrauterine exposure to diabetes is a determinant of hemoglobin A1C and systolic blood pressure in Pima Indian children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005; 90:*****.
10. Brillon DJ, Sison C, ***** AD, Poretsky L. Reproducibility of a glycemic response to mixed meals in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hormone Metab Res 2006; 38:*****.
11. ***** AD, Lindsay RS, Collins CB, Tataranni PA, Krakoff J, Bunt*****parison of plasma insulin levels after a mixed meal challenge in children with and without intrauterine exposure to diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 2007; 92: *****.
12. Gluck ME, Venti CA, ***** AD, Krakoff J. Nighttime eating: commonly observed and related to weight gain in an inpatient food intake study. Am J Clin Nutr, 2008; 88:*****.
13. Votruba SB, Kirchner H, Tschöp M, ***** AD, Krakoff J. Morning ghrelin concentrations are not affected by short term overfeeding and do not predict ad libitum food intake in humans. Am J. Clin Nutr 2009; 89:*****.
14. Gluck ME, Venti CA, Lindsay RS, Knowler WC, ***** AD, Krakoff J. Maternal influence, not diabetic intrauterine environment, predicts children's energy intake. Obesity 2009; 17:*****.
15. ***** AD, Johnston CS, Buyukbese MA, Tsitouras PD, Harman SM. Vinegar lacks antiglycemic action on enteral carbohydrate absorption in human subjects. Nutr Res 2009; 29:*****.
16. Venti CA, Votruba SB, Franks PW, Krakoff J, ***** AD. Reproducibility of ad libitum energy intake using a computerized vending machine system. Am J Clin Nutr 2010; 91:*****.
17. Gluck ME, Venti CA, ***** AD, Votruba SB, Krakoff J. Higher 24-h respiratory quotient and higher spontaneous physical activity in nighttime eaters. Obesity 2011; 19:*****.