Academic Training
Hunter College, City University of New York, B.A. Chemistry: 1962-1966
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, M.D.: 1969-1971
Licensed in G.A., 1973
Licensed in N.Y., 1987
Traineeship
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Medical Intern: 1971-1972
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Medical Resident: 1972-1973
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Fellow in Medicine, Dept of Pharmacology: 1973-1975
Professional Organizations
Research and Academic Appointments
| 1975-1978 | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine |
| 1975-1983 | Assistant Director, Emory University, Clinical Research Facility |
| 1978-1986 | Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University, School of Medicine |
| 1980-1984 | Director, Division of Nutrition, Department of Medicine Emory University, School of Medicine |
| 1986-present | Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, College Physicians and Surgeons, N.Y. |
| 1986-present | Visiting Physician, Rockefeller University, N.Y. |
| 1986-present | Director, Human Body Composition Laboratory and Control Unit of the Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. |
| 1987-present | Research Scientist, Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| 1990-present | Associate Professor of Applied Physiology, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| 1990-present | Deputy Director, Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital |
| 1994 | Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, N.Y. |
Hospital Appointments
Honors
Keynote/Plenary Lectures (Since 1990)
Attending Physician, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
| 1991 | Karolinski Institute, Stockholm. (Human Body Composition) |
| 1993 | Cambridge University, Cambridge. (Future of Body Composition Research) |
| 1994 | USDA Symposium, Beltsville, MD. (The calorie: myth, measurement, & reality)
Dr. Abraham Garcia Almansa Lecture (Advances in Body Composition Research), Madrid Maine Medical Center Nutrition Support Symposium (Nutrition Support of the Obese Patient), Portland, Maine NIH Technology Assessment Conference on Bioimpedance Analysis (Body Composition: an Overview) |
| 1995 | 7th European Congress of Nutrition (Medical Nutrition Education in the United States) |
| 1996 | American Institute of Nutrition, Symposium on Dual-Energy X-ray
Absorptiometry, DXA: Physical Basis
University of Curitaba, Brazil, Recent Advances in Obesity Research. Mexican Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Nutrition Support of the Obese Patient |
| 1997 | Federation of Latin American Nutrition Societies for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition, Recent Advances in Obesity Treatment
American Diabetes Association, Obesity, a Growing Problem in the United States American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Presidential Address |
1. Metzger AL, Heymsfield SB, Grundy SM. The lithogenic index - a numerical expression for
the relative lithogenicity of bile. Gastroenterol 62:499-501, 1972.
2. Metzger AL, Adler R, Heymsfield SB, Grundy SM. Diurnal variation in biliary lipid
composition. N Eng J Med 288:333-336, 1973.
3. Heymsfield SB. Cystic dilation of the intrahepatic biliary tree (Carolis Disease) - a suggested treatment. Gastroenterol 64:663, 1973.
4. Wenger J, Heymsfield SB. Adsorption of bile by aluminum hydroxide. J Pharmacol Exp Ther
14:163-165, 1974.
5. Rudman D, Chawla RK, Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA, Shoji M, Vogler WR, Nixon DW.
Urinary excretion of the cancer-related glycoprotein EDCI: effect of chemotherapy. Ann Intern
Med 86:174-179, 1977.
6. Chawla RK, Heymsfield SB, Wadsworth AA, Shoji M, Rudman D. Isolation and
characterization of a glycoprotein (JBB5) in the urine of a patient with carcinoma of the colon.
Cancer Res 37:873-878, 1977.
7. Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA, Rudman D. Hyperresponsiveness of patients with clinical and
premyopathic myotonic dystrophy to human growth hormone. J Clin Endocrinol & Metab
45:147-158, 1977.
8. Schlant RC, Felner JM, Heymsfield SB, Gilbert CA, Shulman NB, Tuttle EP, Blumenstein BA.
Echocardiographic studies of left ventricular anatomy and function in essential hypertension.
Cardiovasc Med 2:477-491, 1977.
9. Gilbert CA, Nutter DO, Felner JM, Perkins JV, Heymsfield SB, Schlant RC.
Echocardiographic study of cardiac dimensions and function in the endurance-trained athlete. Am
J Cardiol 40:528-533, 1977.
10. Cutter G, Heymsfield SB, Kraus J, Lee ES, McDill M, Stamler T, Watson R. Race, education
and prevalence of hypertension. Am J Epidemiol 106:351-361, 1977.
11. Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA, Hall EC, Mills JB, Moseley MH, Kostyo JL, Rudman D. Anabolic
actions of reduced and S-Carbamidomethylated human growth hormone and its plasmin digest in
man. J Clin Invest 60:563-570, 1977.
12. Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA, Ansley JD, Gibbs DM, Felner JM, Nutter DO. Cardiac
abnormalities in cachectic patients before and during nutritional repletion. Am Heart J 95:584-594, 1978.
13. Heymsfield SB, McNish T, Perkins JV, Felner JM. Sequence of cardiac changes in Duchenne
muscular dystrophy. Am Heart J 95:283-294, 1978.
14. Rudman D, Davis GT, Priest JH, Patterson JH, Kutner MH, Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA.
Prevalence of growth hormone deficiency in children with cleft lip or palate. J Pediatr 93:378-382,
1978.
15. Bethel RA, Jansen RD, Heymsfield SB, Ansley JD, Hersh T, Rudman D. Nasogastric
hyperalimentation through a polyethylene catheter: an alternative to central venous
hyperalimentation. Am J Clin Nutr 32:1112-1120, 1979.
16. Heymsfield SB, Olafson RP, Kutner MH, Nixon DW. A radiographic method of quantifying
protein-calorie undernutrition. Am J Clin Nutr 32:693-702, 1979.
17. Nutter DO, Murray G, Heymsfield SB, Fuller EO. The effect of chronic protein-calorie
undernutrition in the rat on myocardial function and cardiac function. Circ Res 45:144-152, 1979.
18. Heymsfield SB, Fulenwider T, Nordlinger B, Barlow R, Sones P, Kutner M. Accurate
measurement of liver, kidney and spleen volume and mass by computerized axial tomography.
Ann Intern Med 90:185-187, 1979.
19. Heymsfield SB, Noel R, Lynn M, Kutner M. Accuracy of soft tissue density predicted by CT.
J Comput Assist Tomogr 3:859-360, 1979.
20. Nixon DW, Heymsfield SB, Cohen AE, Kutner MH, Ansley J, Lawson DH, Rudman D.
Protein-calorie undernutrition in hospitalized cancer patients. Am J Med 68:683-690, 1980.
21. Heymsfield SB, Smith J, Kasriel S, Barlow J, Lynn MJ, Nixon D, Lawson D. Energy
malabsorption: measurement and nutritional consequences. Am J Clin Nutr 34:1954-1960, 1981.
22. Horowitz JH, Rypins EB, Henderson JM, Heymsfield SB, MoffittSD, Bain RP, Chawla RK,
Bleier JC, Rudman D. Evidence for impairment of transsulfuration pathway in cirrhosis.
Gastroenterol 81:668-675, 1981.
23. Lawson DH, Nixon DW, Kutner MH, Heymsfield SB, Rudman D, Moffitt S, Ansley J,
Chawla R. Enteral versus parenteral nutritional support in cancer patients. Cancer Treat Rep 65
(supplement 5): 101-106, 1981.
24. Nixon DW, Lawson DH, Kutner M, Ansley J, Schwartz M, Heymsfield SB, Chawla R,
Cartwright TH, Rudman D. Hyperalimentation of the cancer patient with protein-calorie
undernutrition. Cancer Res 41:2038-2045, 1981.
25. Henderson JM, Heymsfield SB, Horowitz J, Kutner MH. Measurement of liver and spleen
volume by computed tomography. An assessment of reproducibility, and changes found following
a selective distal splenorenal shunt. Radiology 141:525-527, 1981.
26. Nixon DW, Moffitt S, Lawson DH, Ansley J, Lynn MJ, Kutner MH, Heymsfield SB, Wesley
M, Chawla R, Rudman D. Total parenteral nutrition as an adjunct to chemotherapy of metastatic
colorectal cancer. Cancer Treat Rep 65; Supplement 5;121-128;1981.
27. Smith J, Horowitz J, Henderson JM, Heymsfield SB. Enteral hyperalimentation in
undernourished patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Am J Clin Nutr 35:56-72, 1982.
28. Heymsfield SB, McManus C, Smith J, Stevens V, Nixon DW. Anthropometric measurement
of muscle mass: revised equations for calculating bone-free arm muscle area. Am J Clin Nutr
36:680-690, 1982.
29. Smith JL, Arteaga C, Heymsfield SB. Increased ureagenesis and impaired nitrogen use during
infusion of a synthetic amino acid formula. N Eng J Med 306:1013-1018, 1982.
30. Heymsfield SB, McManus C, Stevens V, Smith J. Muscle mass: Reliable indicator of protein-energy malnutrition severity and outcome. Am J Clin Nutr 35:1192-1199, 1982.
31. Heymsfield SB, Stevens V, Noel R, McManus C, Smith J, Nixon D. Biochemical composition
of muscle in normal and semistarved human subjects: relevance to anthropometric measurements.
Am J Clin Nutr 36:131-142, 1982.
32. Heymsfield SB, Arteaga C, McManus C, Smith J, Moffitt S. Measurement of muscle mass in
humans: validity of the 24 hour urinary creatinine method. Am J Clin Nutr 37:478-494, 1983.
33. Smith JL, Heymsfield SB. Enteral nutritional support: formula preparation from modular
ingredients. JPEN 7:280-288, 1983.
34. Bagatell CJ, Heymsfield SB. Effect of meal size on myocardial oxygen requirements:
implications for postmyocardial infarction diet. Am J Clin Nutr, 39:421-426, 1984.
35. Heymsfield SB, Bleier J, Whitmire L, McManus C, Smith-Andrews J, Hallenbeck J, Hersh T.
Nutrient bioavailability from nasojejunally administered enteral formulas: comparison to solid
food. Am J Clin Nutr 39:243-250, 1984.
36. McManus C, Newhouse H, Seitz S, Nixon D, Poppendiek H, Heymsfield S. Human gradient-layer calorimeter: development of an accurate and practical instrument for clinical studies. JPEN
8; #3:317-320, 1984.
37. Head CA, McManus CB, Seitz S, Grossman GD, Staton GW, Heymsfield SB. A simple and
accurate indirect calorimetry system for assessment of resting energy expenditure. JPEN 8;#1:45-48, 1984.
38. Hill JO, Heymsfield SB, McManus III C, DiGirolamo M. Meal size and thermic response to
food in male subjects as a function of maximum aerobic capacity. Metabolism 33:743-749, 1984.
39. Heymsfield SB, Head CA, McManus III CB, Seitz S, Staton GW, Grossman GD.
Respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic effects on enteral hyperalimentation: Influence of
formula dose and composition. Am J Clin Nutr 40:116-130, 1984.
40. Daly JM, Heymsfield SB, Head CA, Harvey LP, Nixon DW, Katzeff H, Grossman GD.
Human energy requirements: Overestimation by widely used prediction equation. Am J Clin Nutr
42:1170-1174, 1985.
41. Isner JM, Roberts WC, Heymsfield SB, Yager J. Anorexia nervosa and sudden death. Ann
Intern Med 102:49-52, 1985.
42. Hill JO, DiGirolamo M, Heymsfield SB. Thermic effect of food after ingested versus tube-delivered meals. Am J Physiol 248:E370-E374, 1985.
43. Head CA, Grossman GD, Jordan JC, Hepler EL, Heymsfield SB. A valve system for the
accurate measurement of energy expenditure during mechanically ventilated patients. Respiratory
Care 30:969-973, 1985.
44. Hill JO, DiGirolamo M, Heymsfield SB. A new approach for studying the thermic response to
dietary fuels. Am J Clin Nutr 42:1290-1298, 1985.
45. Lawson DH, Stockton LH, Bleier JC, Acosta PB, Heymsfield SB, Nixon DW. The effect of a
phenylalanine and tyrosine restricted diet on elemental balance studies and plasma aminograms of
patients with disseminated malignant melanoma. Am J Clin Nutr 41:73-84, 1985.
46. Heymsfield SB, McManus CB. Tissue components of weight loss in cancer patients. Cancer
55:238-249, 1985.
47. Affarah HB, Hall WD, Heymsfield SB, Kutner M, Wells JO, Tuttle EP. High- carbohydrate
diet: Antinatriuretic and blood pressure response in normal men. Am J Clin Nutr 44:341-348,
1986.
48. Heymsfield SB, Roongpisuthipong C, Evert M, Casper K, Heller P, Akrabawi SS. Fiber
supplementation of enteral formulas: effects on the bioavailability of major nutrients and
gastrointestinal tolerance. JPEN 12:265-73, 1988.
49. Heymsfield SB, Hill JO, Evert M, Casper K, DiGirolamo M. Energy expenditure during
continuous intragastric infusion of fuel: influence of formula infusion rate. Am J Clin Nutr 45:526-533, 1987.
50. Roongpisuthipong C, Heymsfield SB, Casper K, Hill JO. Continuous nasoenteral feeding:
inverse relation between infusion rate and serum levels of bilirubin. JPEN 11:544-546, 1987.
51. Heymsfield SB, Rolandelli R, Casper K, Settle RG, Koruda M. Application of electromagnetic
and sound waves in nutritional assessment. JPEN 11:64S-69S, 1987.
52. Leff ML, Hill JO, Yates AA, Cotsonis GA, Heymsfield SB. Resting metabolic rate:
measurement reliability. JPEN 11;#4:354-359, 1987.
53. Heymsfield SB, Casper K, Grossman GD. Bioenergetic and metabolic response to continuous
versus intermittent nasoenteric feeding. Metabolism 36;#6:570-575, 1987.
54. Evans WK, Nixon DW, Daly JM, Ellenberg SS, Gardner L, Wolfe E, Shepherd FA, Feld R,
Gralla R, Fine S, Kemeny N, Jeejeebhoy KN, Heymsfield S, Hoffman FA. A randomized study of
oral nutritional support versus ad lib nutritional intake during chemotherapy for advanced
colorectal and non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 5;#1:113-124, 1987.
55. Heller PA, Shronts E, Akrabawi S, Heymsfield SB. Free amino acid formula: nitrogen
utilization and metabolic effects in normal subjects. JPEN 11;#6:533-539, 1987.
56. Nixon DW, Kutner M, Heymsfield SB, Foltz AT, Carty C, Seitz S, Casper K, Evans WK,
Jeejeebhoy KN, Daly JM, Heber D, Poppendiek H, Hoffman FA. Resting energy expenditure in
lung and colon cancer. Metabolism 37;#11:1059-1064, 1988.
57. Heymsfield SB, Casper K. Continuous nasoenteric feeding: bioenergetic and metabolic
response during recovery from semistarvation. Am J Clin Nutr 47:900-910, 1988.
58. Baumgartner RN, Heymsfield SB, Roche AF, Bernardino M. Abdominal composition
quantified by computed tomography. Am J Clin Nutr 48:936-945, 1988.
59. Heymsfield SB, Casper K, Hearn J, Guy D. Rate of weight loss during underfeeding: relation
to level of physical activity. Metabolism 38;#3:215-223, 1989.
60. Heymsfield SB, Casper K. Congestive heart failure: clinical management by use of continuous
nasoenteric feeding. Am J Clin Nutr 50:539-544, 1989.
61. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Heshka S, Kehayias JJ, Pierson RN Jr. Dual-photon absorptiometry:
comparison of bone mineral and soft tissue mass measurement in vivo with established methods.
Am J Clin Nutr 49:1283-1289, 1989.
62. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Kehayias J, Heshka S, Lichtman S, Pierson RN Jr. Chemical
determination of human body density in vivo: relevance to hydrodensitometry. Am J Clin Nutr
50:1282-1289, 1989.
63. Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Aulet M, Thornton JC, Pierson RN Jr. Body fat from body density:
underwater weighing vs. dual photon absorptiometry. Am J Physiol E829-E834, 1989.
64. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Lichtman S, Kamen Y, Kehayias J, Pierson RN Jr. Body composition
in elderly subjects: a critical appraisal of clinical methodology. Am J Clin Nutr 50:1167-1175,
1989.
65. Reinus JF, Heymsfield SB, Wiskind R, Casper K, Galambos JT. Ethanol: relative fuel value
and metabolic effects in vivo. Metabolism 38:125-135, 1989.
66. Heymsfield SB, Smith R, Aulet M, Bensen B, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.
Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: measurement by dual photon absorptiometry. Am J Clin Nutr
52:214-218, 1990.
67. Heymsfield SB, Lichtman S, Baumgartner RN Jr, Wang J, Kamen Y, Aliprantis A, Pierson
RN Jr. Body composition of humans: comparison of two improved four-compartment models that
differ in expense, technical complexity, and radiation exposure. Am J Clin Nutr 52:52-58, 1990.
68. Devlin MJ, Walsh BT, Kral JG, Heymsfield SB, Pi-Sunyer FX, Dantzic S. Metabolic
abnormalities in bulimia nervosa. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1990;47:144-148.
69. Casper K, Matthews DE, Heymsfield SB. Overfeeding: cardiovascular and metabolic response
during continuous formula infusion in adult humans. Am J Clin Nutr 52:602-609, 1990.
70. VanItallie TB, Yang MU, Heymsfield SB, Funk RC, Boileau RA. Height-normalized indices
of the body's fat-free mass and fat mass: potentially useful indicators of nutritional status. Am J
Clin Nutr 52:953-959, 1990.
71. Kotler DP, Tierney AR, Ferraro R, Cuff P, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Enteral
alimentation and repletion of body cell mass in malnourished patients with acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Clin Nutr 53:001-006, 1991.
72. Kehayias JJ, Heymsfield SB, LoMonte AF, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr. In vivo determination of
body fat by measuring total body carbon. Am J Clin Nutr 53:1339-1344, 1991.
73. Waki M, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Long-term lipid lowering, behavior modification, and
weight loss in obese women. Nutrition 1993;9:23-28.
74. Berman WH, Berman ER, Heymsfield SB, Fauci M, Ackerman S. The effect of psychiatric
disorders on weight loss in obesity clinical patients. Behavioral Medicine 18:167-172, 1993.
75. Heymsfield SB, Waki M, Kehayias J, Lichtman S, Dilmanian FA, Kamen Y, Wang J, Waki M,
Pierson RN Jr. Chemical and elemental analysis of human in vivo using improved body
composition models. Am J Physiol 261:E190-E198, 1991.
76. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Aulet M, Mazariegos M, Tierney M, Smith R,
Thornton J. Measuring body fat: calibrating the rulers. intermethod comparisons in 389 normal
caucasian subjects. Am J Physiol 261:E103-108, 1991.
77. Harlan LC, Coates RJ, Block G, Greenberg R, Ershow A, Forman M, Austin DF, Chen V,
Heymsfield SB. Estrogen receptor status and dietary intakes in breast cancer patients.
Epidemiology 4:25-31, 1993.
78. Zumoff B, Strain GW, Heymsfield SB, Lichtman S. A randomized double-blind crossover
study of the antiobesity effects of etiocholanedione. Obesity Research, 2(#1):13-18, 1994.
79. Baumgartner RN, Heymsfield SB, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr. Body composition in
elderly people: effect of criterion estimates on predictive equations in the elderly. Am J Clin Nutr
53:1345-1353, 1991.
80. Geliebter A, Melton PM, McCray RS, Gage D, Heymsfield SB, Abiri M, Hashim SA. Clinical
trial of silicone-rubber gastric balloon to treat obesity. Intern J Obesity 15:259-266, 1991.
81. Waki M, Kral JG, Mazariegos M, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Relative expansion
of extracellular fluid in obese versus nonobese women. Am J Physiol 261:E199-E203, 1991.
82. Ortiz O, Russell M, Daley TL, Baumgartner RN, Waki M, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN
Jr, Heymsfield SB. Differences in skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass between black and white
females and their relevance to estimates of body composition. Am J Clin Nutr 55:8-13, 1992.
83. Wang J, Russell M, Mazariegos M, Burastero S, Thornton J, Lichtman S, Heymsfield SB,
Pierson RN Jr. Body fat by dual photon absorptiometry (DPA):comparisons with traditional
methods in asians, blacks, and caucasians. Am J Hum Biol, 4:501-510, 1992.
84. Wang J, Thornton JC, Burastero S, Heymsfield SB. Pierson RN Jr. Bio-Impedance Analysis
for Estimation of Total Body Potassium, Total Body Water, and Fat-Free Mass in White, Black
and Asian Adults. Amer J Human Biol, 1995;7: 33-40.
85. Wang Z, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. The five level model: a new approach to organizing
body composition research. Am J Clin Nutr 56:19-28, 1992.
86. Lichtman SW, Pisarska K, Berman E, Pestone M, Dowling H, Offenbacher E, Weisel H,
Heshka S, Matthews DE, Heymsfield SB. Discrepancy Between Self-Reprorted and Actual
Caloric Intake and Exercise in Obese Subjects. New Engl J Med.327:1893-1898, 1992.
87. VanItallie TB, Yang M-U, Boileau RA, Heymsfield SB. Applications of body composition
technology in clinical medicine:some issues and problems. Chapter 8. Ed. J.G. Kral and T.B. Van
Itallie. Great Britain: Smith Gordon, 1993. pp 87-97.
88. Mazariegos M, Kral JG, Wang J, Waki M, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr, Thornton JC,
Yasumura S. Body composition and surgical treatment of obesity:effects of weight loss on fluid
distribution. Ann Surg 216:69-73,1992.
89. Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Heymsfield SB. The analysis and identification
of homologizer/moderator variables when the moderator is continuous:an illustration with
anthropometric data. Am J Human Biol. 4:775-782, 1992.
90. Baumgartner RN, Rhyne RL, Garry PJ, Heymsfield SB. Imaging techniques and anatomical
body composition in aging. J Nutr 1993;123 (Suppl 2):444-8.
91. Heshka S, Feld K, Yang M, Allison DB, Heymsfield SB. Resting Energy Expenditure in the
Obese: A Cross-Validation and Comparison of Prediction Equations. J Amer Diet Assoc 93:1031-6, 1993.
92. Penn I, Wang Z, Buhl K, Allison DB, Burastero S, Heymsfield SB. Body Composition and
Two-Compartment Model Assumptions in Male Long Distance Runners. Medicine, Science,
Sports, and Exercise 26:392-7, 1994.
93. Heymsfield SB, Allison DB, Pi-Sunyer FX, Sun Y. Columbia Respiratory Chamber Indirect
Calorimeter:A New Approach to Air Flow Modeling. Medical and Biological Engineering and
Computing. 32:406-410, 1994.
94. Allison DB, Neale MC, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Race Effects in the Genetics of
Adolescent's Body Mass Index. Int J Obes 1994;18:363-368.
95. Allison DB, Hoy K, Fournier A, Heymsfield SB. Can Ethnic Differences in Men's Preferences
For Woman's Body Shapes contribute to Ethnic Differences in Female Adiposity? Obesity
Research 1993;1:425-432.
96. Allison DB, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Evidence of a Major Gene with Pleiotropic Action for
a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Syndrome in Children Under 14. Am J Dis Child 147:1298-302,
1993.
97. Allison DB, Heshka S, Sepulveda D, Heymsfield SB. Counting Calories: Caveat Emptor.
JAMA 1993;270:1454-1456.
98. Gerace L, Aliprantis A, Russell M, Baumgartner RN, Wang Z, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr,
Heymsfield SB. Differences in skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass between black and white
males and their relevance to estimates of body composition. Amer J Hum Biol 1994;6:255-62.
99. Mazariegos M, Wang Z, Gallagher D, Baumgartner RN, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield
SB. Aging in females: Changes in the five levels of body composition and their relevance to the
two-compartment chemical model. Journ Gerontol: Medical Sciences 49;M201-M208, 1994.
100. Paccagnella A, Calo M, Caenaro G, Salandin V, Jus P, Simini G, Heymsfield SB. Cardiac
cachexia: Pre-operative and post-operative nutritional management. J Parent Ent Nutr, 1994;18
(5):409-416.
101. Allison DB, Heshka S, Neale MC, Lykken DT, Heymsfield SB. A genetic analysis of eight
residualized for height among 4020 twin pairs with an emphasis of sex specific effects. Health
Psych 1994; 13(4):362-365.
102. Allison DB, Heshka S, Gorman BS, Heymsfield SB. Evidence of commingling in human
eating behavior. Obesity Res 1993;1:339-344.
103. Kanders BS, Ullmann-Joy P, Foreyt JP, Heymsfield SB, Heber D, Elashoff RM, Ashley JM,
Reeves RS, Blackburn GL. The black American lifestyle intervention (BALI): A weight loss
program for working class African American women. J Amer Dietetic Assoc 34(3):310-2.
104. Allison DB, Heshka S, Neale MC, Tishler PV, Heymsfield SB. Genetic, Environmental, and
Phenotypic Links Between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Among Women. Amer J Med
Genetics, 1995;55:335-341.
105. Wang J, Thornton JC, Russell M, Burastero S, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr. Asians have
lower body mass index but higher fat% than whites: comparisons of anthropometric
measurements. Am J Clin Nutr, 1994;60:23-8.
106. Heshka S, Heymsfield SB, Nuñez C, Fittante AM, Spitz A, Pisunyer FX. Obesity and Risk of
Gallstone Development on 1200 kcal/d Regular Food Diet. International Journal of Obesity
1996;20:450-454.
107. Bursztein De Myttenaere S, Gil K, Heymsfield SB, Furst P, Askanazi J, D'Attellis N, Elwyn
DH. Gastric Emptying in Humans: Influence of Different Regimens of Parenteral Nutrition. Amer
J Clin Nutr, 1994;60:244-8.
108. Hoy K, Heshka S, Allison D, Grasset E, Blank R, Abiri M, Heymsfield SB. Obesity and
hepatobiliarty abnormalities: reduced risk of liver function test changes and new gallstone
formation with weight loss on low calorie diets. Amer J Clin Nutr, 1994;60:249-54.
109. Allison DB, Kanders BS, Osage GD, Heymsfield SB, Heber D, Foreyt JP, Elashoff RM,
Blackburn GL. Weight-Related Attitudes and Beliefs Among Obese African American Women. J
Nutr Ed. 27(1), 18-23, 1995.
110. Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Poehlman ET, Wolper C, Nonas K, Nelson D, Wang ZM.
Menopausal changes in body composition and energy expenditure. Exp Gerontology
1994;29:377-389.
111. Steinbach G, Heymsfield SB, Olansen NE, Tighe A, Holt PR. Effect of caloric restriction on
colonic proliferation in obese persons: implications for colon cancer prevention. Cancer Research
1994;54:1194-7.
112. Sepulveda D, Allison DB, Gomez JE, Brown RA, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Low
Spinal and Pelvic Bone Mineral Density Among Individuals with Down Syndrome. American J
Mental Retardation 1995 100:109-114.
113. Blank DM, Clark RV, Heymsfield SB, Rudman DR, Blank MS. Endogenous Opioids and
Hypogonadism in Human Obesity. Brain Research Bulletin. 1994;34:571-574.
114. Allison D.B., Gomez J.E., Heshka S., Babbitt R.L., Geliebter A., Kreibich K., Heymsfield
S.B. Decreased Resting Metabolic Rate Among Persons With Down Syndrome. International
Journal of Obesity 1995;19:858-861.
115. Allison D.B., Paultre F., Heymsfield S.B., PiSunyer F.X. Is the Intra-Uterine Period Really A
Critical Period for the Development of adiposity? International Journal of Obesity 1995;19:397-402.
116. Wang ZM, Sun YG, Heymsfield SB. Urinary creatinine-skeletal muscle mass method: a
prediction equation based on computerized axial tomography. Biomedical and Environmental
Sciences 9, 185-190, 1996.
117. Buhl KM, Gallagher D, Hoy K, Matthews DE, Heymsfield SB. Unexplained disturbance in
body weight regulation: diagnostic outcome in patients referred for obesity evaluation reporting
low energy intakes. J Amer Diet Assoc. 1995 (12):1393-1400.
118. Allison DB, Paultre F, Goran MI, Poehlman ET, Heymsfield SB. Statistical Considerations
Regarding the Use of Ratios to Adjust Data. International J Obesity 1995;19:638-643.
119. Wang J., Thornton J.C., Burastero S., Tanenbaum S., Heymsfield S.B., Pierson Jr. R.N.
Comparison of Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percent Among Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Whites,
and Asians Living in the New York City Area. Obes Res 1996;4:377-384.
120. Berman W.H., Raynes-Berman E., Heymsfield S.B., Fauci M., Ackerman S. The Incidence
of Psychiatric Disorders in Obesity. J. Personality Disorders, 1992;6:168-175.
121. Wang ZM, Visser M, Ma R, Baumgartner RN, Kotler D, Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB.
Measurement of Whole-Body Skeletal Muscle Mass: evaluation by neutron activation and Dual
Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Methods. J Appl Physiol 1996;80:824-831.
122. Gallagher D, Visser M, Sepulveda D, Pierson RN Jr, Harris T, Heymsfield SB. How useful is
body mass index for comparison of body fatness across age, gender, and ethnic groups? Amer J
Epidem 1996;143:228-239.
123. Allison DB, Neale MC, Kezis MI, Alfonso VC, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Assortative
Mating for Relative Weight:Genetic Implications. Behavior Genetics 26:103-111, 1996.
124. Rosenbaum M, Ravussin E, Matthews DE, Gilker C, Ferraro R, Heymsfield SB, Hirsch J,
Leibel RL. A comparative study of different means of assessing long-term energy expenditure in
humans. Amer J Physiol 1996;270:R496-504.
125. El-Gamal A, Gallagher D, Nawras A, Gandhi P, Gomez J, Allison D, Steinberg JS,
Shumacher D, Blank R, Heymsfield SB. Effects of Obesity on QT, RR, And QTc Intervals. Amer
J Cardiology, 1995;75: 956-959.
126. Gasperino JA, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Age-Related Changes in
Musculoskeletal Mass Between Black and White Women. Metabolism 1995;44: 30-34.
127. Economos CD, Nelson ME, Fiatarone MA, Dawson-Hughes B, Hughes G, Dallal GE,
Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Russell-Aulet M, Yasumura S, Ma R, Vaswani AN, Pierson RN Jr. A
Multi-Center Comparison of DXA Instruments: In Vivo and In Vitro Measurements of Bone
Mineral Content and Density. Amer J Clin Nutr 1996;11:275-285.
128. Economos CD, Nelson ME, Fiatarone MA, Dallal G, Kehayias J, Heymsfield SB, Wang J,
Zhao M, Yasumura S, Ma RM, Vaswani A, Pierson R. Determination of bone mineral content by
Lunar, Hologic, and Norland dual energy x-ray absorptiometers (DXA), delayed gamma neutron
activation (DGNA), and chemical analysis. Amer J Clin Nutr 1994;56:93-98.
129. Pierson RN Jr, Wang J, Thornton JC, Kotler DP, Heymsfield SB, Weber DA, Ma RM.
Bone Mineral and Body Fat Measurements by Two Absorpitiometry Systems: Comparisons with
Neutron Activation Analysis. Calc Tissue Int, 56:93-98, 1995.
130. Allison DB, Kreibich K, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. A Randomized Placebo-Controlled
Clinical Trial of an Accupressure Device for Weight Loss. Int J Obes, 1995; 19: 653-658.
131. Allison DB, Heshka S, Neale MC, Tishler PV, Heymsfield SB. Genetic, Environmental, and
Phenotypic Links Between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Among Women. Amer J Med
Genetics, 1995; 55:335-341
132. Wang Z, Heshka S, Pierson R, Heymsfield SB. Systematic Organization of body-Composition Methodology: An Overview With emphasis on Component-Based Methods. Am J
Clin Nutr 1995;61: 457-65.
133. Nuñez C, Gallagher D, Visser M, PiSunyer FX, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB. Bioimpedance
Analysis: Evaluation of Leg-to-Leg System Based on Pressure Contact Foot-Pad Electrodes. In
press, Med Sci Sports Exerc, 1997;29(4):524-531.
134. Wang Z, Gallagher D, Nelson MG, Matthews DE, Heymsfield SB. Total Body Skeletal
Muscle Mass: Evaluation of 24 Hour Urinary Creatinine Excretion Method by Computerized
Axial Tomography. Am J Clin Nutr 1996;63:863-9.
135. Gallagher D, Visser M, De Meersman RE, Sepúlveda D, Baumgartner RN, Pierson RN Jr,
Harris T, Heymsfield SB. Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass: Effects of Age, Gender, and
Ethnicity. J Appl Physiol, 1997;82(1):229-239.
136. Gallagher D, Visser M, Wang Z, Harris T, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Metabolically
Active Component of Fat-Free Body Mass: Influences of Age, Adiposity, and Gender.
Metabolism, 1996;45:992-997.
137. Pietrobelli A, Rothacker D, Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB. Electrocardiographic QTC
Interval:Short-Term Weight Loss Effects. Int J Obes 1997; 21:110-114.
138. Visser M, Gallagher D, Deurenberg P, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Density of
fat-free body mass: Relation with race, age, and level of body fatness. Am J Physiol
1997;272:E781-E787.
139. Wang ZM, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Systematic Organization of Body
Composition Methodology: Overview with Emphasis on Component-Based Methods. Am J Clin
Nutr 1995;61:457-65.
140. Wang ZM, Sun YG, Heymsfield SB. Urinary creatineskeletal muscle mass method: a
prediction equation based on computerized axial tomography. Biomed & Enviro Sci, 1996;9: 185-190.
141. Pietrobelli A, Formica C, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry body
composition model: review of physical concepts. Am J Physiol 1996;271:941-51.
142. Gallagher D, Visser M, Sepulveda D, Pierson RN, Harris T, Heymsfield SB. How useful is
body mass index for comparison of body fatness across age, sex, and ethnic group? Am J
Epidemiol, 1996;143(3):228-239.
143. Nuñez C, Gallagher D, Visser M, Pi-Sunyer FX, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB. Evaluation of leg
to leg system based on pressure contact foot pad electrodes. Med & Sci Sport & Exerc,
1997;29(4):524-531.
144. Roubenoff R, Heymsfield SB, Kehayias JJ, Cannon JG, Rosenberg IH. Standardization of
nomenclature of body composition in weight loss. Am J Clin Nutr 1997;66:192-196.
145. Zamboni M, Arnellini F, Turcato E, Todisco P, Gallagher D, Grave RD, Heymsfield SB,
Bosello O. Body fat distribution before and after weight gain in anorexia nervosa. Int J Obes,
1997;21:33-36.
146. Visser M, Gallagher D, Deurenberg P, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Density of
fat-free body mass: relationship with race, age, and level of body fatness. Am J Phisiol,
1997;272:E781-E787.
147. Pietrobelli A, Heymsfield SB. Leptina: stato dell'arte. Genesthesis Chirurgia, 1997;III(6):5-7.
148. Gallagher D, Visser M, De Meersman RE, Sepulveda D, Baumgartner RN, Pierson RN,
Harris T, Heymsfield SB. Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: effect of age, gender, and ethnicity.
J Appl Phisiol, 1997; 83(1):229-239.
149. Allison DB, Gallagher D, Heo M, Pi-Sunyer FX, Heymsfield SB. Body mass index and all-cause mortality among people age 70 and over: the longitudinal study of aging. Int. J Obe,
1997;21:424-431.
150. Baumgartner RN, Ross R, Heymsfield SB. Does Adipose Tissue Influence Bioelectrical
Impedance in Obese Men and Women? In Press.
151. Tan YX, Nunes C, Sun Y, Zhang K, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB. New electrode system for
rapid whole-body and segmental bioimpedance assessment. Med Sci Sports & Exerc, 1997; In
Press.
152. Paxton A, Lederman SA, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Thornton JC, Pierson RN Jr.
Anthropometric equations for studying body fat in pregnant women. In Press.
153. Pietrobelli A, Gallagher D, Baumgartner R, Ross R, Heymsfield SB. Lean R value for DXA
two-component soft-tissue model: influence of age and tissue/organ type. In Press
154. Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB. Muscle Distribution: Variations With Body Weight, Gender,
and Age. In Press.
155. Pietrobelli A, Gallagher D, Baumgartner RN, Ross R, Heymsfield SB. Lean R value for
DXA Two-component Soft-Tissue Model: Influence of Age and Tissue/Organ Type. In Press.
156. Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Grammes J, Nuñez C, Wang Z, Pietrobelli A. Upper Extremity
Skeletal Muscle Mass: Potential of Measurement With Single Frequency Bioimpedance Analysis.
In Press.
157. David N, DeMeersman R, Gallagher D, Pietrobelli A, Zion AS, Daly D, Heymsfield SB. QTc
interval (cardiac repolarization): lengthening following meals. In Press.
158. Allison DB, Nathan JS, Albu JB, Heymsfield SB, Duprat LJ, Pi-Sunyer X. Measurement
Challenges and Other Practical Concerns When Studying Massively Obese Individuals. Int. J Eat
Disord, In Press.
159. Pietrobelli A, Faith MS, Allison DB, Gallagher D, Chiumello G, Heymsfield S. Body Mass
Index as a Measure of Adiposity Among Children and Adolescents: A Validation Study. In
Press.
160. Wang ZM, Deurenberg P, Guo S, Pietrobelli A, Wang J, Pierson Jr. R, Heymsfield SB. Six-Compartment Body Composition Model: Inter-Method Comparisons of Total Body Fat
Measurement. Int. J Obe, In Press.
161. Heymsfield S, Nuñez C, Pietrobelli A. Biompedance Analysis: What Are The Next Steps?
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, In Press.
162. Heymsfield SB, Pietrobelli A. Morbid Obesity: The Price Of Progress. Endocrine Practice,
In Press.
163. Lederman SA, Paxton A, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Thornton J, Pierson RN Jr.
Body Composition Changes During Pregnancy:Favorable Total Body Fat Increments in Women
Who Gain Weight as Recommended. Submitted.
164. Baumgartner RN, Koehler K, Ross RR, Romen L, Gallagher D, Heymsfield SB, Garry PJ,
Lindeman RD. Epidemiology of sarcopenia in elderly people in New Mexico. Submitted.
165. Muhlheim LS, Allison DB, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Do unsuccessful dieters intentionally
underreport food intake? In press.
166. Albu J, Heymsfield SB, Pierson RN Jr, PiSunyer FX, Thornton J, Wang J. Prediction of
body fat from body mass index in black and white women:role of the waist to hip ratio.
Submitted.
167. Economos CD, Nelson ME, Fiatarone MA, Kehayias JJ, Dallal GE, Heymsfield SB, Ma R,
Pierson RN. Comparison of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry bone measurements with delayed
gamma neutron activation in elderly women. Submitted.
168. Paxton A, Lederman SA, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Thornton JC, Pierson RN Jr. A simple
anthropometric equation to predict change in body fat mass during pregnancy. Submitted.
169. Albu J, Shur M, Curi M, Murphy L, Heymsfield SB, PiSunyer FX. Resting Metabolic Rate in
Premenopausal Obese Black Women. Submitted.
170. Economos CD, Nelson ME, Fiatarone MA, Dawson-Hughes B, Hughes G, Dallal G,
Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Russel-Autlet M, Yasumura S, Ma RM, Vaswani A, Pierson R.
Comparison of Three DXA Instruments: In Vivo and In Vitro Measurements for Soft Tissue.
Submitted.
171. Wang ZM, Deurenberg P, Matthews DE, Heymsfield SB. Urinary 3-Methylhistidine
Excretion: Association With Total Body Skeletal Muscle Mass By Computerized Axial
Tomography. In press.
172. Geliebter A, Maher MM, Gerce L, Gutin B, Heymsfield SB, Hoshim SA. Effects Of
Strength Or Aerobic Training On Body Composition, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Peak Oxygen
Consumption In Dieting Obese Subjects. Submitted.
173. Shapes SA, Heymsfield SB, Ricci TA. Voluntary Weight Reduction Increases Bone
Turnover And Loss. Submitted.
174. Pietrobelli A, Wang ZM, Formica C, Heymsfield SB. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry.
Fat Estimation Errors Due To Variation in Soft Tissue Hydration. Submitted.
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Hurst JW, (eds). Clinical Methods: the history, physical and laboratory examinations. Boston:
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2. Heymsfield SB, Nutter DO: the heart in protein-calorie undernutrition. In: Hurst JW, (ed.)
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3. Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA, Ansley JD, Nixon DW, Rudman D: Enteral hyperalimentation: an
alternative to central venous hyperalimentation. Ann Intern Med 90:63-71, 1979.
4. Heymsfield SB, Bethel RA: Enteral hyperalimentation - an alternative to central venous
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73. Heymsfield SB, Heshka S, Matthews DE. Doubly Labeled Water Measures Energy Use.
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76. Heymsfield SB, Wang ZM. Human Body Composition: Conceptual Advances. In press,
International Journal of Obesity.
77. Allison DB, Paultre F. Goran MI, Poehlman ET, Heymsfield SB. Statistical Considerations
Regarding the Use of Ratios to Adjust Data. International Journal of Obesity, 1995;19:644-652.
78. Heymsfield SB, Visser M, Gallagher D,Pierson R Jr, Wang Z. Techniques Used in the
Measurement of Body Composition: An Overview. In press, Amer J Cli Nutri.
79. Heymsfield SB. Ross R., Wang ZM, Frager D. Imaging Techniques of Body Composition:
Advantages of Measurement and New Uses. In press, National Academy of Science Press.
80. Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Visser M, Nuñez C, Wang Z. Measurement of Skeletal Muscle:
Laboratory and Epidemiological Methods. In Press, J Gerontology.
81. Spitz A, Heymsfield SB, Blank RC. Drug Therapy For Obesity: Clinical Considertions.
Endocrine Practice, July\Aug 1995: pp 274-279.
82. Wang ZM, Ma R, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Five-level model:reconstruction of body
weight at atomic, molecular, cellular, and tissue-system levels from neutron activation analysis.
human body composition:In vivo methods, models, and assessment. Plenum Press, New York,
125-128, 1993.
83. Withers RT, Laforgia J, Heymsfield SB, Wang Z, Pillans RK.Two, Three and Four-
Compartment Chemical Models of Body Composition Analysis. In Press Anthropometrica.
84. Heymsfield SB and Linetzky Waitzberg D. Composicao Corporea. In Nutricao Enterale
Parenteral Na Pratica Clinica, 2nd edtion; edited by DL Waitzberg. Atheneu, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
85. Heymsfield SB, Lowell B. Medical Nutrition Education in the United States of America. In,
Over and Undernutrition in Europe, 7th European Nutrition Conference. Eds K Widhalm, J
Leibetseder, and M Bauernfried. Austrian Nutrition Society Proceedings, Vienna 1996.
86. Pietrobelli A, Formica C, Wang Z, Sun Y, Heymsfield SB. Dual-Energy X-Ray
Absorptiometry Body Composition Model: Review of Physical Concepts. In Press, Amer J
Physiol.
87. Heymsfield SB, Baumgartner RN, Ross R, Allison DB, Wang ZM. Evaluation of Total and
Regional Body Composition. In Bray, GA, Bouchard C, James WPT (Eds). Handbook of
Obesity, In press.
88. Faith MS, Pietrobelli A, Allison DB, Heymsfield SB. Prevention of pediatric obesity:
Examining the issues and forecasting research directions. In A Bendich & R Deckelbaum (Eds)
Preventive Nutrition. 1996, Totowa, NJ:Human Press, Inc. Pag:471-86.
89. Heymsfield SB, Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr. The assessment of body composition.
In, Allison DB (Ed)(1995). Handbook of Methods for the Assessment of Eating Behaviors and
Weight Related Problems. Newbury Park, CA:Sage Publications. Pag:515-559.
90. Heymsfield SB, Wang Z, Baumgartner RN, Ross R. Human Body Composition: Advances in
Models and Methods. Ann Rev Nutr 1997;17:527-58.
91. Heymsfield SB. Energy Exchange-Body Weight Relations: An Overview. Submitted
Case Reports:
1. Vincenti FG, Heymsfield SB. Reversible malignant hypertension and azotemia due to urethral stricture. Arch Intern Med 137:370-372, 1977.
2. Heymsfield SB, Smith-Andrews JL, Hersh T. Home nasoenteric feeding for malabsorption and weight loss refractory to conventional therapy. Ann Intern Med 98:168-170, 1983.
3. Affarah HB, Mars RL, Someren A, Smith III HWB, Heymsfield SB. Myoglobinuria and acute renal failure: association with intravenous infusion. Southern Med J 77:918-921, 1984.
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