Stanley Heshka, Ph.D.


Degrees and Graduate Study

1970 - 1973Columbia University, New York, Department of Psychology Ph. D.
1969 - 1970London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, Department of Social Psychology M. Sc.
1962 - 1964University of Madrid, University of Paris (Sorbonne), University of Munich, Language and Cultural Studies.


Positions Held

1996 - presentAssociate Research Scientist Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University
1981 - present Research Associate, Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
1985 - 1987Research Consultant Office of the Vice-President of Arts and Science, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
1986 - 1987Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
1973 - 1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1965 - 1967Methods and Systems Analyst, Unilever Canada, Toronto.
1962 - 1963Prototype Development Technician, Digital Control Devices, Societ?Genevoise d'Instruments de Physique, Geneva.
1960 - 1961Prototype Development Technician, Electronic Sensing Devices, National Coal Board, London
1959 - 1960Telecommunications Technician, Government of Canada, Vancouver



Fellowships, Grants, and Contracts

1995 - 1997A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple ascending dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a recombinant genetically-derived protein in subjects across a range of body mass indexes (with Dr. S.B. Heymsfield)
1993 - 1994Assortative mating for relative weight: Genetic and social implications. Radcliffe Research Support Program (with Drs. D. Allison and S.B. Heymsfield)
1992 - 1994 A 108 week study of the effect of Orlistat in the treatment of obesity with dietary counseling. Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. (with Dr. S.B. Heymsfield)
1991 - 1992Effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I (rhIGF-I) on body weight composition in obese subjects. CIBA-GEIGY (with Dr. S.B. Heymsfield)
1990 - 1991The Effect of Tetrahydrolipstatin on Weight Loss in Patients with Moderate and Severe Upper-Body Obesity after 12 Weeks of Therapy. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (With Dr. S.B. Heymsfield)
1989 - 1991A Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Pilot Study to Evaluate the Weight Reducing and Anorectic Activity and Safety of Sibutramine Hydrochloride 10mg per day in Obese Subjects. The Boots Company (USA). (with Drs. T.B. Van Itallie and S.B. Heymsfield)
1988 - 1990Therapeutic Benefit of Dexfenfluramine on Body Composition and Weight Loss after Three Months of Treatment in Obese Outpatients ( with Drs. TB Van Itallie and SB Heymsfield) I.R.I.S., France.
1983 - 1984Preliminary Efficacy Study of Ro 21-7716 in Obese Subjects (with Dr. J. Kral) - Obesity Research Center Funding.
1977 - 1979Research Grant for the Study of Situational Variables Affecting Participation in Voluntary Associations. Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada.
1976Feasibility Study: Adding Program Evaluation to Smoking Withdrawal Clinics (with Dr. A. Cott). Ministry of Health and Welfare, Canada.
1974 - 1975Psychological Effects of High Population Densities. Canada Council.
1972 - 1973Doctoral Fellowship of the Canada Council
1970 - 1972Faculty Fellowship of Columbia University

Publications

Peer Reviewed and Original Articles

  1. Heshka S, Nelson Y. Interpersonal speaking distance as a function of age, sex and relationship. SOCIOMETRY, 1972, 35:491-498.
  2. Levy AS, Heshka S. Similarity and the false recognition of prototypes. BULLETIN OF THE PSYCHONOMIC SOCIETY, 1973, 1:181-183.
  3. Freedman JL, Heshka S, Levy AS. Population density and pathology: Is there a relationship? JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1975, 11:539-552.
  4. Heshka S, Lang D. Predicting student participation in voluntary associations from attitudes and personality: Preliminary report. JOURNAL OF VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCH, 1978, 7:28-34.
  5. Heshka S. Situational variables affecting participation in voluntary associations. Pp 138-147 in (Eds.) Smith, D.H. and Van Til, Jon INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON VOLUNTARY ACTION RESEARCH University Press of America, 1983.
  6. Heshka S, Nauss-Karol C, Nyman A, Reisen K, Kissileff HR, Porikos K P, Kral JG. Effects of cholorocitrate on body weight in obese men on a metabolic ward. NUTRITION AND BEHAVIOR, 1985, 2:233-239.
  7. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Heshka S, Kehiayas J, Pierson RN, Jr. Dual-photon absorptiometry: Comparison of bone mineral and soft tissue mass measurements in vivo with established methods. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 1989;49:1283-9.
  8. Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Kehiayas J, Heshka S, Lichtman S, Pierson RN, Jr. Chemical determination of human body density in vivo: Relevance to hydrodensitometry. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 1989;50:1282-9.
  9. Price AR, Stunkard AJ, Ness R, Wadden T, Heshka S, Kanders B, Cormillot A. Childhood onset (Age<10) obesity has a high familial risk. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1990;14:185-195
  10. Heshka S, Yang MU, Wang J, Burt P, Pi-Sunyer FX. Weight loss and change in resting metabolic rate. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 1990;52:981-6
  11. Allison DB, Heshka S. Toward an empirically derived typology of obese persons. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1991;15:741-754.
  12. Mezitis NH, Heshka S, Saitas V, Bailey TS, Costa R, Pi-Sunyer FX. Combination therapy for diabetes mellitus type 2 with biosynthetic human insulin and glyburide. DIABETES CARE. 1992;15:265-269.
  13. Allison DB, Heshka S. Emotion and eating in obesity? : A critical analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 1993;13:289-295.
  14. Allison DB, Heshka S. Social desirability and response bias in self-reports of emotional eating. EATING DISORDERS. 1993;1:31-38.
  15. Allison DB, Heshka S. Toward an empirically derived typology of obese persons: Derivation in a nonclinical sample. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 1993;13:93-108.
  16. Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN, Wang J, Heymsfield SB. The analysis and identification of homologizer/moderator variables when the moderator is continuous: An illustration with anthropometric data. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY. 1992;4:775-782
  17. Heshka S, Feld K, Yang MU, Allison DB, Heymsfield SB. Resting energy expenditure in the obese: A cross-validation and comparison of prediction equations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION. 1993;93:1031-1036.
  18. Waki M, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Long-term serum lipid lowering, behavior modification, and weight loss in obese women. NUTRITION. 1993;9:23-28.
  19. Lichtman SW, Pisarska K, Berman ER, Pestone M, Dowling H, Offenbacher E, Weisel H, Heshka S, Matthews D, Heymsfield SB. Discrepancy between self-reported and actual caloric intake and exercise in obese subjects. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 1992;327:1893-1898.
  20. Allison DB, Franklin RD, Heshka S. Reflections on visual inspection, response guided experimentation, and type I error rate in single-case designs. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION. 1993, 61(1), 45-51.
  21. Allison DB, Heshka S, Sepulveda D, Heymsfield SB. Counting calories -- Caveat emptor. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 1993;270(12):1454-1456.
  22. Allison DB, Heshka S, Gorman BS, Heymsfield SB. Evidence of commingling in human eating behavior. OBESITY RESEARCH. 1993;1(5):339-344.
  23. Allison DB, Heshka S, Neale MC, Lykken DT, Heymsfield SB. A genetic analysis of weight among 4020 twin pairs with an emphasis on sex effects. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 1994, 13(4):362-5.
  24. Allison DB, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Evidence of a major gene with pleiotropic action for a cardiovascular disease risk syndrome in children younger than 14 years. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN. 1993; 147(12):1298-302.
  25. Allison DB, Heshka S, Neale MC, Heymsfield SB. Race Effects in the genetics of adolescents' body mass index. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1994:18(6):363-8
  26. Hoy MK, Heshka S, Allison DB, Grasset E, Blank R, Abiri M, Heymsfield SB. Reduced risk of liver-function-test abnormalities and new gallstone formation with weight loss on 3350 kJ (800kcal) formula diets. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 1994;60(2):249-54.
  27. Allison DB, Kreibich K, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. A randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of an acupressure device for weight loss. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1995;19:653-8.
  28. Allison DB, Gomez JE, Heshka S, Babbitt RL, Geliebter A, Kreibich K, Heymsfield SB. Decreased resting metabolic rate among persons with Down syndrome. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1995;19:858-61.
  29. Allison DB, Heshka S, Neale MC, Tishler PV, Heymsfield SB. Genetic, environmental, and phenotypic links between body mass index and blood pressure among women. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. 1995;55:335-341.
  30. Wang ZM, Heshka S, Pierson Jr RN, Heymsfield SB. Systematic organization of body-composition methodology: An overview with emphasis on component-based methods. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 1995;61:457-65.
  31. Heshka S, Spitz A, Nuñez C, Fittante AM, Heymsfield SB, Pi-Sunyer FX. Obesity and risk of gallstone development on a 1200 kcal/d (5025 Kj/d) regular food diet. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1996, 20, 450-454.
  32. Mulheim LS, Allison DB, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Do unsuccessful dieters underreport food intake? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 1998;24:259-266 Nunez C, Kovera AJ, Pietrobelli A, Heshka S, Horlick M, Kehayias JJ, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB. Body composition in children and adults by air displacement plethysmography. Eur J Clin Nutr 1999;53:1-6.
  33. Heshka S, Greenway F, Anderson JW, Atkinson RL, Hill JO, Phinney SD, Miller-Kovach K, Pi-Sunyer FX. Self-help weight loss versus a structured commercial program after 26 weeks: A randomized controlled study. Am J Med. 2000;109:282-287.
  34. Gallagher D, Ruts E, Visser M, Heshka S, Baumgartner RN, Wang J, Pierson RN, Pi-Sunyer FX, Heymsfield SB. Weight stability masks sarcopenia in elderly men and women. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Aug;279(2):E366-75.
  35. Wang Z-M, Heshka S, Gallagher DG, Boozer CN, Kotler DP, Heymsfield SB. Resting energy expenditure-fat-free mass relationship: new insights provided by body composition modeling. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2000;279:E539-545.
  36. Wang, Z-M., Heshka, S., Zhang, K., Boozer, C.N., Heymsfield, S.B. Resting energy expenditure: systematic organization and critique of prediction methods. Obesity Research 2001:9;331-336.
  37. Heshka S, Allison DB. Is obesity a disease? International Journal of Obesity 2001; 25:1401-1404.
  38. Allison DB, Fontaine KR, Heshka S, Mentore JL, Heymsfield SB. Alternative treatments for weight loss: a critical review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2001 Jan;41(1):1-28
  39. Nunez C, Zingaretti G, Kassis N, Mizer K, Fielding R, Heo M, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Bioimpedance analysis: skeletal muscle specific resistivity is not constant as assumed but changes with experimentally-induced atrophy. FASEB JOURNAL 2001
  40. Pietrobelli A, Allison DB, Heshka S, Heo M, Wang ZM, Bertkau A, Laferrere B, Rosenbaum M, Aloia JF, Pi-Sunyer FX, Heymsfield SB. Sexual dimorphism in the energy content of weight change. Int J Obes. 2002;26:1339-1348.
  41. Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D, Kotler DP, Wang Z, Allison DB, Heshka S. Body-size dependence of resting energy expenditure can be attributed to nonenergetic homogeneity of fat-free mass. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2002;282:E132-8.
  42. Hayes M, Chustek M, Wang ZM, Gallagher D, Heshka S, Spungen A, Bauman W, Heymsfield SB. DXA: potential for creating a metabolic map of organ-tissue resting energy expenditure components. Obes Res. 2002;10:969-977.
  43. He Q, M Horlick, J Thornton, J Wang, RN Pierson, S Heshka, & D Gallagher. Sex and race differences in fat distribution among Asian, African-American and Caucasian prepubertal children J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002;87: 2164?170.
  44. He Q, Horlick M, Fedun B, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Trunk fat and blood pressure in children through puberty Circulation. 2002;105:1093-8.
  45. Zhu S, Wang Z, Heshka S, Heo M, Faith MS, Heymsfield SB. Waist circumference and obesity-associated risk factors among whites in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: clinical action thresholds. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002:76:743-9.
  46. Heshka, S., Anderson, J.W., Atkinson RL, Greenway, F., Hill, J.O., Phinney, S.D., Kolotkin R.L., Miller-Kovach, K., Pi-Sunyer, F.X. Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program. JAMA 2003;289:1792-1798.
  47. Faith MS, Heshka S, Keller KL, Sherry B, Matz PE, Pietrobelli A, Allison DB. Maternal-child feeding patterns and child body weight. Findings from a population-based sample. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157:926-932.
  48. Ettinger MP, Littlejohn TW, Schwartz SL, Weiss SR, McIlwain HH, Heymsfield SB, Bray GA, Roberts WG, Heyman ER, Stambler N, Heshka S. Vicary C, Guler H-P. Recombinant variant of ciliary neurotrophic factor for weight loss in obese adults: a randomized, dose-ranging study. JAMA 2003;289:1826-1832.
  49. Park Y-W, Zhu S, Palanianpan L, Heshka S, Carnethon MR, Heymsfield SB. The metabolic syndrome. Arch Int Med. 2003;163:427-436.
  50. Zhu S, Wang Z, Shen W, Heymsfield SB, Heshka S. Percentage body fat ranges associated with metabolic syndrome risk: results based on the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994). Am J Clin Nutr. 2003:78:228-35.
  51. Allison DB, Gadbury G, Schwartz LG, Murugesan R, Kraker JL, Heshka S, Fontaine KR, Heymsfield SB . A novel soy-based meal replacement formula for weight loss among obese individuals: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2003;57:514-522.
  52. He Q, Heo M, Heshka S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr.,Albu J, Wang ZM, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher DG. Total body potassium differs by sex and race across the adult age span. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;78:72-7.
  53. Hsu A, Heshka S, Janumala I, Song M-Y, Horlick M, Krasnow N, Gallagher D. Larger mass of high-metabolic-rate organs does not explain higher resting energy expenditure in children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:1506-11.
  54. Sun AJ, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Gallagher D. Is there an association between skeletal muscle mass and bone mineral density among African-American, Asian-American, and European-American women? Acta Diabetol. 2003;40 Suppl 1:S309-13.
  55. Fontaine KR, Yang D, Gadbury GL, Heshka S, Schwartz L, Murugesan R, Kraker J, Heo M, Heymsfield SB, Allison DB. Results of soy-based meal replacement formula on weight, anthropometry, serum lipids & blood pressure during a 40-week clinical weight loss trial. Nutrition Journal 2003, 2:14.
  56. Shen W, Wang Z, Tang H, Heshka S, Punyanitya M, Zhu S, Lei J, Heymsfield SB. Volume estimates by imaging methods: model comparisons with visible woman as the reference. Obes Res. 2003;11:217-25.
  57. Gallagher D, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Dubious assumptions underlying the adjustment of metabolic rates for changes in fat-free mass. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003;88:3454.
  58. Wang Z, Heshka S, Wang J, Wielopolski L, Heymsfield SB. Magnitude and variation of fat-free mass density: a cellular-level body composition modeling study. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003;284:E267-73.
  59. Wang Z. St-Onge MP, Lecumberri B, Pi-Sunyer FX, Heshka S, Wang J, Kotler DP, Gallagher D, Wielopolski L, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Body cell mass: model development and validation at the cellular level of body composition. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003;286:E123-8.
  60. Wang ZM, Shen W, Kotler DP, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Aloia JF, Nelson ME, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Total body protein: a new cellular level mass and distribution prediction model. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;78:979-84.
  61. Shapses SA, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Effect of calcium supplementation on weight and fat loss in women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004;89:632-7.
  62. Averbukh Y, Heshka S, El-Shoreya H, Flancbaum L, Geliebter A, Kamel S, Pi-Sunyer FX, Laferr¨¨re B. Depression score predicts weight loss following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2003;13:833-6.
  63. Jones A Jr, Shen W, St-Onge MP, Gallagher D, Heshka S, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB. Body-composition differences between African American and white women: relation to resting energy requirements. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79:780-6.
  64. He Q, Horlick M, Thornton J, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Sex-specific fat distribution is not linear across pubertal groups in a multiethnic study. Obes Res. 2004;12:725-33.
  65. Zhu S, Heshka S, Wang Z, Shen W, Allison DB, Ross R, Heymsfield SB. Combination of BMI and Waist Circumference for Identifying Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Whites. Obes Res. 2004;12:633-45.
  66. Kim J, Heshka S, Gallagher D, Kotler DP, Mayer L, Albu J, Shen W, Freda PU, Heymsfield SB. Intermuscular adipose tissue-free skeletal muscle mass: estimation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in adults. J Appl Physiol. 2004;97:655-60.
  67. Shen W, Punyanitya M, Wang Z, Gallagher D, St-Onge MP, Albu J, Heymsfield SB, Heshka S. Visceral adipose tissue: relations between single-slice areas and total volume. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;80:271-8.
  68. St-Onge MP, Wang J, Shen W, Wang Z, Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-measured lean soft tissue mass: differing relation to body cell mass across the adult life span. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2004;59:796-800.
  69. Silva AM, Shen W, Wang Z, Aloia JF, Nelson ME, Heymsfield SB, Sardinha LB, Heshka S. Three-compartment model: critical evaluation based on neutron activation analysis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2004;287:E962-9.
  70. Zhu S, St-Onge MP, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Lifestyle behaviors associated with lower risk of having the metabolic syndrome. Metabolism. 2004;53:1503-11.
  71. Shen W, Punyanitya M, Wang Z, Gallagher D, St-Onge MP, Albu J, Heymsfield SB, Heshka S. Total body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional image. J Appl Physiol. 2004;97:2333-8.
  72. Hayes M, Chustek M, Heshka S, Wang Z, Pietrobelli A, Heymsfield SB. Low physical activity levels of modern Homo sapiens among free-ranging mammals. Int J Obes (Lond). 2005;29:151-6.
  73. Shen W, St-Onge MP, Pietrobelli A, Wang J, Wang Z, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Four-compartment cellular level body composition model: comparison of two approaches. Obes Res. 2005;13:58-65.
  74. Zhu S, Heymsfield SB, Toyoshima H, Wang Z, Pietrobelli A, Heshka S. Race-ethnicity-specific waist circumference cutoffs for identifying cardiovascular disease risk factors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81:409-15.
  75. Silva AM, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Wang Z, Heymsfield SB, Sardinha LB, Heshka S. Extracellular water: greater expansion with age in African Americans. J Appl Physiol. 2005;99:261-7.
  76. Gallagher D, Kuznia P, Heshka S, Albu J, Heymsfield SB, Goodpaster B, Visser M, Harris TB. Adipose tissue in muscle: a novel depot similar in size to visceral adipose tissue. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81:903-10.
  77. Wang Z, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB, Shen W, Gallagher D. A cellular-level approach to predicting resting energy expenditure across the adult years. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81:799-806.
  78. Chung S, Song MY, Shin HD, Kim DY, He Q, Heshka S, Wang J, Thornton J, Laferr¨¨re B, Pi-Sunyer FX, Gallagher D. Korean and Caucasian overweight premenopausal women have different relationship of body mass index to percent body fat with age. J Appl Physiol. 2005;99:103-7.
  79. Ginde SR, Geliebter A, Rubiano F, Silva AM, Wang J, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Air displacement plethysmography: validation in overweight and obese subjects. Obes Res. 2005;13:1232-7.
  80. Albu JB, Kovera AJ, Allen L, Wainwright M, Berk E, Raja-Khan N, Janumala I, Burkey B, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Independent association of insulin resistance with larger amounts of intermuscular adipose tissue and a greater acute insulin response to glucose in African American than in white nondiabetic women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;82:1210-7.
  81. Williams JJ, Lund LH, LaManca J, Kunavarapu C, Cohen DJ, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB, Mancini DM. Excessive weight gain in cardiac transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006;25:36-41.
  82. Shen W, Punyanitya M, Chen J, Gallagher D, Albu J, Pi-Sunyer X, Lewis CE, Grunfeld C, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Waist circumference correlates with metabolic syndrome indicators better than percentage fat. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006;14:727-36.
  83. Wang Z, Heshka S, Wang J, Heymsfield SB. Total body protein mass: validation of total body potassium prediction model in children and adolescents. J Nutr. 2006;136:1032-6.
  84. Chambers EC, Heshka S, Gallagher D, Wang J, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson RN Jr. Serum iron and body fat distribution in a multiethnic cohort of adults living in New York City. J Am Diet Assoc. 2006;106:680-4.
  85. Gallagher D, Albu J, He Q, Heshka S, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Elia M. Small organs with a high metabolic rate explain lower resting energy expenditure in African American than in white adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006;83:1062-7.
  86. Kim J, Shen W, Gallagher D, Jones A Jr, Wang Z, Wang J, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Total-body skeletal muscle mass: estimation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in children and adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006;84:1014-20.
  87. Chambers EC, Heshka S, Gallagher D, Wang J, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson RN Jr. Serum magnesium and type-2 diabetes in African Americans and Hispanics: a New York cohort. J Am Coll Nutr. 2006;25:509-13.
  88. Wang Z, Heshka S, Wang J, Gallagher D, Deurenberg P, Chen Z, Heymsfield SB. Metabolically active portion of fat-free mass: a cellular body composition level modeling analysis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007;292:E49-53.
  89. Ruan XY, Gallagher D, Harris T, Albu J, Heymsfield S, Kuznia P, Heshka S. Estimating whole body intermuscular adipose tissue from single cross-sectional magnetic resonance images. J Appl Physiol. 2007;102:748-54.
  90. Shen W, Punyanitya M, Chen J, Gallagher D, Albu J, Pi-Sunyer X, Lewis CE, Grunfeld C, Heymsfield SB, Heshka S. Visceral adipose tissue: relationships between single slice areas at different locations and obesity-related health risks. Int J Obes (Lond). 2007;31:763-9.
  91. Shen W, Chen J, Punyanitya M, Shapses S, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. MRI-measured bone marrow adipose tissue is inversely related to DXA-measured bone mineral in Caucasian women. Osteoporos Int. 2007;18:641-7.
  92. Silva AM, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Wang Z, Spivack J, Allison DB, Heymsfield SB, Sardinha LB, Heshka S. Extracellular water across the adult lifespan: reference values for adults. Physiol Meas. 2007;28:489-502.
  93. He Q, Zhang X, He S, Gong L, Sun Y, Heshka S, Deckelbaum RJ, Gallagher D. Higher insulin, triglycerides, and blood pressure with greater trunk fat in Tanner 1 Chinese. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007;15:1004-11.
  94. Laferr¨¨re B, Heshka S, Wang K, Khan Y, McGinty J, Teixeira J, Hart AB, Olivan B. Incretin levels and effect are markedly enhanced 1 month after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2007;30:1709-16.
  95. Albu JB, Kenya S, He Q, Wainwright M, Berk ES, Heshka S, Kotler DP, Engelson ES. Independent associations of insulin resistance with high whole-body intermuscular and low leg subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution in obese HIV-infected women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;86:100-6.
  96. Wang Z, Heshka S, Pietrobelli A, Chen Z, Silva AM, Sardinha LB, Wang J, Gallager D, Heymsfield SB. A new total body potassium method to estimate total body skeletal muscle mass in children. J Nutr. 2007;137:1988-91.
  97. Wu CH, Heshka S, Wang J, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB, Laferr¨¨re B, Wang Z, Albu JB, Pi-Sunyer X, Gallagher D. Truncal fat in relation to total body fat: influences of age, sex, ethnicity and fatness. Int J Obes (Lond). 2007;31:1384-91.
  98. Yim JE, Heshka S, Albu J, Heymsfield S, Kuznia P, Harris T, Gallagher D. Intermuscular adipose tissue rivals visceral adipose tissue in independent associations with cardiovascular risk. Int J Obes (Lond). 2007;31:1400-5.
  99. Shen W, Mao X, Wolper C, Heshka S, Dashnaw S, Hirsch J, Heymsfield SB, Shungu DC. Reproducibility of single- and multi-voxel (1)H MRS measurements of intramyocellular lipid in overweight and lean subjects under conditions of controlled dietary calorie and fat intake. NMR Biomed. 2007 Oct 23; [Epub ahead of print]
  100. St-Onge MP, Claps N, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB, Kosteli A. Greater resting energy expenditure and lower respiratory quotient after 1 week of supplementation with milk relative to supplementation with a sugar-only beverage in children. Metabolism. 2007;56:1699-707.
  101. Yim JE, Heshka S, Albu JB, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D. Femoral-gluteal subcutaneous and intermuscular adipose tissues have independent and opposing relationships with CVD risk. J Appl Physiol. 2007 Dec 13; [Epub ahead of print]
  102. Chambers EC, Heshka S, Huffaker LY, Xiong Y, Wang J, Eden E, Gallagher D, Pi-Sunyer FX. Truncal adiposity and lung function in older black women. Lung. 2008 Jan-Feb;186(1):13-7.
  103. Heshka S, Ruggiero A, Bray GA, Foreyt J, Kahn SE, Lewis CE, Saad M, Schwartz AV. Altered body composition in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Jan 29; [Epub ahead of print]

Paper Presentations and Abstracts

  1. Heshka S, Kenney T, Pylypuk A. Proximity and arousal in social encounters. Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Quebec City, 1975.
  2. Pylypuk A, Heshka S. Human crowding and adrenocortical activity. Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Quebec City, 1975.
  3. Heshka S. Situational variables affecting participation in voluntary associations. World Congress of the International Sociological Association, Uppsala, Sweden, August 1978.
  4. Porikos K, Heshka S, Hastings M, Pi-Sunyer FX. Effects of covert caloric dilution with sucrose polyester on the spontaneous food intake of obese men. Eastern Psychological Association, Program p66, 1983.
  5. Kral J, Heshka S, Nyman A, Porikos K, Freedman M, Reisen K, Van Itallie TB. Report on a study of anorectic properties, mechanisms of action, and safety of RO 21-7716: Chlorocitric acid. Technical Report, Metabolic Research Unit, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1983.
  6. Porikos K, Pi-Sunyer FX, Heshka S, Reisen K, Van Itallie TB. Effects of Sucrose Polyester on Spontaneous Food Intake and Clinical Status of Obese Adults. Technical Report, Metabolic Research Unit, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1983.
  7. Porikos K, Heshka S, Pi-Sunyer FX, Van Itallie TB. Effects of covert caloric dilution with sucrose polyester (SPE) on spontaneous food intake in obese men. International Congress on Obesity, p. 79A, New York, 1983
  8. Heshka S, Bloom S, Karol C, Porikos K, Kral J. Chlorocitrate affects body weight and GI hormones in man. American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, 1984.
  9. Heshka S, Bloom SR, Nauss-Karol C, Nyman A, Porikos K, Kral JG. Chlorocitrate affects body weight and gastrointestinal hormones in man. PHARMACOL. BIOCHEM. AND BEHAVIOR, 1984, 20:985
  10. Kral JG, Nauss-Karol C, Bloom SR, Heshka S. Effects of chlorocitrate on hormone release, gastric emptying, food intake and body weight in man. North American Association for the Study of Obesity Annual Meeting, Seattle, 1984
  11. Yang MU, Heshka S, Pi-Sunyer FX. Resting metabolic rate after weight loss in obese patients. American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Clin. Res., 36:774A,Washington D.C. 1988
  12. Funfar J, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Long term effects of weight reduction on serum lipids. American Society for Clinical Nutrition Meeting, Wash.,D.C. 1988,
  13. Feld K, Heshka S, Yang MU, Heymsfield SB. Resting metabolic rate in the obese: Accuracy of prediction equations. American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Washington D.C. 1988,
  14. Mezitis N, Saitas V, Bailey TS, Heshka S, Costa R, Pi-Sunyer FX. Combination therapy for diabetes mellitus Type II with biosynthetic human insulin and glyburide. American Diabetes Association, New Orleans, LA. 1988
  15. Albu J, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB, Pi-Sunyer FX. Correlates of self-reported large weight cycles in obese women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, 13:390A, 1989
  16. Waki M, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Hypercholesterolemia and obesity: Long-term lipid lowering effects of weight reduction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 1990; 14(Supp. 2):170.
  17. Allison DB, Heshka S. Emotion and eating in obesity: A methodological and empirical critique. Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, 1992.
  18. Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr, Heymsfield SB. Differential validity of body fat measurements across the age span. FASEB, Anaheim, 1992.
  19. Allison DB, Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. The independent effects of age on metabolic rate: A mini-meta-analysis. American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Baltimore, 1992.
  20. Allison DB, Alfonso VC, Heshka S. Gender differences in the centrality of aspects of physical appearance to self-esteem. Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. 1992
  21. Heshka S, Nuñez C, Legaspi B, Heymsfield SB, Pi-Sunyer FX. Weight reduction on a prescribed 1200 kcal/day regular food diet: Hepatobiliary effects. North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Atlanta, 1992.
  22. Heymsfield SB, Heshka S, Wolper C, Wang J, Guler HP. The effect of hydration on DEXA measures of fat. North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Atlanta, 1992
  23. Heshka S, Kaiser PE, de Haan, HA, Van Itallie TB, Heymsfield SB. Anorectic activity and safety of sibutramine 10 mg per day in obese subjects. North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Milwaukee, 1993.
  24. Heshka S, Pietrobelli A, DiBartolomeo J, Heymsfield SB. Total cholesterol:HDL cholesterol ratio improves monotonically despite decrease in HDL-C for women beginning weight loss. FASEB Journal p. 167A, New Orleans, 1997

Chapters

  1. Heshka S. Counterexamples, boundary conditions and research strategy in social psychology. Chapter 10 , pp229-244 in Knud S. Larsen (Ed.) DIALECTICS AND IDEOLOGY IN PSYCHOLOGY, Ablex Publishing: Norwood N.J. 1986.
  2. Heshka S, Buhl K, Heymsfield S.B. Clinical evaluation of body composition and energy expenditure. Chapter in Blackburn, G. L., and Kanders, B.S. (Eds.) OBESITY: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND TREATMENT Chapman & Hall:New York 1994.
  3. Wolper C, Heshka S, Heymsfield S.B. Measuring food intake: An overview. Chapter 7, Pp. 215-240 in (Ed.) D.B. Allison HANDBOOK OF ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR EATING BEHAVIORS AND WEIGHT RELATED PROBLEMS. Sage Press: Thousand Oaks, CA 1995
  4. Heymsfield SB, Allison DB, Heshka S, Pierson RN Jr. The assessment of body composition. Chapter 14, Pp 515-559 in Allison DB (Ed.) HANDBOOK OF ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR EATING BEHAVIORS AND WEIGHT RELATED PROBLEMS. Sage Press: Thousand Oaks, CA. 1995
  5. Heshka S. Dexfenfluramine for the long-term management of obesity. In (Eds) T.B. VanItallie and A. Simopoulos OBESITY: NEW DIRECTIONS IN ASSESSEMENT AND MANAGEMENT. Philadelphia, Charles Press, 1995
  6. Heshka S, Heymsfield SB. Pharmacological treatment of obesity. Pp. 504-509 in K.D. Brownell and C.G. Fairburn (Eds): EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY Guildford Press, New York 1995
  7. Heshka, S., Heymsfield, S.B. Obesity and gallstones. In (Ed.) Bjorntorp, P. INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK OF OBESITY. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester 2000
  8. Heshka, S. Heymsfield, S.B. Pharmacologic treatments on the horizon. In (Eds) Fairburn C. and Brownell, K. EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY (Second Edition). Guildford Press: New York, 2002
  9. Heymsfield, S.B. , Heshka, S. Measurement of body energy stores. In (Eds) Fairburn C. and Brownell, K. EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY (Second Edition). Guildford Press: New York, 2002
  10. Gallagher D, Heshka S. Race differences in body composition. In (Eds.) Medeiros-Neto G, Halpern A, Bouchard C. Progress in Obesity Research 9; Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Obesity. John Libbey: 2003


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