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Christopher Gardner
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor (Research), Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
- Member, Cancer Center
Contact Information
- Academic
Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-2751
Professional Snapshot
Honors and Awards
- Teaching Award, Stanford Prevention Research Center (2005)
- Distinguished Honorary Award, San Jose State University Department of Nutrition (2003)
- Regents Fellowship, Univ. Cal. Berkeley (1988)
Professional Education
| B.A.: | Colgate University, Philosophy (1981) |
| PhD: | Univ Cal Berkeley, Nutrition Science (1993) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The role of nutrition and preventive medicine, with particular interests in: plant-based diets and phytochemicals; cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention; weight loss diets; clinical trials and epidemiology.
Clinical Trials
Publications
- Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and related risk factors among overweight premenopausal women: the A TO Z Weight Loss Study: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2007; (9): 969-77
- Effect of raw garlic vs commercial garlic supplements on plasma lipid concentrations in adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Intern Med. 2007; (4): 346-53
- The effect of a plant-based diet on plasma lipids in hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005; (9): 725-33
- Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: a systematic review. JAMA. 2003; (14): 1837-50
- The effect of soy protein with or without isoflavones relative to milk protein on plasma lipids in hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001; (4): 728-35
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