Christopher Gardner

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

• Jennifer Otten

Web Site Links

• SPRC Faculty - C Gardner

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

• Effect of Fish Oil on Plasma Triglycerides in Adults Recruiting

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. Gardner CD,  Kiazand A, Alhassan S, Kim S, Stafford RS, Balise RR, Kraemer HC, King AC.  JAMA.  2007; 297 (9): 969-77
• Effect of raw garlic vs commercial garlic supplements on plasma lipid concentrations in adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia: a randomized clinical trial. Gardner CD,  Lawson LD, Block E, Chatterjee LM, Kiazand A, Balise RR, Kraemer HC.  Arch Intern Med.  2007; 167 (4): 346-53
• The effect of a plant-based diet on plasma lipids in hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized trial. Gardner CD,  Coulston A, Chatterjee L, Rigby A, Spiller G, Farquhar JW.  Ann Intern Med.  2005; 142 (9): 725-33
• Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: a systematic review. Bravata DM,  Sanders L, Huang J, Krumholz HM, Olkin I, Gardner CD, Bravata DM.  JAMA.  2003; 289 (14): 1837-50
• The effect of soy protein with or without isoflavones relative to milk protein on plasma lipids in hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women. Gardner CD,  Newell KA, Cherin R, Haskell WL.  Am J Clin Nutr.  2001; 73 (4): 728-35
• Association of small low-density lipoprotein particles with the incidence of coronary artery disease in men and women. Gardner CD,  Fortmann SP, Krauss RM.  JAMA.  1996; 276 (11): 875-81
• Effects of isoflavone supplements vs. soy foods on blood concentrations of genistein and daidzein in adults. Gardner CD,  Chatterjee LM, Franke AA.  J Nutr Biochem.  2009; 20 (3): 227-34
• Effect of Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761) on treadmill walking time among adults with peripheral artery disease: a randomized clinical trial. Gardner CD,  Taylor-Piliae RE, Kiazand A, Nicholus J, Rigby AJ, Farquhar JW.  J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev.  2008 Jul-Aug; 28 (4): 258-65
• Metabolic syndrome: do clinical criteria identify similar individuals among overweight premenopausal women? Alhassan S,  Kiazand A, Balise RR, King AC, Reaven GM, Gardner CD.  Metabolism.  2008; 57 (1): 49-56
• Dietary adherence and weight loss success among overweight women: results from the A TO Z weight loss study. Alhassan S,  Kim S, Bersamin A, King AC, Gardner CD.  Int J Obes (Lond).  2008; 32 (6): 985-91
• Promoting physical activity through hand-held computer technology. King AC,  Ahn DK, Oliveira BM, Atienza AA, Castro CM, Gardner CD.  Am J Prev Med.  2008; 34 (2): 138-42
• Effect of Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761) and aspirin on platelet aggregation and platelet function analysis among older adults at risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized clinical trial. Gardner CD,  Zehnder JL, Rigby AJ, Nicholus JR, Farquhar JW.  Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis.  2007; 18 (8): 787-93
• Effect of two types of soy milk and dairy milk on plasma lipids in hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized trial. Gardner CD,  Messina M, Kiazand A, Morris JL, Franke AA.  J Am Coll Nutr.  2007; 26 (6): 669-77
• A proposed method for assessing plasma hypertonicity in vivo. Stookey JD,  Burg M, Sellmeyer DE, Greenleaf JE, Arieff A, Van Hove L, Gardner C, King JC.  Eur J Clin Nutr.  2007; 61 (1): 143-6
• Composition, stability, and bioavailability of garlic products used in a clinical trial. Lawson LD,  Gardner CD.  J Agric Food Chem.  2005; 53 (16): 6254-61
• Soy, garlic, and ginkgo biloba: their potential role in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. Gardner CD,  Messina M, Lawson LD, Farquhar JW.  Curr Atheroscler Rep.  2003; 5 (6): 468-75
• The effect of a garlic preparation on plasma lipid levels in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults. Gardner CD,  Chatterjee LM, Carlson JJ.  Atherosclerosis.  2001; 154 (1): 213-20
• Garlic shows promise for improving some cardiovascular risk factors. Ackermann RT,  Mulrow CD, Ramirez G, Gardner CD, Morbidoni L, Lawrence VA.  Arch Intern Med.  2001; 161 (6): 813-24
• The role of plant-based diets in the treatment and prevention of coronary artery disease. Gardner CD,  Coron Artery Dis.  2001; 12 (7): 553-9
• Associations of HDL, HDL(2), and HDL(3) cholesterol and apolipoproteins A-I and B with lifestyle factors in healthy women and men: the Stanford Five City Project. Gardner CD,  Tribble DL, Young DR, Ahn D, Fortmann SP.  Prev Med.  2000; 31 (4): 346-56
• Population frequency distributions of HDL, HDL(2), and HDL(3) cholesterol and apolipoproteins A-I and B in healthy men and women and associations with age, gender, hormonal status, and sex hormone use: the Stanford Five City Project. Gardner CD,  Tribble DL, Young DR, Ahn D, Fortmann SP.  Prev Med.  2000; 31 (4): 335-45
• Clinical review 97: Potential health benefits of dietary phytoestrogens: a review of the clinical, epidemiological, and mechanistic evidence. Tham DM,  Gardner CD, Haskell WL.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab.  1998; 83 (7): 2223-35
• The influence of gender and socioeconomic factors on Hispanic/white differences in body mass index. Winkleby MA,  Gardner CD, Taylor CB.  Prev Med.  1996 Mar-Apr; 25 (2): 203-11
• Dietary Intake Patterns and Acculturation Levels of Hispanic Immigrant Men: A Pilot Study Christopher Gardner,  Marilyn Winkleby, Fernando Viteri.  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.  1995; 17 347-361
• Monounsaturated versus polyunsaturated dietary fat and serum lipids. A meta-analysis. Gardner CD,  Kraemer HC.  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.  1995; 15 (11): 1917-27