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Denise Kathryn Houston, Ph.D.

Denise Kathryn Houston, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Geriatrics & Gerontology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-8250
Office:
336-713-8558
Fax:
336-713-8588
Education & Training
  BSUniversity of Georgia1993
  MSUniversity of Georgia1998
  PhDUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill2004
Memberships
Obesity Society
American Dietetic Association
American Society for Nutrition
Gerontological Society of America
Denise Kathryn Houston, Ph.D.

Denise Kathryn Houston, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Geriatrics & Gerontology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-8250
Office:
336-713-8558
Fax:
336-713-8588
Research Interests
aging , nutrition , obesity
Recent Publications
Anderson AL, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Perry SE, Houston DK, Hue TF, Strotmeyer ES, Sahyoun NR. Dietary patterns and survival of older adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011; 111(1):84-91.


Houston DK, Tooze JA, Hausman DB, Johnson MA, Nicklas BJ, Miller ME, Neiberg RH, Marsh AP, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D and physical performance in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011; 66(4):430-436.


Houston DK, Ding J, Lee JS, Garcia M, Kanaya AM, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB. Dietary fat and cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults: the Health ABC Study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2011; 21(6):430-437.


Kilpatrick L, Houston D, Wilson V, Lovato J, Ayonayon H, Cauley J, Harris T, Simonsick E, Kritchevsky S, Sink K, et al. Predicting cognitive impairment: do low vitamin D levels increase risk? The Health ABC Study [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011; 59(Suppl 1):S12.


Houston DK, Tooze JA, Neiberg RH, Hausman DB, Johnson MA, Cauley JA, Bauer DC, Schwartz GG, Williamson JD, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and recurrent falls: the Health ABC Study [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011; 59(Suppl 1):S14.


Wilson V, Houston D, Kilpatrick L, Lovato J, Ayonayon H, Cauley J, Harris T, Simonsick EM, Kritchevsky S, Sink KM, et al. Relationship between vitamin D level and cognitive function in older adults: the Health ABC Study [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011; 59(Suppl 1):S70.


Williams J, Houston D, Davis C, Cauley J, Rubin S, Tylavsky F, Ayonayon H, Atkinson H, Kritchevsky S, Sink K, et al. Vitamin D status and depression in community-dwelling older adults [abstract]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011; 59(Suppl 1):S105.


Houston DK, Davis C, Legault C, Hausman DB, Nicklas BJ, Loeser RF, Kritchevsky SB, Messier SP. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and physical function in older adults with knee osteoarthritis [abstract]. FASEB J. 2011; 25(Meeting Abstracts):abstr 97.6.


Shea MK, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Davis CC, Hsu F-C, Tooze JA, Church TS, Kritchevsky SB. Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin-D [25(OH)D] and inflammation in older community-dwelling adults [abstract]. FASEB J. 2011; 25(Meeting Abstracts):595.2.


Shea MK, Nicklas BJ, Marsh AP, Houston DK, Miller GD, Isom S, Miller ME, Carr JJ, Lyles MF, Kritchevsky SB, et al. The effect of pioglitazone and resistance training on body composition in older men and women undergoing hypocaloric weight loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011; 19(8):1636-1646.


Shea MK, Houston DK, Tooze JA, Davis CC, Johnson MA, Hausman DB, Cauley JA, Bauer DC, Tylavsky F, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Correlates and prevalence of insufficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in black and white older adults: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011; 59(7):1165-1174.


Shea MK, Nicklas BJ, Houston DK, Miller ME, Davis CC, Kitzman DW, Espeland MA, Appel LJ, Kritchevsky SB. The effect of intentional weight loss on all-cause mortality in older adults: results of a randomized controlled weight-loss trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011; 94(3):839-846.


Koster A, Ding J, Stenholm S, Caserotti P, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, You T, Lee JS, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Does the amount of fat mass predict age-related loss of lean mass, muscle strength, and muscle quality in older adults?. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011; 66(8):888-895.


Kanoni S, Nettleton JA, Hivert M-F, Ye Z, van Rooij FJA, Anderson JS, Saylor G, Houston DK, Liu Y, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Total zinc intake may modify the glucose-raising effect of a zinc transporter (SLC30A8) variant: a 14-cohort meta-analysis. Diabetes. 2011; 60(9):2407-2416.


Houston DK, Tooze JA, Davis CC, Chaves PHM, Hirsch CH, Robbins JA, Arnold AM, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and physical function in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study All Stars. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011; 59(10):1793-1801.


Semba RD, Houston DK, Bandinelli S, Sun K, Cherubini A, Cappola AR, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Relationship of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in older community-dwelling adults. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010; 64(2):203-209.


Shea MK, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Messier SP, Davis CC, Miller ME, Harris TB, Kitzman DW, Kennedy K, Kritchevsky SB. The effect of randomization to weight loss on total mortality in older overweight and obese adults: the ADAPT Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2010; 65(5):519-525.


Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Houston DK, Kanaya A, Lee JS, Newman AB, Satterfield S, Simonsick EM, Visser M, et al. Joint association of obesity and metabolic syndrome with incident mobility limitation in older men and women--results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2010; 65(1):84-92.


Shahar DR, Yu B, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, Newman AB, Sellmeyer DE, Tylavsky FA, Lee JS, Harris TB. Misreporting of energy intake in the elderly using doubly labeled water to measure total energy expenditure and weight change. J Am Coll Nutr. 2010; 29(1):14-24.


Wang TJ, Zhang F, Richards JB, Kestenbaum B, van Meurs JB, Berry D, Houston DK, Burke GL, Liu YM, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study. Lancet. 2010; 376(9736):180-188.


Anderson AL, Harris TB, Houston DK, Tylavsky FA, Lee JS, Sellmeyer DE, Sahyoun NR. Relationships of dietary patterns with body composition in older adults differ by gender and PPAR-gamma Pro12Ala genotype. Eur J Nutr. 2010; 49(7):385-394.


Alley DE, Koster A, Mackey D, Cawthon P, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Yu B, Hardy S, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Hospitalization and change in body composition and strength in a population-based cohort of older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010; 58(11):2085-2091.


Koster A, Stenholm S, Alley DE, Kim LJ, Simonsick EM, Kanaya AM, Visser M, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Tylavsky FA, et al. Body fat distribution and inflammation among obese older adults with and without metabolic syndrome. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010; 18(12):2354-2361.


Cauley JA, Houston DK, Barbour K, Boudreau R, Bauer DC, Tylavsky FA, Harris TB, Kritchevsky SB. Vitamin D status and the risk of fracture [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):218.


Houston DK. From candidate genes to GWAS and back again: the Vitamin D example [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):295.


Williams J, Houston DK, Davis CC, Cauley JA, Rubin S, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB, Sink K. Vitamin D status and depression in community-dwelling older adults [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):218.


Nettleton JA, McKeown NM, Kanoni S, Lemaitre RN, Hivert M-F, Anderson JS, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, Liu Y, Saylor G, et al. Interactions of dietary whole-grain intake with fasting glucose- and insulin-related genetic loci in individuals of European descent: a meta-analysis of 14 cohort studies. Diabetes Care. 2010; 33(12):2684-2691.


Houston DK, Neiberg R, Tooze J, Hausman DB, Cauley JA, Bauer DC, Harris T, Kritchevsky SB. Vitamin D status and incident mobility limitation in community-dwelling older adults [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):218.


Kritchevsky SB, Houston DK, Neiberg R, Tooze J, Hausman DB, Cauley JA, Bauer DC, Harris T. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone and mortality in community-dwelling older adults [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):218.


Houston DK, Cai J, Stevens J. Overweight and obesity in young and middle age and early retirement: the ARIC study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009; 17(1):143-149.


Houston DK, Ding J, Nicklas BJ, Harris TB, Lee JS, Nevitt MC, Rubin SM, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB. Overweight and obesity over the adult life course and incident mobility limitation in older adults: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2009; 169(8):927-936.


Shahar DR, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, Lee J-S, Rubin SM, Sellmeyer DE, Tylavsky FA, Harris TB. Dietary factors in relation to daily activity energy expenditure and mortality among older adults. J Nutr Health Aging. 2009; 13(5):414-420.


Semba RD, Houston DK, Ferrucci L, Cappola AR, Sun K, Guralnik JM, Fried LP. Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with greater all-cause mortality in older community-dwelling women. Nutr Res. 2009; 29(8):525-530.


Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Zizza CA. Weighty concerns: the growing prevalence of obesity among older adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009; 109(11):1886-1895.


Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Ding J, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Lee JS, Sahyoun NR, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB. Dietary protein intake is associated with lean mass change in older, community-dwelling adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008; 87(1):150-155.


Houston DK, Driver KE, Bush AJ, Kritchevsky SB. The association between cheese consumption and cardiovascular risk factors among adults. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2008; 21(2):129-140.


Bopp MJ, Houston DK, Lenchik L, Easter L, Kritchevsky SB, Nicklas BJ. Lean mass loss is associated with low protein intake during dietary-induced weight loss in postmenopausal women. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008; 108(7):1216-1220.


Gordon MM, Czerwinski MJ, Bopp G, Easter L, Miller GD, Lyles MF, Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Kritchevsky SB. Effects of dietary protein on the composition of weight loss in post-menopausal women. J Nutr Health Aging. 2008; 12(8):505-509.


Houston DK, Schwartz AV, Cauley JA, Tylavsky FA, Simonsick EM, Harris TB, de Rekeneire N, Schwartz GG, Kritchevsky SB. Serum parathyroid hormone levels predict falls in older adults with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008; 56(11):2027-2032.


Houston DK, Cesari M, Ferrucci L, Cherubini A, Maggio D, Bartali B, Johnson MA, Schwartz GG, Kritchevsky SB. Association between vitamin D status and physical performance: the InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007; 62(4):440-446.


Houston DK, Ding J, Nicklas BJ, Harris TB, Lee JS, Nevitt MC, Rubin SM, Tylavsky FA, Kritchevsky SB. The association between weight history and physical performance in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study. Int J Obes. 2007; 31(11):1680-1687.


Koster A, Penninx BWJH, Newman AB, Visser M, van Gool CH, Harris TB, van Eijk JThM, Kempen GIJM, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Lifestyle factors and incident mobility limitation in obese and non-obese older adults. Obesity. 2007; 15(12):3122-3132.
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