Dr. Heidi J. Silver

Vanderbilt University, USA

Email: heidi.j.silver@vanderbilt.edu

Qualifications

2001 Ph.D., Human Nutrition, Florida International University, USA

1991 M.Sc., Nutrition and Dietetics, Florida International University, USA

1977 B.Sc., Speech and Hearing Science, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, USA

Publications(Selected)

1. Silver HJ, Niswender KD, Kullberg J, Berglund J, Johansson L, Bruvold M, Avison MJ, Welch EB. Comparison of Gross Body Fat-Water Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 Tesla to Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Obese Women. Obesity. 2012: doi:10.1038/oby.2012.147
2. Seabolt L, Spence TB, Silver HJ. Consistent Prevalence of Inadequate Micronutrient Intakes Across Six Years of Second-Year Medical School Students Health. 2012;4(7):357-365
3. Silver HJ, Shotwell M, Simmons S. Simple Kcal/kg Formula is Comparable to Prediction Equations for Estimating Resting Energy Expenditure in Older Cognitively Impaired Long Term Care Residents. J Nutr Healthy Aging. (in press)
4. Silver HJ, Niswender KD, Keil CD, Jiang L, Feng Q, Chiu S, Krauss RM, Wilke RA. CNR1 Genotype Influences HDL-Cholesterol Response to Change in Dietary Fat Intake. Plos ONE. 2012:7(5): e36166
5. Silver HJ, Dietrich MS, Niswender KD. Effects of Grapefruit, Grapefruit Juice and Water Preloads on Energy Balance, Weight Loss, Body Composition, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Free-Living Obese Adults. Nutr & Metab. 2011;8(1):8
6. Spankovich C, Hood L, Silver HJ, et al. Associations between Diet and Both High and Low Pure Tone Averages and Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in an Older Adult Population-based Study. J Amer Acad Audiology. 2011;22(1):49-58
7. Silver HJ, Welch, EB, Avison MJ, Niswender KD. Imaging Body Composition in Obesity and Weight Loss: Challenges and Opportunities. Diab, Met Syn & Obes: Targets and Ther. 2010;3:337-347
8. Silver HJ, de Campos Graf Guimaraes C, Pedruzzi P, et al. Predictors of Functional Decline in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients from Southern Brazil. Head & Neck. 2010; 32(9):1217-25
9. Murphy BA, Dietrich MS, Wells N, Dwyer K, Ridner S, Silver HJ, Gilbert J, Chung CH, Cmelak A, Burkey B, Yarborough WG, Sinard R, Netterville J. Reliability and validity of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey: A tool to assess symptom burden in patients treated with chemoradiation. Head & Neck. 2010:32(1):26-37
10. Silver HJ. Food modification versus oral liquid nutrition supplementation. Nestle Nutr Work Ser Clin Perf Prog. 2009;12:79-93
11. Silver HJ. Oral Strategies to Supplement Older Adults Dietary Intakes: Comparing the Evidence. Nutr Rev. 2009;67(1):21-31
12. Silver HJ, Dietrich MS, Castellanos VH. Increased Energy Density of the Home-Delivered Lunch Meal Improves 24-Hour Nutrient Intakes in Older Adults. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008;108:680-89
13. Tanumihardjo SA, Anderson C, Horwitz KM, Bode L, Emenaker NJ, Haqq A, Satia JA, Silver HJ, Stadler D. Poverty, Obesity and Malnutrition: An International Perspective Recognizing the Paradox.J Am Diet Assoc. 2007;107:1966-72
14. Silver HJ, Dietrich M, Murphy BA. Changes in Body Mass, Energy Balance, Physical Function and Inflammatory State in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemoradiaton after Low Dose Induction Chemotherapy. Head & Neck. 2007;April 2 epub
15. Silver HJ, Torquati A, Jensen GL, Richards WO. Weight, Dietary, and Physical Activity Behaviors of Post Obese Adults Two Years After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg. 2006;16:859-864
16. Silver HJ, Callahan E, Jensen GL. Nutrition Support of the Adult Cancer Patient. In: Heber, Blackburn, Go, Milner, eds. Nutritional Oncology. 2^nd ed. Elsevier, Inc: 2006; 679-693
17. Jensen GL, Silver HJ, Roy MA, et al. Obesity is a Risk Factor for Reporting Homebound Status Among Community Dwelling Older Persons. Obes Res. 2006;14(3):509-517
18. Silver HJ. Nutrition-related needs of Informal Caregivers. Generations: Special Issue on Nutrition and Aging. 2004;28(3):61-64. (Invited)
19. Silver HJ, The Lived Experience of Home Total Parenteral Nutrition: An Online Qualitative Inquiry with Adults, Children, and Mothers. Nutr Clin Prac 2004;19:297-304
20. Silver HJ, Wellman NS, Arnold DJ, Livingstone AS, Byers PM. Older Adults on Home Enteral Nutrition: Enteral Regimen, Provider Involvement, and Health Care Outcomes. J Parenter Enteral Nutr March 2004;28:92-98. (selected as Continuing Education article)