Nutrition & Food Science - CSU, Chico

Faculty & Staff

Kathryn Silliman, PhD, RD
Program and Graduate Coordinator
Office: Holt 104
Phone: 530-898-6245
E-mail

Research Interests:
Projects related to the assessment of nutritional status, glycemic index, diet and heart disease, vitamin C, sports nutrition, and dietary supplements.

Recent Publications/Current Projects:

• Effect of dietary glycemic index and obesity on postmeal lipemia. 2002 - present
• Silliman K, Rodas-Fortier K, Neyman, M. A survey of dietary and exercise habits and perceived barriers to following a healthy lifestyle in a college population. Calif J Health Promotion 2:82-91, 2004.
• Silliman K, Parry J, Kirks L, Prior RL. Pycnogenol does not impact the antioxidant or vitamin C status of healthy young adults. J Am Diet Assoc 103:67-72, 2003.
• Silliman K, Wood SL. Evidence of nutritional inadequacy of meals served to homeless populations in rural Northern California. Ecol Food Nutr. 40:285-297, 2001.
• Silliman K, Weeks RH, Fahey TD, Wolff CB. The effect of resistance exercise on substrate utilization during aerobic exercise in women. Biol Sport 16:141-150, 1999.

Recent Graduate Theses/Professional Papers:

• The concentration of CLA isomers in lipid pools of steers treated with growth promotants.
• The influence of physical activity on dietary intake and nutrition knowledge of seniors in rural northern California.
• Effect of glycemic index on feelings of fullness, satiety, and subsequent food intake.
• Impact of glycemic index on the postprandial lipid metabolism in women with obesity or insulin resistance.
• Abnormal eating behaviors in college women is associated with adoption of vegetarian diet.