Publications

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Preprints

A personalized whole-food diet differentially modulates glucoregulatory and cognitive responses compared with conventional dietary counseling in young Black and White adults with overweight or obesity: an 8-week randomized controlled trial

Ani O, Rabbani E, Dhillon J. medRxiv. 2026.

Demographic factors moderate the effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions: a secondary analysis of college intervention trials

Winn C, Groene L, Colby S, Ademu L, Olfert MD, Byrd-Bredbenner C, Mathews A, Morrell JS, Brenes P, Brown O, Barr-Porter M, Greene G, Dhillon J. medRxiv. 2026.

2026

A systematic review of the effects of diet on the gut microbiota in individuals at elevated risk for colorectal cancer

Pandey S, Skidmore J, Dhillon J. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2026.

Almond consumption improves inflammatory profiles independent of weight change: a 6-week randomized controlled trial in adults with obesity

Adepoju A, Rabbani E, Brickey P, Vieira-Potter V, Dhillon J. Nutrients. 2026.

2025

Almond consumption for 8 weeks differentially modulates metabolomic responses to an acute glucose challenge compared to crackers in young adults

Dhillon J, Pandey S, Newman JW, Fiehn O, Ortiz RM. Nutrition Research. 2025.

2024

The effects of 6 weeks of resistance training on the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic health in young adults with overweight and obesity

Cullen JM, Shahzad S, Kanaley JA, Ericsson AC, Dhillon J. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024.

2023

A systematic review on the effects of exercise on gut microbial diversity, taxonomic composition, and microbial metabolites: identifying research gaps and future directions

Cullen JM, Shahzad S, Dhillon J. Frontiers in Physiology. 2023.

2022

A cross-sectional analysis of food perceptions, food preferences, diet quality, and health in a food desert campus

Aldaz KJ, Flores SO, Ortiz RM, Diaz Rios LK, Dhillon J. Nutrients. 2022.

Valuing the diversity of research methods to advance nutrition science

Mattes RD, Rowe SB, Ohlhorst SD, Brown AW, Hoffman DJ, Liska DJ, Feskens EJM, Dhillon J, Tucker KL, Epstein LH, Neufeld LM, Kelley M, Fukagawa NK, Sunde RA, Zeisel SH, Basile AJ, Borth LE, Jackson E. Advances in Nutrition. 2022.

Almond Consumption for 8 Weeks Altered Host and Microbial Metabolism in Comparison to a Control Snack in Young Adults

Dhillon J, Newman JW, Fiehn O, Ortiz RM. Journal of American College of Nutrition. 2022.

A Systematic Review of Literature on Representation of Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in Clinical Nutrition Interventions

Dhillon J, Jacobs A, Ortiz S, Diaz Rios LK. Advances in Nutrition. 2022.

2021

Preliminary Investigation of Microbiome and Dietary Differences in Patients with Phenylketonuria on Enzyme Substitution Therapy Compared to Traditional Therapies

McWhorter N, Dhillon J, Hoffman J. Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2021.

Mass recovery following caloric restriction reverses lipolysis and proteolysis, but not gluconeogenesis, in insulin resistant OLETF rats

Cornejo M, Dhillon J, Nishiyama A, Nakano D, Ortiz R. Plos One. 2021.

Exogenous GLP-1 Stimulates TCA Cycle and Suppresses Gluconeogenesis and Ketogenesis in Late-fasted Northern Elephant Seals Pups

Dhillon J, Viscarra J, Newman J, Fiehn O, Crocker D, Ortiz R. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2021.

2020

Comparison of hand-held acoustic Doppler with point-of-care portable color Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of venous reflux disease

Dhillon J, Thorwald M, Chung S, Maloney G, Srivatsa S. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2020.

2019

Almond Snacking for 8 wk Increases Alpha-Diversity of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Decreases Bacteroides fragilis Abundance Compared with an Isocaloric Snack in College Freshmen

Dhillon J, Li Z, Ortiz RM. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2019.

We Don’t Have a Lot of Healthy Options: Food Environment Perceptions of First-Year, Minority College Students Attending a Food Desert Campus

Dhillon J, Diaz Rios LK, Aldaz KJ, De La Cruz N, Vu E, Asad Asghar S, Kuse Q, Ortiz RM. Nutrients. 2019.

2018

Glucoregulatory and Cardiometabolic Profiles of Almond vs. Cracker Snacking for 8 Weeks in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Dhillon J, Thorwald M, De La Cruz N, Vu E, Asghar SA, Kuse Q, Diaz Rios LK, Ortiz RM. Nutrients. 2018.

2017

The cephalic phase insulin response to nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in solid and beverage form

Dhillon J, Lee JY, Mattes RD. Physiology and Behavior. 2017.

Multiple Reaction Monitoring Profiling to Assess Compliance with an Almond Consumption Intervention

Dhillon J, Ferreira CR, Sobreira TJP, Mattes RD. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2017.

Consuming Almonds vs. Isoenergetic Baked Food Does Not Differentially Influence Postprandial Appetite or Neural Reward Responses to Visual Food Stimuli

Sayer RD, Dhillon J, Tamer GG, Cornier M-A, Chen N, Wright AJ, Campbell WW, Mattes RD. Nutrients. 2017.

Effects of almond consumption on the post-lunch dip and long-term cognitive function in energy-restricted overweight and obese adults

Dhillon J, Tan S-Y, Mattes RD. The British Journal of Nutrition. 2017.

2016

Almond Consumption during Energy Restriction Lowers Truncal Fat and Blood Pressure in Compliant Overweight or Obese Adults

Dhillon J, Tan S-Y, Mattes RD. The Journal of Nutrition. 2016.

The Macronutrients, Appetite, and Energy Intake

Carreiro AL, Dhillon J, Gordon S, Higgins KA, Jacobs AG, McArthur BM, Redan BW, Rivera RL, Schmidt LR, Mattes RD. Annual Review of Nutrition. 2016.

The Effects of Increased Protein Intake on Fullness: A Meta-Analysis and Its Limitations

Dhillon J, Craig BA, Leidy HJ, Amankwaah AF, Osei-Boadi Anguah K, Jacobs A, Jones BL, Jones JB, Keeler CL, Keller CEM, McCrory MA, Rivera RL, Slebodnik M, Mattes RM, Tucker RM. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2016.

2015

Effects of food form on appetite and energy balance

Dhillon J, Running CA, Tucker RM, Mattes RD. Food Quality and Preference. 2015.

2014

A review of the effects of nuts on appetite, food intake, metabolism, and body weight

Tan SY, Dhillon J, Mattes RD. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2014.