Researcher Profile Detail
Dr. Alison Duncan
BASc (Guelph), MSc (Toronto), PhD (Minnesota), RD (Registered Dietitian)
Associate Professor, Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph
Associate Director of Research, Human Nutraceutical Research Unit, University of Guelph
Research Scientist, Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Alison Duncan's longstanding interest in nutrition stems from a clinical perspective and has evolved to include a focus on the nutritional sciences. She started her studies in dietetics and continued on with graduate school in nutritional sciences, where she learned the value of research to the creation and advancement of nutrition-based knowledge.
Dr. Duncan's general research interest relates to the biological effects of functional foods and nutraceuticals on chronic disease-related endpoints through human intervention studies. Her research has focused on the role of soy and its constituent protein and isoflavones in the reduction of disease risk, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast cancer, prostate cancer and kidney disease. More recently, Dr. Duncan has also studied the health effects of pulses (beans, chickpeas, lentils) through human intervention studies. Another research interest involves the use of natural health products (prevalence, associated attitudes and beliefs) in healthy and clinical populations.
KEY PUBLICATIONS
Gobert, C.P. and Duncan, A.M. Consumption, perception and knowledge of soy among adults with type 2 diabetes. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. In press; accepted February 11, 2009.
Hanwell, H.E.C., Kay, C.D., Lampe, J.W., Holub, B.J. and Duncan, A.M. Acute Fish Oil and Soy Isoflavone Supplementation Increase Postprandial Serum (n-3) Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Isoflavones But Do Not Affect Triacylglycerol or Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Hypertriglyceridemic Men. Journal of Nutrition. 2009, 139, 1-7.
Pullman, A.W., Masters, R.C., Zalot, L.C., Carde, L.E., Saraiva, M.M., Dam, Y., Randall Simpson, J.A. and Duncan, A.M. Effect of the Transition from High School to University on Anthropometric and Lifestyle Variables in Males. Applied Nutrition Physiology and Metabolism. 2009, 34, 1-10.
Shao, S., Duncan, A.M., Yang, R., Marcone, M.F., Rajcan, I. and Tsao, R. Tracking Isoflavones: from soybean to soy flour, soy protein isolates to functional soy bread. Journal of Functional Foods. 2009, 1, 119-127.
Gobert, C.P. and Duncan, A.M. Prevalence of Natural Health Product Use in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2008, 32, 260-272.
Mofidi Najjar, A., Parsons, P.M., Duncan, A.M., Robinson, L.E., Yada, R.Y. and Graham, T.E. The acute impact of ingestion of different types of carbohydrate on blood glucose, insulin and incretins following first and second meals. British Journal of Nutrition. 2008 June, 23, 1-8.
Edmonds, M., Ferreira, K., Nikiforuk, E., Finnie, A.K., Leavey, S., Duncan, A.M. and Randall Simpson, J. Body weight and percent body fat increase during transition from high school to university in females. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2008, 108, 1033-1037.
Schenkel, T.C., Stockman, N.K.A., Brown, J.N. and Duncan, A.M. Evaluation of energy, nutrient and dietary fiber intakes of adolescent males. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2007, 26, 264-271.
Dillingham, B.L., McVeigh, B.L., Lampe, J.W. and Duncan, A.M. Soy protein isolates of varied isoflavone content do not influence serum thyroid hormones in healthy young men. Thyroid. 2007, 17, 131-137.
McVeigh, B.L., Dillingham, B.L., Lampe, J.W. and Duncan, A.M. Effect of soy protein with varied isoflavone content on serum lipids in healthy young men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006, 83, 244-251.
Daoust, J.L., Mercer, L.C. and Duncan, A.M. Prevalence of natural health product use in healthy postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2006, 13, 1-10.
Dillingham, B.L., McVeigh, B.L., Lampe, J.W. and Duncan, A.M. Soy protein isolates of varying isoflavone content exert minor effects on serum reproductive hormones in healthy young men. Journal of Nutrition. 2005, 135, 584-591.
Spanner, E.D. and Duncan, A.M. Prevalence of dietary supplement use in adults with chronic renal insufficiency. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 2005, 15, 204-210.
CONTACT INFORMATION
| Email: | amduncan@uoguelph.ca |
| Phone: | 519.824.4120 ext. 53416 |
| Address: | Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences |