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Christina Sciarrillo
Christina Sciarrillo
Assistant REsearch Professor
Summary Statement

I study how diet and nutrition influence the regulation of body weight, energy intake, metabolism, and cardiometabolic disease risk.

Department
  • Nutritional Sciences - NUTR
  • Diet and Cardiometabolic Health Lab
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Education
  • PhD – Oklahoma State University
  • MS – Oklahoma State University
  • BS – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Phone
Office Address
309 Chandlee Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Fax
814-863-6103
Publications

1. Sciarrillo CM, Guo J, Hengist A, Darcey VL, Hall KD. Diet Order Affects Energy Balance During Diets Varying in Macronutrients but not Processing. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2024).

2. Hengist A, Sciarrillo CM, Guo J, Walter M, Hall KD. Gut-Derived Appetite Hormones Do Not Explain Energy Intake Differences in Humans Following Low-Carbohydrate Versus Low-Fat Diets. Obesity (2024).

3. Sciarrillo CM, Short KR, Keirns BH, Elliott DC, Clarke SL, Palle S, Emerson SR. Postprandial Triglycerides and Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 as Screening Tools for Pediatric Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Pediatric Obesity (2023).

4. Sciarrillo CM, Koemel NA, Keirns BH, Banks NF, Rogers EM, Rosenkranz SK, Kurti SP, Jenkins NDM, Emerson SR. Who Would Benefit Most from Postprandial Lipid Screening? Clinical Nutrition (2021). Vol. 40; p. 4762-4771.

5. Sciarrillo CM, Keirns BH, Koemel NA, Anderson KL, Emerson SR. FGF19: Potential Therapeutic Modulation of Hepatic Metabolism for the Treatment of NAFLD. Liver International (2021). Vol. 41(5); p. 894-904.

6. Sciarrillo CM, Koemel NA, Smith R, Kurti SP, Emerson SR. Validity of an Abbreviated, Clinically-feasible Test for Postprandial Lipemia in Healthy Adults. Nutrients (2019). Vol. 11(1); p. 1-7.

7. Sciarrillo CM, Koemel NA, Tomko PM, Bode KB, Emerson SR. Postprandial Lipemic Responses to Various Sources of Saturated and Monounsaturated Fat in Adults. Nutrients (2019). Vol. 11; p. 1-15.