Susan Raatz

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine and Bionutrition Manager and Body Composition Laboratory Director

General Clinical Research Center 

Education
PhD, Human and Clinical Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

MPH, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

MS, Nutrition, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

BS, Dietetics, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI

E-Mail: raatz001@umn.edu
Address:   424 Harvard St, SE, M211; Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone:    612-624-6642

Academic & Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes,
Department of Medicine, 2003

Research Interests
Nutrition and disease prevention, dietary management of disease; lipids, obesity, diabetes. 

Discipline/Specialty
Human and Clinical Nutrition

Publications:

Raatz SK, Bibus D, Thomas W, Kris Etherton P.  Total fat intake modifies plasma fatty acid composition. Journal of Nutrition 2001;131:231-234.

Pereira MA, Jacobs DR, Pins JJ, Raatz SK, Gross M, Slavin J, Seaquist ER.  The effect of whole grains on body weight and insulin sensitivity in overweight adults: A controlled feeding study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2002;75:848-855.

Redmon JB, Raatz SK, Reck KP, Swanson JE, Kwong CA, Fan Q, Thomas W, Bantle JB. One Year Outcome of a Combination of Weight Loss Therapies for Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Trial. (Diabetes Care 2003;26(9):2505-2511)

Steinberger J, Jacobs DR, Raatz S, Moran A, Hong C-P, Sinaiko AR.  Assessment of body fatness by DXA vs. skinfolds and BMI measurements in adolescents.  (International Journal of Obesity 2005;29:1346-1352).

Redmon JB, Raatz SK, Reck KP, Swanson JE, Kwong CA, Hong J, Thomas W, Bantle JB. Two Year Outcome of a Combination of Weight Loss Therapies for Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. (Diabetes Care 2005:28(6):1311-1315).

Raatz SK , Torkelson CJ, Redmon JB, Reck KP, Kwong CA, Swanson JE, Liu C, Thomas W, Bantle JP. Reduced glycemic index and glycemic load diets do not increase the effects of energy restrictions on weight loss and insulin sensitivity in obese men and women.  (Journal of Nutrition: 2005;135:2387-2391).

Shah M, Adams-Huet B, Bantle JP, Henry RR, Griver KA, Raatz SK, Brinkley LJ, Reaven GM, Garg A.  Effect of a high-carbohydrate versus a high-cis-monounsaturated fat diet on blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes.  (Diabetes Care: 2005;28:2607-2612).

Petryk A, Bergemann TL, Polga KM, Ulrich KJ, Raatz SK, Brown DM, Robison LL, Baker S.  Prospective study of changes in bone mineral density and turnover in children after hematopoietic cell transplantation.  (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006;91:899-905).

Kahn K, Raatz S, Sharp HL.  Bone mineral density in liver transplanted adults with childhood liver disease. (American Journal of Transplantation 2006;38:1453-1455).

Raymond NC, Bartholome LT, Lee SS, Peterson RE, Raatz SK.  A comparison of energy intake and food selection during laboratory binge eating episodes in obese women with and without a binge eating disorder diagnosis. (International Journal of Eating Disorders: 2006;40(1):67-71)..

Raatz SK, Wimmer JK, Kwong CA, Sibley S.  Intensive diet instruction by registered dietitians improves weight loss success. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association, In Press)

Shamliyan TA, Jacobs DR, Raatz SK, Nordstrom DL, Keenan JM.  Are your patients with risk of  CVD getting the viscous soluble fiber they need?  The Journal of Family Practice 2006;55(8):761.