Faculty
DEPARTMENT OF
KINESIOLOGY
 

Meena Shah

Associate Professor           

Dept. of Kinesiology

TCU Box 297730

Texas Christian University 

Fort Worth, TX 76129

           

Clinical Associate Professor

Dept. of Clinical Nutrition

UT Southwestern Medical Center

5323 Harry Hines Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75235-9052

 

Office Phone: (817) 257-6871

Fax: (817) 257-7702

E-Mail: m.shah@tcu.edu

 

Educational Background

Ph.D. London University, 1986 Nutrition
London, England

B.Sc. Robert Gordon's University, 1982 Nutrition and Dietetics
Aberdeen, Scotland

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Undergraduate: Health and Wellness Concepts; Study of Human Disease; Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Graduate: Nutrition, Physical Activity and Disease

 

Research Interests

Nutrition and exercise intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk factors; weight loss and maintenance; development of culturally sensitive diet interventions.

 

Peer Reviewed Papers

    1. Mitchell, J.B., Rowe, J.R., Shah, M., Barbee, J.J., Atkins, A.M., Stephens, C., and Simmons, S. Effect of Prior Exercise on Postprandial Triglycerides in Overweight Young Women After Ingesting a High-Carbohydrate Meal. Int’l Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 18, 49-65, 2008.

    2. Shah M , Adams-Huet B, Brinkley L., Grundy SM, Garg A.  Lipid, glycemic, and insulin responses to meals rich in saturated, cis-monosaturated, and polyunsaturated (n-3 and n-6) fatty acids in subjects with type 2 diabetes millitus. Diabetes Care (in press).
    3. Shah M , Adams-Huet B, Garg A. Effect of High-Carbohydrate Versus High- Cis -Monounsaturated Fat Diets on Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analysis. Am J Clin Nutr., 2007; 85:1251-6.
    4. Shah M , Simha V, Garg A. Review: Long-term impact of bariatric surgery on body weight, co-morbidities, and nutritional status. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006;91:4223-31
    5. Shah M , Adams-Huet B, Bantle JP, Henry RR, Griver KA, Raatz SK, Brinkley L, 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(11):2607-12.
    6. Shah M, Tierney K, Adams-Huet B, Boonyavarakul A, Jacob K, Quittner C, Dinges WL, Peterson D, Garg A. The role of diet, exercise, and smoking in dyslipidaemia in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy. HIV Medicine 2005;6:291-8.
    7. Shah M , Adams-Huet B, Grundy SM, Garg A. Effect of a high-carbohydrate diet versus a high- cis -monounsaturated fat diet on lipid and lipoproteins in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nutrition Research 2004;24:969-979.
    8. Shah M , Adams-Huet B, Kavanaugh A, Coyle Y, Lipsky P. Nutrient intake and diet quality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus on a culturally sensitive cholesterol-lowering diet program. J of Rheumatology 2004;31(1):71-75.
    9. Shah M , Coyle Y, Kavanaugh A, Adams-Huet B, Lipsky P. Focus group assessment of culturally specific cholesterol-lowering menus prepared for Mexican-American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Inter Elect J Hlth Educ 2004;1:9-19.
    10. Shah M , Kavanaugh, Coyle Y, Adams-Huet B, Lipsky P. Effect of a culturally sensitive cholesterol-lowering diet program on lipid and lipoproteins, body weight, nutrient intakes, and quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J of Rheumatology 2002;29:2122-8.
    11. Shah M , Coyle Y, Kavanaugh A, Adams-Huet B, Lipsky P. Development and initial evaluation of a culturally sensitive cholesterol lowering diet program for Mexican and African American patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care and Research 2000;13(4):205-212.
    12. Shah M , McGovern M, Baxter J, Garg A: Nutrient and food intake in obese women on a low-fat or low-calorie diet. Am J Health Prom 1996;10(3):179-182.
    13. Shah M , Garg A: High fat- and high-carbohydrate diets and energy balance. Diabetes Care 1996;19(10):1142-1152.
    14. Shah M , McGovern P, French S, Baxter J: Comparison of a low fat ad-libitum complex carbohydrate and a low energy diet in moderately obese women. Am J Clin Nutr 1994;59:980-984.
    15. Lehmann MH, Thomas A, Nahib M, Stainman RT, Fromm BS, Shah M , Norstead SW: Sudden death in recipients of first generation implantable cardioverter defibrillator: Analysis of terminal events. J Intervent Cardiol 1994;7:487-503.
    16. Shah M , French S, Jeffery RW, McGovern P, Forster JL, Lando HA: Correlates of high calorie/fat foods in a worksite population: The Healthy Worker Project. Addictive Behaviors 1993;18:583-594.
    17. Shah M , Hannan PJ, Jeffery RW: Secular trends in body mass index in the adult population of three communities from the upper mid-western part of the USA : The Minnesota Heart Health Program. Int J Obes 1991;15:499-503.
    18. Shah M , Jeffery RW, Laing B, Savre SG, VanNatta M, Strickland D: Hypertension Prevention Trial (HPT): Food pattern changes resulting from intervention on sodium, potassium, and energy intake. J Am Diet Assoc 1990;90:69-76.
    19. Shah M , Jeffery RW, Hannan PJ, Onstad L. Relationship between socio-demographic and behavior factors, and body mass index in a population with high-normal blood pressure: Hypertension Prevention Trial. Europ J Clin Nutr 1989;43:583-596.
    20. Shah M , Jeffery RW: Is obesity due to overeating and inactivity, or to a defective metabolic rate? A review. Annals Behavioral Med 1991;13:73-81.
    21. Shah M , Miller DS, Geissler CA. Lower metabolic rates of post-obese versus lean women: thermogenesis, basal metabolic rate, and genetics. Europ J Clin Nutr 1988;42:741-752.
    22. Shah M , Geissler CA , Miller DS. Metabolic rate during and after aerobic exercise in post obese and lean women. Europ J Clin Nutr 1988;42:455-464.
    23. Geissler CA , Miller DS, Shah M . The daily energy expenditure of the post obese and the lean. Am J Clin Nutr 1987;45:914-920.

 

Sample Presentations

 

  1. 2007 American College of Nutrition 48th Annual Meeting, --- Food portion size knowledge in African-American women and the relationship with body mass index. Poster presentation.
  2. 2007 American College of Nutrition 48th Annual Meeting, --- Lipid, glycemic, and insulin responses to meals rich in saturated, cis-monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated (n-3 and n-6) fatty acids in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Oral presentation.
  3. 2007 Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas. Food portion size knowledge in African-American women and the relationship with body mass index. Poster presentation.
  4. 2006 Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Denton, Texas . “Can Dietary Changes Reduce Blood Pressure?" Invited presentation.
  5. 2006 9 th World Down Syndrome Congress, Vancouver , Canada . Jump training in young children with Down syndrome: effects and relationships to jump ability, balance, and flexion. Oral Presentation.
  6. March 2006 Exercise Science Seminar, Department of Kinesiology, UTA, Arlington Texas . “Can Dietary Changes Reduce Blood Pressure?”
  7. 2005 American College of Nutrition 46th Annual Meeting, Kiawah Island, Charleston, South Carolina . “ Effect of a high-carbohydrate versus a high- cis -monounsaturated fat diet on blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes.” Oral presentation.
  8. October 2005 Exercise Science Seminar, Department of Kinesiology, UTA, Arlington Texas . “ Comparison of High-Carbohydrate versus High- Cis -Monounsaturated Fat Diets on Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetics”.
  9. 2004 American College of Nutrition 45th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California . “Effect of a high-carb versus a high- cis -monounsaturated fat (high-mono) diet on lipid and lipoproteins in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes (T2DM).” Oral presentation.
  10. 2004 Texas American College of Sports Medicine. The effect of prior exercise on postprandial blood lipid responses in lean and obese young women following the ingestion of a high carbohydrate meal. Poster presentation
  11. 2003 American College of Nutrition 44 th Annual Meeting, Nashville , Tennessee . “Lifestyle factors in dyslipidemia in HIV patients with lipodystrophy (LD-HIV).” Oral presentation.
  12. 2001 Exercise Science Seminar, Department of Kinesiology, UTA, Arlington Texas . “The effect of a culturally sensitive cholesterol lowering diet program on nutrient intakes, quality of life, lipids and lipoproteins, and body weight in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus”

 

Awards

  • Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (2006-present).
  • TCU Senior Appreciation Award (2003).
  • Recipient of the Mortar Board Achievement Award (2002).
  • B.Sc. in Nutrition and Dietetics awarded with Commendation.
 

Grants

  1. General Clinical Research Center, University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center. "The effect of supervised cardiorespiratory endurance exercise training on physical fitness and energy expenditure in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric banding surgery patients." March 2007-May 2009. The grant funds laboratory, nursing, dietetic, and data management and analyses services. Role: Principal investigator.
  2. National Institutes of Health. “Novel Therapies for Metabolic Complications in Patients with Lipodystrophy”. 4/06 to 3/11. Amount awarded: $1,125,000 (direct). Role: Co-Investigator.
  3. National Institutes of Health, (RFA). “Therapeutic Approaches to HAART-induced Lipodystrophy”. 9/02 to 8/07. Amount awarded: $1,250,000 (direct). Role: Co-Investigator.
  4. United Way. “Obesity Prevention and Intervention Proposal”. 3/03-2/04 (12 months). Amount awarded: $73,380 (direct). Role: Consultant.
  5. TCU Research and Creative Activities Fund. “Fish oil therapy for protease inhibitor-induced hypertriglyceridemia in HIV infected patients.” 10/01 – 5/02. Amount awarded: $2,500. Role: Principal Investigator.
  6. Merck Inc. “Modifying risk factors for atherosclerosis among minority systemic lupus erythematosus patients”. 5/98 - 4/99 (12 months). Amount awarded: $20,000.
  7. National Institutes of Health, NIDDK (RO1). “Low fat ad libitum diet and weight loss.” 7/90-6/93. Amount awarded: $729,957 (total).

Professional Memberships and Activities

Reviewed Paper for the Following Journals:

  • Journal Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2/05-present).
  • American Journal of Health Promotion (1992-present).
  • Public Health Nutrition (2006).
  • Journal of American Dietetic Association (2006).
  • Endocrine Practice (2005).
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1996; 2005)
  • Rheumatology (2005)
  • JAMA (2004)
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003)
  • Special issue in the American Journal of Health Promotion titled “Health Risk, Medical Care Utilization, and Health Promotion in Japan ” (2002)

Membership in Professional Organizations:

  • Member and fellow of the American College of Nutrition (8/06 - present)
  • Member of the American Society for Nutrition (2001-2006)
  • Society for Behavioral Medicine (past member)
  • Society for Clinical Trials (past member)
  • FW Dietetics Association (past member)

 

 

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