Dr. Karen Emily Foster-schubert
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195About
Dr. Foster-Schubert's research focus is on human obesity and body weight regulation. She has investigated the role of exercise-induced weight loss and macronutrient effects on the orexigenic hormone g ...
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2004
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gastric bypass for obesity: mechanisms of weight loss and diabetes resolution.
- Ghrelin and energy balance: focus on current controversies.
- Hormonal mechanisms of weight loss and diabetes resolution after bariatric surgery.
- Association of cognitive restraint with ghrelin, leptin, and insulin levels in subjects who are not weight-reduced.
- A pilot study of sampling subcutaneous adipose tissue to examine biomarkers of cancer risk.
- Interpregnancy weight gain and cesarean delivery risk in women with a history of gestational diabetes.
- Higher habitual intake of dietary fat and carbohydrates are associated with lower leptin and higher ghrelin concentrations in overweight and obese postmenopausal women with elevated insulin levels.
- Hypoglycemia complicating bariatric surgery: incidence and mechanisms.
- Effects of 12-month exercise on health-related quality of life: a randomized controlled trial.
- Effect of diet and exercise, alone or combined, on weight and body composition in overweight-to-obese postmenopausal women.
- Effects of weight loss on serum vitamin D in postmenopausal women.
- Dietary weight loss and exercise effects on insulin resistance in postmenopausal women.
- Dietary weight loss and exercise interventions effects on quality of life in overweight/obese postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.
- Associations between snacking and weight loss and nutrient intake among
- Effects of a caloric restriction weight loss diet and exercise on inflammatory biomarkers in overweight/obese postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.
Fellowships
- UW - Division of Metabolism/Endocrinology
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