Daniel D Gallaher

About

Daniel D Gallaher received his graduate training at the University of California, Davis. After completing his doctoral degree, he joined the faculty at North Dakota State University in 1983. In 1988, he joined the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, where he is now a professor. His research interests include dietary influences on colon cancer, particularly the effects of pre- and probiotics, whole grains, cruciferous and apiaceous vegetables, and dietary fat. He also studies the effect of dietary fiber on cholesterol metabolism, diabetes, body composition, and satiety. Gallaher is a member of the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, the Minnesota Obesity Center, and the Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute. He has served on the editorial board for the Journal of Nutrition and as a reviewer for many journals. Additionally, he has served as Director of Graduate Studies in Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. Gallaher has received several awards for his teaching and mentoring, including the College of Human Ecology McFarland Creative Teaching Award in 1998, the Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2002-2003 by the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences Student Board, and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006. He served as Associate Dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Human Ecology from 2001 to 2006.

Research topics

• Internal medicine
• Endocrinology
• Pediatrics
• Gerontology
• Medicine

Selected publications

• Plant‐Centered Diet and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease During Young to Middle Adulthood

  Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021-08-04 · 45 citations

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  Background The association between diets that focus on plant foods and restrict animal products and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is inconclusive. We investigated whether cumulative intake of a plant-centered diet and shifting toward such a diet are associated with incident CVD. Methods and Results Participants were 4946 adults in the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) prospective study. They were initially 18 to 30 years old and free of CVD (1985-1986, exam year [year 0])…

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• A Shift Toward a Plant-Centered Diet From Young to Middle Adulthood and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Weight Gain: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

  Diabetes Care · 2020 · 42 citations

  OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between change in plant-centered diet quality and type 2 diabetes risk and change in body size. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: > 2,434). Plant-centered diet quality was measured using the A Priori Diet Quality Score (APDQS); a higher score favors nutritionally rich plant foods. Cox regression models were used to assess diabetes risk, and linear regression models were used to examine change in body size. RESULTS: < 0.001) during the same period, but not with s…

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• Impact of extraction conditions and seed variety on the characteristics of pennycress (<i>Thlaspi arvense</i>) protein: a structure and function approach

  Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society · 2023-08-10 · 12 citations

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  Abstract As the consumer demand for plant proteins continues to grow, the food industry is seeking novel and sustainable protein sources to incorporate in various food products. Pennycress ( Thlaspi arvense ), a sustainable cover crop, produces oilseeds high in protein, warranting investigation. Accordingly, protein extraction from pennycress was evaluated under various extraction conditions, using alkaline extraction and salt solubilization coupled with ultrafiltration. Given the superior color…

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• Simple Nutrient-Based Rules vs. a Nutritionally Rich Plant-Centered Diet in Prediction of Future Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: Prospective Observational Study in the US

  Nutrients · 2022-01-21 · 11 citations

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  To better understand nutrition paradigm shift from nutrients to foods and dietary patterns, we compared associations of a nutrient-based blood cholesterol-lowering diet vs. a food-based plant-centered diet with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. Participants were 4701 adults aged 18-30 years and free of cardiovascular disease at baseline, followed for clinical events from 1985 and 86 to 2018. A plant-centered diet was represented by higher A Priori Diet Quality Score (APDQS). A blo…

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• A Plant-Centered Diet and Markers of Early Chronic Kidney Disease during Young to Middle Adulthood: Findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Cohort

  Journal of Nutrition · 2021-04-30 · 11 citations

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Recent grants

• NIH Grant R01CA040843

  NIH · $161k · 1988

Frequent coauthors

• Barbara O. Schneeman

  University of California, Davis

  27 shared

• Sabrina P. Trudo

  21 shared

• Cynthia M. Gallaher

  University of Minnesota

  19 shared

• A. Saari Csallany

  University of Minnesota

  11 shared

• David R. Jacobs

  University of Minnesota

  11 shared

• Tonya C. Schoenfuss

  University of Minnesota

  11 shared

• David A. Brockman

  University of Queensland

  10 shared

• Lyn M. Steffen

  University of Minnesota

  10 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Department of Nutrition

  University of California Davis

  1984

• M.S., Department of Nutrition

  University of California Davis

  1979

Awards & honors

• College of Human Ecology McFarland Creative Teaching Award (…
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2002-2003 by the College…
• College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Dist…
• Advising and Mentoring Award - Graduate and Professional Stu…
• Paper selected for the Annual Bibliography of Significant Ad…

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