Kelly S. Swanson

About

Professor Kelly S. Swanson is a faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences and the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois. He holds the title of Kraft Heinz Company Endowed Professor in Human Nutrition and serves as the Director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences. His research focuses on comparative nutrition and nutrigenomics, integrating these fields to understand the interactions between diet, genetics, and health. As a leader in his department, he contributes to advancing knowledge in human and animal nutrition through his academic and research activities.

Research topics

• Biology
• Food science
• Internal medicine
• Medicine
• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
• Computer Science
• Animal science
• Chemistry
• Genetics

Selected publications

• The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics

  Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology · 2020 · 2005 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  In 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) convened a panel of experts specializing in nutrition, microbial physiology, gastroenterology, paediatrics, food science and microbiology to review the definition and scope of postbiotics. The term 'postbiotics' is increasingly found in the scientific literature and on commercial products, yet is inconsistently used and lacks a clear definition. The purpose of this panel was to consider the scientific, commer…

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• Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics

  Trends in Microbiology · 2021 · 604 citations

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• The Prebiotic Potential of Inulin-Type Fructans: A Systematic Review

  Advances in Nutrition · 2021 · 255 citations

  Inulin-type fructans (ITF), including short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), oligofructose, and inulin, are commonly used fibers that are widely regarded as prebiotic for their ability to be selectively utilized by the intestinal microbiota to confer a health benefit. However, to our knowledge the literature thus far lacks a thorough discussion of the evidence from human clinical trials for the prebiotic effect of ITF, including beneficial effects on intestinal microbiota composition and in…

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• Supplementation of Yeast Cell Wall Fraction Tends to Improve Intestinal Health in Adult Dogs Undergoing an Abrupt Diet Transition

  Frontiers in Veterinary Science · 2020 · 62 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  = 0.06) fecal IgA than controls. Our results suggest that the yeast product may modestly improve intestinal health after an abrupt diet transition in adult dogs by enhancing intestinal immunity.

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• Nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics, microbiota, and metabolites in dogs fed human-grade foods

  Journal of Animal Science · 2021 · 45 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  Human-grade (HG) pet foods are commercially available, but they have not been well studied. Our objective was to determine the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of HG pet foods and evaluate their effects on fecal characteristics, microbiota, and metabolites, serum metabolites, and hematology of dogs. Twelve dogs (mean age = 5.5 ± 1.0; BW = 11.6 ± 1.6 kg) were used in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design (n = 12/treatment). The diets included 1) Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe (extruded;…

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Recent grants

• Targeted Drug Delivery to Adipose Tissue Macrophages in Obesity

  NIH · $2.1M · 2016–2022

Frequent coauthors

• G. C. Fahey

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  108 shared

• Patrícia M Oba

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  76 shared

• Brittany M. Vester

  56 shared

• Hannah D. Holscher

  51 shared

• María R C de Godoy

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  47 shared

• C.M. Parsons

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  36 shared

• Brittany M. Vester Boler

  36 shared

• Tzu-Wen Cross

  Purdue University West Lafayette

  34 shared

Labs

• Comparative Nutrition and NutrigenomicsPI

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