Publications

h-index: 25; i-index: 31; Citations: 2568
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[58] Alruzzi, M. A., Stafford, C. D., Monsivais, M. R., Mishu, F. R., Varre, J. V., Karami, S., Karami, S., van Vliet, S., … & Matarneh, S. K. (2025). Impact of UV-A Light Dehydration on the Physicochemical Characteristics of Beef Jerky. ACS Food Science & Technology, 5(3), 1174-1182. doi: 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c01069

[57] Bowman-Schnug, S. M., Fuerniss, L. K., Cameron, J. D., Beckett, J. L., Ahsin, M., van Vliet, S., … & Johnson, B. J. (2025). Replacement of Monensin with a Proprietary Tannin-Blend Additive in Calf-Fed Holstein Steer Diets. Veterinary Sciences, 12(2), 166. doi: 10.3390/vetsci12020166

[56] Krusinski, L., Castanon, C., Hellberg, R. S., Maciel, I. C., Ahsin, M., van Vliet, S., … & Fenton, J. I. (2025). Highly Targeted Metabolomics Coupled With Gene Expression Analysis by RT–qPCR Improves Beef Separation Based on Grass, Grain, or Grape Supplemented Diet. Food Frontiers. doi: 10.1002/fft2.70022

[55] Krusinski, L., Maciel, I. C., van Vliet, S., Ahsin, M., Adams, J., Lu, G., … & Fenton, J. I. (2024). Fatty acids and secondary metabolites can predict grass-finished beef and supplemental cattle feeds. npj Science of Food, 8(1), 73. doi: 10.1038/s41538-024-00315-5

[54] Varre, J. V., Daniel, N., Ryoo, W., & van Vliet, S. (2024). The guardians of macular health: Omega 3 fatty acids. PharmaNutrition, 29, 100408. doi: 10.1016/j.phanu.2024.100408

[53] Evans, N., Cloward, J., Ward, R. E., van Wietmarschen, H. A., van Eekeren, N., Kronberg, S. L., … & van Vliet, S. (2024). Pasture-finishing of cattle in Western US rangelands improves markers of animal metabolic health and nutritional compounds in beef. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 20240. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71073-3

[52] Taylor, M. J., Stafford, C. D., Buhler, J. F., Dang, D. S., Alruzzi, M. A., Najm, T. A., Gerrard, S., Thornton, K., van Vliet, S., … & Matarneh, S. K. (2024). Inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase accelerates anaerobic glycolysis under postmortem simulating conditions. Meat Science, 213, 109510. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109510

[51] Mittendorfer, B., van Vliet, S., Smith, G. I., Petersen, M. C., Patterson, B. W., & Klein, S. (2024). Impaired plasma glucose clearance is a key determinant of fasting hyperglycemia in people with obesity. Obesity, 32(3), 540-546. doi: 10.1002/oby.23963

[50] Fleming, A., Provenza, F. D., Leroy, F., van Vliet, S., Hamlin, M., Elliot, C., … & Gregorini, P. (2024). Connecting plant, animal, and human health using untargeted metabolomics. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3813988/v1

[49] Terra-Braga, M., Poli, C. H., Tontini, J. F., Ahsin, M., Van Vliet, S., & Villalba, J. J. (2024). Trade-offs between selection of crude protein and tannins in growing lambs. Journal of Animal Science, 102, skae298. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae298

[48] Perkins, R. K., van Vliet, S., Miranda, E. R., Fuller, K. N., Beisswenger, P. J., Wilund, K. R., … & Haus, J. M. (2023). Advanced glycation end products and inflammatory cytokine profiles in maintenance hemodialysis patients after the ingestion of a protein-dense meal. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 33(1), 181-192. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2021.11.006

[47] L. Krusinski, I.C.F. Maciel, S van Vliet, M Ahsin, G Lu, J.E. Rowntree, and J.I. Fenton. Measuring the Phytochemical Richness of Meat: Effects of Grass/Grain Finishing Systems and Grapeseed Extract Supplementation on the Fatty Acid and Phytochemical Content of Beef. Foods, 2023, doi: 10.3390/foods12193547

[46] S. Van Vliet, A.D., Blair, L. M. Hite, J. Cloward, R.E. Ward, C. Kruse, H.A. van Wietmarchsen, N. van Eekeren, S.L. Kronberg, and F. Provenza. Pasture‑finishing of bison improves animal metabolic health and potential health‑promoting compounds in meat Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2023. doi: 10.1186/s40104-023-00843-2

[45] G. A. McAuliffe, T. Takahashi, T. Beal, T. Huppertz., F. Leroy., J. Buttriss, A.L. Collins., A. Drewnowski, S.J. McLaren, F. Ortenzi, J. C. van der Pols, S. van Vliet,and M.R.F.Lee. Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA). International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2023, 28(2), 146–155. doi: 10.1007/s11367-022-02123-z

[44] F. Ortenzi, M. Kolby, M. Lawrence, F. Leroy, S. Nordhagen, S.M. Phillips, S. van Vliet, and T. Beal. Limitations of the Food Compass Nutrient Profiling System. Journal of Nutrition, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.01.027

[43] F. Ortenzi, G.A. McAuliffe, F. Leroy, S. Nordhagen, S. van Vliet, A del Prado, and T. Beal. Can we estimate the impact of small targeted dietary changes on human health and environmental sustainability? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107222

[42] C.J. Marshall, K. Garrett, S. van Vliet, M.R. Beck, and P. Gregorini. Dietary and Animal Strategies to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Pastoral Dairy Systems Result in Altered Nutraceutical Profiles in Milk. Animals, 2022. doi: 10.3390/ani12212994

[41] F. Leroy, F. Abraini, T. Beal, P. Dominguez-Salas, P. Gregorini, P. Manzano, J. Rowntree, and S. Van Vliet. Transformation of animal agriculture should be evidence-driven and respectful of livestock’s benefits and contextual aspects. Animal, 2022. 16, 100457. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100644.

[40] N. Collao, P. Akohene-Mensah, J. Nallabelli, E. R. Binet, A. Askarian, J. Lloyd, G.M. Niemiro, J.W. Beals, S. van Vliet, R. Rajgara, A. Saleh, N.Wiper-Bergeron, S.A. Paluska, N. A. Burd, and M. De Lisio. The role of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (Slc7a5) during in vitro myogenesis. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 2022, 323:2, C595-C605. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00162.2021

[39] C. Cao, H. Koh, S. Van Vliet, B. Patterson, D. Reeds, R. Laforest, R. Gropler, and Mittendorfer, B. (2022). Increased plasma fatty acid clearance, not fatty acid concentration, is associated with muscle insulin resistance in people with obesity. Metabolism, 2022, 155216. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2022.155216

[38] H. Koh, S. Van Vliet, C. Cao, B. Patterson, D. Reeds, R. Laforest, R. Gropler, Y. Ju, and Mittendorfer, B. Effect of obstructive sleep apnea on glucose metabolism. European Journal of Endocrinology, 2022. 186, 457-467. doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-1025

[37] F. Leroy, T. Beal, P. Gregorini, G.Mcauliffe, and S. Van Vliet. Nutritionism in a food policy context: the case of ‘animal protein’.  Animal Production Science, 2022.doi: 10.1071/AN21237

[36] F. Leroy, F. Abraini, T. Beal, P. Dominguez-Salas, P. Gregorini, P. Manzano, J. Rowntree, and S. Van Vliet. Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets–an argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system. Animal, 2022. 16, 100457. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100457

[35] R. Perkins, S. van Vliet, E. Miranda, K. Fuller, P. Beisswenger, K. Wilund, S. Paluska, N. Burd, and J. Haus. Advanced glycation endproducts and inflammatory cytokine profiles in maintenance hemodialysis patients after the ingestion of a protein dense meal. Journal of Renal Nutrition, 2021. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2021.11.006

[34] H. Koh, S. Van Vliet, T.A. Pietka, G. Meyer, R. Laforest, B. Razani, R. Gropler, and B. Mittendorfer. Subcutaneous adipose tissue metabolic function and insulin sensitivity in people with obesity. Diabetes 2021;70(10):2225–2236. doi: 10.2337/db21-0160

[33] S. Van Vliet, J. Bain, M. Muehlbauer, C.F. Pieper, S. Kronberg, F. Provenza, and K. Huffman. A metabolomics comparison of plant-based meat and grass-fed meat indicates large nutritional differences despite comparable Nutrition Facts panels. Scientific Reports, 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93100-3

[32] S. Kronberg, F. Provenza, S. Van Vliet, and S. Young. Closing nutrient cycles for animal production current and future agroecological and socio-economic issues. Journal of Animal Science. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100285

[31] S. Van Vliet, F. Provenza, and S. Kronberg. Health-promoting phytonutrients are higher in grass-fed meat and milk. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.555426

[30] J. Walejko, B. Christopher, S. Crown, G. Zhang, A. Pickar-Oliver, T. Yoneshiro, S. Page, S. Van Vliet, O. Ilkayeva, M. Muehlbauer, M. Carson, J. Brozinik, C. Hammond, R. Gimeno, S. Kajimura, C. Gersbach, C. Newgard, P. White, and R. McGarrah. Branched-chain alpha-ketoacids are preferentially reaminated and activate protein synthesis in the heart. Nature Communications, 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21962-2

[29] H. Koh, S. Van Vliet, G. Meyer, R. Laforest, R. Gropler, S. Klein, and B. Mittendorfer. Heterogeneity in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake among different muscle groups in healthy lean people and people with obesity. Diabetologia, 2021. doi: 10.1007/s00125-021-05383-w

[28] S. Van Vliet, S. L. Kronberg, and F. D. Provenza, Plant-based meats, human health, and climate change. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. vol. 4, p. 128, 2020. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00128.

[27] S. Van Vliet, A. Fappi, D. Reeds, and B. Mittendorfer, Independent and combined effects of vitamin D and conjugated linoleic acids on muscle protein synthesis in older adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2020. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa240.

[26] F. Draicchio, S. Van Vliet, O. Ancu, S. Paluska, K. Wilund, M. Mickute, T. Sathyapalan, D. Renshaw, P. Watt, L. Sylow, N. Burd, and R. Mackenzie, Integrin-associated ILK and PINCH1 protein content are reduced in skeletal muscle of maintenance hemodialysis patients. Journal of Physiology, 2020. doi: 10.1113/JP280441.

[25] S. Van Vliet, H.-C. E. Koh, B. W. Patterson, M. Yoshino, R. LaForest, R. J. Gropler, S. Klein, and B. Mittendorfer, Obesity is associated with increased basal and postprandial beta-cell insulin secretion even in the absence of insulin resistance. Diabetes, 2020. doi: 10.2337/db20-0377.

[24] J. Dorling, S. Van Vliet, K. Huffman, W. Kraus, M. Bhapkar, C. Pieper, T. Stewart, S. Das, S. Racette, E. Ravussin, L. Redman, and C. Martin. Effects of caloric restriction on human physiological, psychological, and behavioral outcomes: Highlights from CALERIE phase 2. Nutrition Reviews 2020. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa085

[23] J. W. Beals, N. A. Burd, D. R. Moore, and S. Van Vliet, Obesity alters the muscle protein synthetic response to nutrition and exercise. Frontiers in Nutrition. vol. 6, p. 87, 2019. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00087.

[22] C. McGlory, S. Van Vliet, T. Stokes, B. Mittendorfer, and S. M. Phillips. The impact of exercise and nutrition on the regulation of skeletal muscle mass. The Journal of Physiology, vol. 597, no. 5, pp. 1251-1258, 2019. doi: 10.1113/JP275443.

[21] S. Van Vliet, J. W. Beals, A. M. Holwerda, R. S. Emmons, J. P. Goessens, S. A. Paluska, M. De Lisio, L. J. Van Loon, and N. A. Burd, Time-dependent regulation of postprandial muscle protein synthesis rates after milk protein ingestion in young men. Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 1792-1801, 2019. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00608.2019.

[20] S. Van Vliet and B. Mittendorfer, Hidden figures in age-associated regulation of glucose metabolism: Insulin secretion and plasma clearance. Obesity, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 359-360, 2019. doi: 10.1002/oby.22422.

[19] S. Abou Sawan, S. Van Vliet, J. T. Parel, J. W. Beals, M. Mazzulla, D. W. West, A. Philp, Z. Li, S. A. Paluska, N. A. Burd, et al., Translocation and protein complex co-localization of mtor is associated with postprandial myofibrillar protein synthesis at rest and after endurance exercise. Physiological Reports, vol. 6, no. 5, e13628, 2018. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13628.

[18] S. Abou Sawan, S. Van Vliet, D. W. West, J. W. Beals, S. A. Paluska, N. A. Burd, and D. R. Moore. Whole egg, but not egg white, ingestion induces mTOR colocalization with the lysosome after resistance exercise. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, vol. 315, no. 4, pp. 537-543, 2018. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00225.2018.

[17] J. W. Beals, S. K. Skinner, C. F. McKenna, E. G. Poozhikunnel, S. A. Farooqi, S. Van Vliet, I. G. Martinez, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, S. A. Paluska, et al., Altered anabolic signalling and reduced stimulation of myofibrillar protein synthesis after feeding and resistance exercise in people with obesity. The Journal of Physiology, vol. 596, no. 21, pp. 5119-5133, 2018. doi: 10.1113/JP276210.

[16] S. Van Vliet, J. W. Beals, I. G. Martinez, S. K. Skinner, and N. A. Burd. Achieving optimal post-exercise muscle protein remodeling in physically active adults through whole food consumption, Nutrients, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 224, 2018. doi: 10.3390/nu10020224.

[15] S. Van Vliet and B. Mittendorfer, When muscle doesn’t `Rac’ it up, adipose tissue `AKTs’, The Journal of Physiology, vol. 596, no. 12, pp. 2273-2275, 2018. doi: 10.1113/JP276179.

[14] S. Van Vliet, S. K. Skinner, J. W. Beals, B. A. Pagni, H.-Y. Fang, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, S. A. Paluska, M. Mazzulla, D. W. West, et al., Dysregulated handling of dietary protein and muscle protein synthesis after mixed-meal ingestion in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Kidney International Reports, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 14030-1415, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2018.08.001.

[13] S. Van Vliet, G. I. Smith, L. Porter, R. Ramaswamy, D. N. Reeds, A. L. Okunade, J. Yoshino, S. Klein, and B. Mittendorfer, The muscle anabolic e_ect of protein ingestion during a hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp in middle-aged women is not caused by leucine alone. The Journal of Physiology, vol. 596, no. 19, pp. 4681-4692, 2018. doi: 10.1113/JP2765047.

[12] J. W. Beals, R. W. Mackenzie, S. Van Vliet, S. K. Skinner, B. A. Pagni, G. M. Niemiro, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, A. C. Dilger, S. A. Paluska, et al., _\Protein-rich food ingestion stimulates mitochondrial protein synthesis in sedentary young adults of different BMIs. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, vol. 102, no. 9, pp. 3415-3424, 2017. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-00360.

[11] M. Mazzulla, J. T. Parel, J. W. Beals, S. Van Vliet, S. Abou Sawan, D. West, S. Paluska, A. Ulanov, D. Moore, N. Burd, et al., Endurance exercise attenuates postprandial whole-body leucine balance in trained men. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 2585-2592, 2017. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001394.

[10] G. M. Niemiro, J. Parel, J. Beals, S. Van Vliet, S. A. Paluska, D. R. Moore, N. A. Burd, and M. De Lisio, Kinetics of circulating progenitor cell mobilization during submaximal exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 122, no. 3, pp. 675_682, 2017. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00936.2016.

[9] S. Van Vliet, E. L. Shy, S. Abou Sawan, J. W. Beals, D. W. West, S. K. Skinner, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, S. A. Paluska, C. M. Parsons, et al. Consumption of whole eggs promotes greater stimulation of postexercise muscle protein synthesis than consumption of isonitrogenous amounts of egg whites in young men. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. vol. 106, no. 6, pp. 1401-1412, 2017. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.159855.

[8] J. W. Beals, R. A. Sukiennik, J. Nallabelli, R. S. Emmons, S. Van Vliet, J. R. Young, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, S. A. Paluska, M. De Lisio, et al., Anabolic sensitivity of postprandial muscle protein synthesis to the ingestion of a protein-dense food is reduced in overweight and obese young adults. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 1014-1022, 2016. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.130385.

[7] S. Van Vliet, J. W. Beals, J. T. Parel, C. D. Hanna, P. L. Utterback, A. C. Dilger, A. V. Ulanov, Z. Li, S. A. Paluska, D. R. Moore, et al., Development of intrinsically labeled eggs and poultry meat for use in human metabolic research, The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 146, no. 7, pp. 1428-1433, 2016. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.228338.

[6] N. A. Burd, J. Beals, and S. Van Vliet. What is the relationship between acute measure of muscle protein synthesis and changes in muscle mass? Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 118, no. 4, pp. 498-503, 2015. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01069.2014.

[5] N. A. Burd, S. H. Gorissen, S. Van Vliet, T. Snijders, and L. J. Van Loon, Differences in postprandial protein handling after beef compared with milk ingestion during postexercise recovery: A randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 828-836, 2015. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.103184.

[4] T. Snijders, P. T. Res, J. S. Smeets, S. Van Vliet, J. Van Kranenburg, K. Maase, A. K. Kies, L. B. Verdijk, and L. J. Van Loon, Protein ingestion before sleep increases muscle mass and strength gains during prolonged resistance-type exercise training in healthy young men, The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 145, no. 6, pp. 1178-1184, 2015. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.208371.

[3] S. Van Vliet, N. A. Burd, and L. J. Van Loon. The skeletal muscle anabolic response to plant-versus animal-based protein consumption. The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 145, no. 9, pp. 1981-1991, Jul. 2015. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.204305.

[2] A. M. Holwerda, S. Van Vliet, and J. Trommelen. Refining dietary protein recommendations for the athlete. The Journal of Physiology, vol. 591, no. Pt 12, p. 2967, 2013. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol. 2013.255927.

[1] J. Trommelen, S. Van Vliet, and N. A. Burd, Postexercise `window of potential’ for the stimulation of muscle protein synthesis. Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, vol. 24, no. 5, 2013.

Book Chapters

[1] S. Van Vliet and N. Burd. “Protein” in Nutritional supplements in sport, exercise and health: An AZ guide, L. M. Castell, S. J. Stear, and L. M. Burke, Eds. Routledge, 2015, pp. 220-224.