Research Associate, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

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1 Contact Information Mailing Address: Linus Pauling Institute Oregon State University 571 Weniger Hall Corvallis, OR Telephone: Fax: Education 1999 Ph.D. Nutrition and Food Management Oregon State University 1996 M.S. Human Performance Oregon State University 1983 M.S. Nursing Pace University 1980 A.B. Human Biology Stanford University Professional Experience 2000-present Research Associate, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Nutrition and Food Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Exercise and Sports Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Family Nurse Practitioner, Planned Parenthood Health Services of Southwestern Oregon, Eugene, OR Family Nurse Practitioner, The Lakeside Clinic, Dexter, OR Family Nurse Practitioner, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY Family Nurse Practitioner, East Harlem Council for Human Services, New York, NY

2 2 Recent Publications Books Higdon J. An Evidence-Based Approach to Vitamins and Minerals: Health Benefits and Intake Recommendations. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; Higdon J. An Evidence-Based Approach to Dietary Phytochemicals. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; In Press. Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals Higdon JV, Liu J, Du SH, Morrow JD, Ames BN, Wander RC. Supplementation of postmenopausal women with fish oil rich in eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid is not associated with greater in vivo lipid peroxidation compared with oils rich in oleate and linoleate as assessed by plasma malondialdehyde and F(2)-isoprostanes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000;72(3): Higdon JV, Du SH, Lee YS, Wu T, Wander RC. Supplementation of postmenopausal women with fish oil does not increase overall oxidation of LDL ex vivo compared to dietary oils rich in oleate and linoleate. J Lipid Res. 2001;42(3): Higdon JV, Frei B. Tea catechins and polyphenols: health effects, metabolism, and antioxidant functions. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2003;43(1): Frei B, Higdon JV. Antioxidant activity of tea polyphenols in vivo: evidence from animal studies. J Nutr. 2003;133(10):3275S-3284S. Higdon JV, Frei B. Coffee and Health: A Review of Recent Human Research. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. In Press. Editorials Higdon JV, Frei B. Obesity and oxidative stress: a direct link to CVD? Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2003;23(3): Higdon JV, Frei B. Is there a gender difference in the effect of antioxidants on cancer risk? Br J Nutr. 2005; 94(2):

3 3 Invited Reviews and Book Chapters Higdon JV, Wander, RC. Lipid oxidation in systems enriched with eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Journal of Nutraceuticals, Functional and Medical Foods 2001;3(1):5-41. Higdon JV, Frei B. Vitamin C: An Introduction. In: Packer L, Traber MG, Kraemer K, Frei B, eds. The Antioxidant Vitamins C and E. Champaign, IL: AOCS Press; Lawson S, Higdon JV, Frei B. Vitamin C: History and Controversy. In: Asard H, May JM, Smirnoff N, eds. Vitamin C: Its Functions and Biochemistry in Animals and Plants. Oxford: Bios Scientific Publishers; Higdon JV, Frei B. Vitamin C as a Cancer Chemopreventive Agent. In: Kelloff GJ, Hawk ET, Sigman CC, eds. Cancer Chemoprevention: Promising Cancer Chemopreventive Agents. Vol 1. Totowa: Humana Press; Higdon JV, Frei B. Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Beta-Carotene in Cancer Chemoprevention. In: Preuss H, ed. Phytopharmaceuticals in Cancer Chemoprevention. Boca Raton: CRC Press; Higdon JV, Ho E. The Role of Zinc As A Metallotherapeutic Agent. In: Gielen M, Tieking E, eds. Metallotherapeutic Drugs and Metal-Based Diagnostic Agents: The Use of Metals in Medicine. Indianapolis: Wiley; Invited Oral Presentations Dietary Fats, Antioxidants, and Cardiovascular Disease. Oregon State University Dietitian Update, Salem, OR (2001). The Effect of Oleate, Linoleate, and EPA/DHA Supplementation on In Vivo Indices of Oxidative Stress in Postmenopausal Women. Experimental Biology Meeting, Washington, D.C. (1999). The Effect of Dietary Fatty Acid Supplementation on the In Vitro Oxidative Susceptibility of LDL in Postmenopausal Women. Experimental Biology Meeting, San Francisco, CA (1998) Ethical Issues in Research with Older Adult Women. Confluences: A Program for Ethics, Science and the Environment, Newport OR (1997)

4 4 Articles for the Public Higdon, J. The bioavailability of different forms of vitamin C. The Linus Pauling Institute Newsletter, Spring/Summer Higdon, J. Tea and chronic disease prevention. The Linus Pauling Institute Newsletter. Fall/Winter Higdon, J. What to look for in a multivitamin supplement. The Linus Pauling Institute Research Report. Fall/Winter Higdon J. Nutrition and osteoporosis prevention: beyond calcium. The Linus Pauling Institute Research Report Spring/Summer 2005.

5 5 Web Resources Author of more than 50 articles on vitamins, minerals, foods and phytochemicals for the Linus Pauling Institute s educational website, the Micronutrient Information Center. Each article is reviewed by at least one expert in the field. All articles are available at: Professional Societies Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and risk of type-2 diabetes: Lack of antioxidants?

Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and risk of type-2 diabetes: Lack of antioxidants? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition August 2011; Vol. 94; No. 2; pp. 618-619 Bjarne Osterud This author cites evidence