Dr Ada Garcia

Dr Ada L Garcia
  • Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition (Clinical Specialties)

telephone: 01412010570
email: Ada.Garcia@glasgow.ac.uk


I am interested on the effect of dietary constituents such as fibre and antioxidants (polyphenols), on metabolic responses including glucose, lipid metabolism, and gastrointestinal and adipokine secretion in healthy individuals and in individuals with the metabolic syndrome or with metabolic-related increased oxidative stress. The methodological approach is by conducting human dietary interventions on free-living subjects. We have shown that insoluble dietary fibre rich in polyphenols modulates postprandial responses to ghrelin, an orexigenic gut peptide, and modifies substrate utilisation by increasing lipid oxidation, indicating potential beneficial effects of fibre and polyphenols in the management of metabolic syndrome, however further investigation is needed before recommendations are provided.

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2012

Edwards, C., Garcia, A. , and Combet, E. (2012) Colonic metabolism of bioactive molecules; potential impact of dietary fiber. In: Cho, S. (ed.) Dietary Fiber Handbook. CRC Press. (In Press)

2010

Garcia, A. L. et al. (2010) Plasma beta-Carotene Is Not a Suitable Biomarker of Fruit and Vegetable Intake in German Subjects with a Long-Term High Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 56 (1). pp. 23-30. ISSN 0250-6807 (doi:10.1159/000262295)

Garcia, A.L. et al. (2010) Plasma β-carotene is not a suitable biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake in German subjects with a long-term high consumption of fruits and vegetables. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 56 (1). pp. 23-30. ISSN 0250-6807 (doi:10.1159/000262295)

2009

Edwards, C., and Garcia, A. (2009) The health aspects of hydrocolloids. In: Phillips, G.O. and Williams, P.A. (eds.) Handbook of Hydrocolloids. Series: Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology and nutrition . Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, pp. 50-81. ISBN 9781845694142

2008

Machowetz, A., Gruendel, S., Garcia, A.L. , Harsch, I., Covas, M.I., Zunft, H.J.F., and Koebnick, C. (2008) Effect of olive oil consumption on serum resistin concentrations in healthy men. Hormone and Metabolic Research, 40 (10). pp. 697-701. ISSN 0018-5043 (doi:10.1055/s-2008-1078728)

Garcia, A.L., Koebnick, C., Dagnelie, P.C., Strassner, C., Elmadfa, I., Katz, N., Leitzmann, C., and Hoffmann, I. (2008) Long-term strict raw food diet is associated with favourable plasma b-carotene and low plasma lycopene concentrations in Germans. British Journal of Nutrition, 99 (6). pp. 1293-1300. ISSN 0007-1145 (doi:10.1017/S0007114507868486)

2007

Garcia, A.L. et al. (2007) Arabinoxylan consumption decreases postprandial serum glucose, serum insulin and plasma total ghrelin response in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 61 (3). pp. 334-341. ISSN 0954-3007

Ruhl, R., Hanel, A., Garcia, A.L. , Dahten, A., Herz, U., Schweigert, F.J., and Worm, M. (2007) Role of vitamin A elimination or supplementation diets during postnatal development on the allergic sensitisation in mice. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 51 (9). pp. 1173-1181. ISSN 1613-4125

2006

Garcia, A.L. et al. (2006) Arabinoxylan fibre consumption improved glucose metabolism, but did not affect serum adipokines in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. Hormone and Metabolic Research, 38 (11). pp. 761-766.

2005

Koebnick, C. et al. (2005) An easy-to-use semiquantitative food record validated for energy intake by using doubly labelled water technique. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 59 (9). pp. 989-995. ISSN 0954-3007

2004

Ruhl, R., Garcia, A.L. , Schweigert, F.J., and Worm, M. (2004) Modulation of cytokine production by low and high retinoid diets in ovalbumin-sensitized mice. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 74 (4). pp. 279-284.

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