Marcus Elam

Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Huntley College of Agriculture

M W | 10AM - 11:00 AM T TH | 2:30 - 3:30 PM

My Interests

As a strong proponent of a proper diet and daily exercise, I am personally and professionally passionate about achieving total fitness and exceptional health. My primary research interest centers on optimizing weight & fat loss strategies that include regular aerobic and resistance training. It is through this interest that I have sought ways to advance our understanding of "chrononutrition" and the potential benefits of morning feeding, i.e., breakfast. Adjacent to these interests, I am interested in the prevention of type II diabetes as well. I also support students who are striving to become sports nutritionists or work as general nutritionists or trainers. The major courses that I teach are in topics of Basic Nutrition, Nutrient Metabolism, and Sports Nutrition.

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Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN) - International Society of Sports Nutrition™

ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist® (ACSM EP-C) - American College of Sports Medicine

Most Recent Publications

Jo E, Silva SC, Auslander AT, Arreglado JP, Elam ML, Osmond AD, Steinberg R, Wong MWH. The Effects of 10-Day Exogenous Ketone Consumption on Repeated Time Trial Running Performances: A Randomized-Control Trial. J Diet Suppl. 2020 Oct 28:1-15. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2020.1838022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33111587.

Johnson SA, Navaei N, Pourafshar S, Jaime SJ, Akhavan NS, Alvarez-Alvarado S, Proaño GV, Litwin NS, Clark EA, Foley EM, George KS, Elam ML, Payton ME, Arjmandi BH, Figueroa A. Effects of Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Consumption on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. J Med Food. 2020 May 19. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2019.0240. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32429737.

Directo, D, Wong MWH, Elam ML, Falcone P, Osmond A, Jo E. The effects of a multi-ingredient performance supplement combined with resistance training on exercise volume, muscular strength, and body composition. Sports. 2019, 7(6):152; doi.org/10.3390/sports7060152.

Osmond AD, Directo DJ, Elam ML, Juache G, Kreipke VC, Saralegui DE, Wildman R, Wong M, Jo E. The effects of leucine-enriched branched-chain amino acid supplementation on recovery following high intensity resistance exercise. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2019 Jun 11:1-8. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2018-0579.

Akhavan NS, Ormsbee L, Johnson SA, George KS, Foley EM, Elam ML, Ezzat-Zadeh Z, Panton LB, Arjmandi BH. Functionality in middle-aged and older overweight and obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Healthcare. 2018, 6,74; doi:10.3390/healthcare6030074.

Hotta K, Behnke BJ, Arjmandi BH, Ghosh P, Chen B, Brooks R, Maraj JJ, Elam ML, Maher P, Kurien D, Churchill A, Sepulveda JL, Kabolowsky MB, Christou D, Muller-Delp JM. Daily muscle stretching enhances blood flow, endothelial function, capillarity, vascular volume and connectivity in aged skeletal muscle. Journal of Physiology. 2018 May 15;596(10):1903-1917. doi: 10.1113/JP275459.

Jo E, Worts P, Elam ML, Brown AF, Khamoui AV, Kim DH, Yeh MC, Ormsbee MJ, Prado CM, Cain A, Snyder K, Kim JS. Resistance training during a 12-week protein supplemented VLCD treatment enhances weight-loss outcomes in obese patients. Clinical Nutrition. 2017 Dec 23. pii: S0261-5614(17)31435-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.12.015.

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