Text Box:   SZE YEN TAN   Department/Position Nutrition Science/Post-doctoral Research Associate   Qualifications 2010        Doctor of Philosophy (UOW, Australia) 2009        Graduate Certificate in Business (UOW, Australia) 2005        Master of Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) Research interests · Energy balance and human ingestive behavior · Calorimetry and accelerometry · Dietary methodology and modeling · Functional foods   Current research project Almond weight loss study Effects of beef-protein consumption on energy intake Sweet taste study Affiliations American Society for Nutrition Dietitians’ Association of Australia Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Australia. Malaysian Dietitians’ Association Whole Room Calorimeter Community   Publications Peer-reviewed articles: Houchins JA, Tan SY, Campbell WCC, Mattes RD. Effects of fruit and vegetable, consumed in solid vs. beverage forms on acute and chronic appetitive responses in lean and obese adults. International Journal of Obesity 2012, doi:10.1038/ijo.2012.183. Wetten A, Batterham M, Tan SY, Tapsell L. Relative validity of three accelerometer models for estimating energy expenditure during light activity. Accepted by Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 25 September 2012. Tan LM, Charlton K, Ma G, Tan SY, Batterham M. The validity and reproducibility of an iodine-specific food frequency questionnaire to estimate dietary iodine intake in older Australians. Nutrition & Dietetics 2012, doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2012.01626.x. Tan SY, Batterham M, Tapsell LC. Increased intake of dietary polyunsaturated fat does not promote whole body or preferential abdominal fat mass loss in overweight adults. Obesity Facts, 2011; 4:352-357. Tan SY, Batterham M, Tapsell LC. Activity counts from accelerometers do not add value to energy expenditure prediction in sedentary overweight individuals. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2011, 8(5):675-681. Tan SY, Batterham M, Tapsell LC. Energy expenditure does not differ, but protein oxidation rates appear lower in meals containing predominantly meat vs. soy sources of protein. Obesity Facts 2010; 3: 101-104. Tan SY, Batterham M, Tapsell LC. Comparison of methods used to predict energy requirements in a whole room calorimeter. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2010; 4(3): e225-e230. Tapsell LC, Batterham M, Huang XF, Tan SY, Teuss G, Charlton K, O’Shea J, Warensjö E. Short term effects of energy restriction and dietary fat sub-type on weight loss and disease risk factors. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 2010, 20(5): 317-325. Tapsell LC, Batterham M, Teuss G, Tan SY, Dalton S, Quick CJ, Gillen LJ, Charlton K. Long term effects of increased dietary polyunsaturated fat from walnuts on metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009, 63(8): 1008-1015. Tapsell LC, Batterham M, Tan SY, Warensjö E. The effects of a calorie controlled diet containing walnuts on substrate oxidation during 8 hours in a room calorimeter. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2009, 28(5): 611-617. Tan SY, Tapsell LC, Batterham M, Charlton KE. Defining the functional properties of dietary protein and protein-rich foods in human energy expenditure. Nutrition & Dietetics 2008, 65(Suppl 3): S66-S70. Book chapters: Mattes RD, Tan SY. Snacking and energy balance in humans, in Coulston AM, Boushey CJ, Ferruzzi M (eds). Nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease, 3rd edition, Academic Press, San Diego, USA, 2012. Mattes RD, Tan SY. The food environment and ingestive behavior, in Bray GA, Bouchard C (eds). Handbook of obesity, 3rd edition, Marcel Dekker, New York, USA (in press). Lee J, Tucker RM, Tan SY, Running C, Jones J, Mattes RD. Nutritional implications of taste and smell, in Doty R (ed). Handbook of olfaction and gustation, 3rd edition, Marcel Dekker, New York, USA (under review). Updated 17 Dec 2012. Links Purdue University Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) ITaP - Teaching & Learning Technologies