Nancy F Butte, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

(713) 798-7179

Email

nbutte@bcm.edu

Positions

Distinguished Professor Emeritus: Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Education

Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine: 01/1980 - Houston, TX, United States

Ph.D. from University Of California, Berkeley: 01/1980 - Berkeley, CA, United States

M.P.H. from University Of California, Berkeley: 01/1979 - Berkeley, CA, United States

B.S. from University Of California, Berkeley: 01/1973 - Berkeley, CA, United States

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Butte NF, Comuzzie AG, Cai G, Cole SA, Mehta NR, Bacino CA. " Genetic and environmental factors influencing fasting serum adiponectin in Hispanic children. " J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2005 Jul ; 90 (7) : 4170-6.
Pubmed PMID: 15827100.
Cai G, Cole SA, Butte NF, Voruganti VS, Comuzzie AG. " A quantitative trait locus on chromosome 13q affects fasting glucose levels in Hispanic children. " J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Dec ; 92 (12) : 4893-6.
Pubmed PMID: 17925332.
Zakeri I, Adolph AL, Puyau MR, Vohra FA, Butte NF. " Application of cross-sectional time series modeling for the prediction of energy expenditure from heart rate and accelerometry. " J. Appl. Physiol.. 2008 Jun ; 104 (6) : 1665-73.
Pubmed PMID: 18403453.
Butte NF, Ekelund U, Westerterp KR. " Assessing physical activity using wearable monitors: measures of physical activity. " Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Jan ; 44 (1) : S5-S12.
Pubmed PMID: 22157774.
Butte NF, Hopkinson JM, Wong WW, Smith EO, Ellis KJ. " Body composition during the first 2 years of life: an updated reference. " Pediatr. Res.. 2000 May ; 47 (5) : 578-85.
Pubmed PMID: 10813580.
Butte NF, Puyau MR, Vohra FA, Adolph AL, Mehta NR, Zakeri I. " Body size, body composition, and metabolic profile explain higher energy expenditure in overweight children. " J. Nutr.. 2007 Dec ; 137 (12) : 2660-7.
Pubmed PMID: 18029480.
Butte NF, Ellis KJ, Wong WW, Hopkinson JM, Smith EO. " Composition of gestational weight gain impacts maternal fat retention and infant birth weight. " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2003 Nov ; 189 (5) : 1423-32.
Pubmed PMID: 14634581.
Butte NF, Wong WW, Ferlic L, Smith EO, Klein PD, Garza C. " Energy expenditure and deposition of breast-fed and formula-fed infants during early infancy. " Pediatr. Res.. 1990 Dec ; 28 (6) : 631-40.
Pubmed PMID: 2284162.
Butte NF, Christiansen E, Sørensen TI. " Energy imbalance underlying the development of childhood obesity. " Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Dec ; 15 (12) : 3056-66.
Pubmed PMID: 18198315.
Comuzzie AG, Cole SA, Laston SL, Voruganti VS, Haack K, Gibbs RA, Butte NF. " Novel genetic Loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population. " PLoS ONE. 2012 ; 7 (12) : e51954.
Pubmed PMID: 23251661.