Lawrence J. Appel is the C. David Molina Professor of Medicine and Director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University, a joint program of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Appel is a primary care internist who holds a primary appointment in the Department of Medicine with joint appointments in the Department of Epidemiology, International Health, and Nursing. In addition, he directs the ProHealth Clinical Research Unit. The focus of his career is the conduct of clinical, epidemiologic, and translational research pertaining to the prevention and control of high blood pressure, cardiovascular-kidney diseases, and other chronic conditions, primarily through nutrition-based interventions.[1][2][3][4]
Education
editAppel received his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine in 1981 and his M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1989.[1]
Career
editAppel joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University in 1989, and became the director of their Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research in 2010.[4] He was a member of the United States Dietary Guidelines committees in 2005 and 2010.[5]
Research
editAppel's research consists of three different types of studies: controlled feeding studies, behavioral intervention trials, and cohort studies pertaining to chronic kidney disease.[1] In 1997, he was the lead author of the study that coined the term "DASH diet".[6][7] He has also been credited with convincing the FDA that food companies should be able to put labels on their products saying that potassium has health benefits.[8] In 2014, he published a study that found that a low-glycemic index diet did not improve insulin sensitivity, cholesterol levels or blood pressure compared with a high glycemic-index diet.[9][10]
Honors and awards
editAppel was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2012.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lawrence Appel". Johns Hopkins. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Hines, Kathleen. "Johns Hopkins ProHealth Clinical Research Unit". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ^ "The Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ a b "Dr. Larry Appel to Lead Welch Center". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Kolata, Gina (3 March 2013). "Experts Want More Studies of Diet's Role for the Heart". New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Appel, Lawrence J.; Moore, Thomas J.; Obarzanek, Eva; Vollmer, William M.; Svetkey, Laura P.; Sacks, Frank M.; Bray, George A.; Vogt, Thomas M.; Cutler, Jeffrey A.; Windhauser, Marlene M.; Lin, Pao-Hwa; Karanja, Njeri; Simons-Morton, Denise; McCullough, Marjorie; Swain, Janis; Steele, Priscilla; Evans, Marguerite A.; Miller, Edgar R.; Harsha, David W. (17 April 1997). "A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure" (PDF). New England Journal of Medicine. 336 (16): 1117–1124. doi:10.1056/NEJM199704173361601. PMID 9099655.
- ^ Esposito, Lisa (6 February 2015). "DASH: the Best Diet With the Least Buzz". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "The Health Benefits of Potassium in a Label". CBS News. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Sacks, Frank M.; Carey, Vincent J.; Anderson, Cheryl A. M.; Miller, Edgar R.; Copeland, Trisha; Charleston, Jeanne; Harshfield, Benjamin J.; Laranjo, Nancy; McCarron, Phyllis; Swain, Janis; White, Karen; Yee, Karen; Appel, Lawrence J. (17 December 2014). "Effects of High vs Low Glycemic Index of Dietary Carbohydrate on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Insulin Sensitivity". JAMA. 312 (23): 2531–41. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.16658. PMC 4370345. PMID 25514303.
- ^ Gholipour, Bahar (17 December 2014). "'Bad carbs' may not be that bad". Fox News. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "IOM Elects 70 New Members, 10 Foreign Associates". Institute of Medicine. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2015.