Publications

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Book Chapter:

  1. Jun Sakaki, Melissa M. Melough, Sun-Kyeong Lee, Ock K. Chun. Chapter 14. Anthocyanins as antioxidants and use in bone pathology. Victor Preedy (eds.), Pathology: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Antioxidants (ISBN: 978-0-12-815972-9). Elsevier Academic Press. Released on April 27, 2020.
  2. Jun Sakaki, Melissa M. Melough, Sang Gil Lee, George Pounis, Ock K. Chun. Chapter 10. Polyphenol-rich Diets in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. In Analysis in Nutrition Research. George Pounis (eds), Academic Press, London. pp. 259-298, 2018 Oct https://www.elsevier.com/books/analysis-in-nutrition-research/pounis/978-0-12-814556-2
  3. Sang Gil Lee, Terrence M. Vance, Ock K. Chun. Chapter 9. Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects and health implications of berry polyphenols: evidence from compositional and structural background to cell, animal, and human studies. Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Human Health and Disease Prevention (2nd Edition), Bagchi D, Swaroop A, Bagchi M (eds.), CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton. pp. 155-165, 2015.
  4. Ying Wang, Meng Yang, Sang-Gil Lee, Catherine Davis, Christopher Masterjohn, Anne Kenny, Richard S. Bruno, Ock K. Chun. Chapter 11. Total antioxidant capacity: a useful tool in assessing antioxidant intake status. Diederich M & Noworyta K (eds.), Natural compounds as inducers of cell death. Springer, NY. pp. 265-292, 2012.

 

Peer-Review Journal Articles:

  1. Briana M. Nosal, Staci Thornton, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Junichi R. Sakaki, Kyle Mahoney, Zachary Macdonald, Lauren Daddi, Thi Dong Binh Tran, George Weinstock, Yanjiao Zhou, Elaine Choung-Hee Lee and Ock K. Chun. Blackcurrants shape gut microbiota profile and reduce risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis via microbiome-immune-bone axis. J Nutr Biochem 2024; 109701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2024.109701
  2. Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Briana M. Nosal, Daniela C. Avelino, Kate Killion, Michael Puglisi, Valerie B. Duffy and Ock K. Chun. Food resource management skills and healthy eating focus are associated with diet quality and reduction of unhealthy behaviors in low-income adults. Nutrients 2024, 16, 2043. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16132043.
  3. Dave B. Patel, Briana M. Nosal, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Ock K. Chun. Identification of the Risk Factors Associated with Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Bone Loss in Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women. Dietetics 2024, 3(1), 75-86; https://doi.org/10.3390/dietetics3010007
  4. Kijoon Kim, Matthew P. Madore, Ock K. Chun. Changes in Intake and Major Food Sources of Carotenoids among U.S. Adults between 2009-2018. 2023 Dec 24;14(1):13. doi: 10.3390/metabo14010013.
  5. Briana M. Nosal, Junichi R. Sakaki, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Zachary Macdonald, Kyle Mahoney, Staci Thornton, Dave Patel, Joseph Drossman, Elaine Choung-Hee Lee and Ock K. Chun. Blackcurrant anthocyanins improve blood lipids and biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in healthy women in menopause transition without changing body composition. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 2834. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11102834.
  6. Allison Contillo, Ock Chun, Nancy Rodriguez. Considerations for a Protein-Focused Screening Instrument in Clinical Nutrition Assessment: A Narrative Review. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 58 (2023): 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.09.915.
  7. Kyungho Ha, Linda M. Liao, Rashmi Sinha, Ock K. Chun. Dietary total antioxidant capacity, a diet quality index predicting mortality risk in US adults: evidence from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 1086. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12051086
  8. Matthew Phillip Madore, Jeong-Eun Hwang, Jin-Young Park, Seoeun Ahn, Hyojee Joung, Ock K. Chun. Skin carotenoid levels as an Estimator of Fruit and Vegetable Intake: Current Knowledge and Future Directions. Nutrients 2023, 15, 2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092156.
  9. Daniela C. Avelino, Valerie B. Duffy*, Michael Puglisi, Snehaa Ray, Brenda Lituma-Solis, Briana M. Nosal, Matthew Madore, and Ock K. Chun*. Can ordering groceries online support diet quality in adults who live in low-food access and low-income environments? Nutrients 2023, 15(4), 862; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15040862.
  10. Briana M. Nosal, Junichi R. Sakaki, Zachary Macdonald, Kyle Mahoney, Kijoon Kim, Matthew Madore, Staci Thornton, Thi Dong Binh Tran, George Weinstock, Elaine Choung-Hee Lee, Ock K. Chun. Blackcurrants reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis: A pilot double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Nutrients 2022, 14(23), 4971; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14234971. PMCID: PMC9741267
  11. Peter J. Larson, Wei Zhou, Alba Santiago, Sarah Driscoll, Elizabeth Fleming, Anita Y. Voigt, Ock Chun, James J. Grady, George A. Kuchel, Julie T. Robison, Julia Oh. Associations of the skin, oral, and gut microbiome with aging, frailty and infection risk reservoirs in older adults. Nature Aging. 2022 Oct;2(10):941-955. doi: 10.1038/s43587-022-00287-9. Epub 2022 Oct 12.
  12. Minu S. Thomas, Lindsey Huang, Chelsea Garcia, Junichi R. Sakaki, Christopher N Blesso, Ock K Chun, Maria Luz Fernandez. The Effects of Eggs in a Plant-Based Diet on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Metabolic Syndrome. Nutrients 2022, 14(12), 2548; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14122548
  13. Junichi R. Sakaki, Simiao Gao, Kyungho Ha, Jorge E. Chavarro, Ming-Hui Chen, Qi Sun, Jaime E. Hart, Ock K. Chun. Childhood beverage intake and risk of hypertension and hyperlipidemia in young adults. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2022.2091524
  14. Dea Ziso, Ock K. Chun, Michael Puglisi. Increasing access to healthy foods through improving food environment: a review of mixed methods intervention studies with residents of low-income communities. Nutrients 2022, 14(11), 2278; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14112278
  15. Matthew Phillip Madore, Junichi R. Sakaki, Ock K. Chun. Protective Effects of Polyphenols against Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals. Food Sci Biotechnol (2022) 31(8):905–934. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-022-01105-z
  16. Briana M. Nosal, Junichi R. Sakaki, Dae-Ok Kim, Ock K. Chun. The impact of coffee preparation on total phenolic contents in brewed coffee extracts and their contribution to the body’s antioxidant status. Food Sci Biotechnol 2022, 31(8):1081–1088. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-022-01100-4
  17. Junichi R. Sakaki, Anthony A. Provatas, Christopher Perkins, Ock K. Chun. Urinary excretion of estrogenic chemicals following consumption of capsule coffee and French press coffee: a crossover study. Toxicology Reports 9: 728-734, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.03.024
  18. Dalia Marmash, Kyungho Ha, Junichi R. Sakaki, Isabella Gorski, Brazil Rule, Michael Puglisi, Ock K. Chun. The Association between Diet Quality and Health Status in Mobile Food Pantry Users in Northeastern Connecticut. Nutrients 2022, 14(6), 1302; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061302
  19. Junichi Sakaki, Nancy Rodriguez, Maria-Luz Fernandez, Michael Puglisi, Ming-Hui Chen, Ock K Chun. Fruit juice and childhood obesity: a review of epidemiologic studies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Feb 28:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2044284
  20. Minu S. Thomas, Christopher N. Blesso, Mariana C. Calle, Ock K. Chun, Michael Puglisi, Maria Luz Fernandez. Dietary Influences on Gut Microbiota with a Focus on Metabolic Syndrome. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2022 Jun 15. https://doi.org/10.1089/met.2021.0131
  21. Dalia Marmash, Kyungho Ha, Junichi R. Sakaki, Rachel Hair, Emma Morales, Valerie Duffy, Michael Puglisi, Ock K. Chun. A Feasibility and Pilot Study of a Personalized Nutrition Intervention in Mobile Food Pantry Users. 2021 Sep; 13(9): 2939. doi: 10.3390/nu13092939.
  22. Kyungho Ha, Junichi Sakaki and Ock K. Chun. Nutrient adequacy is associated with reduced mortality in American adults. Journal of Nutrition. 2021; nxab240, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab240
  23. Junichi R. Sakaki, Melissa M. Melough, Cathy Z. Yang, Anthony A. Provatas, Christopher Perkins, Ock K. Chun. Evaluation of estrogenic activity of plastic capsule coffee using the VM7Luc4E2 assay. Current Research in Toxicology, 10.1016/j.crtox.2021.05.003
  24. Kijoon Kim, Melissa M. Melough, Dongwoo Kim, Joonsuk Lee, Kyungju Choi, Junichi R. Sakaki, Ock K. Chun. Nutritional adequacy and diet quality are associated with standardized height-for-age among U.S. children. Nutrients 2021 May 25;13(5):E1689. 10.3390/nu13051689
  25. Junichi R. Sakaki, Melissa M. Melough, Mary B. Roberts, Charles B. Eaton, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Abrar A. Qureshi, Ock K. Chun* and Eunyoung Cho*. Citrus Consumption and Risk of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer in the Women’s Health Initiative. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 30;13(9):2173. doi: 10.3390/cancers13092173.
  26. Dalia Marmash, Kyungho Ha, Junichi R. Sakaki, Isabella Gorski, Brazil Rule, Jaime Foster, Michael Puglisi, Ock K. Chun. Diet Quality, Nutritional Adequacy, and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Food Pantry Users in Northeastern Connecticut. Nutrients. March 2021, 13, 1099. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13041099.
  27. Junichi R. Sakaki, Jing Li, Simiao Gao, Kyungho Ha, Rulla M. Tamimi, Jorge E. Chavarro, Ming-Hui Chen, Qi Sun, Jaime E. Hart, Ock K. Chun. Longitudinal associations between fruit juice and milk consumption and change in BMI in a large prospective cohort of US children and adolescents. Pediatric Obesity. March 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12781.
  28. Rachel Hair, Junichi R. Sakaki, Ock K. Chun. Anthocyanins, Microbiome and Health Benefits in Aging. Molecules 2021, 26(3), 537; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030537
  29. Junichi R. Sakaki, Melissa M. Melough, Jing Li, Kyungho Ha, Rulla M. Tamimi, Jorge E. Chavarro, Ming-Hui Chen, Ock K. Chun. Orange juice intake and anthropometric changes in children and adolescents. Public Health Nutr. 2020; 24(14), 4482–4489. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020003523.
  30. Junichi R. Sakaki, Melissa M. Melough, Anthony A. Provatas, Christopher Perkins, Ock K. Chun. Identification and Quantification of Estrogenic Chemicals in Coffee Prepared from Capsules Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Toxicology Reports. 7:1020-1024. Online Published on Aug 25, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.08.015
  31. Melissa M. Melough, Junichi Sakaki, Linda M. Liao, Rashmi Sinha, Eunyoung Cho, Ock K. Chun. Association between Citrus Consumption and Melanoma Risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Nutr Cancer. 2021;73(9):1613-1620. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2020.1803933. PMID: 32791010
  32. Kyungho Ha, Kijoon Kim, Junichi R. Sakaki, Ock K. Chun. Relative Validity of Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity for Predicting All-Cause Mortality in Comparison to Diet Quality Indexes in US Adults. Nutrients 2020 Apr 25;12(5):E1210. doi: 10.3390/nu12051210.
  33. Weiyi Sun, Megan S. Rice, Min Kyung Park, Ock K. Chun, Melissa M. Melough, Hongmei Nan, Wenqing Li, Abrar A. Qureshi, Eunyoung Cho. Intake of Furocoumarins and Risk of Skin Cancer in Two Prospective US Cohort Studies. J Nutr. 2020;00:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa062 (Published on March 28, 2020)
  34. Lei Cao, Sang Gil Lee, Melissa Melough, Junichi Sakaki, Kendra Maas, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Long-term blackcurrant supplementation modified gut microbiome profiles in mice in an age-dependent manner: an exploratory study. Nutrients 2020 Jan 21;12(2). pii: E290. doi: 10.3390/nu12020290.
  35. Kijoon Kim, Melissa M. Melough, Junichi Sakaki, Kyungho Ha, Dalia Marmash, Hwayoung Noh and Ock K. Chun. Association between urinary cadmium-to-zinc intake ratio and adult mortality in follow-up study of NHANES 1988-1994 and 1999-2004. Nutrients. 2019 Dec 24;12(1). pii: E56. doi: 10.3390/nu12010056.
  36. Junichi Sakaki, Melissa Melough, Jing Li, Rulla Tamimi, Jorge Chavarro, Ming-hui Chen, Ock K. Chun. Associations between 100% orange juice consumption and dietary, lifestyle and anthropometric characteristics in a cross-sectional study of U.S. children and adolescents. Nutrients. 2019 Nov 6;11(11):2687. doi: 10.3390/nu11112687.
  37. Melissa M. Melough, Shaowei Wu, Charles Eaton, Abrar A. Qureshi, Ock K. Chun*, Eunyoung Cho*. Citrus Consumption and Risk of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in the Women’s Health Initiative. Nutr Cancer. 2020;72(4):568-575. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2019.1644353. Epub 2019 Jul 23.
  38. Melissa M. Melough, Kijoon Kim, Eunyoung Cho, Ock K Chun. Relationship between Furocoumarin Intake and Melanoma History among US Adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2012. Nutr Cancer. 72(1): 24-32, 2020. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2019.1612928.
  39. Melissa M. Melough, Sang-Jin Chung, Maria Luz Fernandez, Ock K. Chun. Association of Eggs with Dietary Nutrient Adequacy and Cardiovascular Risk in US Adults. Public Health Nutr. 22(11): 2033-2042, 2019 Aug. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019000211.
  40. Hana M. Al-Yousef, Bruno S. Lemos, Minu Sara Thomas, Melissa Melough, Ock K Chun and Maria Luz Fernandez. Low Plasma HDL Cholesterol is Associated with Greater Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome. Current Topics of Biochemical Research. 19:25-36, 2018 Dec
  41. Kijoon Kim, Melissa Melough, Terrence M. Vance, Dongwoo Kim, Hwayoung Noh, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. The relationship between zinc intake and cadmium burden is influenced by smoking status. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 125:210-216, 2019 Mar. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.01.004.
  42. Kijoon Kim, Melissa Melough, Terrence M. Vance, Hwayoung Noh, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Dietary cadmium intake and sources in the US. Nutrients. 11(1). pii: E2, 2018 Dec. doi: 10.3390/nu11010002.
  43. Junichi Sakaki, Melissa Melough, Sang Gil Lee, Judy Kalinowski, Sun-Kyeong Lee, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Blackcurrant supplementation improves trabecular bone mass in young but not aged mice. Nutrients. 10(11). pii: E1671, 2018 Nov. doi: 10.3390/nu10111671.
  44. Melissa Melough, Ock K. Chun Dietary Furocoumarins and Skin Cancer: A Review of Current Biological Evidence. Food Chem Toxicol. 122:163-171, 2018 Dec. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.10.027. Epub 2018 Oct 11. Review.
  45. Yoojin Lee, Tho X. Pham, Minkyung Bae, Siqi Hu, Edward O’Neill, Ock K. Chun, Myung Joo Han, Sung I. Koo, Young-Ki Park, Ji-Young Lee. Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) consumption prevents obesity-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice. Obesity 2019 27, 112-120. doi:10.1002/oby.22353
  46. Bong Han Lee, Tae-Gyu Nam, Sun Young Kim, Ock K. Chun, Dae-Ok Kim. Estimated Daily Per Capita Intakes of Phenolics and Antioxidants from Coffee in the Korean Diet. Food Sci Biotechnol 2018. Aug 9;28(1):269-279. doi.org/10.1007/s10068-018-0447-5
  47. Maria Luz Fernandez, Minu Sara Thomas, Bruno S. Lemos, Diana DiMarco, Melissa Melough, Amanda Missimer, Ana G. Murillo, Ock K. Chun, Hana Alyousef, Isabel Medina-Vera. TA-65, A Telomerase Activator, Improves Cardiovascular Markers in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. Curr Pharm Des. 2018;24(17):1905-1911. doi: 10.2174/1381612824666180316114832.
  48. Melissa Melough, Eunyoung Cho, Ock K. Chun. Furocoumarins: A Review of Biochemical Activities, Dietary Sources and Intake, and Potential Health Risks. Food Chem Toxicol. 113:99-107, 2018 Mar. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.01.030.
  49. Kyungho Ha; Kijoon Kim, Ock K. Chun, Hyojee Joung, YoonJu Song. Differential association of dietary carbohydrate intake with metabolic syndrome in US and Korean adults: Data from the 2007-2012 NHANES and KNHANES. Eur J Clin Nutr 72(6):848-860, 2018 June. DOI: 10.1038/s41430-017-0031-8.
  50. Kijoon Kim, Terrence M. Vance, Ming-Hui Chen, Ock K. Chun. Dietary total antioxidant capacity is inversely associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality of U.S. adults. Eur J Nutrition 57(7):2469-2476, 2018 Oct. DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1519-7.
  51. Melissa Melough, Xin Sun, Ock K. Chun. The Role of AOPP in age-related bone loss and the potential benefits of dietary antioxidants. Nutrients. 2017 Jul 22;9(7). pii: E789. doi: 10.3390/nu9070789. Review.
  52. Melissa Melough, Sang Gil Lee, Eunyoung Cho, Kijoon Kim, Anthony Provatas, Christopher Perkins, Min Kyung Park, Abrar Qureshi, Ock Chun. Identification and Quantitation of Furocoumarin in Popularly Consumed Foods in the U.S. using UPLC-MS/MS. J Agri Food Chem. 2017 Jun 21;65(24):5049-5055. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01279. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
  53. Shinyoung Jun, Ock K. Chun, Dan Yedu Quansah, Yang Hei, Hyojee Joung. Estimation of Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity of Korean Adults. Eur J Nutr 2017 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1447-6. [Epub ahead of print]
  54. Melissa A. Melough, Terrence M. Vance, Sang Gil Lee, Christopher Perkins, Anthony Provatas, Abrar Qureshi, Eunyoung Cho, Ock K. Chun. Furocoumarin Kinetics in Plasma and Urine of Healthy Adults Following Consumption of Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) and Grapefruit Juice. J Agri Food Chem. 2017 Mar. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00317. [Epub ahead of print]
  55. Gyung-Ah Wie, Yeong-Ah Cho, Hyun-hee Kang, Kyoung A Ryu, Min-Kyoung Yoo, Jeongseon Kim, Sangah Shin, Ock K. Chun, Hyojee Joung. Identification of major dietary patterns of Korean adults and their association with cancer risk in the Cancer Screening Examination Cohort (CSEC). Eur J Clin Nutr. 2017 Mar. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.6. [Epub ahead of print]
  56. Liyang Xie, Terrance Vance, Bohkyung Kim, Sang-Gil Lee, Christian Caceres, Ying Wang, Ji-Young Lee, Ock Chun, Bradley W. Bolling. Aronia berry polyphenol consumption reduces plasma LDL and total cholesterol in former smokers without reducing biomarkers of inflammation or oxidative stress: a randomized trial. Nutr Res. 37:67-77, 2017 Jan. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2016.12.007.
  57. Sang Gil Lee, Taoran Wang, Terrence M. Vance, Patrice Hubert, Dae-Ok Kim, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Validation of analytical methods for plasma total antioxidant capacity by comparing with urinary 8-isoprostane level. J Microbiol Biotech. 27(2):388-394, 2017 Feb. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1604.04053.
  58. Melissa A. Moser, Ock K. Chun. Vitamin C and Heart Health: A Review Based on Findings from Epidemiologic Studies. Int J Mol Sci. 17(8). pii: E1328. doi: 10.3390/ijms17081328. 2016 Aug.
  59. Bohkyung Kim, Sang Gil Lee, Chai Siah Ku, Youngki Park, Yue Yang, Tho X Pham, Casey Wegner, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun, Jiyoung Lee. Blueberry, blackberry, and blackcurrant differentially affect plasma lipids and pro-inflammatory markers in diet-induced obesity mice. Nutr Res Pract. 10(5):494-500, 2016 Jul.
  60. Sang Gil Lee, Kijoon Kim, Terrence M. Vance, Christopher Perkins, Anthony Provatas, Shaowei Wu, Abrar Qureshi, Eunyoung Cho, Ock K. Chun. Development of a comprehensive analytical method for furanocoumarins in grapefruit and their metabolites in plasma and urine using UPLC-MS/MS: A preliminary study. Int J Food Sci Nutr 67(8): 881-7, 2016 Dec. DOI:10.1080/09637486.2016.1207157
  61. Liyang Xie, Sang-Gil Lee, Terrence Vance, Ying Wang, Bohkyung Kim, Ji-Young Lee, Ock Chun, Bradley Bolling. Bioavailability of anthocyanins and colonic polyphenol metabolites following consumption of aronia berry extract. Food Chem. 211:860-8, 2016 Nov. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.05.122.
  62. Sang Gil Lee, Terrence Vance, Tae-Gyu Nam, Dae-Ok Kim, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Evaluation of pH Differential and HPLC Methods Expressed as Cyanidin-3-glucoside Equivalent for Measuring the Total Anthocyanin Contents of Berries. J Food Measurement and Characterization. 10(3): 562–568, 2016 June. DOI: 10.1007/s11694-016-9337-9
  63. Bong Han Lee, Tae-Gyu Nam, Na Young Park, Ock K Chun, Sung I. Koo, Dae-Ok Kim. Estimated daily intake of phenolics and antioxidants from green tea consumption in the Korean diet. Int J Food Sci Nutr 67(3): 344–352, 2016 June. doi: 10.3109/09637486.2016.1153612.
  64. Xi Zheng, Se Hwan Mun, Sang Gil Lee, Terrence Vance, Patrice Hubert, Sung I. Koo, Sun Kyeong Lee, Ock K. Chun. Anthocyanin-rich black currant extract attenuates ovariectomy-induced bone loss in mice. J Medicinal Food 19(4):390-7, 2016 Apr. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2015.0148.
  65. Kijoon Kim, Terrence M. Vance, Ock K. Chun. Greater flavonoid intake is associated with improved CVD risk factors in US adults. British J Nutr 115: 1481–1488, 2016 Apr
  66. Kijoon Kim, Terrence M. Vance, Ock K. Chun. Greater total antioxidant capacity from diet and supplements is associated with a less atherogenic blood profile in U.S. adults. Nutrients 8(1):15, 2016 Jan. doi:10.3390/nu8010015
  67. Terrence M. Vance, Ying Wang, Joseph Su, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Jeannette T. Bensen, James L. Mohler, Ming-Hui Chen, Ock K. Chun. Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity is Inversely Associated with Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness in a Population-Based Study. Nutrition and Cancer 68(2):214-24, 2016 Feb-Mar. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2016.1134596.
  68. Xi Zheng, Sun-Kyeong Lee, Ock K. Chun. Soy Isoflavones and Osteoporotic Bone Loss: A Review with an Emphasis on Modulation of Bone Remodeling. J Medicinal Food 19 (1): 1–14, 2016 Jan. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2015.0045
  69. Sang Gil Lee, Terrence M. Vance, Tae-Gyu Nam, Dae-Ok Kim, Sung I. Koo, and Ock K. Chun. Contribution of Anthocyanin Composition to Total Antioxidant Capacity of Berries. Plant Food and Human Nutrition. 70(4): 427-432, 2015 December. 10.1007/s11130-015-0514-5
  70. Terrence M. Vance, Ock K. Chun. Zinc Intake is Associated with Less Cadmium Burden. J Nutr 145 (12): 2741-8, 2015 Dec.
  71. Terrence M. Vance, Gissou Azabdaftari, Elena A. Pop, Sang Gil Lee, L. Joseph Su, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Jeannette T. Bensen, Susan E. Steck, Lenore Arab, James L. Mohler, Ming-Hui Chen, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Intake of Dietary Antioxidants is Inversely Associated with Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress among Men with Prostate Cancer. British J Nutr 115(1):68-74, 2016 Jan
  72. Terrence M. Vance, Gissou Azabdaftari, Elena A. Pop, Sang Gil Lee, L. Joseph Su, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Jeannette T. Bensen, Susan E. Steck, Lenore Arab, James L. Mohler, Ming-Hui Chen, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Thioredoxin 1 in Prostate Tissue is Associated with Gleason Score, Erythrocyte Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Dietary Antioxidants. Prostate Cancer 2015:728046, 2015 Aug. doi:10.1155/2015/728046.
  73. Kijoon Kim, Terrence Vance, Ock K. Chun. Estimated Intake and Major Food Sources of Flavonoids among US Adults: Changes between 1999-2002 and 2007-2010. Eur J Nutr , 55(2), 833-843, 2016 Mar.
  74. Nicholas Farrell, Gregory Norris, Sang Gil Lee, Ock K. Chun, and Christopher N. Blesso. Anthocyanin-rich Black Elderberry Extract Improves Markers of HDL Function and Reduces Aortic Cholesterol in Hyperlipidemic Mice. Food Func 6(4):1278-87, 2015 Apr
  75. Sang Gil Lee, Terrence Vance, Do Yu Soung, Bohkyoung Kim, Jiyoung Lee, Sung I. Koo, M. Hicham Drissi, Ock K. Chun. Relationship between oxidative stress and bone mass in obesity and effects of berry supplementation on bone turnover: an exploratory study. J Med Food 18(4): 476-82, 2015 Apr
  76. Hee Geun Yoo, Bong Han Lee, Wooki Kim, Jong Suk Lee, Gun-Hee Kim, Ock Chun, Sung I. Koo, Dae-Ok Kim. Lithospermum erythrorhizon Extract Protects Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts against Oxidative Stress. J Med Food 17(11): 1189–1196, 2014 Nov
  77. Jung-Eun Son, Bong Han Lee, Tae Gyu Nam, Sungbin Im, Dae Kyun Chung, Jung Min Lee, Ock K. Chun, Dae-Ok Kim. Flavonols from the Ripe Fruits of Opuntia Ficus-Indica var. Saboten Protect Neuronal PC-12 Cells against Oxidative Stress. J Food Biochem 38(5): 518-26, 2014 Oct
  78. Sang-Gil Lee, Beate Lloyd, Meng Yang, Ying Wang, Sang-Jin Chung, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Impact of orange juice consumption on bone health in the U.S. population. J Med Food 17(10): 1142-50, 2014 Oct
  79. Ying Wang, Sang-Jin Chung, Marjorie L. McCullough, Won O. Song, Maria Luz Fernandez, Sung I. Koo, Ock K Chun. Dietary Carotenoids Are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Biomarkers Mediated by Serum Carotenoid Concentrations. J Nutr 144(7):1067-74, 2014 Jul
  80. Catherine G. Davis, Meng Yang, Ying Wang, Maria Luz Fernandez, Nancy R. Rodriguez, Ock K. Chun. The number of days required for assessing usual nutrient and antioxidant intakes in a sample of healthy college population. Nutrition 30(11-12): 1355–9, 2014 Nov-Dec
  81. Sungbin Im, Tae Gyu Nam, Sang Gil Lee, Young Jun Kim, Ock K. Chun, Dae-Ok Kim. Additive antioxidant capacity of vitamin C and tocopherols in combination. Food Sci Biotechnol 23(3): 693-9, 2014 Jun
  82. Patrice Hubert, Sang Gil Lee, Sun-Kyeong Lee, Ock K. Chun. Dietary Polyphenols, Berries, and Age-Related Bone Loss: A Review Based on Human, Animal, and Cell Studies. Antioxidants 3, 144-158, 2014 Mar; doi:10.3390/antiox3010144
  83. Sang Gil Lee, Bohkyung Kim, Yue Yang, Youngki Park, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun, Jiyoung Lee. Berry anthocyanins suppress the expression and secretion of proinflammatory mediators in macrophages by inhibiting nuclear translocation of NF-κB independent of NRF2-mediated mechanism. J Nutr Biochem 25(4): 404-11, 2014 Apr.
  84. Ying Wang, Meng Yang, Sang-Gil Lee, Catherine G Davis, Sung I. Koo, Maria Luz Fernandez, Jeff Volek, Ock K Chun. Diets high in total antioxidant capacity improve risk biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: A 9-month observational study. Eur J Nutr 53:1363–9, 2014 Sep
  85. Meng Yang, Sohyun Park, Ock K. Chun. Consumptions of plain water, moisture in foods and beverages, and total water in relation to dietary micronutrient intakes and serum nutrient profiles among US adults. Public Health Nutr 18(7):1180-6, 2015 May
  86. Ying Wang, Ock K. Chun, Won O. Song. Plasma and Dietary Antioxidant Status as Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: a Review of Human Studies. Nutrients 5:2969-3004, 2013 Jul. doi:10.3390/nu5082969
  87. Terrence Vance, Joseph Su, Elizabeth Fontham, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Dietary Antioxidants and Prostate Cancer: A Review. Nutrition and Cancer 65(6): 793-801, 2013 Aug. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2013.806672
  88. Chun-Shan Liu, Tae-Gyu Nam, Min-Woo Han, Soo-mi Ahn, Han Seok Choi, Tae Young Kim, Ock K. Chun, Sung I. Koo, Dae-Ok Kim. Protective effect of detoxified Rhus verniciflua stokes on human keratinocyte and dermal fibroblast against oxidative stress and identification of the bioactive phenolics. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 77(8): 1682-88, 2013 Aug.
  89. Meng Yang, Ying Wang, Catherine G. Davis, Sang-Gil Lee, Maria Luz Fernandez, Sung I. Koo, Eunyoung Cho, Ock K. Chun. Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess antioxidant intake in overweight postmenopausal women. Public Health Nutr 17(7): 1467-75, 2014 Jul. doi:10.1017/S1368980013001638
  90. Meng Yang, Sang-Jin Chung, Anna Floegel, Won O. Song, Sung I. Koo, and Ock K. Chun. Dietary antioxidant capacity is associated with improved serum antioxidant status and decreased serum C-reactive protein and plasma homocysteine concentrations. Eur J Nutr 52(8):1901-1911, 2013 Dec. doi: 1007/s00394-012-0491-5
  91. Yi Guo, Eunice Mah, Catherine G Davis, Thunder Jalili, Mario G. Ferruzzi, Ock K. Chun, Richard S Bruno. Dietary fat increases quercetin bioavailability in obese adults. Mol Nutr Food Res 57(5):896-905, 2013 May. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201200619.
  92. Meng Yang, Sang-Gil Lee, Ying Wang, Catherine G. Davis, Sang-Jin Chung, Beate Lloyd, Ock K. Chun. Orange juice, a marker of diet quality, contributes to essential micronutrient and antioxidant intakes in the US population. J Nutr Educ Behav 45(4):340-48, 2013 Jul-Aug. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2012.07.005
  93. Meng Yang, Ying Wang, Sang Gil Lee, Catherine G. Davis, Maria Luz Fernandez, Sung I. Koo, Eunyoung Cho, Won O. Song, Ock K. Chun. Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess short-term antioxidant intake against 30-day food records and plasma biomarkers. Public Health Nutr 17(2): 297-306, 2014 Feb. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012005071.
  94. Dahee Lim, Wooki Kim, Mi-Gi Lee, Ho Jin Heo, Ock K. Chun, Dae-Ok Kim. Evidence for Protective Effects of Coffees on Oxidative Stress induced Apoptosis through Antioxidant Capacity of Phenolics. Food Sci Biotechnol 21(6): 1735-1744, 2012. Doi: 10.1007/s10068-012-0231-x
  95. Ock K. Chun, Catherine G. Davis. Variation in Nutrient Intakes and Required Number of Days for Assessing Usual Nutrient Intake among Different Populations. J Nutr Disorders 2(3):118-121, 2012. Doi:10.4172/2161-0509.1000118
  96. Catherine G. Davis, Meng Yang, Ying Wang, Caroline Yu, Maria Luz Fernandez, Nancy R. Rodriguez, Ock K. Chun. Assessment of nutrient adequacy with supplement use in a sample of healthy college students. J Am Coll Nutr 31(5):301-10, 2012
  97. Ying Wang, Meng Yang, Sang-Gil Lee, Catherine Davis, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Dietary total antioxidant capacity is associated with diet and plasma antioxidant status in healthy young adults. J Acad Nutr Diet 112(10):1626-1635, 2012.
  98. Ock K. Chun, Sang-Gil Lee, Ying Wang, Terrence Vance, Won O. Song. Estimated flavonoid intakes of the elderly in the U.S. and around the world. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 31(3):190–205, 2012.
  99. Won O. Song, Ying Wang, Chin Eun Chung, Bonita Song, Wutae Lee, Ock K. Chun. Is obesity development associated with dietary sugar intake in the U.S.? Nutrition 28(11-12): 1137-1141, 2012 (doi:10.1016/j.nut.2012.03.008)
  100. Ying Wang, Meng Yang, Sang-Gil Lee, Catherine Davis, Anne Kenny, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Plasma total antioxidant capacity is associated with dietary intake and plasma level of antioxidants in postmenopausal women. J Nutr Biochem 23(12):1725-31, 2012
  101. Ying Wang, Meng Yang, Beate Lloyd, Catherine G. Davis, Sang-Gil Lee, Wutae Lee, Sang-Jin Chung, Ock K. Chun. Impact of orange juice consumption on sugar and energy intake and body composition in the U.S. population. Public Health Nutrition 15(12):2220-7, 2012
  102. Anna Floegel, Sang-Jin Chung, Anne von Ruesten, Meng Yang, Chin Eun Chung, Won O. Song, Sung I. Koo, Tobias Pischon and Ock K. Chun. Antioxidant intakes from diet and supplements and elevated serum C-reactive protein and plasma homocysteine concentrations in US adults: a cross-sectional study. Public Health Nutrition 14(11):2055-64, 2011
  103. Bong Han Lee, Sun Young Kim, Chi Heung Cho, Dae Kyun Chung, Ock K. Chun, Dae-Ok Kim. Estimation of daily per capita intake of total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antioxidant capacities from fruit and vegetable juices in the Korean diet based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008. Korean J Food Sci Technol 43(4): 475-82, 2011
  104. Anna Floegel, Dae-Ok Kim, Sang-Jin Chung, Sung I. Koo and Ock K. Chun. Comparison of ABTS/DHHP assays to measure antioxidant capacity in popular antioxidant-rich US foods. J Food Composition & Analysis 24(7):1043-1048, 2011
  105. Meng Yang, Sang-Jin Chung, Chin Eun Chung, Won O. Song, Sung I. Koo, Ock K. Chun. Estimation of total antioxidant capacity from diet and supplements in US adults. Br J Nutr 106(2):254-63, 2011
  106. Ying Wang, Sang-Jin Chung, Won O. Song, Ock K. Chun. Estimated daily proanthocyanidin intake and major food sources in the U. S. diet. J Nutr 141(3): 447-52, 2011
  107. Meng Yang, Sung I. Koo, Won O. Song, and Ock K. Chun. Food matrix affecting anthocyanin bioavailability: review. Curr Med Chem 18(2): 291-300, 2011
  108. Ock K. Chun, Chin E. Chung, Ying Wang, Andrea Padgitt, and Won O. Song. Changes in intakes of total and added sugar and their contribution to energy intake in the U.S. Nutrients. 2: 834-54, 2010.
  109. Anna Floegel, Maria-Luz Fernandez, Richard Bruno, Sang-Jin Chung, Dae-Ok Kim, Ock K. Chun. Development of an algorithm to establish a total antioxidant capacity database of U.S. diet. Int J Food Sci Nutr 61(6): 600-23, 2010
  110. Ock K. Chun, Anna Floegel, Sang-Jin Chung, Chin Eun Chung, Won O. Song, Sung I. Koo. Estimation of antioxidant intakes from diet and supplement in U.S. adults. J Nutr 140(2):317-24, 2010.
  111. Ock K. Chun, Sang-Jin Chung, Won O. Song. Urinary isoflavones and their metabolites validate the dietary isoflavone intakes in US adults. J Am Diet Assoc 109(2):245-54, 2009.
  112. Won O. Song, Ock K. Chun. Tea consumption is major sources of flavan-3-ol and flavonol in US diet. J Nutr 138(8): 1543S-1547S, 2008.
  113. Chun OK, Chung S-J, Claycombe K, Song WO. Serum C-reactive protein concentrations are inversely associated with dietary flavonoid intake in U.S. adults. J Nutr. 138(4):753-60, 2008.
  114. Song WO, Chun OK, Hwang I, Shin HS, Kim B-G, Kim SK, Lee S-Y, Shin D, Lee SG. Soy isoflavones as safe and functional ingredients. J Med Food. 10:571-580, 2007.
  115. Chun OK, Chung S-J, Song WO. Estimated dietary flavonoid intake and major sources of US adults. J Nutr. 137:1244-1252, 2007.
  116. Song WO, Chun OK, Kerver J, Cho S, Chung C-E, Chung S-J. Ready-to-eat cereal consumption enhances milk and calcium intake in the U.S. population. J Am Diet Assoc. 106 (11):1783-1789, 2006.
  117. Song WO, Chun OK, Obayashi S, Cho S, Chung C-E. Is consumption of breakfast associated with body mass index in US adults? J Am Diet Assoc 105:1373-1382, 2005.
  118. Chung C-E, Chun OK, Song WO. Serum homocysteine concentration of US adults is associated with fortified cereal consumption. J Am Coll Nutr. 24 (6): 503-509, 2005.
  119. Lee M-G, Chun OK, Song WO. Determinants of the blood lead concentration of US women of reproductive age. J Am Coll Nutr. 24 (1): 1-9, 2005.
  120. Kim YJ, Kim D-O, Chun OK, Park JS, Lee CY, Wilson DB. Polyphenol extraction from apple peel by cellulases from Thermobifida fusca. J Agric Food Chem. 53(24):9560-9565, 2005.
  121. Chun OK, Kim D-O, Smith N, Schroeder D, Han JT, Lee CY. Daily consumption of phenolics and total antioxidant capacity from fruits and vegetables in American diet. J Sci Food Agric. 85:1715-1724, 2005.
  122. Chun OK, Kim D-O. Consideration on the equivalent chemicals in total phenolic assay of chlorogenic acid-rich plums. Food Research International. 37(4): 337-342, 2004.
  123. Chun OK, Smith N, Sakagawa A, Lee CY. Antioxidant properties of various raw and processed cabbages. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 55(3): 191-199, 2004
  124. Han J-T, Bang M-H, Chun OK, Kim D-O, Lee CY, Baek N-I. Flavonol glycosides from the aerial parts of Aceriphyllum rossii and their antioxidant activities. Arch Pharm Res. 27(4): 390-395, 2004.
  125. Chun OK., Kim D-O, Moon H-Y, Kang HG, Lee CY. Contribution of individual polyphenolics to total antioxidant capacity of Plums. J Agric Food Chem. 51:7240-7245, 2003.
  126. Chun OK, Kim D-O, Lee CY. Superoxide radical scavenging activity of polyphenols in fresh plums. J Agric Food Chem. 51:8067-8072, 2003.
  127. Kim D-O, Chun OK, Kim YJ, Moon H-Y, Lee CY. Quantification of polyphenolics and their antioxidant activity in fresh plums. J Agric Food Chem. 51: 6509-6515, 2003.
  128. Kim D-O, Lee KW, Chun OK, Lee HJ, Lee CY. Antiproliferative activity of polyphenolics in plums. Food Sci Biotechnol. 12: 399-402, 2003.
  129. Chun OK, Kang HG. Estimation of risks of pesticide exposure, by food intake, to Koreans. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 41(8): 1063-1076, 2003
  130. Chun OK, Kang HG. Multiresidue method for the determination of pesticide residues in Korean crops by GC/MSD. Journal of AOAC International 86(4):823-31, 2003.
  131. Chun OK, Yoon KS, Lee JH, Bak JS, Cho TH, Kim TR, Kim OH, Chang MS, Hong IS, An SC, Choi YH, Seo YH, Kim BS, Kang HG. A study on current status of pesticide residues in commercial agricultural products, 2001. Food Sci Biotechnol. 11 (6), 602-607, 2002
  132. Chun OK. A Study on the contents of inorganic metals and the safety in botanical pills. J Food Hygiene Safety. 16 (4), 300-307, 2001
  133. Chun OK, Kim YC, Han SH, Lee KM. A study on the contents of heavy metals in the commercial processed foods. J Food Hygiene Safety. 16 (4), 308-314, 2001
  134. Chun OK, Han SH. A study on the contents of inorganic compounds in the processed soft drinks. J Food Hygiene Safety. 15 (4), 316-325, 2000
  135. Chun OK, Kim YC, Yang HR, Choi YH, Han SH, Lee KM. A study on the contents of trace metals in the crops cultivated in Han-riverside. J Food Hygiene Safety. 15 (3): 209-218, 2000
  136. Chun OK, Lee Y-W. A Study on the risk of pesticide exposure by food intake. J Food Hygiene Safety. 14 (2): 201-215, 1999
  137. Chun OK., Lee KM, Yoon JS. Study on the change of pesticide residues by food treatments. Korean J Environ Health Society. 25 (2): 83-96, 1999
  138. Chun OK, Lee KM. A Study on the multiresidue analytical methods for organophosphorus, organochlorine, and n-methyl carbamate pesticides in food. J Environmental Agriculture. 18 (2): 154-163, 1999
  139. Chun OK, Lee Y-W. A study on the simplified extraction and clean- up technique for organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides in Vegetables. Korean J Environmental Health Society. 23 (1): 66-73, 1997
  140. Chun OK, Lee Y-W. A study on the simple and rapid multiresidue screen methods for organophosphorus, organochlorine, and n-methyl carbamate insecticides in plants. J Institute Health Environ Science. 6 (1): 71-78, 1996
  141. Chun OK, Suh BT, Lee JJ. Study on analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water (II). Korean J Environ Health Society. 20 (4): 53-59, 1994
  142. Chun OK, Suh BT, Lee JJ, Lee DH. Study on analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water. Korean J Environ Health Society. 19 (2): 16-22, 1993