Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Goss is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition Sciences at UAB, a Register Dietitian, and an early career investigator with expertise in conducting randomized clinical trials to examine the effects of diet quality and macronutrient composition on risk factors of chronic metabolic diseases such as obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and type 2 diabetes. The goal of her research is to identify effective, sustainable, and non-invasive dietary means of preventing and reversing disease with metabolic origins. Dr. Goss specializes in MRI and MRS techniques for the assessment of fat distribution and organ lipid content in adult and pediatric populations. She recently has conducted studies using a family-based, controlled feeding experimental design aimed at improving outcomes in children with NAFLD.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

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    2023 Associations of renal sinus fat with blood pressure and ectopic fat in a diverse cohort of adults.  Journal of the American Society of Hypertension.  16. 2023
    2022 Sex differences in the relationships between body composition, fat distribution, and mitochondrial energy metabolism: a pilot study.  Nutrition and Metabolism.  19. 2022
    2022 French-fried potato consumption and energy balance: A randomized controlled trial.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  115:1626-1636. 2022
    2021 A Pilot Study of Associations between Visceral Fat, IL-6, and Urinary F-Isoprostanes in Older Adults Exposed to a Diet Intervention.  Current Developments in Nutrition.  5. 2021
    2021 Changes in Ghrelin and Glucagon following a Low Glycemic Load Diet in Women with PCOS.  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.  106:E2151-E2161. 2021
    2021 Greater loss of central adiposity from low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet in middle-aged adults with overweight and obesity.  Nutrients.  13:1-12. 2021
    2020 Feasibility of improving dietary quality using a telehealth lifestyle intervention for adults with multiple sclerosis.  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.  46. 2020
    2020 Effects of weight loss during a very low carbohydrate diet on specific adipose tissue depots and insulin sensitivity in older adults with obesity: A randomized clinical trial.  Nutrition and Metabolism.  17. 2020
    2020 Effects of a carbohydrate‐restricted diet on hepatic lipid content in adolescents with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: A pilot, randomized trial 2020
    2020 Race affects the association of obesity measures with insulin sensitivity.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  111:515-525. 2020
    2019 Physical Function and Strength in Relation to Inflammation in Older Adults with Obesity and Increased Cardiometabolic Risk.  Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.  23:949-957. 2019
    2019 1906-P: Effects of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Lipid Content in Adolescents with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.  Diabetes.  68. 2019
    2019 Oral Supplementation with Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate, Arginine, and Glutamine Improves Lean Body Mass in Healthy Older Adults.  Journal of Dietary Supplements.  16:281-293. 2019
    2018 The sliding set-point: how insulin and diet interact to explain the obesity epidemic (and how to fix it).  Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity.  25:303-309. 2018
    2018 Higher carbohydrate intake is associated with increased risk of all-cause and disease-specific mortality in head and neck cancer patients: results from a prospective cohort study.  International Journal of Cancer.  143:1105-1113. 2018
    2018 Dyslipidemia is associated with pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.  Journal of Clinical Lipidology.  12:981-987. 2018
    2018 Effectiveness of a carbohydrate restricted diet to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents with obesity: Trial design and methodology.  Contemporary Clinical Trials.  68:95-101. 2018
    2017 Effects of Calorie Restriction in Obese Older Adults: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Trial 2017
    2017 Peri-muscular adipose tissue may play a unique role in determining insulin sensitivity/resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.  Human Reproduction.  32:185-192. 2017
    2017 Peri-muscular adipose tissue may play a unique role in determining insulin sensitivity/resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.  Human Reproduction.  32:185-192. 2017
    2016 Calorie restriction in overweight older adults: Do benefits exceed potential risks?.  Experimental Gerontology.  86:4-13. 2016
    2015 A lower-carbohydrate, higher-fat diet reduces abdominal and intermuscular fat and increases insulin sensitivity in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes 2015
    2014 Mode of delivery in women with class III obesity: Planned cesarean compared with induction of labor.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  211:700.e1-700.e9. 2014
    2014 Calorie Restriction in Overweight Seniors: Response of Older Adults to a Dieting Study: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.  Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics.  33:376-400. 2014
    2014 Effects of a eucaloric reduced-carbohydrate diet on body composition and fat distribution in women with PCOS 2014
    2014 683: Predictors of failed induction of labor at term in women with class III obesity.  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  210:s334-s335. 2014
    2013 Favourable metabolic effects of a eucaloric lower-carbohydrate diet in women with PCOS.  Clinical Endocrinology.  79:550-557. 2013
    2013 Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distribution during weight maintenance and weight loss.  Obesity.  21:1133-1138. 2013
    2013 Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distribution during weight maintenance and weight loss.  Obesity.  21:1139-1142. 2013
    2012 Insulin sensitivity is associated with thigh adipose tissue distribution in healthy postmenopausal women 2012
    2012 Longitudinal associations of the endocrine environment on fat partitioning in postmenopausal women.  Obesity.  20:939-944. 2012

    Chapter

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    2020 Dietary influences on pediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome.  171-193. 2020

    Research Overview

  • Her research interests are related to obesity and energy metabolism, with an emphasis on glucose metabolism, type 2 diabetes risk and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). She has worked with controlled feeding studies in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight/obese adults examining the effects of dietary glycemic load with and without caloric restriction on changes in visceral and ectopic adiposity and insulin sensitivity. Her ongoing research examines how variation in diet macronutrient composition affects metabolic health, body fat distribution and risk of chronic metabolic disease in aging adults. Dr. Goss also has ongoing research examining the effects of diet composition on hepatic lipid content and hepatic insulin sensitivity in adolescents with NAFLD.

    • Principal Investigator On

    Investigator On

  • A Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet to Reverse Fatty Liver in Adolescents with Obesity  awarded by Thrasher Research Fund
  • APRE Potato Consumption and Energy Balance: A Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial  awarded by Indiana University
  • Calorie Restriction & Body Composition, Function and QoL in Older Adults  awarded by National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
  • Depletion of Pancreatic Lipid Improves Beta-Cell Function in Early Type 2 Diabetes  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Diet Interventions, by Race, Evaluated as Complementary Treatments for Pain (DIRECTPain)  awarded by National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS
  • Does an Egg-Rich Diet Improve Metabolic Health and Function in Obese Older Adults?  awarded by American Egg Board
  • Effect of Weight Loss on Urinary Oxalate Excretion in Obese Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stone Formers  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Impact of Diet Quality and Calorie Restriction on Physical Function and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis  awarded by DOD - ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
  • Influence of Obesity on Oxalate Metabolism and Handling in Calcium Oxalate Stone Formers-Project-Core  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • Pilot and Feasibility Trial of a Telehealth Dietary Intervention for MS  awarded by National Multiple Sclerosis Society ^
  • Role of Body Fat Distribution in Metabolic and Pulmonary Decline in CF  awarded by Emory University
  • Targeted Disruption of Cancer Cell Metabolism and Growth Through Modification of Diet Quality  awarded by AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
  • The Influence of Obesity on Oxalate Metabolism and Handling in Calcium Oxalate Stone Formers  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Diabetes Research Center  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Diabetes Research Center - Human Physiology Core  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) - Metabolism Core  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center - Metabolism Core  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
  • UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center - Metabolism Core  awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2012
  • Master of Sciences or Mathematics in Foods and Nutrition Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2009

    • Full Name

  • Amy Goss