DennisBierMD

Pediatric Endocrinology • Houston, TX

Professor, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
6621 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-798-7022

Fax+1 713-798-7046
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pediatrics, 1966 - 1968
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1966

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1967 - 2025
MO State Medical License 1972 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1997
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1981
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
The ultra-processed foods hypothesis: a product processed well beyond the basic ingredients in the package.
Francesco Visioli, Franca Marangoni, Vincenzo Fogliano, Daniele Del Rio, J Alfredo Martinez, Gunter Kuhnle, Judith Buttriss, Hugo Da Costa Ribeiro, Dennis Bier, Andrea...> ;Nutrition Research Reviews. 2023 Dec 1
14 citations
Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology: The rational space between dismissal and defense of the status quo.
Andrew W. Brown, Stella Aslibekyan, Dennis M. Bier, Rafael Ferreira da Silva, Adam Hoover, David M. Klurfeld, Eric Loken, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Nir Menachemi, Greg Pavela,...> ;Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2021 Oct 22
21 citations
Dietary Saturated Fats and Health: Are the U.S. Guidelines Evidence-Based?
Arne Astrup, Nina Teicholz, Faidon Magkos, Dennis M. Bier, J. Thomas Brenna, Janet C. King, Andrew Mente, Jose M. Ordovas, Jeff S. Volek, Salim Yusuf, Ronald M. Krauss> ;Nutrients. 2021 Sep 22
4 citations
Subchronic Tolerance Trials of Graded Oral Supplementation with Phenylalanine or Serine in Healthy Adults.
Naoki Miura, Hideki Matsumoto, Luc Cynober, Patrick J. Stover, Rajavel Elango, Motoni Kadowaki, Dennis M. Bier, Miro Smriga> ;Nutrients. 2021 Jun 8
2 citations
Challenges in the design, interpretation, and reporting of randomized controlled clinical studies on the health effects of whole foods.
Kathy Musa-Veloso, Megan Racey, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Dennis M. Bier, Benoît Lamarche, Paula R Trumbo, James D. House> ;Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism = Physiologie Appliquee, Nutrition Et Metabolisme. 2021 May 28
3 citations
Dietary Sugars: Not as Sour as They Are Made Out to Be.
Dennis M. Bier> ;Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series. 2020 Nov 9
6 citations
Proposals for Upper Limits of Safe Intake for Methionine, Histidine, and Lysine in Healthy Humans.
Luc Cynober, Dennis M. Bier, Patrick J. Stover, Motoni Kadowaki, Sidney M. Morris, Rajavel Elango, Miro Smriga> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2020 Oct 1
210 citations
Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-based Recommendations: JACC State-of -the-Art Review
Arne Astrup, Faidon Magkos, Dennis M. Bier, J. Thomas Brenna, Marcia C de Oliveira Otto, James O. Hill, Janet C. King, Andrew Mente, Jose M. Ordovas, Jeff S. Volek, Sa...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020 Aug 18
13 citations
Science dialogue mapping of knowledge and knowledge gaps related to the effects of dairy intake on human cardiovascular health and disease
Andrew W. Brown, Kathryn A. Kaiser, Andrew Keitt, Kevin R. Fontaine, Madeline Gibson, Barbara A. Gower, James M. Shikany, Colby J. Vorland, Donald C. Beitz, Dennis M. ...> ;Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2020 Feb 19
18 citations
The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Principles and Practice in Nutrition.
Bradley C. Johnston, John L. Seivenpiper, Robin W.M. Vernooij, Russell J. de Souza, David J.A. Jenkins, Dena Zeraatkar, Dennis M. Bier, Gordon H. Guyatt> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Innovations, Quality & Outcomes. 2019 Jun 1
A view from the "new world".
Arne Astrup, Dennis M. Bier> ;European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2018 Sep 1
2 citations
Nutrition from the Inside Out.
Dennis M. Bier> ;Annual Review of Nutrition. 2017 Aug 21
40 citations
Perspective: Improving Nutritional Guidelines for Sustainable Health Policies: Current Status and Perspectives
Paolo Magni, Dennis M. Bier, Sergio Pecorelli, Carlo Agostoni, Arne Astrup, Furio Brighenti, Rob Cook, Emanuela Folco, Luigi Fontana, Robert A. Gibson, Ranieri Guerra,...> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2017 Jul 1
63 citations
Options for basing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) on chronic disease endpoints: report from a joint US-/Canadian-sponsored working group
Elizabeth A Yetley, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Linda S. Greene-Finestone, Cutberto Garza, Jamy D. Ard, Stephanie A. Atkinson, Dennis M. Bier, Alicia L. Carriquiry, William ...> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2017 Jan 1
19 citations
Proposals for Upper Limits of Safe Intake for Arginine and Tryptophan in Young Adults and an Upper Limit of Safe Intake for Leucine in the Elderly
Luc Cynober, Dennis M. Bier, Motoni Kadowaki, Sidney M. Morris, Rajavel Elango, Miro Smriga> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2016 Dec 1
7 citations
Dietary Reference Intakes: resuscitate or let die?
Dennis M. Bier, Walter C. Willett> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2016 Nov 1
27 citations
Saturated Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: Interpretations Not as Simple as They Once Were
Dennis M. Bier> ;Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2016 Jun 27
2 citations
Introduction to the series “Best (but Oft-Forgotten) Practices”
Dennis M. Bier, David B. Allison, David H. Alpers, Arne Astrup, Kevin D. Cashman, Paul M. Coates, Naomi K. Fukagawa, David M. Klurfeld, Richard D. Mattes, Ricardo Uauy> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2015 Aug 1
4 citations
History and impact of nutritional epidemiology.
David H. Alpers, Dennis M. Bier, Kenneth J. Carpenter, Donald B. McCormick, Anthony B. Miller, Paul F. Jacques> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2014 Sep 1
28 citations
Unscientific Beliefs about Scientific Topics in Nutrition
Andrew W. Brown, John P. A. Ioannidis, Mark B. Cope, Dennis M. Bier, David B. Allison> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2014 Sep 1
17 citations
Nutrition research to affect food and a healthy lifespan
Sarah D. Ohlhorst, Robert M. Russell, Dennis M. Bier, David M. Klurfeld, Zhaoping Li, Jonathan R. Mein, John A. Milner, A. Catharine Ross, Patrick J. Stover, Emily Kon...> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2013 Sep 1
30 citations
Nutrition research to affect food and a healthy life span
Sarah D. Ohlhorst, Robert M. Russell, Dennis M. Bier, David M. Klurfeld, Zhaoping Li, Jonathan R. Mein, John A. Milner, A. Catharine Ross, Patrick J. Stover, Emily Kon...> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2013 Aug 1
13 citations
Nutrition research to affect food and a healthy life span
Sarah D. Ohlhorst, Robert M. Russell, Dennis M. Bier, David M. Klurfeld, Zhaoping Li, Jonathan R. Mein, John A. Milner, A. Catharine Ross, Patrick J. Stover, Emily Kon...> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2013 Aug 1
11 citations
A Proposal for an Upper Limit of Leucine Safe Intake in Healthy Adults
Luc Cynober, Dennis M. Bier, Motoni Kadowaki, Sidney M. Morris, Andrew G. Renwick> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2012 Dec 1
6 citations
Summary of Workshop Discussions on Establishing Upper Limits for Amino Acids with Specific Attention to Available Data for the Essential Amino Acids Leucine and Trypto...
Takeshi Kimura, Dennis M. Bier, Christine L. Taylor> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2012 Dec 1
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