Mark Kern, ENS

Appointment year at SDSU - 1995

Contact Information

Office Location: ENS 305
Telephone Number: (619) 594-1834
e-mail: kern@mail.sdsu.edu

Education

B.S., Indiana University, 1990, Nutrition Science
M.S., Indiana University, 1991, Nutrition Science
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1995, Foods and Nutrition

Professional Memberships:

American Dietetic Association
Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists (SCAN)
- Editor-in-Chief of SCAN's PULSE
Research Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association
American College of Sports Medicine
American Society for Nutrition
San Diego State University Heart Institute

Major Curricular Responsibilities

NUTR 202 Nutrition for Athletes
NUTR 302 Advanced Nutrition
NUTR 302L Advanced Nutrition Laboratory
NUTR 610 Nutrition and Energy

Academic Interests

I have several areas of professional interest. I am particularly interested in the effects of diet and exercise on nutritional status (i.e., blood lipids, bone health and energy metabolism) as well as the effects of diet on exercise performance. Below are a few representative grants, publications, and presentations related to my research.

Recent Extramurally Funded Grants

Kern, M. (PI). Influence of honey consumption on risk factors related to chronic diseases. National Honey Board. 2006-2007.
Kern, M. (PI). The role of mushrooms included in a low carbohydrate diet on weight loss, blood lipids and satiety. Mushroom Council. 2004-2006.
Kern, M. (PI) and Bushnell, D. The effect of meal and exercise timing on postprandial metabolism and appetite. California Dietetic Association, Zellmer Grant. 2004-2005.
Kern, M. (PI). Glycemic index and insulinemic responses of five U.S. varieties of honey. National Honey Board. 2004-2005.
Kern, M. Effects Of Milk Proteins On Amino Acid And Hormone Concentrations Of Active Men. NEXT Proteins International. 2002-2003.
Kern, M. (PI). Raisin Consumption and Exercise Performance of Endurance Athletes. California Raisin Marketing Board. 2000-2001
Kern, M. (PI). Interactive Effects of Diet and Exercise on Blood Lipids and Lipoproteins in Minimally Active Women. American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate. 2000-2001.

Recent Publications (Refereed Journals)

Klein, J, Nyhan, WL, Kern, M. The effects of alanine ingestion on exercise metabolism and performance of cyclists. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. In Review.
Kern, M, Heslin, C, Rezende, R. Metabolic and performance effects of raisins versus sports gel as pre-exercise feedings in cyclists. J Strength Cond Res. In Review.
Braun, M., B.R. Martin, B.R., Kern, M., McCabe, G.P., Peacock, M., Jiang, Z., Weaver, C.M. Calcium retention in adolescent boys on a range of controlled calcium intakes. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. In Press.
Ischayek J.I. and Kern, M. US honeys varying in glucose and fructose content elicit similar glycemic indexes. (2006) J Am Dietetic Assoc. In Press, August.
Kern, M. Dietary intake of adolescent athletes and non-athletes. (2006) J Am Dietetic Assoc. 106:717-8.
Pernick, Y, Nichols, JF, Rauh, MJ, Kern, M, Ji, M, Lawson, MJ, Wilfley, D. (2006) Disordered eating among a multi-racial/ethnic sample of female high school athletes. J Adol Health. 38:689-95.
Kloss, R., Linscheid, J., Johnson, A., Lawson, B., Edwards, K., Linder, T., Stocker, K., Petitte, J., Kern, M. (2005) Effects of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on blood lipids and adiposity of rats fed diets rich in saturated versus unsaturated fat. Pharmacological Research. 51:503-7.
Benado, M, Alcantara, C, de la Rosa, R, Ambrose, M, Mosier, K, Kern, M. Effects of various levels of dietary fructose on blood lipids of rats. In Review.
Kern, M., Ellison, D. Marroquin, Y., Ambrose, M., and Mosier, K. (2002) The effects of soy protein supplemented with methionine on blood lipids and adiposity of rats. Nutrition. 18:654-6.
Kern, M., Beuttenmuller, D., Diehl, S., McCormick, C, Ambrose, M. (2002) The effects of protein repletion at varied levels on the growth and nutritional status of protein restricted rats. Nutrition Research. 22;957-63.
Kern, M. (2001) An integrative research project for teaching research concepts and nutrition principles to college students. J Nutr Educ. 33:301-2.
Kern, M. Podewils, L.J., Vukovich, M., and Buono, M.J. (2001) Physiological response to exercise in the heat following creatine supplementation. J Exerc. Physiol. 4:18-27.
Weaver, C.M., Teegarden, D.T., Lyle, R.M., McCabe, G.P., McCabe, L.D., Proulx, W., Kern, M., Sedlock, D., Anderson, D.D., Hillberry, B.M., Peacock, M., and Johnston, C.C. (2001) Impact Of Exercise On Bone Health And Contraindication Of Oral Contraceptive Use In Young Women. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 33:873-880.
Misell, L.M, Lagomarcino, N.D., Schuster, V., and Kern, M. Chronic medium-chain triacylglycerol consumption and endurance performance in trained runners. (2001) J. Sports Med. Phys. Fitness. 41:210-215.
Kern, M., Harris, D.R., Broder, H., and Edmondson, J.I. (2000). Effects of an acute bout of exercise on high density lipoprotein cholesterol following consumption of a high or low fat diet. Sports Med. Training Rehab. 9:199-208.
Kern, M., Lagomarcino, N.D., Misell, L.M., Schuster, V. (2000). The effect of medium-chain triacylglycerols on the blood lipid profile of male endurance runners. J. Nutr. Biochem. 11:288-292.

Books/Chapters

Kern, M. CRC Desk Reference on Sports Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. May 2005.
Kern, M. Physical Activity and Nutrition. In: Encyclopedia of Food. Katz, S.H. ed. Scribners, NY. Vol. 3, pp. 63-66.
Kern, M. Basic dietary recommendations for athletes. In: Athletic Trainers’ Guide to Strength and Endurance Training. Wiksten and Peters, eds. Slack, Inc., Thorofare, NJ. 2000. pp. 91-99.
Kern, M. Current knowledge of supplements for strength or endurance. In: Athletic Trainers’ Guide to Strength and Endurance Training. Wiksten and Peters, eds. Slack, Inc., Thorofare, NJ. 2000. pp. 101-106.

Recent Abstracts/Presentations

Petrisko, Y, Bradley, P, Kloss, R, Bilodeau, A, Fisher, M, Spindler, AA, Kern, M. Postprandial serum triglyceride responses following four weeks of consuming two different very low carbohydrate diets versus a lower fat diet. FASEB J. 20:A126, 2006.
Kloss, R, Bradley, P, Petrisko, Y, Bilodeau, A, Fisher, M, Spindler, AA, Kern, M. Body weight and composition changes after consumption of two different very low carbohydrate diets versus a lower fat diet. FASEB J. 20:A427, 2006.
Bradley, P, Kloss, R, Petrisko, Y, Bilodeau, A, Fisher, M, Spindler, AA, Kern, M.. Blood lipid responses to consumption of two different very low carbohydrate diets versus a lower fat diet. FASEB J. 20:A126, 2006.
Kern, M., Bertram, B., Milks, M. Metabolic responses to ingestion of whey protein in active men. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 37:S420, 2005.
Ischayek, J., Kern, M. Glycemic indexes of US honeys varying in glucose and fructose content. FASEB J. 19:A74, 2005.
Nemoseck, T., Cervantes, N., Merdinger, K., Stocker, K., Kern, M. Serum leptin, insulin, and lipids in rats fed two levels of fish oil versus beef tallow. FASEB J. 19:A972, 2005.
Rezende, R., Heslin, C., Kern, M. Metabolic and performance effects of raisins versus sports gel during exercise in cyclists. Southwest American College of Sports Medicine. Las Vegas, NV. 2005.
Braun, M., Martin, B., Kern, M., McCabe, G., Jiang, Z., Peacock, M., Weaver, C.M. Influence of circulating hormones and biomarkers of bone metabolism on calcium retention in adolescent boys and girls. FASEB J. 18:A525, 2004.
Kern, M., C.J. Heslin, R.S. Rezende. Metabolic and performance effects of raisins versus sports gel as preexercise feedings in cyclists. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 36:S174, 2004.
Braun, M., B. R. Martin, M. Kern, G. P. McCabe, M. Peacock, A. Machtan, J. Liesmann, A. Kempa-Steczko, C. M. Weaver. Relationship of calcium intake and calcium retention in adolescent boys. J Bone Min Res, 18 :SA006, 2003.
Kern, M., Bina, S., Johnson, E., Kellenberger, K., Piraino-Chavez, J.M., Bertram, B., Mosier, K. Effects of fatty acid chain length and degree of saturation on the blood lipid profile of rats. FASEB J. 17:A751, 2003.
Brean, L., Cope, R., Petitte, J., Kern, M. The role of glycine in the hypolipidemic effects of soy protein relative to casein. FASEB J. 17:A736, 2003.
Ruble, V.C., George, J., Milotich, C., McClanahan, S., Petitte, J., Mosier, K., Kern, M. Weight change and blood lipid responses to consumption of a low-carbohydrate high-protein diet in rats. FASEB J. 17:A373, 2003.
Benado, M., Alcantara, C., de la Rosa, R., Ambrose, M., Mosier, K., Kern, M. Blood lipid responses of rats consuming various levels of dietary fructose. FASEB J. 17:A356, 2003.
Kern, M., Beuttenmuller, D., Diehl, S., McCormick, C., Milks, T., and Ambrose, M. The effects of protein repletion at varied levels on the growth and nutritional status of protein restricted rats. FASEB J. 16:A256, 2002.
Navalta, J.W., Sedlock, D.A., Weaver, C.M., Kern, M., Park, K.S., Stewart, L.K., Timmerman, K.L, Petitte, J. Comparison of two methods for predicting VO2max in adolescent boys with high and low levels of physical activity. Midwest American College of Sports Medince, 2001.
Kern, M., Ellison, D. Marroquin, Y., Ambrose, M., and Mosier, K. The effects of soy protein supplemented with methionine on growth and blood lipids of rats. FASEB J. 15:A290, 2001.
Kern, M. Harvest for Health. Summit on Best Practices in Dietetics Education. American Dietetic Association. pp. 17-18, 2000.
Kern, M., Edmondson, J.I., and Broder, H. Serum leptin is altered by acute exercise but not dietary fat and carbohydrate. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 32:S40, 2000.
Lagomarcino, N.D., Kern, M., Misell, L.M., and Schuster, V. The effects of medium-chain triglycerides on the blood lipid profiles of male endurance runners. FASEB J. 14:A250, 2000.

The information on this page represents that of Dr. Mark Kern and not necessarily that of San Diego State University. Mark Kern takes full responsibility for the information presented.