Nathalie Bergeron, PhD

Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Basic SciencesAssociate Dean of Research, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Areas of Expertise

Nutrition, Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism

Biography

Nathalie Bergeron is a professor of biological sciences at the Touro University California College of Pharmacy. She received a Ph.D. in nutrition from Laval University in Quebec and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California in San Francisco. Before joining the faculty at Touro, Dr. Bergeron served as a research professor at Laval University and a visiting professor for the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bergeron’s research focuses on dietary composition, and her projects are aimed at providing a better understanding of the metabolic determinants of atherogenic dyslipidemia and how these can be modulated by diet.

Education

  • B.S., RD., Health Sciences (Dietetics), Laval University, Québec, 1982-1985
  • M.S., Nutrition, Laval University, Québec, 1986-1988    
  • Ph.D., Nutrition, Laval University, Québec, 1988-1992
  • Postdoc, Nutritional Biochemistry, Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, 1992-1996

Honors and Awards

  • 2009 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy – Academic Leadership Fellows Program
  • 2015 Biological Sciences Professor of the year (College of Pharmacy Class of 2017)
  • 2016 Biological Sciences Professor of the year (College of Pharmacy Class of 2018)
  • 2022 Bergeron, Nathalie, Touro University California – Awarded the Gold Award for the TUC Research Publication Award In the Biomedical, Health, and Natural Sciences Category
  • 2022 Bergeron, Nathalie, Touro University California – Awarded the Silver Award for the TUS Research Publication Award In the Biomedical, Health, and Natural Sciences Category

Publications

  • Matossian, M., Dologmandin, M., Chiu, S., Bergeron, N., Schwarz, J., & Jones, G. M. (2022). Measuring the Oxidation of Varying 2-13C Fructose Loads During a 6-Hour Feeding Protocol. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 122 (12), A8-A9. Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/tuccom_pubs/267
  • Buffa, J. A., Romano, K. A., Copeland, M. F., Cody, D. B., Zhu, W., Galvez, R., Fu, X., Ward, K., Ferrell, M., Dai, H. J., Skye, S., Hu, P., Li, L., Parlov, M., McMillan, A., Wei, X., Nemet, I., Koeth, R. A., Li, X. S., Wang, Z., Sangwan, N., Hajjar, A. M., Dwidar, M., Weeks, T. L., Bergeron, N., Krauss, R. M., Tang, W. H., Rey, F. E., DiDonato, J. A., Gogonea, V., Gerberick, G. F., Garcia-Garcia, J. C., & Hazen, S. L. (2022). The Microbial Gbu Gene Cluster Links Cardiovascular Disease Risk Associated with Red Meat Consumption to Microbiota L-Carnitine Catabolism. Nature Microbiology, 7 (1), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-01010-x
  • Chiu, S., Siri-Tarino, P., Bergeron, N., Suh, J. H., & Krauss, R. M. (2020). A Randomized Study of the Effect of Replacing Sugar-Sweetened Soda by Reduced Fat Milk on Cardiometabolic Health in Male Adolescent Soda Drinkers. Nutrients, 12(2), 405. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020405
  • Bergeron, N., Chiu, S., Williams, P. T., King, S. M., & Krauss, R. M. (2019). Effects of red meat, white meat, and nonmeat protein sources on atherogenic lipoprotein measures in the context of low compared with high saturated fat intake: A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110(1), 24–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz035
  • Williams, P. T., Bergeron, N., Chiu, S., & Krauss, R. M. (2019). A randomized, controlled trial on the effects of almonds on lipoprotein response to a higher carbohydrate, lower fat diet in men and women with abdominal adiposity. Lipids in Health and Disease, 18(1), [Article 83].
  • Wang, Z., Bergeron, N., Levison, B. S., Li, X. S., Chiu, S., Jia, X., . . . Hazen, S. L. (2019). Impact of chronic dietary red meat, white meat, or non-meat protein on trimethylamine N-oxide metabolism and renal excretion in healthy men and women. European Heart Journal, 40(7), 583-594. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy799
  • Wang, Z., Bergeron, N., Levison, B. S., Li, X. S., Chiu, S., Jia, X., Koeth, R. A., Li, L., Wu, Y., Tang, W. H. W., Krauss, R. M., & Hazen, S. L. (2019). Impact of chronic dietary red meat, white meat, or non-meat protein on trimethylamine N-Oxide metabolism and renal excretion in healthy men and women. European Heart Journal, 40(7), 583–594. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy799
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Memberships and Affiliations

American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

In The News

Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol, University of California San Francisco(opens in a new tab)


Study finds higher variation of DASH diet lowers blood pressure, triglycerides, Medical Xpress(opens in a new tab)