Ock Kyoung Chun
Professor/Nutritional Sciences

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Scholarly Contributions

397 Scholarly Contributions

253
Journal Articles
117
Poster/Presentations
11
Conference Proceedings
10
Other Scholarly Works
3
Books
2
Book Chapters
1
Book Review
The Interplay of Diet, Genome, Metabolome, and Gut Microbiome in Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review
2025
Seoeun Ahn, Ock K Chun, Manije Daroogheg D Mofrad
Research Type: Journal Article

Feedback From Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes on a Proposed Lifestyle Intervention
2025
Linda S Pescatello, Vanessa Sena, Kristen Annis-Brayne, Sophia A Gaspard, Helen Wu, Ock K Chun, Christiana M Field, Andrea D Shields, Ava Holland, Molly E Waring, Katherine E McManus-Shipp
Research Type: Journal Article

Systemic Inflammation and the Inflammatory Context of the Colonic Microenvironment Are Improved by Urolithin A
2025
Anthony A Provatas, John Birk, Masako Nakanishi, Pratik Mehta, Ock K Chun, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Ali Lotfi, Haleh Vaziri, Maryam Zenali, Daniel W Rosenberg, Yuichiro Hatano, Alexander Aksenov, Nuoxi Fan, Marmar R Moussa, Vinicius N Motta, James J Grady
Research Type: Journal Article

Developing and Testing a User-Focused, Web GIS-Based Food Asset Map for an Under-Resourced Community in Northeastern Connecticut
2025
Xiran Chen, Brenda Lituma-Solis, Kate Killion, Valerie B. Duffy, Sydney Clements, Daniela C. Avelino, Michael J. Puglisi, Xiang Chen, Ock K. Chun, Thess Johnson, Donna Zigmont, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu17050911
Blackcurrant Consumption and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
2025
Ock Kyoung Chun
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Nutrient Adequacy of the U.S. population by Smoking Status: A Cross-Sectional Study with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2010.
2024
Terrence M. Vance, Ock Chun, Patrice A. Hubert
Research Type: Conference Proceedings

Protocol to develop and validate an Online Digital Food and Nutrition Literacy Survey for tailoring interventions to improve diet quality in low-income adults.
2024
Valerie Duffy, Michael J Puglisi, Ock Chun, Daniela Avelino
Research Type: Conference Proceedings

Blackcurrant Anthocyanins Attenuate Estrogen -Deficiency-Induced Bone Loss through Modulating Microbial-Derived Short-Chain Carboxylic Acids and Phytoestrogen Metabolites in Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women
2024
Staci N Thornton, Alexander Aksenov, Elaine Choung-He C Lee, Briana M Nosal, Ock K Chun, Manije Daroogheg D Mofrad, Ali Lotfi, Alexey V Melnik
Research Type: Journal Article

Effects of Fermented Kimchi Consumption on Anthropometric and Blood Cardiometabolic Indicators: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies and Prospective Cohort Studies
2024
Ock K Chun, Seoeun Ahn, Hyojee Joung, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Briana M Nosal
Research Type: Journal Article

Identification of the Risk Factors Associated with Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Bone Loss in Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women.
2024
D Patel, M D Mofrad, Ock Chun, B M Nosal
Research Type: Journal Article

Blackcurrants shape gut microbiota profile and reduce risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis via the gut-bone axis: Evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial
2024
Briana M Nosal, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Yanjiao Zhou, Lauren Daddi, George Weinstock, Ock K Chun, Zachary Macdonald, Junichi R Sakaki, Staci N Thornton, Elaine Choung-He C Lee, Kyle J Mahoney, Thi Dong Binh Tran
Research Type: Journal Article

Food Resource Management and Healthy Eating Focus Associates with Diet Quality and Health Behaviors in Low-Income Adults
2024
Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Kate Killion, Daniela Avelino, Valerie Duffy, Ock Chun, Michael Puglisi, Briana Nosal
Research Type: Journal Article

https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu16132043
Evaluation of Potential Blood Indicators of Fruit and Vegetable Intake among U.S. Adults from NHANES 1988-1994 and 2001-2006.
2024
Kijoon Kim, Matthew Madore, Seoeun Ahn, Ock Chun
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Influence of Blackcurrant Anthocyanins on Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids and Their Associations with Bone Health in Peri- and Early Postmenopausal Women.
2024
Ock Chun, Briana Nosal, Alexander Aksenov, Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Elaine Lee, Staci Tornton, Ali Lofti, Alexy Menlik
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

The Association between Vitamin, Mineral and Fiber Intakes and the Prevalence of Obesity Among Women in Menopausal Transition.
2024
Seoeun Ahn, Briana Nosal, Noon Eisa, Ock Chun
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Measuring Digital Food and Nutrition Literacy to Improve Diet Quality in Low-Income Adults.
2024
Daniela Avelino, Michael J Puglisi, Ock Chun, Valerie Duffy
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Targeted Metabolomics Reveals Changes in Fecal Serotonergic Levels Following Blackcurrant Supplementation in Peri-and Postmenopausal Women.
2024
Elaine Lee, Ock Chun, Jeremy Balsbaugh, Jen Liddle, Ali Lofti, Briana Nosal, Staci Tornton, Alexander Aksenov
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Development and Initial Testing of an Online Digital Food and Nutrition Literacy Survey to improve diet quality in low-income adults.
2024
Ock Chun, Daniela Avelino, Valerie Duffy, Michael J Puglisi
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Blackcurrants may reduce menopause symptoms by inhibiting oxidative stress and neuroinflammation and enhancing gut-derived serotonin production in peri- and early menopausal women (Oral presentation).
2024
Briana Nosal, Jen Liddle, Alexander Aksenov, Ali Lofti, Staci Tornton, Elaine Lee, Jeremy Balsbaugh, Ock Chun
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Evaluation of Potential Blood Indicators of Fruit and Vegetable Intake among U.S. Adults from NHANES 1988-1994 and 2001-2006
2024
Ock Kyoung Chun, Kijoon Kim
Research Type: Poster/Presentation