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Jean Lorraine Fry, PhD, RDN
Office Location

Room 206C Wethington Building

900 South Limestone Street

Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0200

Office Phone Number

(859) 562-2778

Email

jfr282@uky.edu

Position Title
Associate Professor
Department
Clinical Nutrition
Rehabilitation Sciences PhD Program
Center for Muscle Biology

Jean Fry directs the Nutrition Translational Research and Intervention Laboratory (NuTRI-Lab), where her team designs and tests dietary interventions to reduce diabetes risk in at-risk groups. Her work blends real-world digital methods, human physiology, and patient-centered trial design to move nutrition science from the bench to everyday life.

Publications

  • Fry JL, Munson BD, Thompson KL, Fry CS, Paddon-Jones D, Arentson-Lantz EJ.  2022.  The T allele of TCF7L2 rs7903146 is associated with decreased glucose tolerance after bed rest in healthy older adults.. Sci Rep. 12(1):6897.
  • Galbreath M, Campbell B, LaBounty P, Bunn J, Dove J, Harvey T, Hudson G, Fry JL, Levers K, Galvan E et al..  2018.  Effects of Adherence to a Higher Protein Diet on Weight Loss, Markers of Health, and Functional Capacity in Older Women Participating in a Resistance-Based Exercise Program.. Nutrients. 10(8)
  • Kerns JC, Fry JL.  2017.  Thiamin.. Adv Nutr. 8(2):395-397.
  • Sierpina VS, Welch K, Devries S, Eisenberg D, Levine L, McKee J, Dalal M, Mendoza P, Fry JL, Robertson S et al..  2016.  What Competencies Should Medical Students Attain in Nutritional Medicine? Explore (NY). 12(2):146-7.
  • Fry JL, Bowden RG, Willoughby DS.  2016.  Cassia Cinnamon Supplementation Reduces Peak Blood Glucose Responses but Does Not Improve Insulin Resistance and Sensitivity in Young, Sedentary, Obese Women.. J Diet Suppl. 13(4):461-71.
  • Fry JL, Gribok A, Rumpler W, Chandran A, DiPietro L.  2015.  A single bout of resistance exercise does not promote excess postexercise energy expenditure in untrained young men with a family history of diabetes.. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 25(1):20-6.
  • Kreider RB, Serra M, Beavers KM, Moreillon J, Kresta JY, Byrd M, Oliver JM, Fry JL, Hudson G, Deike E et al..  2011.  A structured diet and exercise program promotes favorable changes in weight loss, body composition, and weight maintenance.. J Am Diet Assoc. 111(6):828-43.
  • Kreider RB, Rasmussen C, Kerksick CM, Wilborn C, Taylor L, Campbell B, Magrans-Courtney T, Fogt D, Ferreira M, Li R et al..  2011.  A carbohydrate-restricted diet during resistance training promotes more favorable changes in body composition and markers of health in obese women with and without insulin resistance.. Phys Sportsmed. 39(2):27-40.
  • Bowden RG, Fry JL, Wilson RL, Gentile M.  2009.  Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on lipid levels in endstage renal disease patients.. J Ren Nutr. 19(4):259-66.
  • Fry JL, Willoughby DS.  2009.  Cassia cinnamon for the attenuation of glucose intolerance and insulin resistance resulting from sleep loss.. J Med Food. 12(3):467-72.
  • Fry JL, Nassar E, Culbertson J, Moreillon J, Buford T, Hudson G, Cooke M, Kreider R, Willoughby DS.  2008.  The acute effects of the thermogenic supplement Meltdown on energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and hemodynamic responses in young, healthy males.. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 5:23.
  • Fry JL, Willoughby DS.  2008.  Leucine for retention of lean mass on a hypocaloric diet.. J Med Food. 11(4):606-9.
  • Roberts MD, Iosia M, Kerksick CM, Taylor LW, Campbell B, Wilborn CD, Harvey T, Cooke M, Rasmussen C, Greenwood M et al..  2007.  Effects of arachidonic acid supplementation on training adaptations in resistance-trained males.. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 4:21.