C. Alan Titchenal
Phone: 808-956-7411
Fax: 808-956-4883
Office: AgSci 314 N
titch@hawaii.edu
Educational Background
Willow Glen High School, San Jose, California, 1964
B.A. Art University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1969
M.S. Nutrition, University of California at Davis, 1980
Ph.D. Nutrition, University of California at Davis, 1986
Professional Interests
Nutrition and Human Performance
Dietary Supplements
Science and Health Journalism
Ongoing Research/Extension Projects
Assessment of the effectiveness of the bodybugg calorie monitoring system for short- and long-term weight control
Does prior exercise affect glycemic response to a glucose load?
Nutrition for sports and fitness professionals NutritionATC
Health Options newspaper columns (access here)
Selected Courses Taught
FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition
FSHN 480 Nutrition in Exercise and Sport
FSHN 485 Nutritional Biochemistry I
FSHN 681 Seminar in Nutritional Science
ANSC 641 Seminar in Animal Science
Selected Publications
BOOKS/CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:
Titchenal, C.A. & Dobbs, J.C. Nutritional Value of Vegetables. In: Y. H. Hui, ed. Handbook of Food Science Technology and Engineering. Boca Raton, CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006, pp. 21-1 to 21-11.
Dobbs, J.C. & Titchenal, C.A. Vegetable and plant parts as legal dietary supplements. In: Y. H. Hui, ed. Handbook of Food Science Technology and Engineering. Boca Raton, CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006, pp. 99-1 to 99-13.
Titchenal, C.A. Dietary Supplements. Module in the National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer Course Manual, 2nd Edition. National Academy of Sports Medicine, 2006.
Spruce, N. & Titchenal, C. A. Lysine. In: I. Wolinsky and J.A. Driskell, eds. Nutritional Ergogenic Aids. Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2004, pp. 171-196.
Meilleur, B.A., Jones, R., Titchenal, C.A., & Huang, A.S. (2004) Hawaiian Breadfruit: Ethnobotany, Nutrition, and Human Ecology. (61 pages) College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Titchenal, C.A. & Dobbs, J.C. Nutritional Value of Vegetables. In: Y. H. Hui, ed. Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing. New York, Marcell Dekker, 2003, pp. 23-37.
Dobbs, J.C. & Titchenal, C.A. Vegetables as a food ingredients, including nutraceutical. In: Y. H. Hui, ed. Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing. New York, Marcell Dekker, 2003, pp. 479 - 497.
Dobbs, J.C. & Titchenal, C.A. Vegetable and plant parts as legal dietary supplements. In: Y. H. Hui, ed. Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing. New York, Marcell Dekker, 2003, pp. 499 - 513.
SPRUCE, N. & TITCHENAL, A. (2001) An Evaluation of Popular Fitness-Enhancing Supplements, A Fitness Professional’s Desk Reference. (417 pages) Evergreen Communications, Strongsville, Ohio.
DOBBS, J.C. & TITCHENAL, C.A. (1996) Bone Appétit! Calcium-rich recipes for healthy bones. Hawaii Osteoporosis Foundation.
REFEREED ARTICLES:
Titchenal, C.A. and Dobbs, J.C. A system to assess the quality of food sources of calcium. J Food Comp and Analysis (in press, corrected proof; Epub available online 7 September 2006).
Titchenal, C.A. Book Review of Sports Nutrition: Vitamins and Trace Elements. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:265.
Oshiro, C.E., Novotny, R., & Titchenal, C.A. Calcium intake of Asian and Caucasian adolescents in Hawai‘i. Hawaii Medical Journal, (in press)
Titchenal, C.A. Book Review of Endurance Exercise and Adipose Tissue. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77:1531-1532.
TITCHENAL, C.A. Book Review of Clinical Sports Nutrition. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74:560-561.
TITCHENAL, C.A. Book Review of Nutrition in Sport, (volume VII of The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine). Am J Clin Nutr 2001;73:135.
HUANG, A.S., TITCHENAL, C.A. & MEILLEUR, B.A. Nutrient Composition of Hawaiian Taro Corms and Breadfruit. J Food Comp & Anal 2000;13:859-864.
TITCHENAL, C.A. Book Review of Sports Nutrition: Vitamins and Trace Elements. Am. J. Clin Nutr. 1997;66:1489.
TITCHENAL, C. A. and DOBBS, J. Book Review of Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 3(1):109-111, 1995.
TITCHENAL, C.A., (1989) Book Review of Human Body Composition, by Gilbert B. Forbes, J. Nutr. 119, 1351.
TITCHENAL, C.A. (1988) Exercise and food intake: What is the relationship? Sports Medicine 6, 135?145.
STERN, J.S., TITCHENAL, C.A. & JOHNSON, P.R. (1987) Obesity: Does exercise make a difference? In: Recent Advances in Obesity Research: V, pp. 337?349 (E.M. Berry, S.H. Blondheim, H.E. Eliahou, & E. Shafrir, eds.). John Libbey, London.
TITCHENAL, C.A. (1987) Book Review of Nutrition and Exercise, Myron Winick, ed., J. Nutr. 117, 1307.
TITCHENAL, C.A., ROGERS, Q.R., INDRIERI, R.J., & MORRIS, J.G. (1980) Threonine imbalance in the kitten. Fed. Proc. 39, 794.
ABSTRACTS:
Fernandez, M., Titchenal, C. A. and Dobbs, J.C. Possible ranges of energy and protein intake from USDA’s MyPyramid food pattern for a 2000 kcal diet. 18th Annual CTAHR Student Research Symposium, April 7-8, 2006.
OHTANI, M., SUGITA, M., MARUYAMA, K., CLARKE, B., TITCHENAL, C.A. The effects of amino acid supplementation on 72-hour recovery between two 30 km runs. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2002;34:S231. (abstract)
TITCHENAL, A. Using Word Games to Stimulate Learning, Western Regional Teaching Symposium, Honolulu, September 2001.
TITCHENAL, C.A. & NISHIMOTO, S.K. Potential nutrient toxicities and deficiencies in competitive amateur bodybuilders. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2001;33:S339. (abstract)
OHTANI, M., MARUYAMA, K., TITCHENAL, C.A., KOBAYASHI, K. Amino acid supplementation affects hematological and biochemical parameters in elite rugby players. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2001;33:S165. (abstract)
HILLER, W.D.B., FORTESS, EE, WONG, DL, O’TOOLE, M.L., DIERENFIELD, L.M., TITCHENAL, C.A., THROWER-RODRIGUEZ, T.R., NIELSEN, G.R., SELIGMAN, J.R. Elite triathletes’ results from a “live high, train low” regimen. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2000;32:S251.
HETZLER, R.K., TITCHENAL C.A., LALLY, D, and KAHLE, P.L. The effects of alcohol in beer on rehydration after exercise in females. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2000;32:S239.
TITCHENAL C.A., GRAYBILL-YUEN, R.M., YUEN, K.Q., HO, K.W., and HETZLER, R.K. Effects of a fat-rich diet on maximal oxygen uptake and time-to-exhaustion in female triathletes. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 1998;30:S201.
HETZLER, R.K., YUEN, K.Q., GRAYBILL-YUEN, R.M., TITCHENAL C.A., and HO, K.W. Effects of a fat-rich diet on maximal oxygen uptake and time-to-exhaustion in male triathletes. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 1998;30:S201.
NISHIMOTO, S., TITCHENAL, C.A., DUNN, M., and Novotny, R. Developing a questionnaire to assess the vitamin D intake of Competitive bodybuilders. CTAHR Student Research Symposium, 1998.
TITCHENAL C.A., DOBBS, J.C. and HETZLER, R.K. Macronutrient Composition of The Zone Diet Based on Computer Analysis. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 1997;29:S126.
GANS, D.A. AND TITCHENAL, C.A. Open-book examinations in large introductory food and nutrition lecture classes: Outcomes and insights from a four-year experiment. Abstract/Poster presented (by Gans/Dooley) at 1997 Institute of Food Technology Annual Meeting.
TITCHENAL, C.A., DOBBS, J.C., ISHIZAKI, A., AND QUINN, L. (1993) Milk tasting as a model for an experiential approach to nutrition education. Abstract and poster, New Fronteirs in Heart Disease and Stroke: Prevention and Control, a Western Pacific Conference, Honolulu, HI.
DOBBS, J.C. & TITCHENAL, C.A. (1993) The new truth about fat content and palatability. Abstract and poster, New Fronteirs in Heart Disease and Stroke: Prevention and Control, a Western Pacific Conference, Honolulu, HI.
DOBBS, J.C. & TITCHENAL, C.A. (1993) Percent calories from fat - a misleading and complicated system to manage fat intake. Abstract and poster, New Fronteirs in Heart Disease and Stroke: Prevention and Control, a Western Pacific Conference, Honolulu, HI.
TITCHENAL, C.A., DOBBS, J.C. & STERN, J.S. (1988) The acute effects of exercise on skinfold thickness. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 20, S22.
TITCHENAL, C.A., ATKINSON, R.L. & STERN, J.S. (1988) The rotation diet: Do shifts in energy intake prevent reduced basal metabolic rate during energy restriction? Society for Nutrition Education Proceedings 13, Abstract 50.
DOBBS, J.C., TITCHENAL, C.A. & STERN, J.S. (1988) Acute effects of exercise on skinfold thickness in men and women. Society for Nutrition Education Proceedings 13, Abstract 49.
TITCHENAL, C.A., STERN, J.S., MOLE, P.A., & GRIVETTI, L.E. (1986) The effects of marathon training and detraining on diet and body composition of previously untrained middle-aged men. Fifth International Congress on Obesity, Jerusalem, Abstracts, p. 64.
STERN, J.S., APPLEGATE, E.A., LOWNEY, P. & TITCHENAL, C.A. (1986) Obesity: Does exercise make a difference? Abstract, Fifth International Congress on Obesity, Jerusalem, Abstracts, p. 63.
TITCHENAL, C.A. (1980) History and evolution of the health movement in the United States. Fourth Annual Meeting of West Coast Nutritional Anthropologists, May 3, Abstract No. 8.
TITCHENAL, C.A. (1981) Dietary tradition and nutritional superstition in athletes. Fifth Annual Meeting of West Coast Nutritional Anthropologists, May 9, Abstract No. 15.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES:
Medical Benefits and Risks of Dietary Supplements. Hawaii Update 2005, Family Medicine: The Full Spectrum of Medicine; Annual Conference of the Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians, Honolulu, HI, February 13, 2005. (75 attendees)
Nutrition Smarts for Football Players. Co-presented with Joannie Dobbs, seminar for U.H. Manoa Football Team. February 24, 2005.
Guilt Free Fast Food. Windward Community College, Common Book Speaker Series, September 23, 2004. (25 attendees)
Nutrition for Your Best Physical and Mental Performance. Co-presented with Dr. Joannie Dobbs at the
Waikiki Community Center for a senior citizen’s program organized by Jeffrey Apaka, Honolulu, HI,
June 15, 2004. (35 attendees)
News You Can Use as the Years Go By. Co-presented with Dr. Joannie Dobbs for the Honolulu Lyon’s
Club, Honolulu, HI, May 6, 2004. (40 attendees)
The Latest in Nutrition News. Hilo Association for Family and Community Education, Hilo, HI, March
29, 2004. (30 attendees)
Proactive Nutrition for Your Best Marathon; Don’t be a Fuel Fool. Quality of Life Expo (for the Los
Angeles Marathon), Los Angeles, CA, March 4-6, 2004. (Presented 3 times; about 30 attendees each
time)
Nutrition for Track & Field Athletes. Co-presented with Dr. Joannie Dobbs to the U.H. Manoa Women’s
Track & Field athletes and coaches. February 2, 2004. (45 attendees)
Mad Cow Disease: Issues and Insights. Co-presented with Dr. Brent Buckley. Bishop Street Exchange
Club, Oahu Country Club, Honolulu, January 6, 2004. (40 attendees)
OTHER PUBLISHED ARTICLES:
RECENT NEWSPAPER COLUMNS
Alan Titchenal and Joannie Dobbs write the "Health Options," newspaper column in the Honollulu Star Bulletin on nutrition and health topics of interest to the public. (July 1997 to present)
Diet ad scams easily reported to U.S. agency. April 9, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/04/09/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/338.htm
Basic research is foundation for solutions. April 23, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/04/23/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/339.htm
Make half the day’s starch whole-grain. May 7, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/05/07/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/340.htm
Too bad we can't put exercise in a pill. May 21, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/05/21/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/341.htm
Hawaii-grown products are best buys. June 4, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/04/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/342.htm
Start early to prevent adult obesity. June 18, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/18/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/343.htm
Genetic mapping next tech threshold. July 2, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/02/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/344.htm
Hype drives prescriptions' popularity. July 16, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/16/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/345.htm
Even laziest can do these exercises. July 30, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/30/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/346.htm
Multivitamin takers may miss vitamin K. August 13, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/08/13/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/347.htm
New TV show talks about food safety. August 27, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/08/27/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/348.htm
Be careful of the hype on health. September 9, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/09/09/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/349.htm
Weight-loss surgery comes with risks. September 23, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/09/23/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/350.htm
Many foods match spinach in nutrients. October 7, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/10/07/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/351.htm
Isle blackout shows need for the basics. October 21, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/10/21/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/352.htm
Active kids avoid later health woes. November 4, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/11/04/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/353.htm
Holiday flu could be caused by a shortage of vitamin D. November 18, 2006
http://starbulletin.com/2006/11/18/features/health.html
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2006/354.htm
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