Rosalba Giacco

Rosalba_Giacco

Name: Rosalba

Surname: Giacco

Skill: Senior Researcher
Phone: (Office) +39 0825 299 341
Phone: (Lab) +39 0825 299 113
Fax: +39 0825 299 641
e-mail: rosalba.giacco@isa.cnr.it
CNR People WEB Site: http://www.cnr.it/people/rosalba.giacco
Keywords: Mediterranean Diet, Dietary fiber, Glycemic Index, Whole-Grain, Polyphenols Glucos/ Lipid Metabolism, Insulin-resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes.
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Researcher Activities

Research activity was centered on Human Nutrition and Metabolism with a particular focus on intervention clinical trials. Main research lines include: i) the evaluation of dietary carbohydrates and fats effects on intermediary metabolism; ii) the metabolic effects of dietary fiber and their mechanisms of action; iii) glycemic index of carbohydrate rich foods typical of “Mediterranean Diet”; iiii) the metabolic effects of wholegrain; iiiii) cardio-metabolic effects of dietary polyphenols. (H Index of 28, Scopus).

Key Publications

  • Costabile G, Vetrani C, Bozzetto L, Giacco R, et al. Plasma TMAO increase after healthy diets: results from 2 randomized controlled trials with dietary fish, polyphenols, and whole-grain cereals. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Oct 4;114(4):1342-1350. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab188.
  • Vitale M, Hanhineva K, Koistinen V, Auriola S, Paananen J, Costabile G, Della Pepa G, Rivellese AA, Riccardi G, Giacco R. Putative metabolites involved in the beneficial effects of wholegrain cereal: Nontargeted metabolite profiling approach.Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Apr 9;31(4):1156-1165. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.12.022.
  • Vitale M, Giacco R, Laiola M, Della Pepa G, Luongo D, et al. Acute and chronic improvement in postprandial glucose metabolism by a diet resembling the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern: Can SCFAs play a role? Clin Nutr. 2021 Feb;40(2):428-437. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.05.025.
  • Meslier V, Laiola M, Roager HM, De Filippis F, Roume H, Quinquis B, Giacco R, et al.Mediterranean diet intervention in overweight and obese subjects lowers plasma cholesterol and causes changes in the gut microbiome and metabolome independently of energy intake. Gut. 2020 Jul;69(7):1258-1268. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320438.
  • Palmnäs M, Brunius C, Shi L, Rostgaard-Hansen A, Torres NE, González-Domínguez R, Zamora-Ros R, Ye YL, Halkjær J, Tjønneland A, Riccardi G, Giacco R et al. Perspective: Metabotyping-A Potential Personalized Nutrition Strategy for Precision Prevention of Cardiometabolic Disease. Adv Nutr. 2020 May 1;11(3):524-532. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmz121.
  • Giacco R, Costabile G, Fatati G, Frittitta L, Maiorino MI, Marelli G,et al. Effects of polyphenols on cardio-metabolic risk factors and risk of type 2 diabetes. A joint position statement of the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), the Italian Association of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition (ADI) and the Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD).Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Mar 9;30(3):355-367. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.11.015.
  • Costabile G, Vitale M, Luongo D, Naviglio D, Vetrani C, Ciciola P, Tura A, Castello F, Mena P, Del Rio D, Capaldo B, Rivellese AA, Riccardi G, Giacco R. Grape pomace polyphenols improve insulin response to a standard meal in healthy individuals: A pilot study.Clin Nutr. 2019 Dec;38(6):2727-2734. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.11.028.
  • Vitale M, Racca E, Izzo A, Giacco A, Parente E, Riccardi G, Giacco R. Adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet in a population of South of Italy: factors involved and proposal of an educational field-based survey tool. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2019 Mar;70(2):195-201. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2018.1481202.
  • Kärkkäinen O, Lankinen MA, Vitale M, Jokkala J, Leppänen J, Koistinen V, Lehtonen M, Giacco R, et al. Diets rich in whole grains increase betainized compounds associated with glucose metabolism.Am J Clin Nutr. 2018 Nov 1;108(5):971-979. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy169.
  • Costabile G, Griffo E, Cipriano P, Vetrani C, Vitale M, Mamone G, Rivellese AA, Riccardi G, Giacco R. Subjective satiety and plasma PYY concentration after wholemeal pasta. 2018 Jun 1;125:172-181. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.02.004.