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Elizabeth A. Pletsch

Nursing · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2015
Food composition and propertiesGut microbiota and healthNutritional Studies and DietGABA and Rice ResearchObesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Publications

11

Citations

208

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Elizabeth A. Pletsch's research examines how specific foods and dietary components—such as resistant potato starch, broccoli, whole grains, and pulses—affect digestion, gut microbes, and gene activity in the intestine. Much of this work uses mouse models fed diets designed to resemble typical Western eating patterns, as well as human studies measuring gastric emptying and blood sugar response after eating different types of starchy foods. The overall goal is to understand how food structure and composition influence digestion speed, gut bacteria, and health outcomes like resistance to infection or inflammation.

Diet and gut microbiome interactionsResistant starch and whole grainsGastric emptying and glycemic responseWestern diet and colitis/infection susceptibilityFood structure and starch digestibility

Publication output has been irregular over the past decade, with gaps in several years followed by a recent increase in 2024 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications181920212022: 1 publication22232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications32526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition×2
  • Food & Function×2
  • Food Hydrocolloids×1
  • Nutrition Research×1
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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