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Nutrition, Diet & Exercise - News

Displaying items by tag: Nutrition, Diet & Exercise

Marcas M. Bamman, Ph.D., FACSM

Exercise biology • Mechanisms of human skeletal muscle regeneration and muscle mass regulation • Exercise-induced health benefits • Medical rehabilitation (acute and chronic disease, pre-surgery, post-surgery) clinical trials • Inter-individual Response Heterogeneity

Lori Bateman, Ph.D.

• Minority health disparities • Sociology • Social determinants of health

Thomas Buford, Ph.D. 

Perserving the health and independence of older adults • Healthy aging • Physical activity and fitness and how it impacts aging and quality of life • Exercises and interventions to increase mobility in older adults 

Lizzy Davis, Ph.D., R.D.

Infant and toddler nutrition • Healthy eating habits • Nutrition education

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D. 

Nutrition • Cancer • Cancer survivorship • Women's health 

Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH

Minority health • Health disparities • Obesity and cancer

Timothy Garvey, M.D.

Diabetes • Obesity • Metabolic Health • Endocrinology

Amy Goss, Ph.D., R.D.

Nutrition • Obesity • Metabolism • Diabetes prevention and treatment • Ketogenic diet

James O. Hill, Ph.D.

Obesity • Nutrition • Metabolism • Physical activity • Weight loss and regulation • Precision Nutrition • Wellness 

Suzanne Judd, Ph.D.

Cardiovascular disease and diet • Diabetes and diet • Dietary needs of athletes • Reducing health disparities in chronic disease • Diet and racial disparities in the risk of hypertension, kidney disease and stroke

Tara Kelly, RDN 

Nutrition • Hunger and food insecurity • Nutrition education and health behaviors

Cora Lewis, M.D.

Hypertension • Hypertension in African Americans • Body composition

Courtney Peterson, Ph.D.

Meal timing • Circadian rhythms • Nutrition • Body mass index • Obesity research

Sandra Sims, Ph.D. 

Quality physical education programs • Integrated physical education and health education • Health & wellness 

Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D.

Epigenetics • Cancer origin • Diet and cancer prevention • Gene regulation • Underlying mechanisms of cancer and aging • Novel therapeutic approaches to cancer

Stephenie Wallace, M.D.

Childhood obesity — diagnosing and treatment • Adolescent health • Healthy habits for children

Holly Wyatt, M.D.

Obesity • Nutrition • Metabolism • Physical activity • Weight loss and regulation • Wellness • Endocrinology • Internal medicine