Diet & Fitness
One of the biggest challenges facing our nation is obesity. More than 60 percent of the population is overweight (25 percent are clinically obese), and obesity is a leading contributor to chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and osteoarthritis. In addition to its impact on health, obesity also takes a toll on productivity and quality of life.
- adolescent dietary behaviors
- dietary and behavior assessment methods
- dietary calcium and vitamin D on body composition and insulin resistance
- dietary, physical activity, and body composition assessment methods
- dietary protein and energy requirements
- eating patterns and behavior
- ecological approaches to preventing obesity
- family mealtime behaviors and benefits
- fat substitutes
- food insecurity
- food safety and nutrition related to chemical contaminants in foods
- health behavior theory and motivational factors related to diet and exercise
- ingestive behavior (the independent and interactive influences of neural, genetic, metabolic, hormonal, cognitive, cultural and especially sensory factors on human dietary behavior, nutrient utilization and energy balance)
- intestinal lipid absorption and how it regulates whole animal energy balance
- non-cariogenic sweeteners
- nutrition and inflammation-associated diseases
- nutrition education for limited resource audiences
- nutrition education, use of computers
- nutrition in older adults
- nutritional regulation of cholesterol metabolism
- protein, carbohydrate, and energy metabolism
- more