Diet and Cardiometabolic Health Laboratory

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Research Interests

The Diet and Cardiometabolic Health Laboratory studies the role of foods, bioactive, and dietary patterns in delaying and preventing the onset of cardiometabolic diseases.

Active Projects

Improvements in Gut (Microbial) Metabolism with Walnut Consumption

Funded By: California Walnut Commission, 11/15/2020-08/31/2022

The aim of the proposed study is to examine how a walnut enriched diet affects the functionality of the gut microbiome (expression of functional genes), and how this differs from a fatty acid matched diet devoid of walnuts and a diet where oleic acid replaces alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).