Is supported by the National Institutes of Health and the American Institute for Cancer Research. Can talk in general on dietary fat and health. Expert on nutrition of fat and vitamins and the effect of diet on heart and bone disease. A lipid chemist and nutritionist, current research includes a look at the effects of lipids on bone health and the importance of antioxidants in diet and degenerative disease. Also an expert on poultry products.
Current research focuses on eating disorders, specifically among elite women athletes.
Earlier studies found that spouses who diet together succeed together. Also studied diet successes of friends who diet together and found that those who diet with a buddy are 30 percent more likely to lose weight and keep it off than those who diet alone. Has written numerous journal publications, encyclopedia entries and book chapters on carbohydrates, fat substitutes and sugar substitutes. An expert on nutrition, food safety and using the Internet to find nutrition information. Is developing computer simulations as tools in nutrition education.