Start: September 25, 2024 12 p.m.
End: September 25, 2024 1 p.m.
Location: HB 103
Join the College of Health for this faculty research presentation.
Characterizing Subclinical Cardiovascular Risk in Normal-Weight Obesity and Metabolically Healthy Obesity
Many are now aware that the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes is not always well captured by body mass index or BMI. Dr. Keirns will discuss his recent research characterizing two clinical populations characterized by excess body fat, but for whom BMI may miss the mark when it comes to predicting disease risk: "normal-weight obesity" and "metabolically healthy obesity.
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Bryant Keirns, is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics and Graduate Program Director of Nutrition and Dietetics in the Department of Nutrition and Health Science. His research explores cardiovascular disease risk of novel obesity phenotypes and how poor gut health may impact cardiovascular health. He plans to continue to study normal-weight and metabolically healthy obesity and, more generally, the relationship between diet and lifestyle factors, gut health, and cardiovascular disease.