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Clinical Nutrition
​ and Aging

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Dr. Ellis studies the impact of diet on health and body composition with advancing age. Our lab provides robust assessments of energy expenditure and body composition including indirect calorimetry, air displacement plethysmography (BOD POD), and segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Measures of vascular function include brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD), pulse wave velocity, pulse wave analysis, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
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Modulating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Elders (MOXIE) Study

 In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial funded by the American Heart Association, Drs. Ellis and Crowe-White examined the effects of habitual intake of 100% watermelon juice on various measures of vascular function among post-menopausal women. Single nucleotide polymorphisms related to inter-individual variability in serum lycopene response were also identified. 
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Dietitians Investigating Needs for Nutrition Education among Retirees (DINNER Study)

In this qualitative study, Drs. Ellis and Jung will describe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating behaviors and nutritional status of community-dwelling older adults.
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​Lifestyle Factors Influencing SARS-CoV-2 Symptom Severity in Young Adults

This collaboration with Dr. Park will investigate differences in premorbid aspects of nutritional status in relation to symptom severity of adults with laboratory confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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