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Friedman Faculty - Sacheck
Jennifer M Sacheck
Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Education:

Ph.D. in Nutrition, Tufts University

Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 636-3917
Email: 
jennifer.sacheck@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Physical fitness, physical activity and health outcomes. Exercise and energy balance. Sports nutrition; Exercise and muscle health

Current Research: 

Impact of fitness, dietary factors and obesity on cardiometabolic risk factors in children. Vitamin D intake, status and cardiometabolic risk in children.

Past Research: 

Physical activity and fitness in college students. Effect of pre-exercise nutrition on exercise intensity, stress and fatigue in children. Mechanisms of muscle growth and atrophy. Aging, exercise and inflammation.

Professional Affiliations

Member, American College of Sports Medicine; Member, The Obesity Society

Select Recent Publications
Kafka T, Economos CD, Folta SC, Sacheck JM. Children as subjects in nutrition research: a retrospective look at their perceptions. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2011;43:103-9. Abstract
Sacheck JM, Nelson T, Ficker L, Kafka T, Kuder J, Economos CD. Physical activity during soccer and its contribution to physical activity recommendations in normal weight and overweight children. Pediatric Exercise Science. 2011;23:281-92. Abstract
Fay K, Economos CD, Lerner RM, Becker AE, Sacheck JM. Relations between sports participation and eating disorders among late adolescent males and females. Eating and Weight Disorders. 2011;16(2):102-12. Abstract
Sacheck JM, Goodman E, Chui K, Must A, Economos CD. Vitamin D deficiency, adiposity, and cardiometabolic risk in urban schoolchildren. Journal of Pediatrics. 2011;159(6):945-50. Abstract
Au LE, Economos CD, Goodman E, Must A, Chomitz VR, Sacheck JM. Vitamin D Intake and Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Ethnically Diverse Urban Schoolchildren. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2011;111:A10.
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