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  The Friedman School pursues cutting-edge research and education from cell to society, including in molecular nutrition, human metabolism, population studies, clinical trials, nutrition interventions and behavior change, communication, food systems and sustainability, global food insecurity, humanitarian crises, and food economics and policy.
  
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Sai Das |
Associate Professor

E-mail Curriculum Vitae Google Scholar PubMed

HNRCA Profile Scientist I Lab Energy Metabolism Research Lab

Courses NUTB 205
Nutritional Biochemistry with Community / Clinical Applications: Macronutrients NUTB 242
Obesity and Energy Regulation

Research focus: Energy regulation in humans; obesity; energy expenditure; body weight regulation; caloric restriction.

Education

Ph.D., 2002, Human Nutrition, The Friedman School, Tufts University
M.S., 1991, Food and Nutrition, Women's Christian College - Madras
B.S., 1989, Nutrition and Dietetics, Women's Christian College - Madras

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The 2019 Gershoff-Simonian Prize

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Fasting glucose as a marker for greater weight loss on a high-fiber, low-glycemic diet

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New study finds that eating whole grains increases metabolism and calorie loss

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Restaurant Meals Tipping the Scales

About the School

The Friedman School pursues cutting-edge research and education from cell to society, including in molecular nutrition, human metabolism, population studies, clinical trials, nutrition interventions and behavior change, communication, food systems and sustainability, global food insecurity, humanitarian crises, and food economics and policy.

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