Body Composition Tools

• Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) - example scan pictured above
• Air displacement plethysmography (BodPod)
• Bioelectrical Impedence Analysis (BIA)
• Stadiometer, scales

 

Dietary Assessment Tools

• Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)
• Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ)
• Food logs and nutrient databases
• Recipe analyses

 

Biomarker Analysis

• MesoScale Discovery Metabolic markers
• Point-of-service instruments
  • Blood pressure
  • Blood glucose
  • Blood lipids
  • HgbA1c

 

Other Nutrition Research Tools

• Metabolic cart for indirect calorimetry and physical performance assessment
• Clinical simulation laboratory
• Dynamometer (grip strength analysis)
• Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software (IBM)

 

 

Students presenting their work at conferences.