Krista Varady, PhD

Krista Varady, PhD, is Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences. Her research focuses on intermittent fasting and cardiometabolic health. She has a Multiple Principal Investigator National Cancer Institute R01 with fellow Professor Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD, MS, RD, who is co-leader of the University of Illinois Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, examining time-restricted eating for colorectal cancer prevention.

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Nature Reviews Endocrinology Commentary

University of Illinois Cancer Center members Krista Varady, PhD, and Vanessa Oddo, PhD, MPH, were among the UIC researchers who debunked common myths about the safety of intermittent fasting in [&h…

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Cancer Center Members in JAMA Network Open

Time-restricted eating, also known as intermittent fasting, can help people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, according to a new study published in JAMA […]

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Annals of Internal Medicine Publishes Cancer Center Members

The report of a randomized controlled trial on time-restricted eating (TRE) without calorie counting for weight loss in a racially diverse population published in the journal Annals of Internal Med…

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Faculty Awards Honor Cancer Center Members

University of Illinois Cancer Center members are among the recipients of the 2022 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Researcher, Scholar and Inventor of the Year awards. The awards recognize and …

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Can Intermittent Fasting Lower Cancer Risk Better Than Counting Cal…

The new trial will enroll and randomize 255 obese adults with a history of colorectal adenoma to traditional caloric restriction for weight loss, an eight hour time-restricted eating regimen from 1…

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