Editorial Board Member - JNH
Zhiping Yu
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics
University of North Florida
United States
BIOGRAPHY:
Zhiping Yu, PhD, RDN is an Assistant Professor in the department of Nutrition and Dietetics at University of North Florida. Dr. Yu obtained her doctoral degree in Nutritional Science from Pennsylvania State University and her bachelor and master's degrees in Food Science in China. Her research interests are focused on discovering biological mechanisms and developing nutrition and lifestyle interventions for food intake related health problems including eating disorders, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Yu has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as presented at scientific conferences. She is an active member in several scientific societies and serves in a number of committee positions. She is also actively involved in community service projects to promote healthy eating and physical activities in Jacksonville population especially Chinese population.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Eating disorders
- Obesity and childhood obesity
- Chronic disease prevention
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CARMEN CASTANEDA SCEPPA
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Carol A. DeNysschen
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Deeptha Sukumar
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Farzad Amirabdollahian
Department of Health Sciences
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Antonio Sanchez-Pozo
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II
University of Granada
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Mehrnaz Abbasi
Department of Nutritional Sciences
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