Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Dr. Chong Lee is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University in the Exercise and Wellness Program. He is a population health scientist and biostatistician.

His research interests include cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer epidemiology, and preventive medicine. His current research focuses on investigating the combined impact of lifestyle risk factors (i.e., dietary habits, physical activity, cigarette smoking, etc) on chronic disease morbidity and mortality (e.g., coronary heart disease [CHD], stroke, cancer, and type 2 diabetes) and life expectancy across race and sex groups. His research interests also include establishing adiposity (e.g., waist, body fatness, WHR, WHtR) and fitness standards and constructing prediction algorithms of CVD, cancer (i.e., colorectal, breast, lung, etc), and type 2 diabetes using lifestyle factors.