Editorial Board Member - JNH
Edralin A Lucas
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Nutritional Sciences
Oklahoma State University
United States
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Edralin Lucas is currently an Associate Professor of Nutrition at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University. The focus of her research is investigating the role of nutrition in promoting cardiovascular health and preventing/reducing risk factors of cardiovascular disease and other chronic disorders associated with aging. Her research goal is to understand the role and the mechanism by which bioactive food components (such as phytochemicals) prevent/ reduce risk factors for chronic disorders such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. She is interested in investigating the potential for naturally occurring compounds in foods, their isolated components, or analogues that could be incorporated into the diet for preventing the aforementioned chronic disorders.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Phytochemicals
- Functional food
- Obesity
- Dyslipidemia
- Type 2 diabetes
- Nutritional biochemistry
- Cardiovascular and skeletal health
- Analytical methods
Other Editorial Board Members - JNH
Nilesh W Gaikwad
Department of Nutrition/Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Davis
United States
Antonio Sanchez-Pozo
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II
University of Granada
Spain
Leonard E Gerber
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
University of Rhode Island
United States
Jerrad F Legako
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences
Utah State University
United States
Ock K. Chun
Mridula Chopra
School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
University of Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Mohsen Meydani
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
United States
