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Lynn Cialdella Kam
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University
USA
Biography
Lynn Cialdella-Kam is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Assistant Director of the Coordinated Dietetic Internship/Master’s Degree Program (CDI) at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). She completed her PhD in Nutrition with minors in Exercise Physiology and Statistics from Oregon State University. In addition, she received a Masters in Exercise Physiology from The University of Texas at Austin and MBA from the The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business. Dr. Cialdella-Kam’s research has primarily focused on the impact of nutrition interventions in trained athlete on musculoskeletal health, exercise recovery, menstrual function, and immune and inflammatory responses. In addition, she has studied the impact of phytochemicals supplementation (i.e., quercetin and green tea extract) on glucose tolerance, inflammation, and immune function in overweight/obese individuals. At CWRU, she currently teaches graduate classes in research and professional development/business for CDI students and undergraduate classes in nutrition. In addition to teaching and research, she enjoys working with athletes helping them obtain peak performance through sports nutrition education. She is a Master Swimmer and has served as nutrition consultant for elite swimmers, runners, and pit crew members.
Research Interest
Research has focused on health complications associated with energy imbalances (i.e. obesity, disordered eating, and intense exercise training). Specifically, I am in interested in understanding how to alterations in dietary intake (i.e., amount, timing, and frequency of intake) and exercise training (i.e., intensity and duration) can attenuate the health consequences of energy imbalance such as inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, alterations in macronutrient metabolism, and menstrual dysfunction.