James O. Hill
James O. Hill | |
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| Born | James Oakley Hill 1951 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Research on obesity |
| Awards | Elected to National Academy of Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nutrition science |
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| Thesis | Dietary Obesity, Exercise Training, and Thermogenesis in Rats (1981) |
James O. Hill (born 1951 in Crossville, Tennessee)[1] is an American obesity researcher who serves as professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions. He previously served on the faculty of the University of Colorado, where his positions included director of the Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center, director of the Center for Human Nutrition, and founding executive director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2014, and has served as president of the American Society for Nutrition and the Obesity Society. He is the co-founder of , a non-profit organization promoting lifestyle changes to counteract obesity and related health problems, and the National Weight Control Registry, a prospective study of long-term weight loss that was the largest of its kind as of 2018.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ Stern, Judith S.; Kazaks, Alexandra (2015-10-13). Obesity: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-4408-3805-7.
- ^ "James Hill". University of Alabama at Birmingham. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ Storr, Kevin (2018-12-03). "Hill named chair of Nutrition Sciences, director of Nutrition Obesity Research Center". UAB News. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "James O. Hill, Ph.D." National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links[]
- Faculty page
- James O. Hill publications indexed by Google Scholar
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