Associate Professor of Nutrition and Health Sciences Department Chair Paula Quatromoni was inducted as an honorary member of Boston University’s Scarlet Key Honor Society. Recipients of the Honorary Scarlet Key Award are University alumni, faculty, staff, and other community members who have made substantial contributions to student life at Boston University. Honorary Scarlet Key selection […]
(9/18/21, livestrong.com) Expert Quote: “A little bit of protein at each meal is going to help you feel more satiated. It will help you watch your weight and feel fuller for fewer calories, which is advantageous.” – Clinical Professor Joan Salge Blake Read the full article.
(September 11, 2021, BU Today) In this “Point of View piece,” BU faculty including Nutrition Program Director and Clinical Associate Professor Shelly DeBiasse discuss the importance of gender neutral language when discussing reproductive health care and how the media is failing to address that nonbinary people and trans men need abortion care, too. “The erasure […]
(September 2021, fruitsandveggies.org) Expert Quote: “The old proverb, dating back to 1866, ‘Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread’ and soon afterward shortened to ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away,’ still holds true. Low-calorie apples are high in fiber, phytochemicals, and potassium, which can […]
(8/26/21, US News & World Report) Expert Quote: “Research has long held that excess weight increases the risk of many chronic diseases and health complications such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke. But the location of the excess weight on your body can also make a difference when it comes to your health.” – Clinical […]
Spot On!, the Sargent College podcast hosted by Clinical Associate Professor of Nutrition Joan Salge Blake, covers timely nutrition topics, offering accurate and practical health and wellness information. Since its inception in 2019, the podcast explains the science around topics such as a Beginner’s Guide to Meal Prep, Intermittent Fasting, and Diets such as Paleo […]
(3/15/2021, The Daily Free Press) “Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences held an event Thursday titled “Three Steps to Maximizing Nutrition and Satisfaction” focused on balancing food intake and creating strategies for healthy eating. Rachel Reynolds, the assistant director and senior nutritionist at BU’s Sargent Choice Nutrition Center and licensed dietitian, led […]
(3/4/2021, Boston25 TV) “There’s so much that could go into increasing your risk for obesity. It can be genetics, it could be the environment, it could be mental health.”- Joan Salge Blake, clinical professor of nutrition Watch the segment
Research Interests Dr. Walker’s research focuses on the role of diet as a modifiable factor in shaping an amending the trajectory of cardiovascular metabolic diseases with the application of epidemiological and data science approaches. She has conducted preclinical, clinical, and epidemiologic research examining the influence of diet on various biological systems (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and […]