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Richard B Kreider

Richard B Kreider
Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology
Texas A&M University, USA

Biography

Dr. Kreider serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University. He holds the Thomas A. and Joan Read Endowed Chair for Disadvantaged Youth, directs the Exercise & Sport Nutrition Laboratory, and is a member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Health & Kinesiology and Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at Texas A&M University.  Dr. Kreider has conducted numerous studies on nutrition and exercise and has published three books, over 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, over 400 research abstracts, and 150 health and fitness related articles. According to Google Scholar, his work has been cited over 7,200 times in the literature (h-index 43, i10-index 95). Dr. Kreider is a Fellow of the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM); an active member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA); a co-founder, board member, and Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition; founding Editor-In-Chief of the Biomed Central - Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (IF 1.91); Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, and Board Member of the American Kinesiology Association. Dr. Kreider has received over 20 million dollars as a PI, Co-PI, co-investigator and/or consultant in external funding to support research related to the role of exercise and nutrition on health, disease, rehabilitation, and performance.

Research Interest

Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Ergogenic Aids, Weight Loss.