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Dr. JEFF VOLEK is an associate professor and exercise and nutrition researcher
at the University of Connecticut. He is a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) and holds
a PhD from Penn State University, where his major fields of study were exercise
physiology and nutrition.
He has
authored/co-authored 145 scientific manuscripts |
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as well as several book chapters, conference proceedings,
technical reports and editorials. He is an Associate Editor of Nutrition &
Metabolism and serves on the Editorial Board of Medicine and Science in Sports
and Exercise and the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and routinely
serves as an ad hoc reviewer for over a dozen scientific journals. He is
routinely invited to present his research findings at the national and
international level to professional organizations and to industry. Dr. Volek’s
primary area of research is focused on physiological adaptations to low
carbohydrate diets with emphasis on outcomes related to metabolic syndrome,
diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. He primarily uses prospective diet and/or
exercise interventions and uses sophisticated cellular techniques to understand
changes in adiposity, fatty acid and lipoprotein metabolism, inflammation,
vascular function, and endocrine adaptations. Dr. Volek also has interests in
sports nutrition including studies evaluating a wide range of dietary
supplements such as creatine and carnitine. He has received several million
dollars in extramural funding from a variety of corporate and foundation
sources. He has served as major or associate advisor of over a dozen doctoral
students. Dr. Volek is co-author of “The Testosterone Advantage Plan” and author
of “Men's Health TNT Diet”, scheduled to be released later this year. Dr. Volek
does not just write about his research, he actually uses it. In 2000, he won the
Indiana state power lifting championship in the 82.5 kg (181.5 pounds) weight
group with the highlight being a 585 pound squat and a 600 pound dead lift.
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