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Timothy G. Lohman, PhD, is Director of the Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Arizona. His recent research includes serving as the Principal Investigator of the TAAG study (Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls), a collaborative multi-center study focused on physical activity of adolescent girls. Dr. Lohman is also the PI of the BEST study (Bone, Estrogen, and Strength Training), which was designed to investigate short-term effects of strength training on bone mineral density and body composition in post-menopausal women. The BEST study is continuing and data are being collected to establish the long-term effects of exercise and calcium supplementation on BMD (up to 8 years). He is Co-PI of the Pathways Study, a collaborative study with NHLBI, four field centers and a coordinating center designed to prevent obesity in Native American children. He is also a consultant to the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Van Guard Center and Health ABC long-term aging study. Dr. Lohman is an advisor to youth fitness on the Cooper Institute and has worked in the area of fitness and body composition for the past 25 years. He is currently co-editor of the revised edition of Human Body Composition and is an active member of the Arizona Osteoporosis Coalition and chair of the Public Policy Committee, Mayor’s Physical Activity and Weight Loss Challenge, and Cooper Institute on Youth Fitness. Dr. Lohman is Director of the Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Arizona. |
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