BionutritionCore & BodyComposition Lab
Overview
The Bionutrition Core is committed to reducing health disparities in at risk ethnic minority populations and the underserved through the pursuit of excellence in nutrition research in both clinical and community settings.
Body Composition Lab
Contact Details
Manager
Tele: 404-752-1010
Wanda Montsho
Tele : 404-752-1557
Email:
Email:
Blake Daniels
Email: 
Metabolic Research Kitchen
Tele: (404) 752-1965
Services
- The Bionutrition Core is comprised of a Metabolic Research Kitchen and Body Composition Lab and provides the following services:
- Nutrition Assessment and Diet History: food records, food frequency questionnaires, mobile apps, chemical analysis
- Body Composition Assessments performed utilizing Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA),
- Anthropometry (skinfolds/circumferences) and Bioimpendance Analysis.
- Resting Energy Expenditure determined via Indirect Calorimetry
- Research Diet Design and Meals for Diet Intervention Studies
- Training for MSM Medical Students, Public Health Students and Dietetic Interns
- Protocol Development, Study Coordinator Cross-Training, CRFs and SOPs
- Dietary Data Analysis and Management: NDS-R, ESHA Food Processor SQL, ProNutra
Bionutrition Core Team
Kayellen Edmonds Umeakunne, MS, RD, LD
Manager
Wanda Montsho
Research Diet Technician
Blake Daniels
Research Diet Technician