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| Name: | Vic Ben-Ezra, PhD |
| Title: | Professor |
| Department: | Kinesiology |
| Email address: | vbenezra@mail.twu.edu |
| Description of research activities: Dr. Ben-Ezra's primary research focus is the effect of acute exercise on risk factors associated with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He is also interested in researching the use of acute exercise in combination with dietary supplementation, such as omega-3 fatty acids or niacin. Dr. Ben-Ezra is in close collaboration with Kyle Biggerstaff particularly related to the “dose effect” of exercise on risk factors (insulin and lipids). | |
| Keywords: Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, exercise | |
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