Public Health Insider | Modifying Metabolism: Small Choices, Big Results

Did you know that 1 out of every 3 Americans — roughly 100 million — are currently pre-diabetic, and that the vast majority don't even know it?

Understanding your metabolic health — what it is and why it is important — in today’s world of information saturation can feel confusing, overwhelming and deflating. However, there are numerous small choices that you can implement today that can lead to immediate, significant positive outcomes.

Join OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ faculty Sean Newsom and Matt Robinson as they focus on empowered positive choices, highlight the latest research being done at OSU’s Translational Metabolism Research Laboratory and how you can break through all the noise to take back control over your metabolic health.

Panelists:

Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson completed his doctoral training at Colorado State University in human bioenergetics, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition at Mayo Clinic. He joined Oregon State University in the summer of 2016 as an assistant professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. Robinson has led multiple projects investigating the benefits of acute exercise and longer-term training interventions on skeletal muscle physiology and mitochondrial metabolism. Outside of the lab, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Jeanne, and their four children. Their favorite past-times include riding bikes and gardening.

Sean Newsom
Sean Newsom completed his doctoral training at the University of Michigan in the School of Kinesiology, and postdoctoral training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He joined Oregon State University in the summer of 2015. Newsom has completed several metabolic research investigations aimed at understanding the consequences of obesity and sedentary lifestyle on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, as well as the metabolic benefit of acute exercise and/or dietary interventions. Away from the lab, Sean can be found running and biking the trails surrounding Corvallis, dreaming of earning a PGA Tour card and spending quality time with his wife, Lauren, and their two dogs, Roxy and Ouzo.

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