Following her presentation at Nutricia Congress 2023, we are delighted to welcome Professor Carla Prado back to build on her presentation and share new evidence for 2024.
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Dr. Carla Prado is a Professor and Registered Dietitian at the University of Alberta, and a Campus Alberta Innovates (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health. She is the Director of the Human Nutrition Research Unit, one of the top research and training facilities for body composition and energy metabolism assessments worldwide.
Carla is an expert in assessing nutritional status through the precise measurement of body composition and energy metabolism. The focus of her current research program is to investigate the prevalence and health outcomes of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with diverse chronic conditions. She is also developing targeted nutrition interventions to optimize body composition, particularly muscle mass in these patients. She is currently leading six randomized controlled trials investigating the impact of nutrition intervention on body composition and health.
Dr. Prado serves as an Associate Editor of top three Journals in her field. Dr. Prado is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists - two of the highest academic honors in her country. She has been recognized in the ‘Canada’s Top 40 under 40’ list, and named as one of the ‘Most Powerful Women in Canada: Top 100’. Dr. Prado has also been distinguished as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate TM , placing her among the top 1% of researchers globally for her significant and broad influence in her field.