The Nutrition, Exercise, and Stress Laboratory was established to examine the effects
of dietary interventions on stressed physiological conditions such as post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). The main dietary intervention of interest is a very low-carbohydrate
ketogenic diet. NESL has new equipment to provide phlebotomy, protein analysis, cholesterol
analysis, and other wet lab capabilities.
Equipment includes (but is not limited to):
- Epoch spectrophotometer
- Cholestech
- Large cold centrifuge
- Heated stir plate, scales
- Vortex, phlebotomy supplies
- DI water system
- -20 and -80 degree freezers
- Card Sorting Box that measures cognitive function, short term memory, attention span,
and reaction time
Current and future projects include examining:
- Cognitive performance after short bouts of high- and moderate-intensity exercise
- The effects of ketogenic diet on physiological, cognitive, and emotional health variables
in veterans with PTSD or traumatic brain injury
- Physiological effects of ketogenic-associated supplements, and dietary effects on
fertility levels in women.
