2ⁿᵈ Edition of Preventive Medicine World Conference 2026

Speakers - 2025

Krista A. Varady

  • Designation: University of Illinois
  • Country: USA

Biography

 Krista Varady, PhD, is a Professor of Nutrition at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Her research focuses on the efficacy of intermittent fasting for weight management and metabolic disease risk reduction in adults with obesity. She has been studying fasting for almost 20 years and is one of the top researchers in this field. Her work is funded by the NIH, American Heart Association, and the University of Illinois. She has published over 120 publications on this topic and is also the author of two books for the general public, entitled the "Every Other Day Diet" and “The Fastest Diet”.