Mark Kern Nutrition Scientist

Professor and Coordinator of Foods and Nutrition in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University. Mark typically teaches Fundamentals of Nutrition and Nutrition for Athletes. His research has been funded by several food commodity boards, the United States Department of Agriculture, the American Heart Association and other funding agencies and commonly addresses the impacts of numerous functional foods such as fruits, nuts and minimally refined sweeteners on cardiometabolic disease risk factors, appetite and obesity, bone health, exercise metabolism and sport performance.