Performance Nutrition Series: Dietary Bioactive Compounds in Exercise and Chronic Diseases: Implications for Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Tianou Zhang’s research interest is sports and exercise nutrition and currently he is the director of the Laboratory of Exercise and Sports Nutrition at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

His primary research focus is to explore the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals (plant-extracted compounds) supplementation in sports-related inflammation and inflammatory conditions under chronic diseases, such as atherosclerosis and obesity.

He has published several original research and review articles on nutritional supplementation and exercise and currently he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness and Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. As the principal investigator of five internal grants and co-investigator of one National Institutes of Health research project grant, he is driven to explore the benefits of dietary bioactive compounds and skeletal muscle health. He is also dedicated to investigating the role of nutrition and physical activity in aged and underrepresented populations to improve muscle health and physical functions for healthy aging.