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Long Bio
Glenn Gaesser is a professor of Exercise Physiology in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. Professor Gaesser has had prior academic appointments at the University of Virginia and UCLA. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and has served as president of the Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Professor Gaesser’s research focuses on the effects of exercise and diet on cardiovascular fitness and health. He has published seminal articles on muscular efficiency during exercise, excess postexercise oxygen consumption, and the slow component of oxygen uptake during high-intensity exercise. His research on exercise training in adults has enhanced our understanding of the impact of exercise intensity--especially high-intensity interval training--on cardiovascular and metabolic health. His recent work also highlights the positive effects on blood pressure and blood glucose control of breaking up prolonged periods of sitting with physical activity of varying intensities and durations, with activity bouts as short as two minutes.
He has written and lectured extensively on the subjects of obesity, fitness and health, and has been a strong proponent of “health at every size” for the past 25 years. His work challenges conventional wisdom on the health implications of obesity, and he encourages a weight-neutral approach to treating obesity-related health conditions. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Big Fat Lies: The Truth About Your Weight and Your Health.
Education
Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of California-Berkeley
M.A. Exercise Physiology, University of California-Berkeley
Impact of exercise and diet on cardiometabolic fitness; weight-loss independent health benefits of exercise and diet; obesity paradox
Publications
Recent Publications
Joseph RP, Todd M, Ainsworth BE, Veg-Lopez S, Adams MA, Hollinghead K, Hooker SP, Gaesser GA, Keller C. Smart Walk: A culturally tailored Smartphone-delivered physical activity intervention for cardiometabolic risk reduction among African American women. Int J Environ Res Pub Health 2023 Jan 5;20(2):1000. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021000.
Toledo MJ, Ainsworth BE, Gaesser GA, Hooker SP, Pereira M, Buman MP. Acute glycemic response to standing strategies for breaking up sitting time: a randomized trial. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2023 Feb 24. doi: 10.1111/sms.14344.
Joseph RP, Ainsworth BE, Vega-Lopez S, Adams MA, Todd, M, Gaesser GA, Keller C. Cardiometabolic risk profiles among insufficiently active African American women with obesity: baseline findings from Smart Walk. J Cardiovasc Nursing 2023 Mar-Apr 01;38(2):198-204. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000930.
Gaesser GA, Poole DC, Angadi SS. Measuring human energy expenditure: public health application to counter inactivity. BMJ 2022;Dec 21;379:o2937. Doi: 10.1136/bmj.o2937.
Gaesser GA. Type 2 diabetes incidence and mortality: associations with physical activity, fitness, weight loss, and weight cycling. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2022;23(11), 364. Doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2311364
Gaesser GA. Refined grain intake and cardiovascular disease: meta-analyses of prospective cohort studies. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2022 Sep 6:S1050-1738(22)00111-6. Doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.08.002.
Gaesser GA. Refined grain intake and risk of type 2 diabetes. Mayo Clinic Proc 2022; July 12, online ahead of print; DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.05.004
Jarrett CL, Tucker WJ, Angadi, SS, Gaesser GA. Postexercise hypotension is delayed in men with obesity and hypertension. Frontiers in Physiology 2022; doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.819616
Tucker WJ, Jarrett CL, D’Lugos, Angadi SS, Gaesser GA. Effects of indulgent food snacking, with and without exercise training, on body weight, fat mass, and cardiometabolic risk markers in overweight and obese men. Physiol Rep 2021;9(22):e15118. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15118.
Villanueva I, Campbell J, Medina S, Jorgensen T, Wilson S, Angadi S, Gaesser GA, Dickinson J. Comparison of constant-load exercise intensity for verification of maximal oxygen uptake following a graded exercise test in older adults. Physiol Rep 2021;9(18):e15037. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15037.
Gaesser GA and Angadi SS. Obesity treatment: Weight loss versus increasing fitness and physical activity for reducing health risks. iScience 2021;24(10):102995. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102995. eCollection 2021 Oct 22
Gaesser GA, Miller Jones J, Angadi SS. Perspective: Does glycemic index matter for weight loss and obesity prevention? Examination of the evidence on “fast” compared with “slow” carbs. Advances in Nutrition 2021;12(6):2076-2084. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab093.
Gaesser GA. Whole grain intake and pancreatic cancer risk. HepatoBiliary Surg Nutr 2021;10(4):530-533.
Gaesser GA. Whole grains, refined grains, and cancer risk: A systematic review of meta-analyses of observational studies. Nutrients 2020;12(12):3756. doi: 10.3390/nu12123756
Pereira MA, Mullane SL, Toledo MJL, Larouche ML, Rydell SA, Vuong B, Feltes LH, Mitchell NR, de Brito JN, Hasanaj K, Carlson NG, Gaesser GA, Crespo NC, Oakes JM, Buman MP. Efficacy of the ‘Stand and Move at Work’ multicomponent workplace intervention to reduce sedentary time and improve cardiometabolic risk: a group randomized clinical trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020;17(1):133.
Papanikolaou Y, Slavin JL, Clemens R, Brenna JT, Hayes D, Gaesser GA, Fulgoni VL 3rd. Do refined grains have a place in a healthy dietary pattern: Perspectives from and expert panel consensus meeting. Curr Dev Nutr 2020;4(10):nzaa125.
Joseph RP, Keller C, Vega-Lopez S, Adams MA, English R, Hollingshead K, Hooker SP, Todd M, Gaesser GA, Ainsworth BE. A culturally relevant smartphone-delivered activity intervention for African-American women: Development and initial usability tests of smart walk. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(3):e15346.
Research Activity
Adaptive Mechanisms Responsible for Weight Regain in Youth with Obesity and the Influence of Sex, NIH R01, 2021-2025, Ryder J (PI), Gaesser GA (Co-I).
Smart Walk: A culturally tailored smartphone-delivered physical activity intervention to reduce cardiometabolic disease risk among African American women, NIH R01, 2023-2028, Joseph R (PI), Gaesser GA (Co-I)
A Novel, Low-Cost, Mobile Metabolic Measurement (M3) System, NIH SBIR Phase I, 2019-2021, Parker BE (PI), Gaesser GA (PI of ASU subcontract).
