Krista Varady

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 loss and metabolic disease reduction in people with obesity. Her work is funded by the NIH, American Heart Association, International Life Sciences Institute, and the University of Illinois. She has published over 100 publications on this topic, and is also the author of a book for the general public, entitled the "Every Other Day Diet".

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2006-2008
• PhD, Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2002-2006
• BS, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, 1998-2002

Selected Publications

• “Book for the general public”, The Every-Other-Day Diet: The Diet That Lets You Eat All You Want (Half the Time) and Keep the Weight Off