Dr. Donald Dengel, exercise physiology professor in the School of Kinesiology, is a co-investigator on a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

The 4-year grant, “Prolonged Daily Fasting As A Viable Alternative to Caloric Restriction In At-Risk Obese Humans,” examines the role of prolonged fasting in metabolic changes that are associated with timed restricted eating.

Donald R. Dengel, PhD, is also the director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP).