Tianou Zhang, doctoral candidate in the School of Kinesiology and graduate assistant in the Laboratory of Physical Hygiene and Exercise Science, presented at the Nutrition 2018 conference in Boston held June 9-12.

His presentation, “Oat Avenanthramides Protects Against Eccentric Exercise Induced Muscle Inflammation in Human after Downhill Running,” reported the results of a research study he has been conducting on the effects of a dietary supplement, avenanthramides. This supplement is a group of acids found only in oats that has been shown to provide protection from antioxidants and inhibit inflammation. Zhang has been studying the effect of the supplement on mitigating muscle inflammation in subjects after they engaged in downhill running.

Zhang’s presentation was featured in a news release by Ceapro, Inc., a biotechnology company that is helping to fund the study, along with PepsiCo.