2 Quotes & Sayings By Katrina Karkazis
Dr. Katrina Karkazis is the author of the book, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. She is a research scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she studies the lipid biochemistry of metabolic diseases. Dr
Karkazis received her Ph.D. in nutritional sciences from the University of California San Francisco, where she studied cellular signaling pathways, metabolic regulation, and nutrition biochemistry. She has published over 65 research articles and book chapters on lipid metabolism, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Karkazis is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and serves on its Board of Scientific Advisors. She also serves on the Scientific Advisory Panel for the International Childhood Obesity Group (ICAN), an initiative to accelerate international efforts to prevent childhood obesity through early intervention programs for children ages 2 to 5 years old.
She is an elected member of the International Life Sciences Institute's Council for Food Science & Technology (IFST). She currently serves as president-elect for IFST’s board of directors.