Carla Prado PhD, RD, FCAHS
Professor and CAIP Chair in Nutrition, Food & Health, University of Alberta; Director, Human Nutrition Research Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dr. Carla Prado is a Professor and Registered Dietitian at the University of Alberta, and a Campus Alberta Innovates (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health. She is the Director of the Human Nutrition Research Unit, one of the top research and training facilities for body composition and energy metabolism assessments worldwide. Carla is an expert in assessing nutritional status through the precise measurement of body composition and energy metabolism. She is an Associate Editor of Clinical Nutrition, the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, and Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. Dr. Prado is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest academic honor in the country and has recently received the title of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in Canada: Top 100.
Email: carla.prado@ualberta.ca