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Sandra Nez

Sandra Nez, RDN, works as a public health dietitian for the state health department in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has worked in community nutrition since 2016, directing local family feeding programs prior to developing state dietary resources. Nez received an MPH from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The Hadza Tribe Diet: Foraging, Hunting, and Health
High Fat Diets: Metabolic Shifts and Health Effects
What Is the Standard American Diet, Explained
Overnutrition: Causes, Health Risks, and Prevention
Is Diet More Important Than Exercise for Health?
What Is a Traditional Diet? Characteristics and Examples
What Is a Fat Protein Efficient Metabolic Type?
What Is a Surplus of Energy and Its Health Outcomes?
What Makes Food Fattening? The Biology of Weight Gain
What Influences Satiety? Hormones, Food, and the Brain
What Is an Alkaline State and Can Diet Achieve It?
What Is an Isocaloric Diet in Nutritional Science?
The Western Diet: What It Is and Its Health Effects
What Happens to Mice on a High-Fat Diet?
Which Effects Are Associated With Overnutrition?
Brown Fat and Weight Loss: What Is the Connection?
What Do Malnutrition Images Reveal About the Body?
Lean Tissue: What It Is and Why It Is Crucial for Health
What Is the Insulin Index and How Does It Work?
The Fat Cell Theory and Body Weight Regulation
Dietary Patterns: What They Are and Their Health Impact
Fat Indians: Key Insights on Body Composition and Health