Jeff Volek,

Dr. Jeff Volek is a professor at The Ohio State University and a leading expert in low-carbohydrate and ketone research. His pioneering translational work has elucidated the metabolic, physiological, performance and clinical effects of carbohydrate-restricted diets, with a specific emphasis on nutritional ketosis and keto-adaptation. 

Key Highlights

• Research Focus: Explore optimal nutritional methods of restricting carbohydrates and achieving beneficial levels of ketones to reverse disease and augment human health and performance 
• Diet Studies: Conducted several prospective studies demonstrating that well-formulated ketogenic diets can safely reverse metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the context of significant reductions in glucose lowering medication and improving a broad-spectrum of markers related to metabolic health 
•  Funding: Secured over $23 million in research funding as principal investigator 

Key Achievements

• Publications: Authored 373 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and five books, including a New York Times Best Seller 
• Lectures: Invited to present his research over 275 times at scientific and industry all over the world
• Industry Role: Served as scientific advisors to dozens of companies and co-founded a digital health company (Virta Health) that delivers a ketogenic diet through a novel remote virtual care platform to safely promote weight loss and reverse prediabetes and type 2 diabetes at scale