Colby Vorland

Colby Vorland is a fourth year doctoral student at Purdue University studying the regulation of intestinal phosphorus absorption in health and chronic kidney disease. He has a background in dietetics and has previously worked in lipid metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The Appropriate Evaluation of the Anecdote

I spend a lot of time reading social media postings of various dietary tribes, and constantly see success stories of

The Art of the Social Media Nutrition Misinformer

I’ve been using Twitter for nutrition science purposes for 8 years now, and so I have observed a lot over

The Debate Over the Health Effects of Food Processing

While debates about the relative healthfulness of carbohydrates/type of fat/salt/sweeteners/etc. never cease, there is one nutritional message that can unite

Alkaline Diets and Kidney Disease

Many dangerous fad diets exist that purport to treat diseases such as cancer by manipulating the pH of blood with

At What Point Do We Enact Obesity-Targeting Policies?

How much evidence should be demonstrated before enacting obesity-targeted health policy? This difficult question was debated between two speakers Sunday

Multivitamins and Moving Toward Personalized Nutrition

Are multivitamin/mineral supplements beneficial? How do they relate to personalized nutrition? What even is a multivitamin? These questions were discussed

How Nutrition Science Should Mature

Dennis Bier, MD, was this year’s W.O. Atwater Memorial Award Winner and Lecturer at ASN’s Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, sponsored

Predictive Modeling in Nutrition

How does predictive modeling influence nutrition research, clinical interventions, and public health? This question was pondered in a session co-chaired