Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Adams and his colleagues at the UC Davis Center for Alimentary and Metabolic Science research factors that regulate one's metabolism and risk for metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Molecular links that impact metabolic health stem from dietary patterns, physical fitness and muscle physiology, and from the naturally-occurring bacteria in the gut (aka, the gut microbiome) that produce xenometabolites. Research in these areas is relevant to culinary medicine, diabetes prevention and treatment, and development of new therapeutics to prevent or treat metabolic disease.