UCDavis University of California

Education

• Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Research Interests

Dr. Liz Applegate, a nationally renowned expert on nutrition and fitness, is a faculty member of the Nutrition Department at the University of California, Davis. Her enthusiasm and informal style make her undergraduate nutrition classes the nation’s largest with enrollments exceeding 2,000 annually. This year, she received the Excellence in Education Award and in 1996, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of California.

Dr. Applegate is the author of several books including, Nutrition Basics for Better Health & Performance (Kendall Hunt, 2004), Bounce Your Body Beautiful (Three Rivers Press, 2003), Encyclopedia of Sports and Fitness Nutrition (Three Rivers Press, 2002), and Eat Smart Play Hard (Rodale Press, June 2001). She has written over 300 articles for national magazines and is the Nutrition Columnist for Runner’s World magazine. Dr. Applegate is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists, a practice group of the American Dietetics Association. Frequently, she serves as a keynote speaker at industry, athletic and scientific meetings and has been a guest on more than 200 international, national and local radio and television shows including Good Morning America, as well as health segments on CNN and ESPN. Dr. Applegate regularly appears as an expert in national print media such as USA Today, Washington Post and Better Homes and Gardens. She serves as a nutrition consultant to NBA and NFL individuals and teams and is currently the team nutritionist for the Oakland Raiders.

Dr. Applegate teaches Nutrition 10 and Nutrition 11.

Dr. Applegate's full curriculum vitae is available in PDF format (eacv.pdf). Adobe Reader can be used to view files in this format.

Publications

• Applegate, E.A. Nutritional concerns of the ultraendurance athlete. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1989;21:205.
• Applegate, E.A., M.L. O'Toole, and W.D.B. Hiller. Race day dietary intakes during an ultraendurance triathlon. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1989;21:48.
• O'Toole, M.L., H. Iwane, P.S. Douglas, E.A. Applegate and W.D.B. Hiller. Estimates of iron sufficiency in ultraendurance triathletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1989;21:78.
• O'Toole, M.L., H. Iwane, P.S. Douglas, E.A. Applegate and W.D.B. Hiller. Estimates of  iron sufficiency in ultraendurance triathletes. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989.
• Uriu-Hare, J.Y., C.L. Keen, E.A. Applegate and J.S. Stern. The influence of moderate exercise in diabetic and normal pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcome in the rat. Life Sciences, 1989;45:647.
• Applegate, E.A. Nutritional considerations for the ultraendurance athlete. International Journal of Sport Nutrition, 1991;1:118-126.
• Holly, R.G., FACSM, D.J. Orber, L. Applegate, N. Rifai, and E.A. Amsterdam. Favorably altered lipoproteins in coronary patients with persistently elevated serum cholesterol and a healthy diet. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1991;23:530.
• Camplen, L.M., K.L. Olin, H.H. Schmitz, L.A. Applegate, J.B. German, J.D. Shaffrath, C. Emenhiser, S.J. Schwartz and C.L. Keen. An antioxidant-fortified energy bar can reduce exercise induced oxidative stress. FASEB, 1996;10:A477.
• Applegate, L.A., L. Camplen, K.L. Olin, J.B. German, H.H. Schmitz and C.L. Keen. Influence of an antioxidant nutrient fortified food product and strenuous exercise on antioxidant enzyme systems. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1996;28(5): S30.
• Grivetti, L.E., Applegate, E.A., Clarkson, P.M., Grandjean, A.C., McDonald, R.B. and C.M. Tipton. From ancient Olympia to modern Atlanta. Celebration of the Olympic Centennial. Nutrition Today. 1996;31(6):241-249.
• Applegate, E.A., Clarkson, P.M., Grandjean, A.C., Grivetti, L., McDonald, R.B., and C.M. Tipton. Introduction. Sympsium: Nutrition and Physical Performance: A Century of Progress and Tribute to the Modern Olympic Movement. Journal of Nutrition. 1997;127:857S-859S.
• Grivetti, L.E. and E.A. Applegate. From Olympia to Atlanta: A Cultural-historical Perspective on Diet and Athletic Training. Symposium: Nutrition and Physical Performance: A Century of Progress and Tribute to the Modern Olympic Movement. Journal of Nutrition. 1997;127:860S-868S.)
• Applegate, E.A. and L.E. Grivetti. Search for the competitive edge. A history of dietary fads and supplements. Symposium: Nutrition and Physical Performance: A Century of Progress and Tribute to the Modern Olympic Movement. Journal of Nutrition. 1997;127:869S-873S.
• Applegate, E.A., Baumgartner, B., Clarkson, P.M., Grivetti, L.E., Haislett, N., McDonald, R.B., Mills, B. and A. Oerter. Gold medal roundtable: Athlete Presentations, Audience Questions, and Summary Statements. Symposium: Nutrition and Physical Performance: A Century of Progress and Tribute to the Modern Olympic Movement. Journal of Nutrition. 1997;127:886S-892S.
• Applegate, E.A. Effective nutritional ergogenic aids. International Journal of Sports Nutrition. 1999;9 (2): 229-239.
• Applegate, E.A. Introduction: Nutritional and Functional Roles of Eggs in the Diet. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2000;19(5):495S-498S.
• Campbell, C., Prince, D., Braun, M., Applegate, E.A., FACSM, Casazza, G. A. Carboyhdrate-Supplement From and Exercise Performance, International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, Volume 18, Number 2, April 2008, p. 179