Shirin Hooshmand

Shirin Hooshmand is a Senate Distinguished Professor at San Diego State University in the College of Health and Human Services, School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences. Her research focuses on nutritional interventions and their effects on human health, particularly in areas of metabolism, bone health, and functional foods. She conducts clinical trials examining how specific foods like watermelon, almonds, and prunes impact cardiometabolic markers, body composition, and physiological responses in diverse populations including overweight adults, postmenopausal women, and adolescents.

Her research interests span nutritional biochemistry, clinical nutrition applications, and metabolic health optimization through dietary interventions. Recent publications demonstrate a focus on randomized controlled trials investigating the health benefits of various functional foods, with consistent themes appearing in gut microbiome modulation, bone mineral density preservation, and metabolic health improvement across different age groups and physiological states.