Grant to aid in firefighter assessment

Shane Broughton (nutrition & food sciences) and Jyutika Mehta (communication sciences) have been awarded a $53,000 grant from the City of Denton for their project to assess the health and fitness of Denton firefighters. The purpose of the research is to investigate the physiological etiology of cardiovascular and metabolic disease and obesity, as well as athletic performance potential. (3-27-19)