The interplay between habitual diet and human gut microbiome on cardiometabolic health
Dr. Sun’s primary research interests are identifying and examining biomedical risk factors, including dietary biomarkers, for type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. His research is primarily based on large-scale cohort studies, including the Nurses’ Health Study I and II and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Dr. Sun is also interested in environmental pollutants, especially those from dietary sources, in the etiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes.