Andrea Garber

RD PhD

Pediatric nutritionist
Eating disorders specialist and aspiring carpenter

About me

Andrea Garber is a dietitian who serves as chief nutritionist for the UCSF Eating Disorders Program, which provides care for individuals and families.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, Garber's research program also focuses on eating disorders. Her current endeavors include a clinical trial examining nutritional rehabilitation for patients with anorexia nervosa and a study of three-dimensional body composition analysis in youths with malnutrition.

Garber earned her doctorate in clinical nutrition at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She completed her training with a dietetic internship at UCSF as part of becoming a registered dietitian.

Education

University of Wisconsin – Madison, PhD, Clinical Nutrition
Academic Title

Professor

As a parent myself, I love working with adolescents and young adults. My goal is to empower them to achieve their best health.

Where I see patients (2)

Selected research

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Sex differences in refeeding among hospitalized adolescents and young adults with eating disorders.
The International journal of eating disorders
December 2021
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Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity from young adulthood to middle age and metabolic disease: a 30-year population-based cohort study.
British journal of sports medicine
September 2021
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Factors associated with refeeding hypophosphatemia in adolescents and young adults hospitalized with anorexia nervosa.
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
September 2021
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