Welcome!
Dr. Wahls's research team is dedicated to testing the impact of modifiable lifestyle factors, with particular attention on diet quality and eating plans, on quality of life and disease symptoms across a variety of disease states.
![image of a researcher administering a visual acuity test](/sites/wahls.lab.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1312_x_738/public/2024-01/call%20out%20visual%20acuity.jpg?h=152dd3b5&itok=VJ6SKQQH)
Visual Acuity Testing
![image showing a researcher administering a 9-hole peg test](/sites/wahls.lab.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1312_x_738/public/2024-01/call%20out%20peg%20board.jpg?h=152dd3b5&itok=Sj0LmkIg)
9-Hole Peg Test
![image showing a dietitian counseling a research subject](/sites/wahls.lab.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1312_x_738/public/2024-01/call%20out%20diet%20instruction.jpg?h=152dd3b5&itok=t0vL9_KW)
Diet Counseling
![image showing a subject completing a food record notebook](/sites/wahls.lab.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1312_x_738/public/2024-01/call%20out%20weighed%20food%20record.jpg?h=152dd3b5&itok=FXtU0VJp)
Weighted Food Record