Tonya Orchard

Tonya Orchard studies how diet and nutrients, especially omega-3 fatty acids (EPA/DHA) and dietary patterns like the MIND and Mediterranean diets, relate to brain function, inflammation, and quality of life. Much of this work focuses on cancer survivors (particularly breast cancer patients undergoing or after chemotherapy) and their cognitive function, fatigue, and mental health, but also extends to other groups such as older women, children with ADHD, and people with spinal cord injury. The research combines human observational and pilot intervention studies with some animal-model work examining diet's effects on brain inflammation during chemotherapy.

Publication output has grown steadily over the past decade, rising from about 4 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 10 in 2023-2024, with an average of roughly 7 papers per year over the last five years.

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