Michael Wirth - College of Nursing | University of South Carolina

Faculty and Staff

Michael Wirth, PhD, MSPH

Title:	Assistant Professor
Department:	Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science College of Nursing
Email:	[email protected]
Phone:	803-576-6736
Office:	College of Nursing University of South Carolina 1601 Greene Street, Room 607 Columbia, SC 29208-4001 United States
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Research and Teaching Interests

Michael Wirth is interested in the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the human body and various health outcomes. Michael also pursues research in relation to dietary sources of inflammation, physical activity, and stress on health.

Dr. Wirth's recent research focuses on analyzing diet and nutrition as it relates to chronic diseases. Chronic inflammation is an underlying cause for many chronic diseases, and diet is one of its most significant modifiers. Dietary inflammation can be measured through the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) and has been associated with almost every chronic disease, including cancer and depression. Chrononutrition focuses on the timing of when you eat, not what you eat. Eating food later at night is associated with increased inflammation. Chrononutrition is associated with metabolic disorders such as hyperglycemia.
“My research has impacted my personal health journey; I eat a much healthier diet since I’ve started working on the DII®. Nutrition tips I follow include eating anti-inflammatory foods such as green leafy vegetables, increasing the nighttime fasting period, and finding a sustainable diet – not a short term ‘fad diet,’” Wirth says.

College of Nursing

Faculty and Staff

Michael Wirth, PhD, MSPH

Research and Teaching Interests

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