Jonatan R. Ruiz
Education and Work Experience
Jonatan Ruiz is an scientist in physical activity and fitness epidemiology in young people. His background is in exercise science, and he received his PhD in Physiology of Exercise at the University of Granada (Spain), and his PhD in Medical Sciences at the Karolinska Institutet (Sweden).
Current Research and Projects
His research focuses on the role of physical activity and fitness in the development of obesity and related cardiovascular diseases in children and adolescents.
Selected Publications
Ruiz JR, Rizzo NS, Hurtig-Wennlöf A, Ortega FB, Warnberg J, Sjöström M. Relations of total physical activity and intensity to fitness and fatness in children; The European Youth Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2006; 84: 299-303.
Ruiz JR, Sola R, Gonzalez-Gross M, Ortega FB, Vicente-Rodriguez G, Garcia-Fuentes M, Gutierrez A, Sjöström M, Pietrzik K, Castillo MJ. Cardiovascular fitness is negatively associated with homocysteine levels in female adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007; 161: 166-171.
Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Warnberg J, Sjöström M. Associations of low-grade inflammation with physical activity, fitness and fatness in prepubertal children; the European Youth Heart Study. Int J Obes 2007; 31: 1545-1551.
Go to publications in Pubmed
Contact info
Email: ruizj@ugr.es; Jonatan.Ruiz.Ruiz@ki.se
Phone: +46-8-608 3350
