Dr. Paul J. Arciero (“Dr. Paul”), FACSM, FTOS, FISSN, is a full professor in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh. He has served as a Research Professor in the Psychology and Neurosciences Department at Union College and an adjunct professor in the School of Health Sciences in the Department of Nutrition at The Sage Colleges.
Dr. Paul is the author of Amazon #1 Best-Seller “The PRISE® Life” book, based on his peer-reviewed scientific research publications of easily executed lifestyle strategies to lose belly fat, gain lean muscle, reduce disease, and improve physical and cognitive performance. His research has been featured in BBC World News, BBC Reels, WebMD, Today Show, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, American Heart Association, and hundreds of others. He has served as a performance and nutrition expert for the most elite, including; Olympic medalists, world-class professional athletes (National Hockey League, American Hockey League, boxing, cycling, and rowing), collegiate, high school and masters’ athletes, and business and thought leaders from around the world. He serves as a Senior Consultant and Scientific Advisory Board member to the nutrition, fitness, and wellness industries and was appointed to the 15-member International Protein Board (IPB Advisory Board), composed of the leading protein scientists in the world.
He graduated from Simsbury High School in 1980, received a Bachelor of Science in special studies (concentration in biology, physical education, and business) from Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in 1986, a Master of Science in physiology of exercise and bioenergetics from Purdue University in 1987, a Master of Science in nutritional sciences from University of Vermont in 1993, a Doctorate in physiology of exercise from Springfield College in 1993, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in applied physiology from Washington University School of Medicine in 1994. He’s been inducted as a Fellow of three leading health organizations in the world - American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM), The Obesity Society (FTOS), and International Society of Sports Nutrition (FISSN). Dr. Paul is a past board member of the American Heart Association in the Capital Region and currently serves as a media spokesperson and regular volunteer for the AHA (AHA Feature Story). He’s inducted into the CCSU Athletics Hall of Fame for tennis, where he played #1 singles and doubles all four years, earning All-New England honors each of those years, and was among the top singles players in the nation in 1985. Collectively, Dr. Paul has been awarded more than $7 million in research grant funding, published more than 70 peer-reviewed publications indexed on PubMed and cited over 7,420 times with an h-index of 44 and an i10-index of 63, all considered “excellent”.
Dr. Paul specializes in providing health and wellness consulting services for organizations, institutions, industries, and teams of all sizes. He is President and CEO of PRISE LLC, a nutrition and fitness consulting company that owns the PRISE® Life app on Apple App Store . He and his wife Karen have three sons, Nicholas, Noah and Aidan and enjoys spending time together and being outdoors. Please visit www.paularciero.com; https://www.shrs.pitt.edu/people/paul-arciero; www.priselife.com; www.prisewell.com; https://www.linkedin.com/in/paularciero/ for more information on Dr. Paul.
Representative Publications
Arciero PJ*, Bauer D, Connelly S. Ormsbee MJ. Timed-daily ingestion of whey protein and exercise training reduces visceral adipose tissue mass and improves insulin resistance: The PRISE study. J Appl Physiol 117:1-10, 2014
Anderson-Hanley C, Arciero PJ, Nimon J, Westen S, Okuma N, Merz M, Zimmerman E. Exergaming and older adult cognition: a cluster randomized clinical trial. Am J Prev Med, 42(2): 109-119, 2012.
Arciero PJ*, Gentile CG, Brestoff J, Ruby M, Ormsbee MO, Nindl BC, Ruby ML. Increased Protein Intake and Meal Frequency Reduces Abdominal Fat During Energy Balance and Energy Deficit. Obesity Journal, July: 21(7): 1357-66, 2013.
Arciero PJ*, Ives SJ, Mohr AE, Robinson N, Escudero D, Robinson J, Rose K, Minicucci O, O’Brien G, Curran K, Miller VJ, He F, Norton C, Paul M, Sheridan C, Beard S, Centore J, Dudar M, Ehnstrom K, Hoyte D, Mak H, Yarde A. Morning Exercise Reduces Abdominal Fat and Blood Pressure in Women; Evening Exercise Increases Muscular Performance in Women and Lowers Blood Pressure in Men. Front. Physiol. 31 May, 2022. 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.893783
Arciero PJ*, Arciero KM; Poe M, Mohr AE, Ives SJ, Arciero AJ, Boyce M, Zhang J, Haas M, Valdez E, Corbet D, Judd K, Smith A, Furlong O, Wahler M, Gumpricht E. Intermittent Fasting Two Days versus One Day per Week, Matched for Total Energy Intake and Expenditure, Increases Weight Loss in Overweight/Obese Men and Women. Nutr J 21, 36 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-022-00790-0.
Arciero PJ*, Poe M, Mohr AE, Ives SJ, Arciero A, Sweazea KL, Gumpricht E, Arciero KM. Intermittent fasting and protein pacing is superior to caloric restriction for weight- and visceral-fat loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022;1‐11. https://doi:10.1002/oby..
Arciero PJ*, Grasso P, Anderson-Hanley C and Zimmerman E. Editorial: How does exercise modify the course of Alzheimer’s disease? Front. Aging Neurosci. 2023. 15:1127747. https://doi:10.3389/fnagi.2023.1127747
