Jie Kang is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at The College of New Jersey. He completed his undergraduate work at Beijing Sports University and pursued his Master’s and Ph.D. studies at the City University of New York and the University of Pittsburgh, respectively. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. His research interests include sports nutrition, exercise metabolism, and cardiorespiratory physiology. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, with a primary focus on unraveling the intricate relationship between nutrition, exercise, and human physiology.