Prof. Antonio Paoli graduated in physical education (ISEF) in 1989, then in medicine (Padua University) in 2004, and in 2008, he earned a specialization in sport medicine (University of Pavia). He became an Assistant Professor of sport sciences in 2011 at the Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova (Italy). In 2013, he became an Associate Professor, and in 2018, he became a Full Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua. Since October 2021, Antonio Paoli has been the Vice Rector for Wellness and Sport at the University of Padua, being in charge of managing sport and wellness health-related activities for students, faculties, and employees He is currently Director of the Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Laboratory (NUTEX Lab) at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy. He is Chair and Professor of Strength Training and Sport Nutrition at the University UCAM (Murcia, Spain). His laboratory research interests include ketogenic diet and fasting, and the interaction of exercise and diet on skeletal muscle metabolism.