Research
Over the course of her career, Bray has published over 180 scientific papers. Her research spans several fields, including human genetics, nutrition, exercise physiology, and metabolic health. Bray's work integrates genomic research with studies of nutrition and metabolism, particularly in relation to obesity, energy balance, and metabolic disease. In the field of obesity, Bray has worked on discovering covariance patterns across energy balance traits. According to Bray's publication, these traits enable the discovery of genes associated with obesity. Bray has also studied the influence of exercise training on dietary patterns among young adults. The results from that study found that most dietary pattern scores were lowered following exercise training. Additionally, Bray's research found that a longer duration of exercise was linked with decreased preferences for western and snacking patterns, while a higher intensity of exercise was linked to an increased preference for prudent patterns. ==References==