Dr. Aaron Pak, PhD
Doctor of Kinesiology & Public Health
Dr. Aaron Pak holds a PhD in Kinesiology with a concentration in public-health nutrition from the University of Michigan, and completed a postdoc at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) focused on body-composition methodology. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and has authored 30+ peer-reviewed papers on BMI, body-fat, and metabolic health. At CalcCentral Aaron authors and reviews every health page, ensuring calculations match the formulas used by the CDC, WHO, and NIH clinical guidelines.
Independent review
Dr.’s work is independently reviewed by Jonathan Reed, MS (Master of Applied Mathematics). This cross-discipline four-eyes review is one of the requirements of our editorial policy for any YMYL (Your-Money-or-Your-Life) page.
Editorial standards
- Reviewed quarterly and after any regulatory or methodological change.
- Source data verified against authoritative bodies (IRS, FHFA, NIH, CDC, BLS, NIST).
- No affiliate bias: results are computed without favoring any lender or product.
- Mathematical formulas reproduce exactly when verified by hand or spreadsheet.
Last reviewed: August 12, 2026. Next scheduled review: quarterly.