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A Global Standard in Nutrition Education Now Includes NRI Research on Choline
A Global Standard in Nutrition Education Now Includes NRI Research on CholineIsis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Nutrition Research Institute (NRI). She joined the NRI in 2015 to...
iSIPsmarter: A New Way to Help Communities Cut Back on Sugar
Read the full original study as posted on the NIH website here. How the iSIPsmarter Program Works In parts of rural Appalachia, especially in southwest Virginia, adults are drinking much more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) than the rest of the country. These...
Next-Generation Health Interventions Presented by Deborah F. Tate, PhD, at SPR 2025
Next-Generation Health Interventions Presented by Deborah F. Tate, PhD, at SPR 2025Deborah F. Tate, PhD, is the UNC Nutrition Research Institute Interim Director and a Professor of Nutrition and Health Behavior. Her research focuses on two main areas: (1)...
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