June 30, 2015 | Community News, Meyer News, News, Research News
July 1, 2015 • Everyday we learn more about how the gut microbiome may influence health. Our gut microbial community—a super-organism, with trillions of members—has been associated with obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and immune disorders, and even moods. These findings have generated enormous enthusiasm among researchers and the lay public, as they suggest a largely untapped area for health-promoting interventions. One mechanism through which the gut microbiome may affect health is through the metabolism of food and nutrients.
June 29, 2015 | Community News, News, Research News, Zeisel News
ESCONDIDO, Calif., June, 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Choline is critical to overall health and healthy cognitive function. This essential nutrient has an impact on the brain throughout our lives. Choline intake early in life supports the brain as it ages,...
June 2, 2015 | Community News, News, Research News
June 2, 2015 • Dr. Warrier joins the NRI this month as our newest faculty member. Her research focus is the “browning” of fat and its effects on metabolism and obesity.
June 1, 2015 | Community News, News, Research News
June 1, 2015 • There is mounting evidence that small amounts of essential nutrients like choline and folate have a big impact on human health. However, nutritional studies that attempt to quantify the effects of essential nutrients often produce unclear or contradictory results.
There are several reasons for this, but chief among them is the assumption that all of us process food exactly the same way. This is simply not the case. No one is metabolically identical or even similar to anyone else – not even identical twins. We all require different amounts of specific nutrients and vitamins. Scientists at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute believe this common misconception is responsible for so many contradictory study results.
May 30, 2015 | soundbite-enews
June 16, 2015 • This month’s SoundBites features an article that describes how your genetic makeup effects your nutritional needs, everything you’ve ever needed to know about vitamin supplementation, and introduces our newest faculty member, Manya Warrier, Ph.D.
