AFL Program Summaries September 2017-May 2018
Appetite For Life – September 27, 2017, with Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD: “Vitamin D and Human Health: 10 Things Your Mother Never Told You”. Vitamin D is an essential vitamin linked to human health and diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart...The Longevity Diet
February 17, 2015
The Role of Genetics and Other Biological Factors in the Obesity Epidemic Karen Corbin, Ph.D., R.D., joined the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) in 2009 and was promoted to research assistant professor in 2011. Dr. Corbin’s research focuses on nutritional and...NRI Director Tells How To "Fight Cancer with Your Fork"
Dr. Zeisel’s lecture on nutrition and cancer, the first session of our five-part Appetite for Life Academy series that is currently underway, was featured this week in the Salisbury Post. 159 people from the surrounding area joined us for the lecture.
Appetite for Life SoundBites Spring 2012
In this issue:
Harris Teeter, The Dickson Foundation establish first Professorship at NRI
$8.9M grant to unravel Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
2012 Appetite for Life Seminar Series Highlights
NRI’s new Scholar’s Cove now open
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awards $100,000 grant to NRI