October 2014
SoundBites is the NRI’s monthly e-newsletter. This month features Folami Ideraabdullah’s environmental lecture held at Catawba College and Dr. Zeisel’s input on a new research publication about gut microbes.
Gut Microbes Can Determine Your Weight
From the desk of: Steve Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D. Gut microbes have been making a lot of news lately. As the name implies, these bacteria reside in the intestine and fulfill a variety of functions essential to our health, specifically ensuring that we digest foods properly....For Better or Worse – Consequences of Living with Chemicals
The Center for the Environment, Catawba College, in partnership with the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, invites you to a community lecture: For Better or Worse – Consequences of Living with Chemicals presented by Folami Ideraabdullah, Ph.D.
Appetite for Life Academy
Our seminars begin in April this year. Registration opens at the end of this month. Our speakers this year are: John Smith, Jane Smith and Olga Yearly.
American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but heart disease is preventable and controllable.