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AFL Program Summaries 2021

Appetite For Life with a Twist – Wednesday, January 20, 2021 “New Year’s Wellness Workshop with the NRI” featured multiple nutrition, fitness, and research experts from the UNC Nutrition Research Institute and our local community. The workshops built around some...

AFL Program Summaries 2020

Appetite For Life – Thursday, January 16, 2020: “Genes and individual response to nutrients in bone health,” was presented by Saroja Voruganti, PhD, Associate Professor of Nutrition, UNC Nutrition Research Institute. Studies have shown that obesity and diabetes weaken...

AFL Program Summaries 2019

Appetite For Life – Wednesday, January 16, 2019 with Yuan Li, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate-Sumner Lab: “Traditional Medicine: From Grandma’s Observations to Evidence-based Science” The long-standing system of medical treatment in China, especially the use of...

AFL Program Summaries 2017

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 disease. It occurs...