Metabolic Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency: A Mouse Model of Precision Nutrition
The fundamental principle of precision nutrition is that different people, by virtue of their genetic backgrounds and life exposures, may have different nutritional needs. A compelling example of this principle is found in a recent publication by current NRI faculty...
Li Uses Metabolomics to Study Diabetes
Yuanyuan Li, PhD, a member of the Sumner Lab at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), has been published in Archives of Toxicology with her manuscript titled “Exposure to inorganic arsenic and its methylated metabolites alters metabolomics profiles in INS-1...
Important NIH Award for NRI and Partners
December 12, 2019 – Agatha Christie once said, “the first time you do a thing is always exciting.” Well, we’ve had a lot of excitement at the Nutrition Research Institute recently! Two members of the Smith Lab are celebrating becoming first-time first-authors of scientific journal publications.
Kohlmeier Co-edits Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics Textbook
August 20, 2019 – Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is the most comprehensive foundational text on the complex topics of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. Edited by three leaders in the field with contributions from the most well-cited researchers conducting groundbreaking research in the field, the book covers how the genetic makeup influences the response to foods and nutrients and how nutrients affect gene expression.
Chinese herb may be a natural method of treating diabetes
May 31, 2019 – The traditional Chinese herb Lycii Cortex (LyC), with its powerful compound kukoamine B, could be an effective nutraceutical choice for lowering blood glucose when used alone or in combination with low doses of first-line diabetes medications.