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Future Directions in Choline Symposium
Understanding the eating behaviors of SNAP recipients in larger bodies during COVID-19
Living in a food-insecure household may increase the risk for disordered eating. Assistant Professor Rachel Goode, whose interests in social work and eating disorders converge at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, has published a research article on the...
Her childhood in India – and parenthood – changed this nutrition expert’s eating habits
This story originally appeared on the American Heart Association News website. These days, Saroja Voruganti, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prefers a balanced diet that emphasizes "whole" foods and steers clear...
Epidemiology: The story of disease.
Every good story includes the “5 Ws”: who, what, where, when, and why. In studying how disease begins and remains in a population, we’re writing the story of that disease, and we use the same technique. Understanding the various approaches to the “5 Ws” of a given...
NRI founding director among the nutrition field’s top researchers, clinicians and educators recognized at NUTRITION 2023 in Boston
NRI’s founding director, Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD, is among the 2023 Senior Investigator Awards winners named by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation. The category is one of several Scientific Achievement Awards bestowed annually by ASN....
Nutrient: Vitamin D
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make when the skin is exposed to sunlight. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus; both are critical for building bones. Also,...
Epidemiology: The story of disease
Are you a super-taster?
Nutrigenetics and -genomics are the sciences examining the interplay of our genes and how nutrition works in our bodies. While complex, these concepts are sometimes easily illustrated by such means as simple test strips of specially treated paper placed on the tongue....
NC Science Festival | Saturday, April 22 | 10am – 2pm
Come visit the UNC Nutrition Research Institute for a taste test, Saturday, April 22 from 10 AM to 2 PM! Learn how genetics can affect how certain foods taste to us. Our “tongues-on” activity will stimulate your curiosity along with your taste buds. You will interact...
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