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Shop Smarter, Eat Healthier: Grocery Shopping Tips for Better Nutrition

Shop Smarter, Eat Healthier: Grocery Shopping Tips for Better Nutrition

Grocery shopping is more than just buying food—stores are designed to market products, both healthy and unhealthy, in the hopes you'll fill your cart. To help you shop smarter and make nutritious choices, we’ve put together some practical tips for your next grocery...

NRI’s Nipun Saini, PhD, Receives Prestigious “Kangaroo” Grant

NRI’s Nipun Saini, PhD, Receives Prestigious “Kangaroo” Grant

Nipun Saini, PhD, assistant professor of Nutrition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), has been awarded the highly competitive R00 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This Transition to Independence award, affectionately known as the...

3 Ways to Keep Your Child Healthy This School Year

3 Ways to Keep Your Child Healthy This School Year

This article originally appeared on UNC Health Talk. Kids get sick—a lot. Sometimes there’s no way to prevent a cold, flu or stomach bug, and you just have to ride it out as a family. But not every virus that circulates at your school has to come home with your kid....

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