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AFL@JWU Recipes – April 18
April 18, 2018 – Chef Megan Lambert, MS, RD, Senior Instructor in College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, prepared healthy, delightful recipes with chicken while Steph Saullo, MS, RD of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, shared nutrition information on each recipe. The recipes from the April 18, 2018 Appetite For Life are available here for your cooking enjoyment!
Nutrition Notes from AFL@JWU – April 18
April 18, 2018 – The science on food and nutrients and their relationship to health is complex. Individuals are unique and there are various factors that influence health outcomes. Researchers at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) are working to understand the intricacies of diet, nutrients, and their relationship to disease prevention and progression with the goal that general dietary guidance will one day be replaced with customized nutrition recommendations. Current research suggests following an overall healthful diet, rich in plants, that emphasizes fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and unsaturated fats, and staying physically active may best support good health. In this program we consider the health benefits of chicken.
Kohlmeier Named Editor-in-Chief of New Journal: BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
March 29, 2018 – Leading healthcare knowledge provider BMJ will launch BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health later this year in July 2018 at the 4th NNEdPro International Summit in Cambridge. Co-owned with the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, the journal is dedicated to publishing high quality, peer reviewed articles that focus on diet, exercise and healthcare technology on health and wellbeing.
Gut Microbiome, Diet and Health
March 28, 2018 – At the NRI, we are conducting pioneering research on the interplay of diet and the gut microbiome in human health. The gut microbiome is a complex community of microorganisms living in our lower intestine; although we have long known of its existence, recent technological advances have allowed us to begin to define the composition and function of this dynamic community. This growing body of research demonstrates vast biologic activity within the gut microbiota, which may have the potential to affect our physiology and help guide health recommendations and interventions.
Study focuses on child obesity
February 28, 2018 – Childhood obesity may no longer be a new concept, but the prevalence is higher than ever, and statistics show that Cabarrus County sits above the national and state averages for kids who are dangerously overweight.
An ongoing study at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis hopes to take a dive into children’s health and nutrition and what might lead some to gain excess weight and others not to. The children’s health study is currently looking for children and their families to participate.
Should You Exercise When You’re Sick?
February 26, 2018 – ASU Human Performance Lab Director David Nieman, DrPH, was featured in a Time article discussing exercise and the immune system. “Your immune system needs activity to do its job better. Every time you exercise, you increase the circulation of important immune cells.” However, he emphasizes, that while “exercise is great for prevention, it’s not as helpful when you’re already sick.”
Do you have the cure for the common cold?
February 26, 2018 – Everyone gets the common cold; hence, its name. Why isn’t there a cure or preventative vaccine? Actually there is, and you have it already – an active lifestyle including regular physical activity. David Nieman, DrPH, FACSM, the director of the Appalachian State University Human Performance Laboratory at the NC Research Campus, explains.
Choline Biomarker Study Wins Federal Support
February 7, 2018 – UNC Nutrition Research Institute director Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD has been awarded a four-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health, to develop and validate a panel of laboratory tests that can assess choline status in humans.
Study of first-graders shows fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevalent in US communities
February 6, 2018 – Philip A. May, PhD, research professor at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, led NIH-funded research that examined over 6,000 children to determine prevalence of FASD ranged from 1.1 to 5 percent.
A new study of more than 6,000 first-graders across four U.S. communities has found that a significant number of the children examined, as many as 5 percent in one community sample, may have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, the new findings may represent more accurate prevalence estimates of FASD among general U.S. communities than prior research. Previous FASD estimates were based on smaller study populations and do not reflect the overall U.S. population.
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