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Appetite for Life: Nutrition and Other Factors to Combat Cancer Survey
Scary-good Pumpkin
A perennial sight in the fall in North America, pumpkin has more uses than just making a great Jack-o-Lantern. Pumpkin is a powerhouse food. Technically a fruit (because it contains seeds) it’s a high-fiber carbohydrate and is nutrient dense, especially in vitamin A:...
The Optimistic Nutritionist
By Alyssa LaFaro Endeavors Saroja Voruganti likes sugar. But she loves talking about it. “Did you know the body does not need any added sugars for healthy functioning? Most of our foods contain naturally occurring sugars,” she says. Men should consume no more...
Impact Report FY22
Appetite for Life: Nutrition and Other Factors to Combat Cancer
NRI expertise makes news
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute is an internationally recognized center that conducts innovative basic and translational science studying how individual differences in requirements and responses to diet affect our nutritional needs. Using cutting-edge tools in...
Nipun Saini, PhD: 2022 PARE Award Recipient
Reposted from UNC Research. Each year, the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. . . . The PARE awards are open to postdoctoral scholars in all disciplines...
Appetite for Life: Precision Nutrition + Plant-based Eating Survey
Faculty Focus: Rachel Goode, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Rachel Goode, PhD, MPH, LCSW joins the UNC Nutrition Research Institute as a full-time faculty member, transitioning from a visiting fellow. SEEKING EQUITABLE INTERVENTIONS FOR EATING DISORDERS AND NON-DIET WEIGHT MANAGMENT For 10 years, Rachel Goode, PhD, MPH, LCSW,...