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Five Nutrition Tips That Make a Big Difference in the New Year
Five Nutrition Tips That Make a Big Difference in the New YearThe UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) conducts innovative research in precision nutrition to understand why people respond differently to food. By combining scientific discovery with community outreach...
Inside Your Cells: How Diet Shapes Metabolic Function
Inside Your Cells: How Diet Shapes Metabolic Function[post_date]Saroja Voruganti, PhD, Professor of Nutrition, continues her work building a nationally and internationally recognized research program in nutritional genomics at UNC. She is the co-Director of Precision...
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Choline, GLP-1s, and the Future of Precision Nutrition
Evan M. Paules, PhD, Hannah G. Petry, Jessica K. Sprinkles, MPH, Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD
“GLP-1 medications don’t just change your appetite. They also change how your body absorbs and handles nutrients,” noted Evan Paules, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow. “As these medications become more widely used, we need to understand how they might shift nutrient needs, including choline, so we can keep people healthy while they are on them.”
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