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Back-to-School Nutrition: How What Your Kids Eat Impacts Their Learning
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Understanding Your Metabolism: How Nutrition Affects Energy Use
Join us on Wednesday, August 20 at noon for a free virtual Appetite for Life event with UNC Assistant Professor of Nutrition Blake Rushing, PhD.
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
As we celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to spotlight the work of principal investigator Carol L. Cheatham, PhD.
A Global Standard in Nutrition Education Now Includes NRI Research on Choline
The go-to textbook for future doctors, dietitians, and researchers—now features a new choline chapter by UNC NRI’s Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD, and Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, spotlighting this vital yet under-consumed nutrient.
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Get involved with the UNC Nutrition Research Institute and help us become a global leader in scientific discovery.
Our vision is to use scientific discovery to ensure optimal health through individualized nutrition. To do this, we need your help! Many of our research studies rely on volunteers to help us learn how nutrition science works in differing people. Read through the opportunities to learn more.
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The UNC Nutrition Research Institute is forging a path toward a healthier tomorrow for generations to come. Be a part of groundbreaking research and education that makes a lasting impact on human health.
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The NRI is a center for precision nutrition training through programs for graduate and medical students, post-doctoral trainees, faculty, practicing physicians and other medical providers, registered dietitians, and industry professionals.