June 2, 2023 | Goode News, News
Living in a food-insecure household may increase the risk for disordered eating. Assistant Professor Rachel Goode, whose interests in social work and eating disorders converge at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, has published a research article on the...
May 25, 2023 | News, Voruganti News
This story originally appeared on the American Heart Association News website. These days, Saroja Voruganti, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prefers a balanced diet that emphasizes “whole” foods and...
May 22, 2023 | May News, News
Every good story includes the “5 Ws”: who, what, where, when, and why. In studying how disease begins and remains in a population, we’re writing the story of that disease, and we use the same technique. Understanding the various approaches to the “5 Ws” of a given...
May 11, 2023 | News, Zeisel News
NRI’s founding director, Steven H. Zeisel, MD, PhD, is among the 2023 Senior Investigator Awards winners named by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation. The category is one of several Scientific Achievement Awards bestowed annually by ASN....
May 5, 2023 | Kohlmeier, News
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make when the skin is exposed to sunlight. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus; both are critical for building bones. Also,...
