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New Research Explores Choline Metabolites and Long-Term Diabetes Risk
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Empowering health through nutrition
This article originally appeared in Carolina Public Health Magazine. Just shy of two hours away from Chapel Hill, the former textile town of Kannapolis is home to a state-of-the-art research center where Gillings School faculty, along with colleagues from across UNC,...
Transform Your Meals with the Diabetes Plate Method
Watch the video below. Managing diabetes can often be a complex and demanding process, involving intricate carb counting and strict diet monitoring. What if there was an easier way to manage diabetes that didn’t involve these demanding steps? The Diabetes Plate...
WSOCTV: Researchers in Kannapolis explore differences in how our bodies respond to food
Recently, Good Morning America featured a story on the  All of Us Research Program from the National Institutes of Health. This initiative aims to build a comprehensive database that will empower researchers to conduct numerous studies on health and disease. The UNC...
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