FDC Speakers

Future Directions of Choline FDC Home Agenda Lodging Speakers Victoria Adams PhD Candidate, NC State University The Kennedy lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of adaptive and innate immunity during metabolic diseases. Specifically, identifying and...
Epidemiology: The story of disease.

Epidemiology: The story of disease.

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...

Faculty – Deborah Tate, PhD

Deborah Tate, PhD Professor of Nutrition Biography Team Publications News dtate@unc.edu919-966-7546 Deborah Tate is a professor in the Department of Nutrition. She holds a joint appointment in the Department of Health Behavior and a faculty appointment at the...
Arugula, Mozzarella and Black Grapes

Arugula, Mozzarella and Black Grapes

Enjoy this healthy and delicious springtime salad featuring arugula, mozzarella and black grapes. Arugula, a leafy green, is dense with the natural antioxidants vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin A. In addition to fighting free radical activity, these vitamins offer...
When Mom Drinks, Baby Drinks

When Mom Drinks, Baby Drinks

It is a hidden truth that 1 in 7 pregnant people in United States reports drinking alcohol in the past 30 days. And about 1 in 20 pregnant people reports binge drinking—defined as 4 or more alcoholic beverages on one occasion—in the past 30 days. Nipun Saini, PhD, a...
New Optimism for Breaking the Obesity-Cancer Link

New Optimism for Breaking the Obesity-Cancer Link

by Violet Kiesel, PhD Obesity is a major problem. Having obesity increases risk of developing serious chronic diseases like cancer, which can reduce quality of life and lifespan. This risk becomes more striking when considering the growing number of people who are...

Speed Dating with the NRI: 3-Minute Nutrition Theories

Appetite for Life ReviewSpeed Dating with the NRI: 3-Minute Nutrition Theories These 3-minute theory presentations are designed to effectively explain complex scientific research in down-to-earth language for a non-scientific audience.  Click a button below to read...