Milk. Is It Good for You?

April 21, 2020 | News, Smith News

The news about drinking milk to stay healthy and live longer is sometimes contradictory and often confusing. Some people believe that they should drink three glasses of milk a day, while others think that they should not eat any dairy or drink any milk at all. What...

Carolina at the Forefront of COVID-19 Research

April 17, 2020 | News

With gratitude, we recognize our colleagues at Carolina who are leading many areas of research around the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of their work, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks highest among U.S. universities in coronavirus research. The...

Asparagus Quiche

April 16, 2020 | News

Recipe by Chef Megan Lambert, Senior Instructor at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC. Asparagus Quiche Yield: 8 servings Springtime means beautiful fresh asparagus in the garden or at the farmer’s market. There is just no comparison between fresh spring...

Li Uses Metabolomics to Study Diabetes

April 16, 2020 | News, Sumner News

Yuanyuan Li, PhD, a member of the Sumner Lab at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), has been published in Archives of Toxicology with her manuscript titled “Exposure to inorganic arsenic and its methylated metabolites alters metabolomics profiles in INS-1...

Managing in an Uncertain Time

March 25, 2020 | News

As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 affects all our lives, we at the Nutrition Research Institute are taking every measure to flatten the curve of infection by strictly following guidelines set down by the University, our local jurisdictions, and the state. According to...

Are All Fats Bad?

March 23, 2020 | AFL, News

Following up on the popular Appetite for Life presentation by Cecilia Kwan, PhD, RD, in February, we present the first in a series of articles on popular myths about whether certain foods are good or bad to eat. For a long time in recent decades, dietary fat has been...

COVID-19 UPDATE: Appetite For Life Moves to Online Format

March 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

We miss connecting with our community at Appetite for Life events, so while we’re all working to flatten the curve, we’re bringing the events to you at home. Our Facebook Watch Parties feature recorded past Appetite for Life programs. Watch along with us at the...

COVID-19 UPDATE: NRI BUILDING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

March 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

BUILDING ACCESS The University of North Carolina building at 500 Laureate Way is CLOSED to the public until further notice. Access to the building is limited to employees via security badge only. EVENTS All live events sponsored by the NRI are suspended for the time...