Movin’ On Up: Faculty Promotions

Movin’ On Up: Faculty Promotions

The Nutrition Research Institute is home to accomplished research scientists with expertise in a range of fields, including nutrition, genetics, biochemistry, neuroscience, epidemiology, toxicology, psychology, and medicine. Separately and together they are breaking...

Faculty – Yuan Li, PhD

Yuan Li, PhD Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Sumner Lab yuanyli4@unc.edu704-250-5069View CV Dr. Yuan Li’s research interests focus on using nutritional approaches to prevent and manage metabolic syndromes, including obesity and diabetes and their complications. She...
Obesity Linked with Higher Risk for COVID-19 Complications

Obesity Linked with Higher Risk for COVID-19 Complications

This article was published originally by UNC-Chapel Hill in Health and Medicine on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020. A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity. From COVID-19 risk to recovery, the odds...