Empowering health through nutrition

June 7, 2024 | News

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,...

Fish Oil and Beyond: Investigating Dietary Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease with Dr. Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa

May 17, 2024 | News

We were honored to host Naïma Moustaïd-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA, a Horn Distinguished Professor of Nutritional Sciences and director of the Obesity Research Institute at Texas Tech University, as the keynote speaker at our biannual NGx short course. Her research...

The UNC Nutrition Research Institute welcomes Deborah Tate, PhD, as interim director

April 3, 2024 | News, Tate News

Deborah F. Tate, PhD, became interim director of the UNC Nutrition Research Institute on April 1, having been named by Vice Chancellor for Research Penny Gordon-Larsen. Tate follows Stephen D. Hursting, PhD, MPH, who served the NRI as director from 2021 to 2024....

Preventing Childhood Obesity by Enhancing Parenting Practices and Behaviors

February 7, 2024 | Goode News, Machine Learning, News

by: Paola Campos, PhD This begins with a story about a child – one who was too heavy for his age. This child, like many others, came into our clinic referred to us by his primary care physician. At barely 10 years of age, the child had high blood pressure, high blood...

Experts Say More Research Is Needed to Understand Obesity-Cancer Link

December 13, 2023 | Hursting News, News

This article originally appeared on PharmacyTimes.com. Written by: Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Managing Editor Evidence has shown that reversing pro-cancer effects requires significant weight loss as well as substantial metabolic reprogramming. Although weight loss can...

Faculty-Nipun Saini, PhD

December 1, 2023

nipun_saini@unc.edu704-250-5065 Biography Team News Publications Nipun Saini, PhD Assistant Professor of Nutrition Dr. Saini’s research interest is to understand the metabolic adaptations that occur in the mother and fetus to support a healthy pregnancy, and how...

Cooking Demo + Nutrition Talk: Fitting the Fall Season into Your Rainbow Diet

September 20, 2023

work Fitting the Fall Season into Your Rainbow Diet September 2023 • Cooking Demo + Nutrition Talk RECIPES Appetizer: Butternut Squash Salad Rolls and Maple Orange Sauce Entree: Creamy White Stone Grits, Roasted Vegetables, Mushroom Jus Dessert: Apple Upside-Down Cake...

Faculty Focus: Sandra Mooney, PhD

July 14, 2023 | Mooney News, News

by Priscilla O’Neil Sandra M. Mooney, PhD, specializes in brain development or developmental neurobiology. Her work is specific to how nutrition and alcohol affect brain development and whether that changes behavior. Current studies explore how nutritional needs...