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At the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), we’re on a mission to advance health through precision nutrition – and we invite you to be a part of it! By participating in our studies, you can help us uncover how nutrition affects well-being at every stage of life and contribute to

By Amy Levenson, MD Amy Levenson, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics and associate program director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at the UNC School of Medicine. She is also a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist. Age-specific guidelines for diabetes care. If your child has been diagnosed with diabetes, you may have

Research from the Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) sheds new light on the connection between choline metabolism and diabetes risk, focusing on a critical age range—adults in their 30s and 40s—when metabolic changes begin to take shape. The study, led by NRI scientists Anju Lulla, PhD, Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD, and Katie

Grocery shopping is more than just buying food—stores are designed to market products, both healthy and unhealthy, in the hopes you’ll fill your cart. To help you shop smarter and make nutritious choices, we’ve put together some practical tips for your next grocery trip:  Plan Ahead. Prepare by creating a weekly