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Department News
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Culinary Medicine Shows Importance of Nutrition in Lives
Our goal is to provide nutrition education that translates to not only the school kitchens but also home kitchens and personal health.
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Nutrition Professor’s Findings Could Impact Care for Infants Worldwide
Our study reveals current clinical protocols around donor human milk may require substantial revisions that vary based on the profile of a milk bank’s donors.
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Nutrition student gets hands-on research experience with iGrow project
Being a part of research has shown me the groundwork, evidence, and real people behind those numbers.
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Nutrition alumna helps people develop positive relationships with food, themselves
There are many different ways to look at nutrition. As I got into the coursework with nutrition science, food science, and so on, I realized that different people need different things. There is no one method that will fit everyone.
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Nutrition Professor Researches Differences in Donor Breast Milk
If we know what’s in donor milk, we can think about how we might change our feeding protocol — such as adding fortifiers to donor milk, to better meet premature infants’ nutritional needs.
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Nutrition Professor is Breaking Down Breastfeeding Barriers
Infancy is a very important life stage. It’s a highly developmental phase, and it’s phase of immense opportunities. At the same time, any vulnerabilities during this phase can have a lifelong impact.
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Students and community partners essential to UNC Greensboro nutrition research
The first 1,000 days, the period from conception until age 2, lay the foundation for a person’s health later in life Jigna Dharod, Nutrition Professor
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Nutrition Department Research Yields Clues in COVID Severity
“Micronutrients, including selenium, play a vital role in our immunity,” Armah says. “Findings from this study support a potential benefit from improved selenium intake among individuals consuming a low-selenium diet to mitigate COVID-19 severity.”
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Dietetic Interns Take Over UNCG Dining Hall
“I have a genuine passion for helping people, and this career path will help me do that,” says Isa Ramos-Castillo, current UNC Greensboro dietetic intern and nutrition graduate student.
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Nutrition professional earns certification of excellence
Congratulations to Sherry Ritter, Department of Nutrition administrative support associate, for becoming PACE certified through the American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP).
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Nutrition Professor Talks About Benefits of Chickpeas
For those on a lower-fiber diet due to a [gastrointestinal] diagnosis such as diverticulitis or Crohn’s disease, it may be beneficial to remove the high-fiber skins of the chickpeas.
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Nutrition Professor Clears Up Myths Surrounding Collagen
There is no study showing that a collagen supplement is more beneficial than a high-quality diet.
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Nutrition professor touts importance of safe practices in milk banks
Donor milk or human milk has nutrients, but it’s also chock full of these bioactive molecules, and that’s where I say the secret sauce is — that’s not what you’re going to find in infant formula. Antimicrobial proteins can bind up bacteria and prevent them from getting into the infant’s
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Nutrition professor explains benefits of Brazil nuts
Brazil nuts are chock full of antioxidants, including selenium, vitamin E and phenols.
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Nutrition Professor Discusses Best Veggies with Nutrition Benefits
Collards are loaded with vitamins and minerals, including beta-carotene, potassium, and vitamin K.
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Nutrition Professor Explains Why Juicing is Not Beneficial
The human body is not designed to consume only one type of nutrient or food. It requires a balance of macronutrients daily.
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Nutrition professor lists foods to skip during migraines
Research suggests that migraines are very common in the setting of food intolerances, including soy and gluten, If you’re intolerant to any food – whether soy, gluten, or something else – you’ll usually notice symptoms within 12-24 hours after eatinG Dr. Amy Moyer, director of culinary medicine, UNCG Department of
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iGrowUP study a partnership at HHS
Once a child becomes overweight or obese, it’s very difficult to reverse that trajectory. There’s more attention now on what you can do early in life to prevent weight problems. Esther Leerkes, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence professor
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Former Nutrition professor shares memories of Liberia
UNCG alumna and Former Department of Nutrition Professor Burgin Ross served in Liberia with the Peace Corps, and learned a lot while there. “I wasn’t scared. Except for snakes, rats, dysentery, and malaria. I was eager to see the world, ” she said. “I had the protection of the U.S. Government.”
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UNCG’s NC cookbook Collection offers July 4th Inspirations
The UNCG Department of Nutrition (NTR) in the School of Health and Human Sciences recently followed a 70-year-old apple pie recipe found in the University library’s archives.
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Dr. Maryanne Perrin Sees Hope with Lab-Grown Milk
Dr. Maryanne Perrin was recently interviewed for CNBC’s story “Lab-grown breast milk startup Biomilq aims to change infant nutrition — if it can release a product”.