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Finding Crucial Answers to 21st Century Health Issues
The impact of nutrition on health and disease is becoming increasingly complex and important. Questions related to the impact of nutrients on everything from genetics to whole body metabolism continue to multiply, especially as obesity and associated chronic diseases become increasingly pervasive in industrialized societies.
The Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences at the University of Kentucky is an ideal setting to study these multifaceted issues. The Center offers an interdisciplinary program led by nationally renowned faculty that provides a high-quality educational experience across a wide spectrum of nutrition-related subjects.
Primary research and training areas target obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Other areas of specialty include nutrition and oxidative stress, nutrition and aging, clinical nutrition, animal nutrition and food science. |
Congratulations on our program ranking!!!
We are proud to announce that based on the 2010 National Research Council Report, the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences at the University of Kentucky has been ranked in the top 25% of all Nutrition programs. |
Mission
The mission of the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences is to train highly skilled nutritional scientists equipped to tackle critical nutrition-related disease and health issues and pursue promising careers in the rapidly expanding nutritional sciences field. |
Spring 2011 Seminar Series
Our NS 771 Seminar Series is having a great start with outstanding speakers. Visit our seminar page for more information.
NS 771 Seminar |
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