Nutrition Research

In the United States, Foreign-Born Black Residents Have Higher Quality Diets Than African Americans.

Food noise: definition, measurement, and future research directions.

Basiri, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, will lead initiatives to advance global research on the role of nutrition in the health of older adults.

Yes, college students gain holiday weight too—but in the form of muscle, not fat.

A new study from obesity researcher Martin Binks reveals that college students and older adults gain holiday weight just in different ways. 

Salad bars in school cafeterias boost students’ dietary quality, new VCU study finds.

Study Investigates Supplement Use Among Transmasculine People

New study by Mason MS, Nutrition student Eli Kalman-Rome highlights the need for population-level research on the nutritional needs of transgender people. 

Study highlights pivotal role of diet in reducing risks linked to diabetes and mental health

A new study by Allison McKay, RDN, department manager for the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, found elevated insulin, hemoglobin A1C, triglycerides, and other abnormal cardiometabolic biomarkers among very young Latino youth.