Department of nutrition sciences
The investigators strongly recommend that new mothers interested in a chrononutrition approach should discuss it with their healthcare providers.
A UAB researcher received NIH funding to study whether a ketogenic diet can help preserve muscle mass, strength and physical function in older adults hospitalized with pneumonia, potentially improving recovery and independence after discharge.
Insulin is typically the first line of treatment for pregnant patients with Type 2 diabetes. This funding allows researchers to evaluate whether insulin combined with metformin leads to better outcomes for the mother and child.
A UAB nutrition expert shares ways to promote collagen production and avoid collagen break-down.
The Flavors of the World Cooking Series featured culinary and cultural lessons for each language taught at UAB: Spanish, French, Japanese, German and Chinese.
The AMPLIFY Diet intervention helps older survivors of obesity-related cancers achieve meaningful weight loss and improvements in key health outcomes without in‑person visits, coaching calls or live counseling.
Protein-packed products are everywhere — but a UAB dietitian explains what is hype, what is true and what consumers really need.
UAB researchers are advancing cancer prevention and treatment through lifestyle-based survivorship care, adaptive molecular therapies and precision biomedical engineering.
Since March 2022, UAB and McMaster University have advanced a shared vision to strengthen institutional collaboration across research, education and global health initiatives.
As you prepare for Valentine's Day, a UAB expert provides insight on the holiday's popular treat.
Multisite research, including research at UAB, shows that oral semaglutide is nearly as effective as the widely used injectable version for treating obesity, delivering about 13.7 percent average weight loss over 64 weeks.
UAB professor shares tips on how to eat the right carbohydrates and dietary fiber when crafting holiday meals.
Chronic stress can wreak havoc on one’s health; but a healthy diet may hold the key to regulating cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone.
Experts explain how nutrition affects skin health as diet-based beauty hacks trend online.
Frozen fruit is an easy, nutritious way to stay cool and healthy, even as temperatures continue to climb.
Understanding the link between obesity, fatty liver disease and kidney stones provides a new perspective on prevention and potential treatment.
UAB is poised to lead the way in nutrition research and education, empowering students, professionals and community members to improve health outcomes through practical, evidence-based approaches.
The combo drug could mark a significant step forward in medical weight management — especially for patients struggling to lose weight through diet and exercise alone.
UAB is a stronghold at finding patients for studies, but healthy controls were harder.
UAB’s new Lunaphore COMET multiplex immunofluorescent platform can hyperplex up to 40 antibodies on a single pathology tissue sample.