Barbara Gower, PhD, Chair
At the undergraduate level, we have a B.S. in Nutrition Sciences that delves into the relationships among nutrition, human health, mindfulness, and food as medicine, as well as a minor in Nutrition Sciences. We offer an M.S. in Nutrition Sciences with five tracks covering all angles from clinical to research. And at the doctoral level, we provide training and research experiences in basic and translational nutrition science.
We are proud to have two major NIH-funded research centers — the Nutrition Obesity Research Center and the Diabetes Research Center — plus the UAB Precision Nutrition Clinical Center — one of six clinical centers funded by the NIH Common Fund’s Nutrition for Precision Health (powered by the All of Us Research Program) — and three NIH-funded T32 training grants within our department. With a mixture of in-classroom and online courses, our undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs are training the next generation of nutrition researchers, educators, dietitians, and practitioners.
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How to maximize nutrients this holiday seasonUAB professor shares tips on how to eat the right carbohydrates and dietary fiber when crafting holiday meals.
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Does your body really fight against weight loss? This scientist explains why the research says no.Many people, including clinicians and researchers, think “the main reason people regain weight after weight loss is because the body fights back” in a phenomenon called metabolic adaptation, said UAB researcher Cátia Martins, Ph.D. Martins, a leading scientist studying metabolic adaptation, explains what she has found and her plans for a groundbreaking clinical trial.