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Is there anything more basic to our lives than food?

Consumer Foods   Dietetics   Nutrition Science    
Consumer Foods   Dietetics   Food Science    

Gear your studies toward your own professional interest in food, and immerse yourself in the physical, psychological and economic influence of food on our society.

Become an expert in helping infants and the elderly (and everyone in between) learn to stay healthy through proper nutrition.

Discover what our basic human nutrient requirements are and get off on the right nutritional foot for a job in the health sciences.

Does 100 Calories Make a Difference? Click here to find out.

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Welcome & Latest News

The mission of the Department of Foods and Nutrition is to prepare students to function as professionals, to meet changing needs of society and industry in the areas of Foods and Nutrition, to generate scholarly work in our discipline, and to educate the public about special issues in nutrition and foods.

Our programs have special strengths in obesity; nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis; nutrition and genetics; maternal and child health; breastfeeding; nutrition and aging; vitamins and minerals; health promotion through nutrition and physical activity interventions in community settings; food security and food safety; nutraceuticals and functional foods; and development of healthy food products.

We have more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students.  In addition to their course load, students conduct research with faculty in a variety of laboratory and community settings. Our graduates are highly sought after for positions in health care, industry, universities and government. 

Thank you for visiting our website. Please take a look inside to find out more about us and our plans for the future.

Undergraduate Discover the big three majors here!

Graduate

Masters, PhD, School Nutrition Director Certification and Dietetic Internship Information.            

Faculty & Staff Who are the movers and shakers in Foods and Nutrition? Faculty and Staff

Publications Books, articles, theses and dissertations for your reading pleasure.

Research & Outreach What in the world (and in the lab) are we doing? Research and Outreach

Student Dietetic Association More movers and shakers--the student variety! SDA

See our spring 2012 seminar schedule SDA

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