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All About Fiber: Meeting Your Health Goals With This Overlooked Carbohydrate


September 16, 2024

Welcome to Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics! Today's guest is Courtney Sroka, a student in the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
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Take the “Picky” Out of Picky Eating: A Parents’ and Caregivers’ Guide to Minimize Picky Eating


September 9, 2024

Julie Martinez is the latest guest of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Julie is a student in the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Hot Topic, Hot Topics In Nutrition, Julie Martinez, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Picky Eating
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The Gut Microbiome: A Big Small World


August 26, 2024

We are thrilled to welcome you to the latest edition of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Today's guest is Emma Shutters, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Emma Shutters, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Gut Microbiome, Hot Topic, Hot Topics In Nutrition, Microbiome, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories, Prebiotics, Probiotics

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension


March 15, 2020

Updated 03/15/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in the ... READ MORE

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