UF/IFAS
What's Happening Around Florida

Home » Category: Health & Nutrition

Category: Health & Nutrition

Fermentation

Beer in space: UF researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation

by Megan Winslow
August 14, 2024

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew MacIntosh, Beer, Biofuel, Clinostat, Ester, Ferment, Fermentation, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Grain, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Microgravity, Outer Space, Pedro Fernandez Mendoza, Pharmaceutical, Research, Researcher, Saccharomyces Pastorianus, Space, Space Exploration, Study, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wort, Yeast
Satya Swathi Nadakuduti

Grant funds UF research for potential opioid relief

by Megan Winslow
August 13, 2024

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant to a UF/IFAS researcher to study a plant that could help mitigate the opioid epidemic, a national health crisis responsible for more than 130 deaths each day. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Horticulture
Tags: Addiction, Alkaloid, Anti-tumor, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Christopher McCurdy, Drug, Environmental Horticulture, Grant, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kelly Balmant, Kratom, Megan Winslow, Mitragyna Speciosa, Nifa, NIFA Grant, Opioid, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal, Plant, Psychoactive, Research, Satya Nadakuduti, Satya Swathi Nadakuduti, Spirooxindole Mitraphylline, Study, Thu-Thuy Dang, Tyler Jones, UF, UF College Of Pharmacy, UF-IFAS, University Of British Columbia, University Of Florida, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
Active preschool children playing on a playground. Photo taken on 12-01-16.

Beyond Picky Eating: Understanding ARFID Through Hannah’s Journey

by Jessie Erwin
August 12, 2024

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Nutrition Stories, a series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Our first guest is Josefina Figueredo, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: ARFID, Avoidant/restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Dietetics, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Josefina Figueredo, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories
A group of vegetables preserved in jars.

Preserving Summer’s Bounty Safely: Tips on Canning and Freezing Summer Fruits and Vegetables

by Elizabeth Shephard
August 5, 2024

Summer is a beautiful time filled with sunshine, fun, and bountiful harvests of delicious fruits and veggies. But what if you could enjoy the flavors of summer even when the season is over? That's where canning, and freezing come in! But before ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Canning, Food, Food Safety, Freezing, Fruits, Nutrition, Preserving, Vegetables
Students and staff stand in a line outside of a van.

Could Cranberry Juice Be Your Brain’s Defense Against Stress and Cognitive Aging?

by Jessie Erwin
August 5, 2024

We are thrilled to welcome Maya Waintraub to our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Maya is a food science master's degree ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cognitive Aging, Cranberry, Cranberry Juice, Dr. Liwei Gu, FSHN Research Journeys, Maya Waintraub, Polyphenols, Research, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms, Stress
Lab members stand in front of a Christmas tree, cooked oysters | Food Science and Human Nutrition UF/IFAS

Improving the Safety of Cooked Oysters

by Jessie Erwin
July 29, 2024

A warm welcome to Razieh Sadat Mirmahdi, the latest guest in our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Razieh is a second-year ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cooked Oysters, Dr. Naim Montazeri, Food Science Graduate Student, FSHN Research Journeys, Graduate Student Research, Norovirus, Oysters, Razieh Sadat Mirmahdi, Research, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-phd
sprinter

UF experts explore calorie demand of Olympic athletes

by Megan Winslow
July 23, 2024

Perhaps more than any other people, Olympic athletes adhere to the strictest regimens of daily exercise and diet. With the 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled to start this week, a University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance (HHP) ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition
Tags: Athlete, Basal Metabolic Rate, Benjamin Gordon, Calories, College Of Health And Human Performance, Diet, Dietics, Exercise Physiology, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Fred Kerley, HHP, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeanette Andrade, Li-Ying Suvi Kuo, Meal, Meal Plan, Megan Winslow, Nutrition, Olympian, Olympics, Paris 2024, Ronnie Baker, Sprinter, Trayvon Bromwell, UF, University Of Florida

Subscribe For More Great Content

IFAS Blogs Categories