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For 2026, do you resolve to lead a healthier lifestyle? Making it a habit is easier said than done

by Brad Buck
December 17, 2025

If you’re like many people, you will make a New Year’s resolution to eat better and exercise more. It might seem simple enough to start your diet and walking, but making those actions into habits can be a lot tougher. Research indicates ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Action, Contemplation, Diet, Exercise, Family, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Habit, Healthy Lifestyles, Heidi Radunovich, Laura Acosta, New Year, Outcome, Psychologist, Registered Dietitian, Resolutions, Self-reflection, SMART, Stages Of Change/Transtheoretical Model, Sweets, Vegetables, Youth, Youth And Community Sciences

Blueberries: A healthy, tasty snack from Florida farmers

by Brad Buck
March 19, 2025

As we head into the heart of Florida blueberry harvest season – March through May -- growers are shipping the fruit to market to meet statewide and national consumer demand. You can find Florida-grown berries in stores, farmer’s markets ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Anthocyanin, Blueberry Breeding Program, Blueberry Season, Consumers, Doug Phillips, Grocery Stores, Growers, Harvest, Horticultural Sciences, Joshua Payne, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Registered Dietitian, Snack, Statewide Blueberry Extension Coordinator, U-pick, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
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Alumni Feature: Ellen Bowser, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
July 31, 2023

Welcome to Ellen Bowser, our newest addition to the Discover FSHN Series! As a registered dietitian nutritionist, Ellen wears many hats: UF/FSHN dietetics program preceptor for dietetic interns, lead analyst on Evidence Analysis Library projects ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Alumni, Alumni-feature, Dietetic Preceptor, Dietetics Alumni, Dietetics-alumni-feature, Dietitian, Discover Fshn, Discover Fshn Series, Ellen Bowser, Evidence Analysis Library, FSHN Alumni, Preceptor, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, UF Alumni, UF College Of Medicine Pediatrics Department, UF Pediatric Pulmonary Center, UF PPC, What Does A Registered Dietitian Do, What Does A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Do
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Alumni Feature: Jamie Zeldman, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
July 17, 2023

A warm welcome to Jamie Zeldman, the latest guest in our Discover FSHN Series! Jamie is a double gator, completing both her undergraduate degree (dietetics and applied physiology & kinesiology) and master's degree (Master of Science-Dietetic ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni Research, Alumni-feature, Dietetics Alumni, Dietetics-alumni-feature, Dietitian, Discover Fshn, Discover Fshn Series, Dr. Amy Mobley, Dr. Karla Shelnutt, FSHN Alumni, Jamie Zeldman, North Florida Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, UF Alumni, What Does A Registered Dietitian Do, What Does A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Do
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Faculty Feature: Dr. Laura Acosta, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
May 8, 2023

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Laura Acosta to our Discover FSHN Series! Dr. Acosta is an instructional associate professor and undergraduate coordinator in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Her ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Dietetics-faculty-feature, Dietitian, Discover Fshn, Dr. Laura Acosta, FAND Outstanding Dietitian Of The Year Award, Laura Acosta, Nutrition, Outstanding Dietitian Of The Year Award, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, UF Undergraduate Teacher Of The Year
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Undergraduate Student Feature: Kate Mullis, Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
January 24, 2023

A hearty welcome to Kate Mullis, a Florida-based transfer student who is joining our undergraduate dietetics program! Kate has been an active member of the UF FSHN Club in preparation for her transfer, and in this feature, she reflects on ... READ MORE

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Tags: Dietetics-undergraduate-feature, Dietitian, Discover Fshn, Discover Fshn Series, FSHN Club, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Transfer Student, Undergraduate Dietetics Major, Undergraduate Dietetics Student Interview, Undergraduate Student, Undergraduate Student Feature
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Faculty Feature: Dr. Cora Best, Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie Erwin
November 15, 2022

We are happy to welcome Dr. Cora Best to the Discover FSHN Series! Dr. Best is an assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Florida who studies nutritional influences on kidney and musculoskeletal health. Learn about her ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Discover Fshn, Discover Fshn Series, Dr. Cora Best, Faculty Feature, Faculty Profile, Faculty-research, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Kidney Disease, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional-sciences-faculty-feature, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Renal Nutrition
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What Can I Do with a Dietetics Degree?

by Jessie Erwin
September 22, 2022

Welcome to our series Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN): What Can I Do with My Degree? This series is part of our innovative UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project (CAP), which captures what it's really like to earn degrees in food science, ... READ MORE

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Tags: Dietetic Degree, Dietetics, Dietetics Career Options, Dietetics Careers, Dietetics Technician Registered, Dr. Beth Gankofski, DTR, Kohrine Hazim, NDTR, Nutrition And Dietetics Technician Registered, RD, RDN, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, UF/FSHN CAP, UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project, UF/FSHN What Can I Do With My Degree, What Can I Do With My Dietetics Degree
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Staff Feature: Kohrine Counts Hazim, Dietetics Program Coordinator

by Jessie Erwin
June 20, 2022

A warm welcome to Kohrine Counts Hazim, program coordinator extraordinaire and the latest addition to our Discover FSHN Series! Kohrine not only manages the dietetics programs in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University ... READ MORE

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