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Marion County workshop to promote healthy lifestyles


April 29, 2024

About 65% of Marion County residents are overweight, just about mirroring the state average. But by coupling edible gardening with positive nutrition, the organizers of an Ocala workshop hope to inspire healthy lifestyles among the county’s ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amanda Marek, Catherine Campbell, Class, Edible Ornamentals, Events, Family, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Foodscaping, Gardening, Marion County, Megan Winslow, Nutrition, Obesity, Ocala, Overweight, Plant To Plate, Progragm, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Veggie Meter, Workshop, Youth And Community Sciences

UF Researcher Investigates Cells’ “Self-Eating” as Key to Preventing, Treating Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes


August 20, 2019

What if we could treat obesity or Type 2 diabetes by changing the way our cells take out the trash? Just as a household can’t function well if it’s filled with garbage, a cell becomes unhealthy if it can’t scrap what it no longer needs. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Autophagy, Food Science And Human Nutrition, News, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Zhiyong Cheng

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