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Nutrition Research

Are botanical estrogens safe?

Russ Turner and Urszula Iwaniec are investigating the impact of botanicals on bone health, breast cancer growth and metastasis, and cognitive function.

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Nutrition

Why do we need Vitamin E?

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, a nutrient found in food, that’s needed by humans to protect the brain, heart and liver.

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Nutrition

Sustainable Cooking

Iris Briand takes a holistic approach in her Sustainable Cooking Series of classes for OSU students she started last year.

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Alumni

Jordann Henkelman ’04 finds ideal career as a dietitian blending advocacy, teaching, and counseling

Jordann Henkelman ’04 was an active student at OSU, volunteering with the Student Dietetic Association and as president and advocate for SPEDA – Students Promoting Eating Disorder Awareness. Those experiences helped shape Jordann’s career path that started with her 12-month dietetic internship at Oregon Health and Sciences University.

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School lunch makeover to satisfy kids…make it berry good!

“Contributing healthy recipes to school lunch programs is more than just for the “now” – it’s for the future,” says nutrition student Erin Dooher.

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Alumni Nutrition

Rhonda Smythe ‘08, Nutrition and Dietetics

After living in Oregon my entire life, I wanted to see firsthand how the rest of the country eats and how their relationships and behaviors with food are different.