2022-05-04
- Pizza, chips, gummy worms and wings — these are a few of Tai’s favourite things! He just can’t get enough of their sugary, fatty, salty goodness, even though he knows they’re not exactly good *for* you. But why does he find those foods so irresistible in the first place? In this episode, Tai...
2022-04-15 - URBANA, Ill. – Sodium is an essential micronutrient, but the amount we need is small. Three slices of bread or one teaspoon of table salt will do it, and chances are your daily sodium intake is far greater. More than 90% of Americans consume too much sodium, which can lead to hypertension, high...
2022-03-22 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — While scientists have broadly agreed that a fraction of the alcohol people consume is broken down before it reaches the bloodstream in a process called first-pass metabolism, they have been uncertain whether this process occurs in the stomach or the liver. Published online in the...
2022-03-14 - Dietetics students from the Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) 329 Communication in Nutrition course celebrated National Nutrition Month by hosting a National Nutrition Month Fair in the Student Dining and Residential Programs Building (SDRP) on March 7. The booths covered various nutrition...
2022-02-21 - Food industry professional, ACES alum pays it forward as a mentor URBANA, Ill. – It’s 6 a.m., and Nick Tarleton is on a...
2022-02-03 - Illinois research reveals cadmium's route into chocolate URBANA, Ill. – Committed chocoholics, be warned. A health-robbing heavy metal, cadmium, lurks in the velvety recesses of your favorite indulgence. Researchers have chased...
2022-01-31 - Two classes of University Scholars honored, including five new Urbana-Champaign honorees JAN 31, 2022 8:00 AMBY STEVE WITMER | NEWS BUREAU DIRECTOR...
2021-12-08 - Please join me in congratulating Professor Yong-Su Jin for being named a 2021 University Scholar. This is a University award recognizing faculty excellence and is one of the most prestigious awards at the University of Illinois. The University Scholars Program recognizes outstanding members of...
2021-11-11 - Apple chips moisture analysis made easy with near-infrared spectroscopy University of Illinois graduate students Ragya Kapoor, Food Science and Human Nutrition, and...
2021-11-04 - How to Become a Food Scientist and Why Food scientists are experts on maximizing the flavor, longevity and nutritiousness of food. Food...
2021-10-27 - (L to R): University of Illinois researchers John Katzenellenbogen, Benita Katzenellenbogen, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, and Sung Hoon Kim showed pathway preferential estrogens may be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy. Photo: Seth Turner...
2021-10-22 - Melissa Pflugh Prescott, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at University of Illinois, will work with Illinois Extension to develop a food education program for low-income families, as part of a major NSF grant...
2021-10-11 - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Bevier Cafe on the University of Illinois campus is making sure everybody eats - even those who cannot afford it. It might seem like a regular cafe, but it's a place where no matter how much is your pocket, you'll get a warm meal. "This is the only program on campus...