Higher neighborhood density of unhealthy retail food establishments (fast food, bodegas, and convenience stores) leads to higher risk of unhealthy birth weights and long term health issues.
Columbia researchers have developed a method to generate hypothalamic-like neurons from human pluripotent stem cells, which could aid the study of obesity.
As part of their public health nutrition class, students in the Institute of Human Nutrition helped assess the effectiveness of City Harvest’s Mobile Markets.
Institute of Human Nutrition certification program teaches health professionals about nutrition and how to start conversations with their patients about eating right.
CUMC researchers have found direct evidence of a link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and postnatal airway hyperresponsiveness, a hallmark of asthma.