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 topics for college students, including Fad Diets, the Flexitarian Diet, Intuitive Eating, Alcohol, Meal Planning, Gut Health, Cannabis Nutrition for COVID-19 Prevention and Recovery, Sports Nutrition, and Eating on a Budget.

URBANA, Ill. – It’s 6 a.m., and Nick Tarleton is on a bus with 20 or so university students. They’ve just left Oak Brook, Illinois, and they’re headed to their first stop of the day on their behind-the-scenes tour of the food and beverage processing industry in the Chicago area.

Tarleton calls out, “What are you most excited to see today?” Inevitably, someone answers back, “How do you have so much energy?!”

URBANA, Ill. – Committed chocoholics, be warned. A health-robbing heavy metal, cadmium, lurks in the velvety recesses of your favorite indulgence.

Researchers have chased the source of cacao’s cadmium contamination for years, but an array of distinct sampling methods and sites led to mixed results. In a new analysis, University of Illinois scientists consider the soil factors influencing cadmium’s ride into cacao beans, with the aim of recommending feasible and cost-effective ways farmers can minimize uptake.  

JAN 31, 2022 8:00 AMBY STEVE WITMER  | NEWS BUREAU DIRECTOR HONORS

Yong-Su Jin, a professor of food science and human nutrition, is among the five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors who have been named University Scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.   Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

Dec 1, 2021 | Cancer Center News

Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

A new study in mice suggests that consuming a high-fat diet in combination with exposure to PFAS triggers changes in benign and malignant prostate cells that promote rapid tumor growth. Food science and human nutrition professor Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, center, led the study. Co-authors include comparative biosciences professor Michael J. Spinella, left, and bioengineering professor Joseph Irudayaraj.  

Photo by L. Brian Stauffer