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Nutrition Assessment Lab

The Nutrition Assessment Lab (NAL) functions as a learning lab for dietetics majors and as a research facility for both dietetics and nutritional science faculty.

Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)

State of the art equipment to measure body composition (bone; muscle and organ; and fat) and bone density (hip, spine, wrist, or whole body).

Indirect Calorimetry

Measurement of resting metabolic rate (calories required for the body at rest).

Anthropometry

Bioelectrical impedance analyzer
Height, weight of adults, children, and infants
Skin fold calipers

Biochemical

Lipid profiles, hemoglobin, hematocrit, blood glucose, urine analyses

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