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Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science
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Compound found primarily in cocoa helps cells release more insulin
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Hancock Lab
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Kenealey Lab
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Long Term Food Storage
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Food Science
BYU food science students win top honors at Idaho competition
July 26, 2019 06:31 PM
A team of food science students from Brigham Young University took top honors in the Product Development Competition, bringing home $10,000 from the Idaho Milk Processors Association Annual Conference Aug. 14 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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Food Science
BYU food science professor honored by Purdue University
July 26, 2019 06:25 PM
Purdue University recently honored the chair of Brigham Young University’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science for his outstanding achievements.

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Nutritional Science
Hey students, when is the last time you had a real meal?
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 26, 2019 06:22 PM
If you want students to eat well, what they really need is a real meal—at least that’s according to a new BYU study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

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BYU dietetics professor named to national accreditation board
July 26, 2019 03:53 PM
Nora Nyland, a professor in Brigham Young University’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, has been elected chair of the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.

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Facilities & Services
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Chromatography Facility
The College of Life Sciences has established a Chromatography Facility for the use of researchers who do not have access to or expertise in chromatographic analyses.
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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.
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Food Quality Assurance Lab
The Quality Assurance Lab is located in the Eyring Science Center in the department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science.
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Sensory Lab
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Pendulum Court