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Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture and Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announce Committee Experts to Support Study on Responsive Agriculture
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Texas A&M’s Director of Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture calls for a comprehensive approach to combat diet-related chronic diseases and rising health care costs
Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Awarded $2 Million in Funding to Support Social and Behavioral Healthy Living Research
USDA honors Texas A&M’s Patrick J. Stover, director of Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Seeks Experts to Support Study on Responsive Agriculture
Texas A&M names leading nutrition scientist to Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Encouraging physical activity to upgrade quality of life
Improvements and Maintenance of Clinical and Functional Measures Among Rural Women: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities-2.0 Cluster Randomized Trial
The Science-Backed Strategies that will Actually Help You Eat Better
Aggies tout agricultural research in combating diet-related chronic disease
Texas A&M AgriLife institute awards $1.5 million for diet-related research
Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture hosts first research workshop
American Heart Association grant to bolster Texas student health
Journal of Nutrition: Sex Differences Across the Life Course: A Focus On Unique Nutritional and Health Considerations among Women
Muddy water: Additional observational data cannot aid in determining whether there is a physiological interaction between low vitamin B12 and high folate in cognitive health
Dr. MacMillan Uribe, Study provides new insights into how acculturation affects what teens eat
The Aggie food moon shot
Top experts recruited to lead Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture at Texas A&M
Texas A&M AgriLife’s Stover testifies during congressional State of Nutrition in America 2021
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Science Says Everything You Know about Food, Diet and Drugs is Wrong
“It’s very hard for consumers to find consistent dietary advice,” says Regan Bailey, a professor of nutrition at Texas A&M University, where she is associate director of precision nutrition for the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture. “For every study that finds a particular approach works, another one comes out that’s against it.” Special NEWSWEEK article –
Raman on ramen: Nutritional analysis and brand identification
Precise and nondestructive assessment of food quality and its nutritional composition can be used to personalize nutrition, which, in turn, will improve well-being and help to prevent chronic diseases for millions of people around the world. — Paper by IHA Associate Member Dr. Dmitry Kurouski, and IHA Director Dr. Patrick Stover
Neurobiology of eating behavior, nutrition, and health
Understanding human eating behaviors and nutrition in the context of neuroscience can strengthen the evidence base from which dietary guidelines are derived and can inform policies, practices, and educational programs in a way that increases the likelihood they are adopted and effective for reducing rates of obesity and other diet-related chronic disease. — Paper by Dr. Patrick Stover and Dr. Regan Bailey
VIDEO: How agriculture can be the solution to chronic diseases
Patrick J. Stover, PhD, director of the Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) at Texas A&M, spoke about the topic during this year’s W.O. Atwater Memorial Award Lecture. He noted that, historically, agriculture has been geared toward addressing hunger. Now, the emphasis is on health outcomes.
FAO and Texas A&M University System: A Journey in Partnership
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations interview with Dr. Patrick Stover Director of the Texas A&M Institute Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) of the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS)
Texas A&M Research Finds Changes in Micronutrient Dietary Supplement Trends
American Society for Nutrition Journal article featuring Regan Bailey, Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellow Alexandra Cowan, Ph.D.
Why Doctors Aren’t Taught Much About Nutrition
Texas Monthly article featuring input from Dr. Patrick Stover
Living Healthy Begins With Eating Right
Texas A&M AgriLife Today article featuring input from Dr. Rebecca Seguin-Fowler
What’s The Fittest Fitness For The Oldest Old?
Even for 60ish youngsters, researchers reaffirm that exercise is essential. But just walking won’t cut it — break out the weights and go for strength training too.
College of Health and Human Development recognizes high-achieving alumni
REGAN L. BAILEY AT PENN STATE
Agriculture is the solution to nutrition security
BY PATRICK J. STOVER, PH.D., OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
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