The USDA Agricultural Research Service supports six human nutrition research centers in the United States.
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Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterUSDA. Agricultural Research Service.
ACNC conducts research on diet and dietary factors that optimize the nutrition and health of young children through adolescence; and maximize their health as adults, especially later in life.
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research CenterUSDA. Agricultural Research Service.
BHNRC includes several laboratories and groups such as the Community Nutrition Research Group, Food Surveys Research Group,Food Composition Laboratory, Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, and more.
Children's Nutrition Research CenterUSDA. ARS. Baylor College of Medicine.
Provides nutrition information both for growth and development during childhood and for health maintenance in adult life.
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research CenterUSDA. Agriculture Research Service.
This ARS human nutrition research center focuses on the mineral elements, including the determination of requirements for minerals to prevent disease and promote health and optimal function throughout life.
Human Nutrition Research Center on AgingUSDA. Agricultural Research Service; Tufts University.
The HNRCA conducts advanced studies on nutrition and aging with a focus on nutrient requirements and the role nutrition plays in disease prevention and health promotion for older adults.
Western Human Nutrition Research CenterUSDA. Agricultural Research Service.
The WHNRC creates and tests nutrition interventions to improve health; assesses how an individual's environment and genetics affect nutrient metabolism; and, provides reliable and reproducible research results for the development of national nutrition policies.