ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM AND EXCRETION OF FOOD COMPONENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CHRONIC DISEASE RISK

Objective 1: Determine the genotype, phenotype and food matrix factors that influence absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of glucosinolates, phenolics, and other food components. Objective 2: Determine how consumption of foods and food components, including but not limited to glucosinolates, phenolics, and carotenoids, modulate inflammatory and metabolic pathways that affect risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and other chronic disease.