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Nutrition Science - Extended Interviews

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Nutritional Science, one of the youngest sciences, draws upon chemistry, biology and the social sciences to understand complex relationships between human health and well-being. Also, food and lifestyle patterns, food and agricultural systems and institutional environments. Ten leading experts expand on these relationships.

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• Amanda Deering, Ph.D

  Dr. Deering studies focus on tracking down deadly bacterial food outbreaks. She also addresses some controversial food issues including natural preservatives, organics and GMOs.

  Length:	00:25:53
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2027

• Bruce German, Ph.D

  Dr. German is a leader in promoting how personalized dietary recommendations and precision nutritional understanding will transform our well-being, longevity and what it means to be human itself.

  Length:	00:33:44
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• Carolyn Slupsky, Ph.D

  Dr. Slupsky is an expert in the researching importance of the intestinal microbiota for good health. In particular she focuses on the microbiota in early stages of development to prevent chronic disease of old age.

  Length:	00:32:26
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• Connie Weaver, Ph.D

  Professor Weaver’s career has been devoted to the study of the health benefits of calcium. She also specializes in findings pointing to the nature and health benefits of personalized nutrition which she believes is the future of good healthy eating, not popular diets.

  Length:	00:23:30
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• Elaine Turner, Ph.D

  Dr. Turner takes up some current nutrition debates including long and short-term dietary strategies, one-size-fits-all nutrition recommendations and finally the possibility of personalized nutrition.

  Length:	00:18:56
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• Haley Oliver, Ph.D

  Dr. Haley Oliver’s research is focused on the persistence, prevalence and transmission of foodborne pathogens in retail food systems and the development of intervention strategies to improve food safety from the field to the table.

  Length:	00:19:16
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• Mitchell Knutson Ph.D

  Dr. Knutson specializes in understanding the role of mineral micronutrients in good health. He specializes in iron deficiency diseases including their long and short term effects on poor mental and physical performance.

  Length:	00:28:52
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• Paul Sarnoski, Ph.D

  Dr. Sarnoski is an expert in the recent advances in chemical analysis of food content. His research focuses on the nutritional value of macronutrients: lipids, carbohydrates and protein.

  Length:	00:25:32
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• Susan Percival, Ph.D

  Dr. Percival provides an overview of the history of nutritional study followed by some key milestones in the study of nutrition and health. Her research focuses on the future of personalized nutrition.

  Length:	00:17:03
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• Wendy Dahl, Ph.D

  Dr. Dahl is an expert in the health benefits of fiber and probiotics. She is also an advocate of the benefits of personalized nutrition.

  Length:	00:32:15
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