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Skip to navigation Skip to main content administrator login frontend login Nutrition Obesity Research Center Search Go UAB Quicklinks UAB Home Academic Calendar Accessibility AdminSystems Apply AskIT Blazer Express BlazerNET BlazerPulse Bookstore Campus Calendar Campus Map Canvas Departments Directory Email Emergency/B-Alert Employee Resources Employment MyUAB Employee Portal Giving to UAB TechConnect UAB eLearning More Items Home About Us Join Us Education & Enrichment Cores Pilot Funding News & Events SHP Home Important updates to UAB's COVID-19 health and safety policies and our mission to help fight COVID-19 UAB Nutrition Trends NORC Member Research Spotlight : Amanda Willig, Ph.D. NORC Member Research Spotlight : Amy Goss, Ph.D. NORC Member Research Spotlight : Courtney Peterson, Ph.D. NORC Member Research Spotlight : Barbara Gower, Ph.D. NORC Member Research Spotlight : Olivia Affuso, Ph.D. NORC Member Research Spotlight : Gareth Dutton, Ph.D. A place for our local and national communities to have a conversation about food, nutrition, and health. UAB Nutrition Trends We want our Nutrition Trends website to be a place for our local and national communities to have a conversation about food, nutrition, and health. We don't tell you what to eat. We give you what you need to make your own informed choices. Learn more → $3.25 million R01 grant will explore the long-term impact of diet, exercise on symptoms of adults with HIV NORC Member Research Spotlight: Amanda Willig, Ph.D. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Case Western Reserve University have received a $3.25 million, five-year R01 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to begin recruiting for the first longitudinal study — PROSPER-HIV — investigating how exercise and nutrition affect the symptoms adults with HIV experience. Learn more → Fad diets or lifestyle changes - where do three popular weight-reduction plans fit in? NORC Member Research Spotlight: Amy Goss, Ph.D. More than 35 percent of American adults are considered obese, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With so much emphasis put on weight and healthy living, many people turn to “quick-fix” or fad diets that promise rapid weight loss and a new waistline in a short amount of time. Learn more → Time-restricted feeding study shows promise in helping people shed body fat NORC Member Research Spotlight: Courtney Peterson, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are trying to find out whether changing a person’s eating schedule can help them lose weight and burn fat. Learn more → In human clinical trial, UAB to test diet’s effect on ovarian cancer patients NORC Member Research Spotlight: Barbara Gower, Ph.D. New research conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has shown that a particular type of diet could help women with ovarian cancer to lose weight and improve their quality of life and cancer-related measures. Learn more → A researcher in motion, chasing trials and trails NORC Member Research Spotlight: Olivia Affuso, Ph.D. As a member of UAB's Nutrition Obesity Research Center and Center for Exercise Medicine, Olivia Affuso, Ph.D., has a clear goal: preventing obesity and chronic disease through physical activity. During many of her evenings and weekends, she helps women and girls put these ideas into practice. Learn more → Losing weight isn't always easy, but keeping it off is even harder NORC Member Research Spotlight: Gareth Dutton, Ph.D. Lifestyle changes, including dietary modifications, increased physical activity, and other behavioral strategies, can help people lose weight. In fact, many individuals lose enough weight with lifestyle modifications to experience meaningful physical and psychological benefits. However, preventing weight regain, or keeping the weight off for the long-term, is a significant challenge for most people. Learn more → Welcome to Nutrition Obesity Research Center The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) is an NIH-funded, university-wide interdisciplinary research center established to foster a multidisciplinary approach to basic, clinical, and translational research and research training with an emphasis on understanding the causal factors underlying nutrition and obesity-related health problems and the generation and evaluation of evidence on their consequences, prevention, and alleviation. The NORC comprises 159 investigators from 58 academic units, with total direct funding of $56 million for nutrition/obesity research. The NORC is composed of four research core facilities, a pilot/feasibility program, and an enrichment program. Apply for Pilot Funding Watch NORC Seminars Become a Trainee Latest from NORC Research Goes Red grant allows for new research in women’s cardiovascular health promotion UAB scientist receives NIH grant to explore how exercise can help cardiometabolic health in spinal cord injury patients Spotlight: Carson Lands Back-to-Back R01 Grants for $4.6 Million Read More News UAB Clinical Trial Search Find all ongoing trials that are enrolling healthy volunteers. I Want to Participate in Research Obesity and Energetics Offerings Read latest news and scientific journal articles from " Obesity and Energetics " - presented by the UAB NORC and the Office of Energetics Upcoming Events View Full Calendar Make a Gift Contact Us Elizabeth W. Smith, MPA, RDN, LDN Program Manager II Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) Phone: (205) 975-9675 Fax: (205) 975-4065 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. CONTENT ENDS -- Please be reminded to acknowledge support from the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center in your publications by citing NIDDK grant # DK056336; such as , " The project described was supported by Award Number P30DK056336 from the National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases or the National Institutes of Health. 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