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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BHNRC) Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center Food Components and Health Laboratory Docs





- BHNRC Seminar Series
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- Food Components & Health
- Food Composition & Methods Development
- Food Surveys
- Human Studies
- Nutrient Data
- Diet, Genomics & Immunology

Mainheadline bar Welcome to Food Components and Health Laboratory! Our Mission Statement The Food Components and Health Laboratory (FCHL) conducts research on diet as related to human health. Scientists measure metabolic and physiologic responses to whole foods and dietary constituents including traditional nutrients, phytochemicals and functional foods.Clinical and invitro approaches identify diet-induced modulation of biomarkers of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.  **For a list of our current studies, please click****here**.   If you are interested in participating in a study, and would like more information Please **email**us atBHNRCvolunteers@usda.gov or **call**us at 301-504-5454. **** Food Components and Health LaboratoryUSDA, ARS, BHNRCBuilding 307B, Room 231Beltsville, Maryland20705


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