The Department of Human Nutrition
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The only program of its kind in the state of Kansas, the Department of Human Nutrition discovers, disseminates and applies knowledge to promote improved food choices, nutritional status, and well-being of people. The vision of the Department is to enhance the well-being of people by promoting informed food choices and optimal nutrition.
The Department provides comprehensive education, research and extension programs in human nutrition and sensory analysis. This is done through a focus on:
- Nutrition and physical fitness
- Bionutrition and functional foods, with an emphasis on basic and applied approaches to molecular biology, consumer behavior and sensory analysis
- Public health nutrition and nutrition education
Undergraduate degree programs include:
- Nutritional Sciences
- Nutrition and Kinesiology
- Public Health Nutrition
- Athletic Training
- Concurrent B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition (Adobe Acrobat)
Take a look at the Human Nutrition study guide (Adobe Acrobat) for more information.
Graduate degree programs are available in several areas of emphasis including:
- Sensory Analysis and Consumer Behavior specialization
- Nutritional Sciences specialization
- Public Health Nutrition specialization
- Public Health Physical Activity specialization
The department also offers an assortment of distance education courses.
Research is conducted to improve food quality and promote optimal health through understanding of nutrient metabolism and dietary behavior.
Extension Human Nutrition programs address critical issues such as:
- Nutrition for limited resource audiences
- Nutrition and health throughout the life span
- The role of nutrition in chronic disease prevention
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HN News
- Telefund: a blue ribbon year (Thank you, donors)
- Students, faculty and staff pitched in to pull in $108,274 during this year’s Telefund. Students – at least 233 of them – called alumni and wrote cards to those they couldn’t reach by phone. Nearly 40 faculty and staff showed up to assist and support the students. Last year’s effort raised just over $100,000. The [...]
- Lindshield studies foods, dietary supplements that may reduce risk of prostate cancer
- Brian Lindshield, assistant professor of human nutrition, is helping men make more informed diet decisions by studying foods and dietary supplements that may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among men in the United States. “I’m interested in researching ways to prevent prostate cancer [...]
- Team to develop, field test micronutrient-fortified food aid for Tanzania with $3 million from USDA
- A team from K-State will receive the largest award in an $8.5 million project under the Micronutrient-Fortified Food Aid Products Pilot Program. The group will develop and field test novel, extruded, high-protein, sorghum-based micronutrient-fortified blended foods that can be used for nutritional aid programs in Tanzania. Principal investigators for the 3-year $3 million pilot are: [...]