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Carrie Waterman’s research on the antioxidant-rich plant Moringa spotlighted

The “Miracle Tree” That Could Help Feed the World

By Amy Quinton on October 9, 2018 in Food & Agriculture

THERE'S NOTHING SUPER-LOOKING ABOUT MORINGA. It’s skinny and sparse in foliage. Its fragile branches sprout puny white flowers and droop with long twisted pods knobby with seeds. But if plants were superheroes, then moringa would be Iron Man.

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Prado and colleagues examine associations between maternal nutrition, maternal cognition, and caregiving in Malawi

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Nutrition proposal has ‘transformative potential’ for Haiti: UC Davis team advises fortifying nation’s wheat supply

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Zivkovic and colleagues find that HDL composition may help predict health risks and design therapeutics

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Dr. Bart Weimer presenting on "Metagenomics, genomes, and host-microbe interactions" for the 2017 Kosuna Distinguished lecture in Nutrition

2017 Kosuna Distinguished Lecture in Nutrition with Dr. Bart Weimer

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During children’s first 1,000 days, lipid-based supplements can significantly boost their growth and development.

Dewey, Matias, and Mridha publish articles showing that children get physical and intellectual boost from lipid-based nutrient supplements

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Reina Engle-Stone helping to improve health in developing countries with flour and oil

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Elizabeth Prado lead author on paper showing impact of prenatal vitamins on cognitive development in children

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Zivkovic and colleagues publish on the interrelation between breast milk components, gut microbiota, and infant health

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Lipid-based prenatal supplement improves infant health and nutrition in Bangladesh

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