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Research<\/h1><\/p>\n
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Big Data and Eating Decisions (Byte Lab)<\/h2>

The Byte Lab studies the behavioral science of eating, and the environmental determinants of food choice and obesity, to promote healthy eating behavior, weight control, and cardiovascular health at the population level.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Eating Behavior<\/h2>

Dietary assessment, behavior change for chronic disease risk reduction and prevention of unwanted weight gain, dietary applications of the Transtheoretical (Stages of Change) Model, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Energy Balance<\/h2>

The Energy Balance Lab focuses on various factors that may influence energy balance in humans, and how it relates to diet, physical activity, health, body weight management, chronic disease prevention, and well being.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Lipid Metabolism<\/h2>

The research in the Lipid Lab focuses on how lifestyle changes impact heart disease risk factors such as obesity and dyslipidemia in young adults and older adults.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Nutrition and Pregnancy<\/h2>

The Oaks Lab studies the impact of nutrition before, during, and after pregnancy. Our aim is to understand how we can use nutrition to reduce health disparities within the U.S. and globally.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Community Nutrition Security Research Group<\/h2>

Dr. Amin\u2019s lab uses community-based participatory research and implementation science to improve the nutrition and physical activity behaviors of youth and their families.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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M2B Lab (Metabolism and Muscle Biology)<\/h2>

The lab uses ground-based analog models to simulate microgravity and partial gravity in rodents to better understand muscle deconditioning and study its plasticity. We explore the connections between metabolism and muscle biology, and work to develop nutraceutical therapies to preserve muscle health and function.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Outreach<\/h1><\/p>\n

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Free Farmers\u2019 Market<\/h1>

The URI Free Farmers’ Market (FFM)<\/a> is a campus initiative to connect produce grown on the URI campus to URI students, free of charge. The mission of the FFM is to provide locally grown, local and fresh fruits and vegetables to the URI students with a lens on acknowledged lack of fresh produce access that affects college students. The FFM hopes to support all students by increasing access and eliminating cost. This effort wouldn’t be possible without student volunteers at the farm and market.<\/p>\n

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)<\/h1>

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RI SNAP-Ed offers a variety of program activities to help food stamp eligible individuals and families be active and choose nutrient-dense foods on a budget.<\/p>\n

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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)<\/h1>

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The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) at URI provides free nutrition education to limited-resource individuals and families in the state of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n

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