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Food and Nutrition

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The Food and Nutrition Research Area includes research on foodborne illnesses and food allergies; human nutrition, diet, metabolism, and the microbiome as they relate to health and disease; and the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of obesity and its complications across the lifespan.

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