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ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Human Nutrition (NP #107)
Biomarkers of Nutritional Status Resulting from Altered Food Composition
(In-House Appropriated)
Metabolic and Epigenetic Regulation of Nutritional Metabolism
(In-House Appropriated)
Microbiota and Nutritional Health
(In-House Appropriated)
Molecular, Cellular, and Regulatory Aspects of Obesity Development
(In-House Appropriated)
Nutritional Role of Phytochemicals
(In-House Appropriated)
Preventing the Development of Childhood Obesity
(In-House Appropriated)
Evaluation of Human Milk, Dairy Resources, and Medical Nutrition Products to Optimally Meet Human Infant's Nutrition Needs
(Memorandum of Understanding)
Fostering the Development of Future Dietitians
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Nutrition Research and Chronic Disease Prevention for Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Pregnant and Lactating Women
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Acute Effects of Sedentary Behaviors on Cardiometabolic Risk in Latino Youth
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Adipocyte Gap Junction on Milk Production and Milk Quality & Hypothalamic Regulation on Lactational Hyperphagia
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Aligning Production Agricultural Systems to Enhance Diet and Health Outcomes
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Diet and Neurocognitive Development: A Metabolomic Enhanced Analysis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Early-Life Environment, Critical Windows, and Long-Term Health
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Examine Drivers of Obesity Risk in Youth from Under-Represented Families
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Factors Regulating Plant Nutritional Quality and Productivity
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Health Benefits of Specific Dietary Components
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Impact of Prenatal Fish Oil on Newborn Cognition and Fetal Gestation
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Interaction of Microbiome and Phenylalanine Metabolism in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Molecular Mechanisms in Diet-Related Chronic Disease
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Neural Signaling and Feeding/Glycemic Control
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Physical Activity, Energy Balance, Sleep and Health in Children
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Role of Perinatal Nutrition on Overall Health and the Prevention of Disease
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Unraveling the Complexities of Lactation: Exploring Gene-Variant Networks, Hypothalamic Regulation, and Metabolic Adaptations of the Liver-Gut Axis
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)