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Research Project: Biomarkers of Nutritional Status Resulting from Altered Food Composition

Location: Children's Nutrition Research Center

Project Number: 3092-53000-001-000-D
Project Type: In-House Appropriated

Start Date: Apr 21, 2020
End Date: Apr 20, 2025

Objective:
The objective of the proposed research is to develop biomarkers of nutritional status as affected by nutrient content of foods produced under changing environmental conditions.

Approach:
This will be accomplished through the approaches of mass spectroscopy of plasma constituents including nutrients, metabolites, or other compounds; development of new measurement technologies; or, mathematical approaches to collectively analyze patterns of nutrients in biological fluids. The proposed research will address Problem Statement 1A: Determine Agricultural Practices that Influence the Nutritional Status of Americans.