Human Nutrition

Facilities

Instruments include a Hewlett-Packard 5890A gas-liquid chromatograph with integrator, a Perkin-Elmer high-performance liquid chromatograph, a Kruss K10 tensiometer for surface and interfacial tension, a gamma isotope counter, a beta isotope counter, an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, a UV-vis spectrophotometer, a YSI industrial analyzer for saccharide analysis, a particle/cell counter, an indirect calorimeter, and food preparation and sensory evaluation facilities.

The Nutrition Center provides a facility for human nutrition assessment and nutrition counseling. The center has two private counseling rooms equipped with video cameras, a small kitchen for client education activities, a private anthropometric assessment facility, and video education resources, and is equipped to provide appropriate nutrition education materials for clients.