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Health & Wellness

WEBHealth and Wellnes s Curriculum. This page contains an Educational Unit developed for The Nature of Teaching program. The unit contains one or more lesson plans that …

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Promoting beneficial gut microbes with whole-food dietary fiber

WEBIn their new study, Hamaker and Cantu-Jungles seek to clearly establish whether cell-wall-based plant fibers have a key dietary role in supporting the Clostridia …

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Promoting Community Health & Wellness

WEBNCRCRD’s health initiatives focus on enhancing health and wellness in rural communities across the North Central Region. The Center increases the quality of life for individuals …

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Mental Health During Pandemic

WEBMental health includes our psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing. Mental health is important in every stage of our life as it affects our everyday living – …

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Purdue Extension: partner for rural health

WEBIt isn’t news that we should be eating healthy foods and exercising regularly, says Angie Abbott, assistant dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences and associate …

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Impact of health disparities on rural communities' well-being

WEBBy Zuzana Bednarik. Executive Summary. The relationship between the place where people live, their health, and subjective well-being represents a growing …

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Hoosiers’ Health in a Changing Climate: A Report from the Indiana

WEBHigher nighttime temperatures. Historically 4, nighttime temperatures have remained above 68°F on about 10 to 40 days per year in Indiana, depending on the …

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Do GMOs harm health

WEBThe National Academy for Science, the United States’ number one source for independent, objective advice to the nation on matters of science and technology, concluded that …

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How do GMOs affect insects

WEBBasically, they eat it and their stomach ruptures. This protein is so specifically targeted towards certain pests that it doesn’t affect other insects, animals or humans that eat it. In …

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Why do we use GMOs

WEBGMOs are also used to produce many medicines and vaccines that help treat or prevent diseases. Before GMOs, many common medicines had to be extracted from blood …

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The Science of GMOs

WEBThe Science of GMOs. Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a major issue about which many of us know relatively little. We want to know what we’re eating, and we want …

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New year brought increased consumer interest in food and …

WEBF ood or nutrition-related New Year’s resolutions were more popular among consumers going into 2024 compared to last year, according to the January Consumer …

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Decades of research have left knowledge gaps about cells that …

WEBF our decades of research have produced a vast pool of knowledge about regulatory T cells, a subset of our immune cells. Even so, scientists at Purdue University …

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Consumer Demand for Innovative Healthy Snack in the US

WEBThe US market experienced $135.7 billion in sales of snacks in 2020 (Statista, 2022). Snacks often have low positive nutrients such as protein, vitamins and …

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Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment

WEBPurdue University’s Institute for a Sustainable Future fosters and promotes research, partnerships, and engagement in areas including the environment, climate, food-energy …

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Home-Based Vendors

WEB2022 Regulations for home-based vendors. If you sell food to an end consumer in the state of Indiana, you are either identified as a Retail Food …

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Food Safety and One Health:

WEBPhoto Credit Goes Here Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety Food Safety and One Health: Approaches to Reducing Foodborne Pathogens and Zoonotic Diseases

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Purdue Animal Sciences Department honors its 2024 …

WEBThe Purdue Animal Sciences Department hosted its 2024 Animal Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 26. The individuals honored …

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