Iowa State University


Our mission:

The mission of the Nutrition and Wellness Research Center is to enhance human wellness through research and educational activities that explore dietary intake, physical activity, and health-related behaviors as they influence disease risk.  In partnership with food and health-related industries, the NWRC aims to create new, economically viable strategies using foods and food ingredients, exercise, and health-related behavioral changes to build a healthier Iowa, nation, and world.

 

Our researchers:

  • include scientists from multiple disciplines and industry
  • conduct  interdisciplinary wellness-related research using exercise, dietary, and/or behavioral interventions
  • conduct fundamental research using cell biology and animal models

 

Click here for a list of our ISU faculty and staff affiliates.

The Center for Research on Botanical Dietary Supplements is an affiliated member center of the NWRC.

 

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