Current Research and Upcoming Discoveries
Current Research at the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center seeks to understand:
Food-allergy diets
Strategies to ensure adequate nutrition for children with food allergies
Fruits and Vegetables
Role of fruits and vegetables in pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood
Dietary Patterns
Optimization of dietary patterns for lactating women and school-age children to support healthy development
Physical Activity and Fitness
Physical activity and fitness strategies to mitigate the negative effects of obesity, and promote healthy growth trajectories and decreased chronic disease risk
Key Developmental Periods
Identification of key developmental periods in childhood to promote health trajectories and optimize intervention effectiveness
Implementation Strategies
Key implementation strategies needed to improve adoption, scaling, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions for nutrition and physical activity in communities
Personalized Healthcare
A proactive, personalized approach to healthcare that integrates precision medicine and nutrition to optimize well-being, prevent disease, and tailor personalized interventions.
Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center strives to improve children’s health, in Arkansas and beyond