Texas A&M AgriLife Project Focuses on Chronic Disease Prevention

Improving eating patterns and helping prevent chronic disease is the focus of a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, NIFA.   

“We are fortunate to have world-class food analytical capabilities in the Department of Food Science and Technology that allow us to investigate human metabolism of bioactive plant compounds for our project,” he said. “These integrate food science, analytical chemistry and molecular nutrition in relation to the chemical markers of food intake and their impact on human health. We also have a new ‘pilot’ food processing facility in the eBeam Center that allows students to gain practical experience for future careers in the food industry.”