Latest issue of Nutrition Perspectives available (9/28/2011)
New CHNR Nutrition Bites about blueberries, flaxseed, and walnuts (3/17/2011)
CHNR 2010 Progress Report posted (2/23/2011)
USDA Guidelines Released (1/31/2011)
IOM releases updated DRIs for Calcium and Vitamin D (11/30/2010)
Welcome to the Center for Health & Nutrition Research (CHNR) Website! CHNR is funded by the Vitamin Case Consumer Settlement Fund, which was established using funds paid to settle the State of California's anti-trust lawsuit over price fixing by six vitamin manufacturers that controlled 80 percent of the world´s vitamin market. Our goal is to promote the health of Californians by identifying the roles of California fruits, vegetables and nuts in providing vitamins and other phytochemicals that can lower the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Pilot grants for innovative, biology-based approaches to the investigation of how nutrients and combinations of nutrients in whole foods can act to reduce the risk for chronic diseases, focusing on food-derived micronutrients, phytochemicals and bioactive food constituents, are a key part of the Center’s research objectives.
Center derived funds have also been provided to support larger scale research projects aimed at assessing the impact of diets that are rich in plant-based flavonoids during pregnancy, the effects of combining walnuts and fish on coronary heart disease risks and the effects of almond consumption on cardiovascular disease prevention, as well as providing education programs designed to improve health.