The CRC Bionutrition core provides specialized nutrition assessment and management as needed for clinical research. These activities are supported by state-of-the-art nutrition research methodology and specialized instrumentation.
Metabolic Assessment
- Anthropometric measurements
- Indirect calorimetry
- Dexa analysis
- body composition
- bone density
- Bioelectric impedance analysis
Clinical Assessment
- Nutrient intake assessment utilizing methodologies including 24-hour recall, food record , and food frequency questionnaire
- Use of comprehensive database to quantify nutrient intake
- Education and evaluation of study volunteers on protocol specifics to optimize research compliance
- Assessment of energy output using structured activity questionnaires
Education and Research Development
- Consultation on
- study design
- research diet planning
- nutrition methodology
- formula and test meal development
- research data compilation
- Evaluation of protocols with investigators and team members
- Quality assurance
- research activities
- data collection
- equipment calibration and performance
- Education of graduate and undergraduate students, investigators, and CRC team on nutrition research
Metabolic Kitchen
- Specifically designed and equipped research facility dedicated to clinical investigation
- Generation of formula diet, test meals, as protocol requires, to support research studies
- Specialized research diets and/or foods, controlled for single and/or multiple nutrients
- Advanced dietary analysis program for customized metabolic diets
- Quantification of nutrient intake from standard and specialized research meals