Center for Nutrition Research Archive

Participants Needed for Research Study on Meal Plans

October 21, 2021
The Center for Nutrition Research is looking for participants for a study on meal plans. The study seeks to understand how diets that incorporate certain foods influence your body's ability to metabolize blood sugar and blood lipids, like cholesterol, and help blood move through your body, including your eyes and into your brain to think better.
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Participate in Black Bean and Chickpea Nutrition Research: Looking for Volunteers!

September 9, 2021
We are looking at the health benefits of black beans and chickpeas and their effect on human physiology and cognitive function.
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Participate in Mango Nutrition Research: Looking for volunteers!

September 9, 2021
Interested in learning about the effects of daily consumption of mango on your gut microbiome?
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COVID-19 Observational Study: Looking for Volunteers!

September 9, 2021
We are looking to assess the incidence of infection or reinfection in healthy adults with or without prior COVID 19 infection.
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COVID-19 Observational Study

April 1, 2021
Illinois Tech's Center for Nutrition Research is looking for participants for a COVID-19 Observational Study. They are looking to test the effects of infection and reinfection among those with or without prior COVID-19 infection.
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Illinois Tech researchers’ study examining organic produce purchasing is mentioned in the Washington Post.

January 19, 2017
Illinois Tech researchers surveyed more than 500 low-income shoppers about their thoughts on organic and conventional vegetables and fruit, and published the results in the journal Nutrition Today.
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Director of the Center for Nutrition Research at Illinois Institute of Technology Britt Burton-Freeman is interviewed by U.S. News & World Report about her recent research into how low-income shoppers feel about organic produce.

November 2, 2016
Britt Burton-Freeman and her team found that small increments in income within the low-income population was associated with differing attitudes and beliefs regarding organic and conventional growing of fruits and vegetables.
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Illinois Tech researchers’ study of low-income shoppers’ attitudes toward produce is featured in several media outlets.

October 3, 2016
The study was initially published in Nutrition Today.
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Illinois Tech Researchers Find Cost of Organic Fruits and Vegetables a Significant Barrier for Low-Income Shoppers

September 30, 2016
The study found that lower-income shoppers have heard organic messages via various media outlets and associate organic with pesticide free; and the use of pesticides with conventional fruits and vegetables.
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Illinois Institute of Technology study on the benefits of eating tomatoes in reducing inflammation is mentioned in an article in Men’s Health.

March 4, 2016
Read the article in Men’s Health Magazine here.…
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Center for Nutrition Research Archive

Participants Needed for Research Study on Meal Plans

Participate in Black Bean and Chickpea Nutrition Research: Looking for Volunteers!

Participate in Mango Nutrition Research: Looking for volunteers!

COVID-19 Observational Study: Looking for Volunteers!

COVID-19 Observational Study

Illinois Tech researchers’ study examining organic produce purchasing is mentioned in the Washington Post.

Director of the Center for Nutrition Research at Illinois Institute of Technology Britt Burton-Freeman is interviewed by U.S. News & World Report about her recent research into how low-income shoppers feel about organic produce.

Illinois Tech researchers’ study of low-income shoppers’ attitudes toward produce is featured in several media outlets.

Illinois Tech Researchers Find Cost of Organic Fruits and Vegetables a Significant Barrier for Low-Income Shoppers

Illinois Institute of Technology study on the benefits of eating tomatoes in reducing inflammation is mentioned in an article in Men’s Health.

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