Foods for Health

Foods for Health

Scientific Discovery in Food, Nutrition and Diet

The Foods for Health Research Initiative (FFH) provides the framework to develop new collaborations and innovative approaches needed to address the impact of food and diet on human health.
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FFH supports an affiliated community of faculty and research staff, supporting interdisciplinary team science across campus
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Recent News

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FFH included in CFAES Distinguished Multidisciplinary Team Extension Award

FFH team members recognized for contributions to the East Palestine Response Team Plant Tissue Analysis Group
April 11, 2024
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Foods for Health Supports the 20th Annual Russell Klein Nutrition Research Symposium

The goal of the symposium is to highlight graduate student nutrition research and promote interaction between students and nationally known nutrition experts.
April 3, 2024
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How Might Tomatoes Provide Health Benefits?

Scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and The Ohio State University have been working to investigate how tomatoes may be imparting health benefits in a recently published study from the lab of FFH faculty member Jessica Cooperstone.
January 18, 2024