Center Brings Research, Education to Dallas

There is compelling evidence that the science of nutrition offers humanity a way to achieve a better quality of life. Nutrition provides ways not only of treating, but preventing illness, whether derived from genetic or environmental sources. A recent New York Times article reported growing attention to the study of nutrition in our nation's medical schools.

Diet, Drug Treatments Offer Answers to High Cholesterol

Recent results of studies completed by the Center for Human Nutrition in conjunction with other departments at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas offer new hope for patients with dangerously high levels of blood cholesterol--and the promise of dietary control of cholesterol levels in the millions of Americans with moderately high cholesterol.

NIH Research Funding

Research at the Center for Human Nutrition is funded by grants from government, university and private sources. A major five-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a primary source of research funding. The grant, in its second year, is large by NIH standards.

Nutrition Expert Heads Center

The Center for Human Nutrition is fortunate to have Dr. Scott M. Grundy as its first director. A Texas native with an outstanding clinical and research record, Dr. Grundy has focused on human cholesterol metabolism -- production, absorption and excretion -- during his 20-year research career