Welcome to Nutrition Obesity Research Center
The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) is an NIH-funded, university-wide interdisciplinary research center established to foster a multidisciplinary approach to basic, clinical, and translational research and research training with an emphasis on understanding the causal factors underlying nutrition and obesity-related health problems and the generation and evaluation of evidence on their consequences, prevention, and alleviation.
The NORC comprises 106 investigators from 43 academic units, with total direct funding of $41 million for nutrition/obesity research. The NORC is composed of 3 research core facilities, a pilot/feasibility program, and an enrichment program. Published research supported by the NORC and indexed in Pubmed can be viewed by clicking the link below.
Latest from NORC
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UAB Clinical Trial Search
Find all ongoing trials that are enrolling healthy volunteers.
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Obesity and Energetics Offerings
Read latest news and scientific journal articles from "Obesity and Energetics" - presented by the UAB NORC and the Office of Energetics