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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.

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Latest from NORC

  • W. Timothy Garvey, MD

    Garvey receives Gerald Reavan Distinguished Leader in Insulin Resistance Award

  • W. Timothy Garvey, MD

    Garvey part of commission that recommends new obesity guidelines

  • Steven Austad, Ph.D.

    UAB professor receives prestigious national lifetime achievement award for fostering values of mentoring

UAB Clinical Trial Search

UAB Clinical Trial Search

Find all ongoing trials that are enrolling healthy volunteers.

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Obesity and Energetics Offerings

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

Please be reminded to acknowledge support from the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center in your publications by citing NIDDK grant # DK056336; such as, "The project described was supported by Award Number P30DK056336 from the National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases or the National Institutes of Health."

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