Nutritional Sciences | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

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Get involved in the Student Nutrition Association (SNA) to support their mission of providing community service to the campus and local community and engage in activities to prepare for your future career.

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Food assistance programs may improve older adult sleep outcomes

A recent study from Muzi Na and Ashley Flores of the Department of Nutritional Sciences found that older adults who use food assistance programs reported better sleep outcomes.

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Nutritional Sciences at Penn State examines how humans gain energy from food and how nutrition choices affect our health over time.

Solidly rooted in chemistry, biology, physiology, psychology, neuroscience, behavior, and development, our body of work covers the effects of nutrition at all levels, from the molecule to the organism, to the population at large. Our programs aim to nurture a new generation of leaders in bench and behavioral sciences who will push the limits of our understanding of nutrition as it relates to human health.