The Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is a unique cooperative venture between Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS). The center has 50 faculty members conducting nutrition-related research and a total staff of more than 200.
Texas Children's is creating a healthier future for children and women across our global community through our leadership in patient care, education and research. We’re proud of the daily efforts that build into cumulative medical results and discoveries accomplished by each of our institutions.
The Children’s Nutrition Research Center is the first federal nutrition research center to investigate the nutritional needs of children from conception through adolescence, and that of pregnant women and nursing mothers. It is 1 of 6 U.S. Department of Agriculture human nutrition research centers conducting scientific investigations designed to provide Americans with a clear understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthy, active life.
Submissions from 2020
Culinary Education Programs for Children in Low-Income Households: A Scoping Review, Priscilla P Li, Guisela Mackey, Chishinga Callender, et al.
AMPK in the Ventromedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus: A Key Regulator for Thermogenesis, Hailan Liu, Yong Xu, and Fang Hu
Modeling Age-Dependent Developmental Changes in the Expression of Genes Involved in Citrulline Synthesis Using Pig Enteroids, Mahmoud A Mohammad, Inka C Didelija, Barbara Stoll, et al.
Fat and Fat-Free Mass Index References in Children and Young Adults: Assessments Along Racial and Ethnic Lines, Roman J Shypailo and William W Wong
The Central Melanocortin System and Human Obesity, Yongjie Yang and Yong Xu
Profound and Redundant Functions of Arcuate Neurons in Obesity Development, Canjun Zhu, Zhiying Jiang, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.
Disrupted Hypothalamic CRH Neuron Responsiveness Contributes to Diet-Induced Obesity, Canjun Zhu, Yuanzhong Xu, Zhiying Jiang, et al.
Submissions from 2019
Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 Modulates the Function of Pomc Neurons and Energy Homeostasis, Yongjie Yang, Agatha A van der Klaauw, Liangru Zhu, et al.