Research and discovery is an important mission of the NFSH Department. The faculty has diverse research interests, and many of the faculty members have attained national and international recognition in their area of expertise. Research is being conducted in the following areas:
Nutrition Biochemistry
The focus in this area is to understand biochemical mechanisms of traditional nutrients
and bioactive compounds. Another future focus is Nutrigenomics, where genomics
and nutritional epidemiology are combined to study the impact of genetics and dietary
factors in the prevention of chronic diseases.
Nutrition Education Research
The focus of research in this area is to develop nutrition education protocols that
are effective in the Native American culture. For example, a project currently founded
Medicine Wheel Model for educating Native Americans on the management of
diabetes.
Phytochemicals and Health
The department’s goal in this area is to generate new knowledge in the area of
chemistry, analysis, processing, and the health impacts of phytochemicals that are
important to South Dakota’s Agriculture. The examples are isoflavones and saponins
from soybeans, polyphenolics from canola, and phytosterols and vitamin E from corn.
Value-Added Processing
The NFSH department plays a key role in SDSU’s efforts in conducting research to
add value to South Dakota’s products with a focus on oilseeds and cereal grains.
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