Department of
Nutrition
5 Degree Programs
We have five degree programs to provide our students with a world-class education they can apply to careers as registered dietitians or biomedical researchers, as well as preparation for health profession schools. Additional career paths include pharmaceutical sales reps, food safety inspectors, and more.
2 Accredited Programs
Our ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics and Master of Clinical Nutrition / Dietetic Internship programs prepare students to become Registered Dietitians.
500+ Enrolled Students
Our over 500 enrolled students are training to be the next generation of nutrition professionals who recognize the importance in maintaining health and preventing diseases.
Nutrition Newsletters
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Nutrition News
New faculty member brings research on aging to Department of Nutrition
Waylon Hastings ’15, Ph.D., has returned to his alma mater as an assistant professor in Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition with a mission to develop efficient methods to measure individual differences in aging. Hastings, who began Aug. 1, earned undergraduate degrees in biochemistry, genetics and mathematics, as well as a master’s degree in educational administration from Texas A&M University. He also holds a dual-title doctorate in biobehavioral health and bioethics from Pennsylvania State University.
Texas A&M AgriLife study: Community cafes improve nutrition options for food insecure
A new study from the Healthy Living team at the Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA, found the nutritional quality of breakfast meals provided by pay-what-you-can community cafes is higher than meals eaten elsewhere among people facing food insecurity, using metrics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s Healthy Eating Index. Published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, their research has been selected as an Editor’s Choice article, which earned the IHA’s team an interview on the journal’s podcast.
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