Nutrition Sciences
Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion.
The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability and palatability of foods. For humans, a healthy diet includes preparation of food and storage methods that preserve nutrients from oxidation, heat or leaching, and that reduce risk of foodborne illnesses.
In humans, an unhealthy diet can cause deficiency-related diseases such as blindness, anemia, scurvy, preterm birth, stillbirth and cretinism, or nutrient excess health-threatening conditions such as obesity and metabolic syndrome; and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Undernutrition can lead to wasting in acute cases, and the stunting of marasmus in chronic cases of malnutrition.
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Scholarships for Nutrition Sciences Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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JBF National Scholars ScholarshipJames Beard Foundation |
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award $20,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Bess Heflin FellowshipUniversity of Texas at Austin, Office of Graduate Studies |
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award $19,000 |
deadline Varies |
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JBF Visit San Antonio Culinaria ScholarshipJames Beard Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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JBF Mondelez Foodservice Scholarship Fund for Equity in LeadershipJames Beard Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Fulton Youth of the Future at the Robert Fulton Houses ScholarshipJames Beard Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Andrew Zimmern Second Chances ScholarshipJames Beard Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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Milton Rose Science Fellows ScholarshipPfeiffer University |
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award Up to $8,000 |
deadline December 19, 2023 |
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Ford Scholarship - Thurgood Marshall College FundThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline March 27, 2023 |
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Women In Stem AwardBritish American Foundation of Texas |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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