Services

The MD Anderson Bionutrition Research Core (BRC) provides the infrastructure and expertise to design and integrate nutritional components in research studies. We encourage investigators to contact the BRC early in the study design process.

Dietary Assessment and Analysis

• Self-completed, interviewer-assisted, web-based and remote collection methods, including food diaries, dietary recalls, diet histories and screeners
• Supports best practices for data collection and integration
• Analysis of dietary intake to derive nutrients and dietary patterns via specialized software and databases; linkage with systems in the inpatient setting

Nutrient-Controlled Studies with Food Provision

• Designs and implements research diets matched to energy (kcal) needs and other study-specific parameters
• Tailored recipes and weekly menus of meal and snack pack-outs for free-living individuals
• Screening and compliance monitoring

Nutrition Education and Counseling

• Provides nutrition education and diet counseling per study protocols
• Develops recipes, shopping lists and educational materials to support behavior change
• Cooking demonstrations