Britt Burton Freeman 
Department of Nutrition 
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My research interests follow two main themes: 1) Appetite regulation and obesity management and, 2) vascular disease. My research approach includes human and basic science methodology for identifying and understanding bioactive components of the diet on key metabolic, central, peripheral and genetic processes contributing to the normal and pathogenic outcomes of food intake regulation, body weight control and vascular health. My lab can bring clinical and human investigation expertise to the Fruit and Vegetable Quality Center in these critical research areas. We are currently engaged in work on strawberries, flax seed, milk proteins, and tomatoes. Our overall goal is to provide the relevant science for promoting increased consumption of nutrient-rich foods overall, including fruits and vegetables as well as providing the science for guiding development for improved nutrient-quality plant foods. We currently work in a small group of scientists, known as Plant Foods for Health, integrating multi-disciplinary scientific expertise and leveraging technology to grow seeds for human health and protection from disease. I have a PhD in Nutrition Science with an emphasis in physiological chemistry and endocrinology. Prior to coming to UC Davis I worked in the biotechnology industry, at Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California. reeders and others evaluating new crops or new cultivars for California growers to assess at-harvest quality (appearance, composition and sensory flavor) and changes in such quality during postharvest handling and storage.   Identify optimum postharvest handling conditions for maintaining quality, particularly flavor quality and determine the effect of various postharvest practices, such as treatments for disease and insect control, on the quality of the fruit or vegetable.

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