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    The document discusses two research projects related to health and nutrition education. The first project, CSUN's Champions for Change, aims to educate children from kindergarten through high school about nutrition topics like sugar content in beverages and the benefits of fiber and physical activity. It also involves parents and builds school gardens. The second project develops a course on nutrigenomics and sugar preference working with Latino students and families, with a focus on explaining genetic markers and their impact on health risks related to nutrition within the Latino population.

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    The document discusses two research projects related to health and nutrition education. The first project, CSUN's Champions for Change, aims to educate children from kindergarten through high school about nutrition topics like sugar content in beverages and the benefits of fiber and physical activity. It also involves parents and builds school gardens. The second project develops a course on nutrigenomics and sugar preference working with Latino students and families, with a focus on explaining genetic markers and their impact on health risks related to nutrition within the Latino population.

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    The document discusses two research projects related to health and nutrition education. The first project, CSUN's Champions for Change, aims to educate children from kindergarten through high school about nutrition topics like sugar content in beverages and the benefits of fiber and physical activity. It also involves parents and builds school gardens. The second project develops a course on nutrigenomics and sugar preference working with Latino students and families, with a focus on explaining genetic markers and their impact on health risks related to nutrition within the Latino population.

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    Champions for Change


    Working in partnership with Viridiana Ortiz, we collaborated our personal experience as
    Graduate Students finalize a paper submission of the Program, “CSUN’s Champions for Change.”
    CSUN’s Champions for Change brings to light issues of children not being educated on areas of nutrition
    that should be being discussed. Acting as a safe place to discuss health-related education to children from
    kindergarten through high school, Champions for Change presents topics regarding sweetened beverages
    and their sugar content, what fiber is and how to be physically active for the benefits of the body.
    Additionally, Champions for Change involved parents and family members of the students to participate
    in initiation and maintenance of gardens built on campus site. These gardens have provided a strong tool
    for children to acknowledge the hard work that goes into creating these plants and being able to enjoy
    them from farm to table.
    Viri and I created a Finalized Research paper and Research poster to make available for
    competitions or to receive recognition.

    Nutrigenomics: Sugar Preference


    Working alongside of CSUN’s Professor, Dr. Duran, I worked with fellow Graduate Student,
    Sophia Lopez, in developing a course regarding the Nutrigenomic results pertaining to Sugar Preference.
    Nutrigenomics is the use of human DNA in reviewing an individual’s potential health-risks related to
    nutrition. Nutrigenomics is a new tools that is being turned to, relying heavily on genetics and utilizing
    machines that result in making the process expensive. As a research study, led by Dr. Duran, it is to be
    reviewed if the results of Nutrigenomic exams, along with lessons explaining each genetic indicator, and
    their impact on the latino populations health. Sophia and I focused on the gene marker than indicates a
    higher preference for sugar. Focusing on the Latino community, the course was developed in spanish,
    consent forms were developed and translated into Spanish, and several food references are specific to
    latino culture.

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