The mission of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) is to define, through research, the role of food and its components in optimizing human health and in reducing the risk of nutritionally related disorders in the diverse population. Scientists at the Center conduct research toward understanding how dietary components interact with genetic, physiological, sociological, and environmental factors and affect the health of the American population so diversified by gender, ethnicity, lifestyle and environment.

Visit our laboratories

Community Nutrition Research Group

Diet & Human Performance Laboratory

Food Composition Laboratory

Food Surveys Research Group

Human Study Facility

Nutrient Data Laboratory

Nutrient Requirements & Functions Laboratory

Phytonutrients Laboratory

For more information, please contact us at:
301/504-8157 - phone
301/504-9381 - fax

Mailing Address:
10300 Baltimore Avenue
Building 307-C Room 117
BARC-East
Beltsville, Maryland 20705

BHNRCOFFICE@ba.ars.usda.gov - email