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.

Mailing Address: 10300 Baltimore Avenue Building 307-C Room 117 BARC-East Beltsville, Maryland 20705 301/504-8157 - phone 301/504-9381 - fax BHNRCOFFICE@ba.ars.usda.gov