Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

11/27/2025

🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center! 🍁🦃

Today we’re especially grateful for the families we serve, the communities we work with, and the incredible teams across Arkansas Children’s who help us support healthier futures for kids.

Wishing you and your loved ones a holiday filled with joy, gratitude, and nourishing moments together. 💙

11/27/2025

🦃✨ Thanksgiving is almost here!

With the holiday just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to brush up on food safety.

ACNC Nutrition Study Coordinator, Anni Fuenmayor, MS, shares helpful tips to keep your family safe and healthy this Thanksgiving season. From prepping your ingredients to storing leftovers, a little care goes a long way!

Let’s give thanks for a happy, healthy, and safe holiday! 🍽️💙

11/26/2025

Community Expecting is a research study that is taking a clinical exercise program for pregnant women into the community setting. We are looking for women between 11 and 15 weeks pregnant with a BMI over 30 and want support for exercise during pregnancy. Study will last throughout pregnancy and 1-year following delivery. Monetary and non-monetary compensation will be provided.

Contact us to find out if you qualify:
📞501-364-3309 or 📧acncstudies@archildrens.org

11/25/2025

✨ Teamwork in Action at Arkansas Children's! ✨

This past Thursday, the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center partnered with the Community Engagement team and Clinical Nutrition to host a special nutrition education event in the Family Resource Center at ACH.

Our nutrition experts shared helpful tips on navigating picky eating during the holidays, and families enjoyed a fun hands-on activity along with a healthy snack.

Check out the pictures to see our amazing ACNC team members alongside partners from Community Engagement and Clinical Nutrition who help bring these meaningful events to life! ❤️🍎

11/22/2025

This past Saturday, ACNC team member Katina attended The Central Arkansas Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and Second Baptist Church’s 4th Annual Health & Wellness Fair!

Katina connected with community members by sharing helpful tips on general nutrition, providing information about the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, and highlighting opportunities to participate in our current research studies.

We’re grateful for the chance to support families, answer questions, and continue building healthier futures together! ❤️🍎

11/21/2025

Do you have a child that is 9-10 years old? They may be eligible for a research study at Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center. Monetary compensation provided.

📞Call 501-364-3309 or 📧email acncstudies@archildrens.org

11/20/2025

Thanksgiving countdown is on! ⏰

Before the big feast, make sure your turkey is thawed with safety in mind.

ACNC’s Precious Jeffery shares 3 ‘TUR’-rific tips (recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) to get your turkey ready for roasting day. 🍽️

Follow along as we share more tips — your guests (and your stomach) will thank you!

11/19/2025

Are you less than 15 weeks pregnant? Is your BMI more than 30? Do you exercise less than 150 minutes per week? You might be eligible to participate in a community-based exercise research study through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center. Study will last throughout pregnancy and 1-year following delivery. Monetary compensation plus other non-monetary incentives are provided for participation.

To find out if you are eligible, 📞call 501-364-3309 or 📧email acncstudies@archildrens.org

Learn more about the Community Expecting study for expectant women.

11/18/2025

🌟 Meet Adrienne! 🌟
Adrienne is a Nutrition Research Assistant II at the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, where she’s been an important part of our team for the past four years.

“In short, I run study visits!” she says. “In long, I conduct and gather research data regarding anthropometrics, DXA scans, resting energy expenditure, fitness and strength levels, food records, and so much more!”

Her favorite part about working at ACNC?

“My coworkers! We all appreciate one another’s strengths and work well as a team.”

Adrienne also shares that ACNC’s research goes beyond nutrition — it includes fitness, sample collection, and body composition, too!

When she’s not at work, Adrienne loves a classic healthy snack — apple slices with peanut butter 🍎🥜 — and fun fact: she can milk a goat! 🐐

Her favorite quote sums it up perfectly:

“Research is always evolving, and I’m grateful I get to be even a small part of it.”
We’re so thankful for Adrienne’s dedication, teamwork, and energy that help make ACNC’s research possible!

ACNC is a partnership between Arkansas Children's and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, in collaboration with the Arkansas Children's Research Institute and UAMS

11/15/2025

Looking for a way to make a difference in children’s health? 🌟

The Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) is currently enrolling for several research studies — and you or your family may be eligible to participate!

Our studies help scientists understand how nutrition, physical activity, and early-life experiences shape lifelong health. Participation is a great way to support research that improves the health and wellbeing of children everywhere.

Learn more about our current studies and how to get involved: https://www.archildrens.org/research/research-programs-and-centers/arkansas-childrens-nutrition-center

Have questions or want to see if a study might be a good fit? Reach out — we’d love to hear from you! ✉️

11/14/2025

Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center has a community-based exercise research study for expecting women who are less than 15 weeks pregnant with a BMI over 30. Study will last throughout pregnancy and 1-year following delivery. Monetary and non-monetary compensation provided.

Call 501-364-3309 or email acncstudies@archildrens.org

11/12/2025

We’re celebrating an incredible achievement! 🎉

Aline Andres, PhD, RD, CLC, Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the UAMS Department of Pediatrics Section of Developmental Nutrition, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.

Dr. Andres was recognized “for providing global leadership in defining how exposures during pregnancy and lactation affect maternal-child outcomes.” Her groundbreaking research at the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) has advanced our understanding of how maternal health, nutrition, and early feeding shape lifelong wellbeing.

As the first ACRI researcher to receive this distinction, Dr. Andres’s leadership and collaborative work continue to shape the future of child health and nutrition research.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Andres on this well-deserved honor! 💐