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University of Illinois Professor of Plant Functional Genomics discusses Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and answers your questions about food safety, environmental impacts, food labeling, patents, and more.

Dr. Barbara Fiese, Director of the Family Resiliency Center and Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois, discusses your questions about childhood obesity and answers your questions about the factors that contribute to childhood obesity from how much sleep children should get to screen time limits and more!

Dr. Hannah Holscher, Director of the Nutrition and Human Microbiome Laboratory and assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois, discusses your questions about diet and the trillions of microbes that live inside of you.

Dr. Anna Dilger, University of Illinois Professor of Meat Science, discusses the science behind processed meats and answers your questions about the link between processed meat and cancer, nitrates and nitrites, uncured meats, and more!