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Little is known about how nutrition can improve the immune system with chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes. Caroline Richard, associate professor, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, focuses on understanding how nutrition can lessen obesity-related immune dysfunctions, aiming to provide evidence-based nutritional recommendations for these dysfunctions.