Dr. Russell Hamlin Reappointed to EPA's Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee Grimmway Produce Group Senior Vice President of Farming brings more than two decades of agricultural leadership to a second term advising the EPA on issues facing American farmers and rural...
80% of Toddler Foods on Grocery Shelves Are Ultra-Processed Almost half of sample exceeded recommended sugar, sodium, fat or calories From American Society for Nutrition (ASN) An audit of toddler foods sold at 21 grocery stores in Texas revealed that 4 out of 5 products were ultra-processed...
Boosting Potassium Should be Part of Efforts to Reduce Sodium Intake A new report of the critical role inadequate potassium intake plays in contributing to hypertension finds that sodium reduction in combination with boosting potassium intake may be the best path forward. Public health guidelines...
Limiting Sugar Early in Life Associated with Lower Risk of Dementia Later Study compared people born during and after World War II sugar rationing in UK From American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Highlights: A new study has found lower sugar intake before birth and up to age two was associated with...
500 Berkeley County Students to Grow Their Own Food Through New STEM Initiative at Martinsburg Roundhouse and For The Kids, by George Children's Museum Hundreds of Berkeley County students will receive hands-on garden kits through a new initiative by the Martinsburg Roundhouse, a National...
Dr. Marion Nestle, longtime NYU professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, with additional faculty roles at UC San Francisco and Cornell, is best known for analyzing the intersections of food, politics, and health, often exposing how government policy, corporate lobbying, and food...
Harvard study finds healthy diets lower risks while unhealthy diets raise them, regardless of the level of food processing From American Society for Nutrition (ASN) What makes a diet healthy—or not? According to a new study, nutritional quality matters more than processing level when it comes...
Study Finds Teens Who Start the Day with Breakfast Eat Better Overall Older teens who ate breakfast took in more nutrients and consumed less daily fat and sugar than those who skipped it, particularly when breakfasts were high in protein From American Society for Nutrition (ASN) A new study of...
Protocol Set for Studying Food Components and Brain Health A new study sets out a protocol for finding out what foods help our brains function throughout life. Research shows that diet is a modifiable factor that plays a fundamental role in supporting brain health. And brain health is...
Dr. Marion Nestle, longtime NYU professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, with additional faculty roles at UC San Francisco and Cornell, is best known for analyzing the intersections of food, politics, and health, often exposing how government policy, corporate lobbying, and food...
