First statewide Medicaid analysis finds fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits—and lower healthcare costs—among meal recipients in Massachusetts Written by: Genevieve Rajewski, Tufts Now At least a dozen U.S. states are rolling out medically tailored meals in pilot projects through Medicaid,...
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...
How Farmers Respond to Climate-Related Risk Written by: Marianne Stein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ACES As climate change increases the frequency of drought, excessive rainfall, and other extreme weather events, farmers face growing uncertainty about crop...
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...
Your Own Personal Farmville: This VR Greenhouse Lets Users Monitor Crops Remotely Immersive system connects users to plants without stepping into the greenhouse You’ve probably heard of Stardew Valley or Farmville, video games where you manage a virtual farm. Now, what if you could...
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...
Tomato-Soy Juice Lowers Inflammation in Adults with Obesity Study hints at potential for a ‘functional food’ that improves health From Ohio State News – Written by Emily Caldwell Drinking tomato-soy juice loaded with compounds shown in animal studies to promote health lowered...
New Online Toolkit Helps Clinicians Put Food Is Medicine Into Practice Resource offers practical guidance for all aspects of integrating nutrition-based care into health systems A new online resource aims to help health care providers turn a growing body of research on nutrition and health...
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles-Led Study Identifies Link Between Infant Formula Carbohydrates and Blood Sugar Control The study, led by Michael I. Goran, PhD, analyzed glucose variability in infants fed human milk, lactose-based formula, and corn syrup solids-based formula. Written by: Parker...
Study Explores Why Fasting Can Lead to a Longer Lifespan How the body efficiently pivots metabolically after the fast is key to boosting health, UTSW-led research suggests https://youtu.be/JboWV9IC6ZE?si=aYS3zOpbYidonisS The lab of Peter Douglas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at...
