Smart Shopping to Reduce Food Waste
Are you on a budget and want to reduce your environmental footprint? FANPP student Katie Fisher discusses shopping tips toContinue Reading
Category: Health
State of the Union: Maternal and Child Health Status in the US
America is a highly developed nation, but our maternal health care is severely lacking. First year NICBC student, Michelle Severs,Continue Reading
The Truth about Organic Snack Foods
NICBC student EJ Johnson compares organic and conventional snack foods and breaks down the differences (and lack thereof) between theContinue Reading
It’s time to put warning labels on Roundup
AFE student Lindsay Gaesser rounds up the arguments for putting warning labels on Roundup, the notorious herbicide that’s often inContinue Reading
Hello, TODAY show: Interning for Joy Bauer
From recipe testing to nutrition research, find out how one of our students spent her summer interning for Joy BauerContinue Reading
It’s Time to Incorporate Sustainability into America’s Dietary Guidelines
In this op-ed, Lindsay Gaesser makes the case for incorporating sustainability into the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As a graduateContinue Reading
Could Vitamin D Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?
New research suggests increasing Vitamin D intake may help prevent type 1 diabetes. First-year NICBC student Leslie Johnson breaks downContinue Reading
Cook Together. Dine Together. Live Longer?
A lot of us consider the healthfulness of our food choices, but the way we eat might also impact ourContinue Reading
The Meat Fight: We Need a Clear Food Label for “Meat”
This month, Xuemeng Chen explains why we need a clear food label on what is “meat.” On February 9, 2018,Continue Reading
Is phytate blocking your iron absorption?
Adding more grains, beans, nuts, and seeds to one’s diet is shown to benefit health, but a few culinary tricksContinue Reading
In the Weeds: A Look at the Most Prevalent Pesticide in America
Some say glyphosate causes cancer while others deny any causal relationship. This in-depth exposé of one of our country’s mostContinue Reading
Friedman Goes to FNCE 2018
Every year in October, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics hosts The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (otherwise knownContinue Reading
Action Alert: Call for Nominations for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Do you care about the guidance Americans receive on diet and nutrition? Do you want this guidance to provide recommendationsContinue Reading
UN ECOSOC Recap: Building a Sustainable Future
by Laura Barley In January, second year AFE student Laura Barley served as a student representative to the United NationsContinue Reading
Gut Microbiota and the Developing Child
by Ayten Salahi Undernutrition poses a formidable threat to the health and life trajectory of children around the world. AContinue Reading
