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
Category: Health
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.
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
