America: More Obese than Overweight
July 6, 2015(Written in Collaboration with Cathy Ren) America has reached a new milestone in the obesity epidemic. In a recently released… Read More
March is National Nutrition Month
March 1, 2015National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The… Read More
2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Scientific Report
February 28, 2015In February 2015, the nation’s top health and nutrition experts submitted recommendations for dietary guidelines for Americans to the Secretaries… Read More
New Tools To Empower The Healthy Consumer: Part II
November 21, 2014Only 50% of Americans read nutrition labels when shopping for groceries, and experts say labeling is not as helpful as… Read More
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Experts Weigh in on SNAP Problems and Solutions
January 29, 2013A recent study by members of the SNAP to Health Project Team was published in the Journal of the Academy… Read More
Healthy Eating Can Cost Less According to USDA Study
May 22, 2012Are healthy foods really more expensive? That is a key question as well as the title of a recent U.S…. Read More
The Weight of the Nation
May 15, 2012Written in collaboration with Elena Hoffnagle Last week, obesity took center stage in Washington, D.C. with the conference “The Weight… Read More
Supplementing the Food Budget with Food Banks and Food Pantries
May 10, 2012With the recent economic recession and resulting high rates of unemployment and poverty, food insecurity has become a major public… Read More
USDA Food and Nutrition Service Releases New SNAP Report
May 8, 2012Over the last four decades the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has played a leading role in fighting hunger and… Read More