Federal Nutrition Assistance Program Participation May Save Money on Healthcare Expenditures
November 22, 2017By Rachel Greene, B.A. and Susan Blumenthal, M.D. Thanksgiving is a festive time with family, friends, and food; yet, in 2016,… Read More
Food Insecurity Declines, But 1 In 7 Americans Still Hungry
November 7, 2016By Susan Blumenthal, M.D. and Mariana Zindel The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its annual report on the… Read More
Keeping Hunger Away While School’s Out: The Importance of Summer Food Programs for Kids
July 20, 2016Many children enthusiastically associate summer vacation with the end of classes and homework for the year, but for some of… Read More
Whole Grains: An Important Ingredient for Health and Longevity
June 29, 2016A recent study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that people who consume more whole grains have… Read More
Mobile Solutions to Improve Nutrition in Food Deserts
June 15, 2016The term ‘food desert’ refers to areas where residents lack adequate access to affordable and nutritious food products and beverages… Read More
Food Marketing: A Double-Edged Sword for Combatting Obesity in America
June 10, 2016A recent study published in Pediatrics entitled Popular Music Endorsements in Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing reveals disturbing trends in… Read More
Guide to Improve Food Options at Corner Stores Published by USDA
June 10, 2016The USDA recently published the Healthy Corner Stores Guide to improve access to healthy foods for residents of low-income neighborhoods,… Read More
Menu for Healthy Eating: New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
January 19, 2016On January 7, 2016, the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)… Read More
How far does a SNAP dollar go?
August 14, 2015The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a $76 billion dollar safety net program serving 46 million low income Americans… Read More
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