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WWF and Knorr launch the future 50 foods
February 20, 2019 | World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
What foods are highly nutritious, plant-based, and reduce the environmental impact of our food supply? Adam Drewnowski, a director of UW Center for Public Health Nutrition and nutritional sciences helped co-author this joint report published by Knorr and WWF.
Read articleAmaranth and moringa on the sustainability menu
February 21, 2019 | Footprint
Adam Drewnowski, director of UW’s Center for Public Health Nutrition and nutritional sciences partnered with Knorr and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to author The Future 50 Foods report which identifies 50 highly nutritious, affordable foods that also have a lower impact on the planet.
Read articleStudy shows diet soda linked to increased risk of stroke
February 21, 2019 | KUOW
Shirley Beresford, a UW professor of epidemiology and core faculty in nutritional sciences is interviewed about a study she co-authored linking diet drinks to the risk of stroke or heart disease. Beresford is also a senior associate dean in the UW School of Public Health and an adjunct professor in health services.
Read articleUW research finds that demographics determine our diet, but how we shop can change the ways stores stock
February 19, 2019 | The Daily
Research findings co-authored by Adam Drewnowski, James Buszkiewicz and Anju Aggarwal are highlighted, explaining how Seattle King County property value surfaced as the driving determinant of diet over the other measured social factors, education and income.
Read articleDiet drinks linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks
February 14, 2019 | UW School of Public Health
A study says diet drinks such as Diet Coke and diet fruit juice, are linked to an increase risk for stroke, and are particularly associate with blood clots of the small arteries. The new study was co-authored by Shirley Beresford, a senior associate dean, professor of epidemiology and core faculty in nutritional sciences at UW.
Read articleIn 10 years, 18 years’ worth of sugar
February 12, 2019 | UW Medicine
Severe obesity in 10 to 11 year olds has now reached an all time high, according to this recent UK study. Dietician Judy Simon, a clinical faculty member in nutritional sciences at the UW, offers practical tips for parents on how to manage their kids’ sugar intake.
Read articleStudy: 97% of Seattle soda tax passed on to consumers through higher prices
February 8, 2019 | KOMO News
A new report published by UW School of Public Health researchers estimates that nearly 100 percent of Seattle’s new tax on the distribution of sweetened beverages has been passed on to consumers through higher in-store prices.
Read articleSalad, soda and socioeconomic status: Mapping a social determinant of health in Seattle
February 7, 2019 | Urban@UW
According to new research by faculty in the UW School of Public Health and Nutritional Sciences Program, findings show Seattle residents who live in waterfront neighborhoods tend to have healthier diets compared to those who live along Interstate-5 and Aurora Avenue.
Read articleTwo new studies published about the Seattle minimum wage ordinance
February 6, 2019 | UW News
Researchers at UW continue to study the impact of the 2014 Seattle minimum wage ordinance. An interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate students who have tracked various industries since the ordinance’s implementation just published tow new studies: These papers take a closer look at the effects on child care businesses and on food prices during the policy implementation.
Read articleSeattle’s minimum-wage hikes didn’t boost supermarket prices, new UW study finds
February 6, 2019 | The Seattle Times
Story highlights a UW study analyzing the impact of Seattle’s minimum wage on supermarket prices.
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