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Speaking Event – The Nutrition Transition: How Food Choices Are Made
March 9, 2018
Nutritional Sciences Program Director Adam Drewnowski will speak Thursday, March 15, at Taylor’s Toulouse University Centre on the nutrition transition. Dr. Drewnowski is the inventor of the Nutrient Rich Foods Index, which rates individual foods based on their overall nutritional value, and the Affordable Nutrition Index, which helps consumers identify affordable healthy foods. Lecture Summary:...
Read moreNew UW Course Fueled by Food Truck Craze
February 8, 2018 | UW School of Public Health
University of Washington students can learn about the mobile food industry as it relates to the larger food system in a new course from the UW School of Public Health called “Food Truck Rodeo.” Nutritional Sciences Program Lecturer Anne-Marie Gloster is quoted on the new course she designed (NUTR 390A).
Read articleASPPH Highlights Collaborative on Obesity Research and Action (CORA)
January 21, 2018
In observance of Healthy Weight Week (January 20 – 26), the Association of Schools & Programs in Public Health highlighted what their members are currently doing in regards to the overwhelming levels of obesity around us. This includes our affiliated project, the Collaborative on Obesity Research and Action (CORA) at UW. The recent soda tax study featured here is...
Read moreWashington Obesity Collaborative to Study Impact of Seattle’s Soda Tax on Health, Economics
January 17, 2018 | ASPPH
For Healthy Weight Week, the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) highlight what their members are currently doing regarding the overwhelming levels of obesity in the U.S. This includes NSP’s affiliate, the Collaborative on Obesity Research & Action (CORA) at UW. Associate Professor Jesse Jones-Smith is quoted on CORA, and the Seattle Soda Tax evaluation work.
Read articleSeattle’s Soda Tax: Financial Incentive for Your New Year’s Resolution
January 3, 2018 | KUOW
Seattle’s new soda tax hit stores on January 1. Officials hope the tax – 1.75 pennies for every ounce of sugary drinks purchased – will help decrease obesity without hurting businesses. Scientists in Seattle will be monitoring the results. Associate Professor Jesse Jones-Smith is quoted.
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Scientists To Monitor Seattle’s Soda Tax Starting Jan. 1
December 31, 2017 | Oregon Public Broadcasting
Read articleUniversity of Washington to Study Seattle Soda Tax
December 28, 2017 | KING5
The City of Seattle gave the University of Washington $500,000 to study the socio-economic impact of the new soda tax. Associate Professor Jesse Jones-Smith is quoted.
Read articleJesse Jones-Smith Co-Leads Study of Soda-Tax Impact on Seattle Health, Economics
December 27, 2017 | Nutritional Sciences News & UW Medicine Newsroom
How will we know if Seattle’s new soda tax, which takes effect Jan. 1, actually reduces the consumption of sugary drinks? A multi-disciplinary team, led by obesity epidemiologist Dr. Jesse Jones-Smith of the UW School of Public Health and Dr. Nadine Chan of Public Health – Seattle & King County, will assess how the new tax changes buying and drinking habits over the next four years.
Read articleJesse Jones-Smith Co-Leads Study of Soda-Tax Impact on Seattle Health, Economics
December 27, 2017
Researchers from public health, social work and public policy will examine whether buying and drinking habits change. How will we know if Seattle’s new soda tax, which takes effect Jan. 1, actually reduces the consumption of sugary drinks? University of Washington researchers have been tasked with finding out, under a four-year study funded by the City...
Read moreSeattle’s minimum-wage hike didn’t boost supermarket prices
September 14, 2017 | UW Medicine Newsroom
Raising the minimum wage in Seattle to $13 an hour did not affect the price of food at supermarkets, according to a new study led by the University of Washington School of Public Health. This article features the work of Nutritional Sciences Program core faculty Assistant Professor Jennifer Otten, epidemiology doctoral student James Buszkiewicz, and their work in the Minimum Wage Study Team.
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