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Some refined grains are surprisingly nutritious
September 5, 2025 | earth.com
Adam Drewnowski’s work in a recent study published in Nutrients that combined diet records with health markers such as weight, waist size, insulin levels, and food costs to identify foods which not only improved health, but were affordable. Drewnowski said, “Our evaluation took whole grain content into account, along with fiber, vitamins and minerals. By delivering key nutrients such as fiber, iron, B vitamins and folate, grain foods can make a meaningful contribution to healthier eating patterns among all population groups.”
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UW faculty member contributes to American Heart Association advisory on ultraprocessed foods
August 25, 2025
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a new science advisory examining what is currently known about the growing impact of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) on nutrition and public health. Published August 8, 2025, in Circulation, the advisory highlights the evidence linking excessive consumption of UPFs with adverse health outcomes, offering a comprehensive review of the...
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Celebrating students graduating from MPH, MS, and GCPD in 2025
August 25, 2025
Congratulations to graduate students in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH) program completing the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science (MS) in 2025. Many of these students also completed the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) which will allow them to sit for the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) exam in the...
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USDA freezes UW project that turns Washington shellfish farmers’ seaweed problem into soil solution for land farmers
August 4, 2025 | UW News
The Blue Carbon, Green Fields project was a multi-year collaboration between the UW, Baywater Shellfish, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, Washington Sea Grant, Washington State University, and farm business incubator Viva Farms, focused on removing more than 17,000 pounds of seaweed from shellfish beds and applying it to crops on four local farms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture funded the project in 2023, but then abruptly pulled the plug in April 2025. Food Systems core faculty Sarah Collier is the project lead and is featured in this video and story talking about how the project hopes to continue with alternate funding.
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Graduate students receive 2025 leadership and service awards
June 11, 2025
Congratulations to Hannah Sanders and Kate Shuhart, graduate students in the University of Washington School of Public Health Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH) program who have been recognized by their peers with 2025 leadership and service awards. Each year, faculty and students in the FSNH graduate program nominate and select two exceptional senior student...
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Food Systems students receive 2025 School of Public Health Excellence Awards
June 4, 2025
Congratulations to student and staff recipients in the University of Washington Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH) program who were recognized with 2025 UW School of Public Health (SPH) Excellence Awards. Every year, the School celebrates individuals from each department and program for their exemplary work and academic achievements. Alex Ball 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Student,...
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Photovoice study captures UW student experience with food security
May 20, 2025
How does food insecurity show up in the daily life of a University of Washington (UW) student? On May 28, an exhibit in the UW Husky Union Building (HUB) will share the findings of a unique photovoice project⸺a research method that combines photography with personal storytelling⸺which was led by student capstone teams from the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH) major in the UW School of Public Health.
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UW project took nuisance seaweed from shellfish farm to help growers. The USDA cut its funding
May 14, 2025 | KUOW
Seaweed is a problem for shellfish growers. One UW project hopes to turn the nuisance seaweed, like this one at Baywater Shellfish in Hood Canal, into nutrients for farm soil. In its first year, the team harvested nearly 17,000 pounds of wet seaweed. Project Director Sarah Collier says there was so much interest that they were ready to include more farms in the pilot when she learned the grant was cancelled.
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Understanding your food’s expiration dates and preventing waste
May 12, 2025 | KIRO 7 News
Anne Lund, registered dietitian and director of the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics at UW, speaks with KIRO TV about food expiration dates. Lund advises that the expiration date is only part of the puzzle and some foods may expire before or after the date because it comes down to how the food was handled.
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Educators offer strategies for implementing weight-inclusive approach in dietetics training
May 7, 2025
A new paper published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, co-authored by University of Washington School of Public Health faculty member Cristen L. Harris, offers practical strategies for program directors and educators to use as a framework for incorporating weight-inclusive approaches into their dietetics education programs. These recommendations follow another paper Harris co-authored...
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