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October 21, 2019
Road Map to Achieving a Sustainable, Equitable Food System in Washington
Members of the Washington State Food System Roundtable, including a researcher from the University of Washington School of Public Health, address these food issues and others in a report released online this summer. Called a “prospectus,” the report presents goals and strategies to achieve a 25-year vision for the state’s food system. This article quotes…
Communities Cash in on Better Health, Lower Obesity Rates
Research by Jesse Jones-Smith, Associate Professor and core faculty of the Nutritional Sciences Program, found that adding or expanding a tribal casino reduced the prevalence of Native American babies born large for gestational age, which is a risk factor for being overweight later in life.
New Initiative Led by School of Public Health Researchers Expands Food Environment Research in Developing Countries
A new initiative by researchers at SPH is accelerating food environment research in developing countries to address food insecurity and malnutrition. Nutritional Sciences Program Director Adam Drewnowski and Acting Assistant Professor Anju Aggarwal are quoted in this article on food environment research.
October 17, 2019
Eating Fatty Fish Linked to Reduced Risk of Death, UW Study Finds
August 15, 2019
Reducing food waste at UW
Students in Nutrition 302, taught by core faculty member Yona Sipos, joined with the UW Sustainability program to identify ideas the University of Washington could reduce food waste.
July 25, 2019
Who cares for the caretakers?
Story highlights research led by Center for Public Health Nutrition
July 3, 2019
Nutrition expert: Food labeling needs harmonised and nutrient-rich profiling
Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology, director of center for public health nutrition, and director of nutritional sciences at University of Washington suggests that policymakers should adopt harmonized nutrient-rich profiling on food labeling in order to address this.
May 26, 2019
13 Simple Changes That Lead to Huge Weight Loss
Adam Drewnowski and Judy Simon are quoted in this article, offering strategies for weight loss that help you eat healthier and stay on track. Drewnowski is director of the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition and director of the UW Nutritional Sciences Program. Simon is a registered dietitian with UW Medical Center and…
February 28, 2019
How available is healthy food in your neighborhood? A new study points to differences
Research by Jesse Jones-Smith, an associate professor in nutritional sciences, epidemiology and health services is highlighted in this feature about food insecurity and food access based on where you live in Seattle, King County.
February 6, 2019
How should we study the health of neighborhoods?
Adam Drewnowski, co-lead of the Moving to Health project with Kaiser Permanente Washington is quoted. The project aims to use precisely geolocalized “big data” from about 400,000 Kaiser Permanente members in King County over the past 12 years to see how moving from a higher- to a lower-income neighborhood, or vice versa—or staying put—affects people’s…
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