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October 23, 2019

WWF and Knorr launch the future 50 foods

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.

Amaranth and moringa on the sustainability menu

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.

Study shows diet soda linked to increased risk of stroke

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.

UW research finds that demographics determine our diet, but how we shop can change the ways stores stock

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.

Diet drinks linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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.

In 10 years, 18 years’ worth of sugar

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.

Study: 97% of Seattle soda tax passed on to consumers through higher prices

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.

Salad, soda and socioeconomic status: Mapping a social determinant of health in Seattle

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.

Two new studies published about the Seattle minimum wage ordinance

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…

Seattle’s minimum-wage hikes didn’t boost supermarket prices, new UW study finds

Story highlights a UW study analyzing the impact of Seattle’s minimum wage on supermarket prices.

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