Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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October 17, 2019
Eating Fatty Fish Linked to Reduced Risk of Death, UW Study Finds
October 12, 2019
Anne Lund named Fellow of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Anne Lund, a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program and senior lecturer in epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND). The designation recognizes Academy members who have distinguished themselves among their colleagues, as well as in their communities, by…
October 2, 2019
How available is healthy food in your neighborhood?
Research by Jessica 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.
A new study links sugary drinks with disease. The reality is more complicated.
Mario Kratz, a research associate professor in epidemiology and a core faculty member in nutritional sciences is interviewed in this article discussing health effects of drinking sugary beverages, and the critical importance of gathering data from well-controlled diet-intervention studies.
October 1, 2019
Cookbook aims to connect UW community
What food or dish best represents you? Behind every dish lies a great story. A new Husky cookbook project launching this month aims to showcase how our identities are shaped by food traditions and culture. The project, being led by three graduate students in the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health…
Husky cookbook aims to connect UW community through food storytelling
What food or dish best represents you? Behind every dish lies a great story. A new Husky cookbook project launching this month aims to showcase how our identities are shaped by food traditions and culture. The project, being led by three graduate students in the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health…
September 18, 2019
Students honored at program celebration
On Friday, August 23, we gathered to celebrate the work and achievements of students who will graduate in 2019 from our PhD, master’s, and Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics programs. Poster sessions were presented by candidates who completed concentrations in Medical Nutrition Therapy or Public Health, and students were also individually recognized by faculty, staff…
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.
August 2, 2019
Jennifer Otten joins national food waste committee
Jennifer Otten, an associate professor in environmental and occupational health sciences and a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health has joined a new committee formed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which will conduct a systematic review of consumer food waste and…
July 24, 2019
Jeani Hunt-Gibbon named Outstanding Student in Women’s Health
Jeani Hunt-Gibbon, a graduate student in the Nutritional Sciences Program has been named Outstanding Student in Women’s Health for 2019 by Women’s Health, a Dietetic Practice Group (WH DPG) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The recognition honors Hunt-Gibbon’s work in producing a lecture on nutrition and fertility for her MS Capstone project. She…
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