Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

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October 12, 2019

Anne Lund named Fellow of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Anne LundeAnne 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...

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October 2, 2019

Ben Atkinson, MS, RDN, CD

Ben Atkinson began his career managing a large dietary staff at the University of Washington Medical Center. Since completing his graduate studies, he has been involved in conducting and analyzing clinical research at the Institute for Translational Health Sciences, Northwest Lipid Research Clinic, and Harborview Medical Center. He has worked as a clinical dietitian at...

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Glen E. Duncan

Dr. Glen Duncan’s research interests include relationships among cardiovascular fitness, body fatness, and metabolic disease (e.g., metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes); lifestyle interventions involving increased habitual physical activity and/or exercise training and dietary modifications in the prevention and treatment of metabolic and cardiovascular disease; and non-biological determinants of physical activity and obesity (e.g., access,...

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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.

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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.

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October 1, 2019

Cookbook aims to connect UW community

Erin McDonnell, Ivory Loh, Emahlea JacksonWhat 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...

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Husky cookbook aims to connect UW community through food storytelling

UW Nutritional Sciences studentsWhat 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...

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September 30, 2019

Lina Pinero Walkinshaw

Lina Pinero WalkinshawLina Pinero Walkinshaw’s work focuses on community and population health, primarily centered on policies, systems, and environmental changes that support access to affordable nutritious foods and beverages for lower-income communities. She has training and experience in both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods, community-based participatory research, project management, and database design and management.

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Yona Sipos

Yona SiposDr. Yona Sipos works at the intersection of food systems, community engaged scholarship, sustainability, and equity. Her PhD in Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems at the University of British Columbia investigated long-term partnerships critical for community food systems. She contributed to food system sustainability reports for the City of Vancouver, BC, and Prince...

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Elizabeth Kirk

Elizabeth KirkDr. Elizabeth Kirk is a teaching professor in epidemiology, a core faculty member in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Program (formerly Nutritional Sciences Program), and associate dean of education for the School of Public Health. Kirk teaches NUTR 200 Nutrition for Today, NUTR 406 Sports Nutrition, and NUTR 520 Nutrition and Metabolism. Interests include:...

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