Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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May 23, 2018
Rice Less Nutritious as CO2 Levels Rise – New Study Published
A study published today in Science Advances shows for the first time that rice grown at concentrations of atmospheric CO2 expected by the end of this century has lower levels of four key B vitamins. The findings from an international research team analyzed rice samples from field experiments started by a University of Tokyo professor….
March 9, 2018
Speaking Event – The Nutrition Transition: How Food Choices Are Made
Nutritional Sciences Program Director Adam Drewnowski will speak Thursday, March 15, at Taylor’s Toulouse University Centre on the nutrition transition. Dr. Drewnowski is the inventor of the Nutrient Rich Foods Index, which rates individual foods based on their overall nutritional value, and the Affordable Nutrition Index, which helps consumers identify affordable healthy foods. Lecture Summary:…
March 1, 2018
SPH Close-Up: Anne-Marie Gloster
February 8, 2018
Close Up: Dr. Jessica Jones-Smith
Featured in this month’s Close Up, Dr. Jessica Jones-Smith is a Nutritional Sciences Program core faculty member and the lead organizer for the Collaborative on Obesity Research & Action (CORA). Read the article (SPH News) > Read about the journey that brought her here as a strategic hire, her passion for social and economic determinants…
Food Truck Rodeo: New UW Course Featured in News
New UW Course Fueled by Food Truck Craze Over the last few years, more than 4,700 mobile food vendors have rolled into cities and suburbs across the country. They’re serving up everything from fresh fish tacos and pulled pork sandwiches to Korean BBQ, gluten free quinoa bowls and the always-popular fish and chips. Now, University…
December 27, 2017
Jesse Jones-Smith Co-Leads Study of Soda-Tax Impact on Seattle Health, Economics
Researchers from public health, social work and public policy will examine whether buying and drinking habits change. How will we know if Seattle’s new soda tax, which takes effect Jan. 1, actually reduces the consumption of sugary drinks? University of Washington researchers have been tasked with finding out, under a four-year study funded by the City…
October 24, 2017
IPE December Featured Faculty Member: Michelle Averill
The Nutritional Sciences Program’s core faculty member Michelle Averill is the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice (CHSIE)’s featured faculty member of the month. Dr. Averill is a lecturer, researcher, and clinical coordinator for the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics. She is also President Elect for the Northwest Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and…
June 2, 2017
Researchers to Probe Effect of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike on Child-Care Workers
Findings from UW research on Seattle’s minimum wage show that that low-wage workers as a whole bring in $125 less per month, even though their hourly wages had increased.
June 14, 2016
Dr. Jesse Jones-Smith Joins the Nutritional Sciences Core Faculty
The Nutritional Sciences Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Jesse Jones-Smith, an associate professor in health services, to our core faculty. Jones-Smith received her PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill in 2010 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California–San Francisco and University of California–Berkeley in 2012. She…
March 8, 2016
Changing to Low-Fat Diet Improved Quality of Life in Older Women
Changing to a diet low in fat was linked to small but significant improvements in older women’s general health, and physical ability to perform everyday activities, according to new research from the Fred Hutch research center, University of Washington School of Public Health, and collaborating institutions
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