Federal Nutrition Assistance Program Participation May Save Money on Healthcare Expenditures
November 22, 2017By Rachel Greene, B.A. and Susan Blumenthal, M.D. Thanksgiving is a festive time with family, friends, and food; yet, in 2016,… Read More
Food Insecurity Declines, But 1 In 7 Americans Still Hungry
November 7, 2016By Susan Blumenthal, M.D. and Mariana Zindel The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released its annual report on the… Read More
Keeping Hunger Away While School’s Out: The Importance of Summer Food Programs for Kids
July 20, 2016Many children enthusiastically associate summer vacation with the end of classes and homework for the year, but for some of… Read More
Whole Grains: An Important Ingredient for Health and Longevity
June 29, 2016A recent study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that people who consume more whole grains have… Read More
Mobile Solutions to Improve Nutrition in Food Deserts
June 15, 2016The term ‘food desert’ refers to areas where residents lack adequate access to affordable and nutritious food products and beverages… Read More
Menu for Healthy Eating: New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
January 19, 2016On January 7, 2016, the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)… Read More
America: More Obese than Overweight
July 6, 2015(Written in Collaboration with Cathy Ren) America has reached a new milestone in the obesity epidemic. In a recently released… Read More
2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Scientific Report
February 28, 2015In February 2015, the nation’s top health and nutrition experts submitted recommendations for dietary guidelines for Americans to the Secretaries… Read More
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Experts Weigh in on SNAP Problems and Solutions
January 29, 2013A recent study by members of the SNAP to Health Project Team was published in the Journal of the Academy… Read More
Healthy Eating Can Cost Less According to USDA Study
May 22, 2012Are healthy foods really more expensive? That is a key question as well as the title of a recent U.S…. Read More