The EdibleRx: Don’t Demonize Processed Food
MedPage Today, 2/4/15 Everyone from nutrition experts to food writers to chefs recommend avoiding “processed food,” because it’s bad. And woe to the health professional who disagrees with any part of that statement. Most foods are processed in some way. Processing can encompass a whole range of things that are routinely done to food to make them […]
Are We Designing Nutrition Labels All Wrong?
FastCo Design, 2/5/14 Psychologists Peter Helfer and Thomas Shultz of McGill University in Montreal recently found that the standard U.S. food package label measurably inferior to several alternatives when it came to conveying nutrition information in a timely and effective manner. In a recent issue of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, they argue that a simple one-number label called NuVal […]
What If You Could Prevent Alzheimer’s?
The Daily Beast, 2/3/15 The Human Genome Project was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the entire sequence of chemical base pairs (represented by the letters A, G, C, and T) that make up human DNA. Many scientists believed at the time that genetic predisposition was the heart and soul of human disease, and thus […]
Most packaged food for toddlers has too much sugar and salt, CDC says
Fox News, 2/2/15 About seven in 10 toddler dinners studied contained too much salt, and most cereal bars, breakfast pastries and snacks for infants and toddlers contained extra sugars, according to the study by researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They advise parents to read food labels carefully and select healthier […]
Why you don’t have to be gluten-free forever
Dr. Oz Show, 2/2/15 Guest star Dr. Susan Blum covers steps people can take to improve gut health, such as consuming fermented foods, that may allow them to enjoy gluten again.
Unearthed: a rallying cry for a crop program that could change everything
Washington Post, 2/2/15 Tamar Haspel, a New England-based oyster farmer writes an opinion piece exploring the notion of crop-neutrality when it comes to federal subsidies dedicated to agriculture. She proposes chipping away at existing policies that show favoritism for commodity crops, such as corn, soy and wheat.
Here’s How to End Iowa’s Great Nitrate Fight
NPR, 2/2/15 Nitrate runoff into waterways is a chronic problem in American agriculture and while fertilizer use is often blamed, there is another vital factor contributing to this runoff – only planting crops for a few months of the year. Cold-weather cover crops, such as rye, could be an important part of the solution to […]
Folic Acid Plays Vital Role in Babies’ Health
Each year, more than four million women in America give birth and 2,600 infants are born with neural tube defects. While there are simple preventative steps women can take, Americans are generally unaware of the impact that diet, specifically enriched grains, has on pregnancy and infant health.
Promoting a Decade of Healthy Babies: Enriching Bodies, Improving Lives
The Bread Art Project: Fighting Hunger One Slice at a Time
CHALLENGEHunger in our nation is an often forgotten problem. The Feeding America campaign educates the public about the impact of hunger through investment in marketing and communications, advocacy and cutting-edge research. A lack of awareness is the biggest hurdle in the battle to fight and end hunger. INSIGHTIn 2008, in the midst of the economic […]