Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families
The more than $1 billion cut hits already strapped schools and food banks.
Marlene B. Schwartz, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
• conversation
June 5, 2025 • ~7 min
June 5, 2025 • ~7 min
Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations
Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster with consequences that could last for generations.
Hasan Khatib, Associate Chair and Professor of Genetics and Epigenetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison •
conversation
June 27, 2024 • ~10 min
June 27, 2024 • ~10 min
How the Tudors dealt with food waste
During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.
Eleanor Barnett, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University
• conversation
March 14, 2024 • ~6 min
March 14, 2024 • ~6 min
Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, new study finds
When people taking part in 22 pilot programs across the US got free fruits and vegetables, their health improved.
Fang Fang Zhang, Professor of Epidemiology, Tufts University •
conversation
Aug. 29, 2023 • ~5 min
Aug. 29, 2023 • ~5 min
Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes -- and reductions in SNAP benefits won't help
For many Americans, a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beyond their reach.
Hilary Seligman, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco •
conversation
June 15, 2023 • ~7 min
June 15, 2023 • ~7 min
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