Changes are coming to school meals nationwide – an expert in food policy explains

An expert on food policy explains how the end of COVID-19 waivers will impact children’s access to food, as well as the importance of food banks and pantries.

Marlene B. Schwartz, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health and Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut • conversation
June 7, 2022 ~8 min

Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here's what the science says

Proponents of intermittent fasting say the clock can help you win the battle of the bulge. But the science behind it is a little more complicated.

McKale Montgomery, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University • conversation
May 19, 2022 ~9 min


French fries vs. almonds: Calorie for calorie, which comes out on top?

A Harvard expert challenges a new study that suggests there is little difference between eating a 300-calorie serving of french fries and a 300-calorie serving of almonds every day for a month, in terms of weight gain or other markers for diabetes risk.

Maureen Salamon • harvard
May 10, 2022 ~2 min

We're recycling potato skins to make prebiotics: here's why that's good for your gut – and the planet

Our new technology to recycle food waste into prebiotics uses no toxic chemicals and no fossil fuels.

Afroditi Chatzifragkou, Associate Professor in Sustainable Bioprocessing, University of Reading • conversation
March 2, 2022 ~7 min

What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics

Scientists are just beginning to decode the genetic messages in your food – and how that may affect your health.

Monica Dus, Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~9 min

1 in 10 Americans say they don't eat meat – a growing share of the population

Plentiful meat substitutes might be making plant-based diets more popular.

Courtney Bir, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~4 min

How to swap meat for nutritious alternatives – and why it's a good thing to do

Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.

Shirley Hinde, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 ~8 min

Why do people get diarrhea?

Poop comes in many shapes, sizes and textures. The kind that’s too runny might be the result of wayward germs, Crohn’s disease or lactose intolerance.

Hannibal Person, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Feb. 14, 2022 ~7 min


Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it

Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.

Nancy Fresco, SNAP Coordinator, Research Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks • conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 ~9 min

The sunsetting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many families without enough food on the table

The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.

Katherine Gutierrez, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of New Mexico • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~5 min

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