Government and charitable actions likely kept millions of Americans out of food insecurity during the pandemic

While the food insecurity rate held steady in 2020, the racial hunger gap increased.

Craig Gundersen, Professor of Economics, Baylor University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2021 • ~4 min

Study: Reducing sugar in packaged foods could reduce disease

A new health and economic model clearly shows why it’s imperative that food manufacturers reduce the amount of added sugar in their products.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 27, 2021 • ~6 min

The US is taking a bite out of its food insecurity – here's one way to scrap the problem altogether

An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.

Craig Gundersen, Professor of Economics, Baylor University • conversation
Aug. 19, 2021 • ~6 min

How religious fervor and anti-regulation zealotry laid the groundwork for America's $36 billion supplement industry

The FDA has largely lost its ability to regulate the myriad pills, powders and potions that promise to grow muscle, shed body fat and improve your focus.

Conor Heffernan, Assistant Professor of Physical Culture and Sport Studies, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 • ~12 min

How stigma, anxiety and other psychological factors can contribute to food insecurity

Detecting food insecurity requires more than assessing what’s in your refrigerator or measuring the distance between your home and the closest supermarket.

Cassandra M. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Foods, Texas State University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 • ~5 min

New technologies claiming to copy human milk reuse old marketing tactics to sell baby formula and undermine breastfeeding

Around the globe, 823,000 child deaths could be prevented annually with appropriate breastfeeding. Formula makers continue to defy a 40-year-old international code on marketing their product.

Cecília Tomori, Associate Professor and Director of Global Public Health and Community Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~9 min

Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward nutritious foods – can lead to healthier diets

Behavioral economics, long employed in grocery stores to guide customers to certain products, could be employed by food banks and pantries to encourage healthier choices.

Marlene B. Schwartz, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut • conversation
May 25, 2021 • ~8 min

The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is the winner of the 2021 World Food Prize for her work identifying small fish as valuable nutrition sources for developing countries.

Ben Belton, Associate Professor of International Development, Michigan State University • conversation
May 21, 2021 • ~9 min

Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the kids

All that planning, shopping, prepping, serving and cleaning can pay off with better physical and mental health for all members of the family.

Anne Fishel, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Harvard University • conversation
April 30, 2021 • ~9 min

Baby bees love carbs, experiments show – here's why that matters

First ever feeding experiments reveal that solitary bees need to carb-load – and can be picky when it comes to dieting.

Elizabeth Duncan, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Leeds • conversation
April 20, 2021 • ~7 min

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