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10 Years of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. A look at the impacts of this groundbreaking legislation on its 10th anniversary.
Warning Labels Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in University Setting, Researchers Found. Recent research shows that labels warning college students about the health effects of drinking too many sugary beverages may lead them to drink less.
Is American Dietetics a White-Bread World? These Dietitians Think So. Important commentary on the lack of culturally relevant dietary information provided by most American dieticians. Although some dieticians are working to diversify what the official definition of "healthy food" looks like, much of the current dietary advice is not applicable to diverse foods eaten by Americans from a range of different cultural traditions.
California farmworkers hit hard by COVID-19, study finds. An important new study on the COVID-19 risks that farmworkers face.