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Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Caroline Long

November 17, 2021

By Danielle Lee

The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed Caroline Long to the team on October 14, 2021 as a project policy analyst. Long graduated in May 2021 from UC Berkeley with a master in public health nutrition and a graduate certificate in food systems.

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New study: delayed introduction of sugar-sweetened beverages in the first two years of life is associated with better diet quality

November 10, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

Current recommendations encourage caregivers of young children to delay the introduction of sugar-sweetened beveragesbeverages with added sugars such as soda, sweetened fruit drinks like lemonade, sweetened teas, and sports drinksuntil after the child turns two-years old.

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New study describes leadership characteristics of school nutrition professionals that can best support successful implementation of nutrition interventions

November 1, 2021

By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

School meals are the healthiest lunch option for most students, and national efforts are underway to support improved school meal participation and increased consumption of fruits and vegetables offered in school meals.

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Nutrition Policy Institute researchers publish new method for evaluating the ‘dose’ of complex, multicomponent public health interventions

October 28, 2021

By Danielle Lee

Schools are an ideal setting to improve child nutrition and food security and are critical environments in which to implement policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) public health interventions.

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New study shows healthy beverage messaging in kids storybooks can motivate parents to serve their kids healthier beverages

October 27, 2021

By Lorrene D Ritchie, Danielle Lee

Parents play an important role in influencing what their kids eat and drink.