Nutrition Policy Institute News

The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) hosted an online Brown Bag event on Tuesday, June 30 from 12:00-1:00pm PDT titled "CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California - Programmatic Strategies, Adaptation to COVID-19, and Areas for Intentional Collaboration with NPI".

In their latest study, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers found that staff in schools with sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) vending machines in staff lounges were more likely to report consuming one or more SSBs per day compared to staff without SSB vending in staff lounges.

The federal government shutdown from December 22, 2018 January 25, 2019 created an unprecedented disruption in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the largest single source of added sugars in the U.S. diet.

The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) is excited to be working with five undergraduate and graduate student fellows over the summer of 2020.