A new Nutrition Policy Institute research brief summarizes findings from a 2023 study—currently a candidate for Nutrients' Best Paper of 2023—titled “Associations between Changes in Food Acquisition Behaviors, Dietary Intake, and Body Weight during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Low-Income Parents in California.” By examining data from an online survey of parents living within 185% of the federal poverty line, NPI and California Department of Public Health researchers found that dietary intake improved in some respects, but overall intake and body weight increased during the pandemic. Reduced in-store shopping was linked to decreases in diet quality, while increases in online shopping were associated with worsened dietary intake and weight gain. These findings highlight the need to improve access to grocery stores and farmers markets and take action to reduce potential negative impacts of online shopping in low-income communities. The peer-reviewed study was authored by Gail Woodward-Lopez et al. The research brief was created by Reka Vasicsek, Summer Cortez, and Gail Woodward-Lopez.