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Real progress has been made in tackling the epidemic of childhood obesity since the first California Childhood Obesity Conference was held 20 years ago, but there is more work to be done. “Collectively, we have come so far,” UC Nutrition...

In low-income communities, corner markets and convenience stores abound, but residents still buy most of their groceries at supermarkets. Unfortunately, larger grocery stores are also pushing shoppers in the direction of unhealthy food. “You can't...

When Genoveva Islas was 12 years old, she was responsible for giving insulin injections to her diabetic tia, her aunt. “Tia lost her toes, lost her leg, lost her life,” Islas said. “This is a very important fight.” Islas is...

As a Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems student at UC Davis, I love having the opportunity to visit farms and ranches that are...

I have been an Airbnb host for nearly four years now, meeting people from all over the world and sharing my rural way of life. I...

Tony Azevedo's father moved the family from Watsonville, where he operated a small dairy, to Stevenson in the heart of the San Joaquin...