Beverages (including Drinking Water)

Hannah Thompson, in red dress, with legislators, advocates and experts at a special session of the CA Senate Education Committee at SoFi Stadium

New Nutrition Policy Institute director to emphasize community participation in research

September 23, 2025

By Michael Hsu

A noted expert on physical education and the importance of movement for young people, Hannah Thompson began as the new NPI director on Sept. 1.

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Combining school environment changes with SNAP-Ed lessons improves student diets

September 11, 2025

By Summer J Cortez, Reka Vasicsek, Amanda M Linares, Miranda W Brown

The Nutrition Policy Institute is excited to share our latest peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Community Health, “Dietary Effects of School-Based SNAP-Ed Education with and without Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies.” This study examines how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

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2025 LEAP Awards recognize excellence in healthy eating and active living across California

September 3, 2025

By Carolyn D Rider, Summer J Cortez

The Nutrition Policy Institute’s CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation team, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, is thrilled to announce recognition of 123 schools, 85 out-of-school time programs, and 106 early care and education programs across California as recipients of the 2025…

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Ingrid Alarcón poses with community members at Oaks on Florence senior center during a nutrition class

‘I feel so much better’: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC programs boost health of older adults

July 21, 2025

By DIANA CERVANTES

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension partners in Los Angeles County with local organizations to deliver nutrition and wellness classes that are making a real difference in people’s lives.

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Nutrition Policy Institute team celebrates with a resolution recognizing their achievements

Lorrene Ritchie, retiring in July, shaped evolution of nutrition programs

May 13, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Ritchie, who will retire as Nutrition Policy Institute director on July 1, has made extraordinary contributions in the study of a wide range of nutrition programs.

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New study on beverage consumption in early care and education settings shows that children may be overconsuming sugar-sweetened beverages

March 26, 2025

By Jean Aquino, Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie

A recent study provides insight on the beverage consumption of U.S. children ages 12-60 months while in early care and education, or ECE, settings across multiple states from 2008-2020. A high quality diet, including beverages, early in life is important for building long-term healthy eating…

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Resources

A list of Nutrition Policy Institute resources including Research to Action, the Nutrition Policy Institute's news brief, Brown Bag events, NPI's CalFresh Healthy Living Program evaluation unit, drinking water, online trainings, best of science letters, public comments and recommendations, school meals for…

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Infant and Toddler Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Providers - Training Videos

These brief, less than 60-seconds, videos can be used by early childhood nutrition educators to demonstrate several key evidence-based recommendations for what and how to feed infants and toddlers in Family Child Care Homes. The videos were developed by the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of…

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CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation

The University of California’s Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) works in partnership with the California Department of Public Health and local health departments to evaluate CDPH’s portion of the CalFresh Healthy Living program.

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University of California Research Consortium on Food, Beverages, and Health

TheUniversity of California Research Consortium on Food, Beverages, and Health, formed in 2018, aims to provide legislators and communities with the science base for policy and programs to decrease consumption of sugary drinks and increase consumption of water. The group includes faculty from every UC campus…

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