Nutrition & Health

Springtime is strawberry time, and April is when an abundance of the berries begins to appear at farmers' markets and grocery stores. To get the most out of strawberries, wash them shortly before serving and eat them within a few days, as ripe berries are very perishable once picked.

Visit these links for a round-up of recent health and nutrition news, information, and events. For general healthy eating information based on an expert analysis of nutrition research, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov . For individual questions, consult a registered dietitian or medical provider.

This piece appears elsewhere on the UC ANR website and was written by: Lisa Blecker, coordinator for the UC Pesticide Safety Education Program and Office of Pesticide Information and Coordination Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Cooperative Extension rice advisor in Sutter and Yuba counties.

The CalFresh Healthy Living-UC program in the Central Sierra is currently offering the USDA nutrition education curriculum Serving Up MyPlate online to qualified school sites. This curriculum offers three sections for students in Grades 1-6.

I just wanted to thank you! You are my heroes. So began an unsolicited email to UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, who organized and moderated a UC Davis-based COVID-19 virtual symposium spotlighting the expertise of physicians, scientists and a COVID-19 survivor.

This week we are celebrating National Volunteer Week by highlighting the volunteers and partners who are a vital part to the success of UCCE programs. On February 24, 2020 UCCE San Bernardino hosted an appreciation dinner to recognize the invaluable volunteers and partners.

While most Californians are staying home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, California farmers, farmworkers and other agricultural professionals are out in the fields and packing houses working to produce food.

Nutrition Policy Institute Director and Cooperative Extension Specialist Lorrene Ritchie received a $100,000 grant from The David & Lucile Packard Foundation to study the challenges faced by California families with young children that participate in the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...

Researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, partnered with researchers at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Stanford University, and Nutrition Policy Institute's Christina Hecht, investigated factors associate...

The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) submitted on April 22, 2020 comments in strong opposition to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs proposed rule.