Rachel Ryan, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU School of Global Public Health. Wife + mom of 3. Avid coffee drinker.

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

@TamarHaspel @JrWannamaker So you aren’t convinced that the processing, per se, causes food to be less healthy/contributes to overconsumption?

If not, what do you make of the findings from Kevin Hall’s study (https://t.co/cuBAqI8Atw)?

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

@TamarHaspel @hbottemiller Why do you think so many people are against such a change? And what would be your response to their arguments (e.g., loss of autonomy)?

[Deirdre Tobias, ScD @deirdre_tobias]

Lots of comments about whether BMI, self-reported or otherwise, is useful...

I give a lecture on this, and can share a few slides.

Monitoring population level trends is *exactly* what BMI does best.

Here's why...

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

May be of interest to: @MichelleCardel @Anapalac2 @GraceMcbride01 @LukeGrzeskowiak @Lisa_H_Amir @MacWhipps @marionnestle @NYU_NFS

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

Check out our new publication on the use of galactagogues (ie, foods, beverages, herbal supplements, pharmaceuticals) to increase breast milk production!

https://t.co/4CMBWrq2a0

A🧵

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

Shout out to my co-authors @adhepworth @JBihuniak and @audreylyndon for their invaluable mentorship and guidance for this study.

[Deirdre Tobias, ScD @deirdre_tobias]

The @usda MyPlate serves as the primary educational tool for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

📊New CDC report: how many Americans have even heard of MyPlate? And how many tried to follow its guidance?

💣Are you ready for this?
🍽️1

[Stephan J. Guyenet @sguyenet]

"Multiple Metrics of Carbohydrate Quality Place Starchy Vegetables Alongside Non-starchy Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Fruit"

Potatoes are nutritious
https://t.co/07Ro4G2qEO

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

Poorly designed slides can destroy your presentation.

Here are 9 must follow rules to create slides that pop and keep your audience engaged:🧵👇

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

Specific examples of what women in the original studies had to say👇

6/

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

My co-authors and I (@JBihuniak & @hopelappen) conducted a qualitative systematic review to identify and describe women's perceived barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and exercise in the postpartum period.

https://t.co/NGe8FUOqNw

Our findings...

1/

[Rachel Ryan, PhD @RachelARyan90]

Perceived barriers to physical activity included time constraints, lack of energy or fatigue, and childcare needs. Social support (in particular, an exercise partner) and the availability of childcare were identified as facilitators.

5/