#FoodStudies Professor Jennifer Schiff Berg delved into the wonderful world of borscht. She discussed how Eastern and Central European immigrants -- predominately from Russia, Ukraine and Poland adapted traditional Borscht recipes when they emigrated to New York City.
Researchers are studying whether people eat more calories when those calories come from ultraprocessed sources.
Learn more about a new theory of obesity: https://t.co/kzVwmt5iNd
"Most homeless people are mentally ill." "They're dangerous and violent." "They just need to get a job." Nope, nope, and nope, says @NYUSilver prof @DeborahPadgett5, whose research debunks common assumptions about homelessness. Get the facts: https://t.co/iHFhOds94o
For many, a food bank is a place that gathers, stores, and distributes food to those in need. But food banks are evolving – focusing on dealing with root causes of hunger as well as the symptoms.
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First judge a journal by its cover. Then maybe... read it. I played a small part in it’s production as a member of the editorial collective. Paula Johnson’s (The Smithsonian) eye was crucial for the cover. https://t.co/dKzifiopMc
“I want to send a clear message of concern: It is time to end the tradition in science of all-male speaking panels,” said the director of the National Institutes of Health https://t.co/kiCli8Ohf3
Huge congratulations to our #Nutrition MS student Marisa Rosenbaum on receiving the @nyusteinhardt 2019-2020 Student Research and Creative Project Grant for her project "Association between serum levels of vitamin D and depressive symptoms in obesity" #researchmethods
With recent reports that food waste is worse for the environment than plastic (https://t.co/Fi1dxeZWqM) it's clear that we need to cut down on how much food we throw away. How much of a difference can we make? @FParasecoli explores this in his new #Food#EKS
Boston was the first Northeast city to pass a citywide mandate for purchasing local food @center4goodfood this spring. Advocates hope the change inspires the entire East Coast to take similar action. https://t.co/6u4LFvgbOF via @CivilEats#goodfoodpurchasingprogram
“Food delivery services have tried to convince us that cooking is a difficult, boring task. It’s actually a life skill.” - @DavidTamarkin https://t.co/PEot0GMuoc
"Nutrients are expensive, calories are not", shocking 10-fold difference of price between healthy and unhealthy foods providing the same calories. #nutrition2019
There are some over-the-top conflicts of interests being showcased at ASN @nutritionorg annual #Nutrition2019 conference. Here's a biggie.👇🏽
@Nestle sponsoring a lunch meeting on baby and toddler feeding--in violation of @WHO Code.