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Sustainability
Wasted food, wasted nutrients
Published May 29, 2017
BSPH study finds significant amount of wasted food is consumable, contains vital nutrients Americans need / School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins Health Review
Superfood or super-hype?
Published May 29, 2017
Before filling your plate with expensive fad foods, nutritional biochemist suggests diet of diverse veggies, fruits, proteins
Blurred image of young boys playing soccer
Childhood health
More activity, big savings
Published May 29, 2017
Study finds that modest increases in activity could avert future medical costs, lost wages / School of Public Health
Who eats when food is scarce?
Published May 29, 2017
Analysis of food deprivation in three cities shows teens in poor families often go hungry before young children
Nutrition
DASH for kidney health
Published May 29, 2017
Popular diet known to lower blood pressure also good for kidneys, study suggests / School of Public Health
Seven plates feature five meals and two plates with the fork and knife crossed over them
Brain health
Can cutting calories help curb memory loss?
Published May 29, 2017
Fasting could help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, improve memory and mood / Johns Hopkins Health Review
The livers of a normal mouse (left) and a mouse whose liver cells lack Cpt2 (right) after eating a high fat diet.
Diet and nutrition
How fat becomes lethal, even without weight gain
Published May 29, 2017
Findings have potential to help scientists better understand a growing class of often fatal metabolic diseases / Hopkins Medicine
Nutrition
Food fixes
Published May 29, 2017 Video
New documentary explores alternative ways communities around the U.S. access fresh food
Risk/Reward
The gluten-free grocer
Published Spring 2016
On a mission to bring a hard-to-find foods to those with special diets / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Food and nutrition
When the spices dance
Published Spring 2016
African cooking classes with a side of nutritional education / Johns Hopkins Magazine