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Influences on nutrition at the individual, household, and national level
Student Blogger for Global Nutrition Council at ASN’s Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at EB 2016 By: Sheela Sinharoy, MPH
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The French Brown Bag
By Emily Roberts The American Cafeteria The quality, cost and nutritional adequacy of school lunches have been an ongoing hot
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The Folate Fortification Story – How we fixed one problem…but may have created another
By: Mary Scourboutakos The Link Between Folate and Neural Tube Defects Neural tube defects are a type of birth defect—affecting
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Is January 1 the best date to kick-start a weight loss diet?
By: Hassan S Dashti, PhD The most popular New Years resolution by far is weight loss. People kick-start their new
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Are consumers benefitting more than they know from recent food and behavior trends?
By: Emma Partridge American consumers are undoubtedly moving toward natural foods. An analysis by Datassential of consumer foodservice issue concerns
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A new rationale for breastfeeding – the benefits for the Mom!
By: Mary Scourboutakos Presently in America breastfeeding rates are sub-par. While the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for up
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Living the Mediterranean Lifestyle: Health Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is based on the eating patterns in the Mediterranean region and focuses on fruits, vegetables, fish, whole
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Spotty labeling confused this customer…the lesson I learned about rBST labeling
By Mary Scourboutakos Living in Canada, I was never worried about recombinant bovine somatotropin hormone, aka rBST. This synthetic hormone,
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ASN Focused on Collaboration to Solve Nutrition’s Complex Problems
By John E. Courtney, PhD As a society, ASN highlights the very best scientific research that promotes healthy people and
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