nutrition
December 11, 2021
Locally grown
Marie Spiker is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health, registered dietitian and enthusiastic kayaker. We asked her about her various passions.
December 4, 2021
Fruity, not healthy
Fruit drinks are often disguised as nutritious alternatives to soda. Researchers try to counter that narrative.
October 19, 2018
Helping hungry Huskies
An on-campus pantry works to reduce hunger and end the stigma of food insecurity.
December 1, 2014
Can't weight
Obesity-associated insulin resistance is a major risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. UW researchers are now looking at obesity and its interdependent relationship to the disease.
September 1, 2012
USDA report off base
If you fill your shopping cart with healthy foods, it will cost you less than if you purchased highly processed “junk” food full of high fat and sugar content, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. Not so, says Adam Drewnowski, professor of epidemiology in the UW School of Public Health.
September 1, 2010
Food junked
The UW’s Center for Public Health Nutrition got in on the fat-busting act, pioneering new research into the relationship between convenient, cheap food and our nation’s ever-growing waistlines.
September 1, 2007
Dining on tradition
UW archaeologists are digging up information about the traditional diets of Native Americans, in the hopes of helping their descendants eat better and beat diabetes.
March 1, 2004
Income-weight link
Healthy foods that aid in weight loss and provide a feeling of fullness cost more than energy-dense foods such as French fries, soft drinks, candy and cookies. The result: poor people are more likely to be overweight.
March 1, 2001
Bitter by nature
When it comes to phytonutrients in vegetables, the demands of good taste and good health may be wholly incompatible.