People who have a drug-related felony conviction are more likely to face food insecurity than people who have never been arrested. That’s what researchers from SMU (Southern Methodist University) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found after interviewing more…
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Household-grown food leads to improved health for children
Children grow taller in rural households where their mothers are supported to grow their own food—according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The research, which looked at households in low- and middle-income countries, showed growing their…
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This delicious chicken traybake is perfect for a post-workout dinner
We’re more than happy to dive into a steaming Epsom Salt bath or curl up with a hot water bottle to soothe sore muscles, but it’s important to help our body recover from the inside out. This Za’atar chicken, aubergine…
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Food Insecurity Tied to Higher Cardiovascular Mortality
TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 — An increase in food insecurity in U.S. counties was associated with an increase in cardiovascular mortality rates for nonelderly adults between 2011 and 2017, according to a research letter published online Nov. 9 in Circulation:…
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Pandemic threatens food security for many college students
When university presidents were surveyed in spring of 2020 about what they felt were the most pressing concerns of COVID-19, college students going hungry didn’t rank very high. Just 14% of the presidents listed food or housing insecurity among their…
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Life in a food desert, where fresh produce is 2 bus rides from home
Willie Brown carefully guided his cart of groceries off the Trinity Metro Bus. The cart thumped on the ground, and he slowly pushed it across an empty parking lot toward home. Thirty years ago, that empty parking lot would have…
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Researchers argue health care systems should use ‘food as medicine’ interventions
An analysis recently published in the British Medical Journal argues for increased implementation of “food is medicine” interventions in the health care system. The article was co-authored by Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the UNC…
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Rebel Wilson Is 17 Lbs Away From Her Goal Weight: What Food She's Avoiding
Resisting temptation! Rebel Wilson is defying her sugar cravings as she continues to work toward her weight loss goals. Rebel Wilson’s Transformation Through the Years The Pitch Perfect star, 40, shared a photo via Instagram on Friday, August 28, of…
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Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk food are more likely to exhibit a change in their chromosomes linked to ageing, according to research presented Tuesday at an online medical conference. Three or more servings of so-called “ultra-processed…
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One in 10 Tennessee families were food insufficient during early months of COVID-19
The latest research from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture indicates that during late April and early May 2020, approximately 525,000 Tennessee households were food insufficient, meaning they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat—that’s one in…
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