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A Conversation with Dr. Janet Poppendieck

“I am concerned that there is intention among elements in Congress to cut SNAP….Something I think many people have forgotten: JFK’s first executive order was to pilot a food stamp …

Q&A: Pat Crawford, UC Nutrition Policy Institute

“Not changing is risky. The United States – along with Mexico – has the highest obesity rates in the industrialized world. With these extraordinarily high obesity rates, we are on …

Eat for the good of the planet: drink water

UC Food Observer has produced several posts about the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. A committee of scientists (the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee) has completed a report and submitted its recommendations, which …