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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New NPI research shows that SNAP-Ed CalFresh Healthy Living school-based interventions are associated with better cardiovascular fitness in students

October 14, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Daily physical activity supports youth physical and phychosocial health and is also important for obesity prevention. Schools are an important location for physical activity promotion and obesity prevention given youth spend up to half of their waking hours in school.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

October 13, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Lorrene Ritchie, director and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) specialist at the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), Hannah Thompson, NPI epidemiologist and research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and Marisa...

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI research on school milk policies to reduce students' added sugar intake featured in Feedstuffs article

October 1, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Schools across the US are removing chocolate milk from their offerings in an effort to reduce students' added sugar intake and support their long-term health.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New review by NPI researchers on how to improve drinking water safety, access and consumption in the US

September 24, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Plain water is recommended to replace sugar-sweetened beverages to support health, yet concerns about tap water safety and barriers to access present challenges to making water the beverage of choice.

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI researcher Gail Woodward-Lopez contributes to a study reviewing the latest research on healthy eating patterns and the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety

September 23, 2020

By Danielle Lee

Behavioral health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, affect a significant number of Americans each year. In 2017 one in eight youths between 12 to 17 years old experienced a major depressive episode compared to one in 14 adults.