Nutrition & Health

A 2024 article by Matthew Yoshimoto of The Daily Californian discussed Berkeley's 2014 soda tax, and its presence on the ballot in November 2024. Since its implementation, the soda tax, a 1-cent-per-ounce excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, has had drastic impacts on community health.

El orujo de uvas ayuda tambin mejora la eficiencia del alimento y la calidad de la leche Investigadores de la Universidad de California en Davis alimentaron a vacas con una mezcla de alfalfa y orujo de uvas fresco y observaron que las emisiones de metano producidas por el ganado se redujeron en un 1...

Modificar la Ley Agrcola puede reducir las barreras a las que se enfrentan los estudiantes En el 2015, un estudio revel que 4 de cada 10 estudiantes de UC carecan de suficiente dinero para comprar alimentos que les permitieran mantener una alimentacin saludable y a pesar de los esfuerzos por mejorar...

Harmony Village es un complejo de viviendas para veteranos, discapacitados y adultos mayores de bajos recursos, donde, con el apoyo de expertos de Extensin Cooperativa de la Universidad de California, se ha establecido un huerto donde los residentes podrn cosechar una variedad de productos frescos q...

Nobody wants cockroaches in their home, especially since these pests can cause and worsen allergies in children, transmit diseases and bacteria, and contaminate foods.

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34 years until her retirement on Feb.

Fleas can be found on pets year-round, but populations tend to increase dramatically in spring and summer when temperatures are warmer. Larvae develop rapidly in areas where temperatures reach 70 to 90F.

San Francisco Bay Area toddlers who drink cow's milk are being sought to participate in a 12-month study by UC Nutrition Policy Institute, a part of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Milk will be provided for free to participants.

With childhood obesity on the rise, research in early life dietary habits are essential to promoting long-term health in children. The current recommendation is for children to drink whole milk from ages 1-2 years, then drink low-fat 1% or non-fat 0% milk.

California Senator Nancy Skinner and Assembly Member Mia Bonta honored the Nutrition Policy Institute with a joint California Legislature members resolution to honor our decade of positive impact.