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02/14/2024

Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of February 14, 2024
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• Culinary Nutrition Course Offered at Hostos through FamilyCook Productions (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Interview with Zachary Schulman, Photographer (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• ICYMI: Hunts Point Food Distribution Center: A Critical Infrastructure for NY and US Food Systems (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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𝗨𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚
In the Food Policy for Breakfast Series:
• Panel on Food Waste
• Strategies for Sustained Nutrition and Culinary Education Programs
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𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• Op-Ed | the Smart Pantry Offers Solutions for Students Facing Food Insecurity (Food Tank)
• Gift to Food Pantry Helps Fuel Students Facing Food-Insecurity (John Jay College – CUNY)
• NYC Budget Cuts Impacting Public School Lunch Menu; Popular Items Removed (Fox 5 NY)
• Serving Up Success: Chefs in Schools Transforming NYC’s Public School Lunches (Food Tank)
• What a Waste: New York City Budget Cuts Eviscerate Community Composting Groups (The Guardian)
• Who Came Out on Top With New York Commercial Waste Zone Contracts? (Waste Dive)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
• What It Takes to Fill a Food Desert (Bloomberg)
• World Food Program Says Its Ramping Up Aid To Reach 3 Million Ethiopians. Millions More Are in Need (The Washington Post)
• Food Recovery Network Teams Up with Local Students to Recover Surplus Food During Super Bowl LVIII (Food Tank)
• Volunteers Come Together To Fight Food Insecurity at Local Grocery Stores (CBS)
• Cooking Nonprofit […]

02/14/2024

Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of February 13, 2024
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𝘕𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘗𝘩𝘋, 𝘑𝘋, 𝘔𝘗𝘏, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• Is There a Link Between Consumption of Omega-3 Rich Foods and Symptoms of Depression (foodmedcenter.org)
• Introduction to the Gut Microbiome and Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (MGBA)(foodmedcenter.org)
• Food as Medicine: A Self Examination Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike (foodmedcenter.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
• USDA Organic Changes Are Coming. What Will It Mean for Farmers and Consumers? (Food Dive)
• Why Is Red Dye 3 Still Allowed in Food? (Bon Appétit)
• What to Know about the Mediterranean Diet (ABC News)
• Mediterranean and Mind Diets Benefit Brain Health During Midlife (Medical News Today)
• What, Exactly, Should You Eat? It’s a $190 Million Question (WSJ)
• Industry-Funded Study of the Week: ET Tu Saffron? (Food Politics)
• Study Explores Traditional Atlantic Diets as a Potential Solution for Diet-Related Diseases and Environmental Sustainability (News Medical Life Sciences)
• Should You Eat a Lectin-Free Diet? (MD Anderson Cancer Center)
• The Impact of Drinking Water Quality on Mental Health and the Modifying Role of Diet (News Medical Life Sciences)
7 Culturally Appropriate Diet Recommendations Can […]

02/07/2024

Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of February 7, 2024
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• January 2024 Food Flash (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• COAL + ICE: Inspiring Climate Action Through Art and Ideas (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• The Healthy School Meals For All NY Kids Coalition (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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𝗨𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧
Virtual (date to be announced soon):
Strategies for Sustained Nutrition and Culinary Education Programs
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𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• Empty Display Cases, Hungry Kids, Disrupted Production: NYC’s Cafeteria Cuts Send Shockwaves (Chalkbeat)
• See the NYC School Cafeterias With the Most Health Code Violations (Gothamist)
• Don’t Kill Community Composting in New York City (Bloomberg)
• Wait Times for NYC Cash Benefits Worsen, Leaving Vulnerable New Yorkers Hanging (Gothamist)
• Side-Loading Garbage Trucks Intro’d as ‘Superweapon’ Against Big Piles of NYC Trash Bags: Mayor Adams (AM New York)
• What’s Behind This $10 Chicken Over Rice? An $18,000 Permit. (New York Times)
• ‘Eatup! NYC With Marcus Samuelsson and Bevy Smith’ Visits Favorite Black-Owned Businesses Around NYC (ABC 7 New York)
• Frustrated by Outdoor Dining Sheds? NYC Sidewalks Are About To Clear Up (NBC)
• NYC Launches Pre-Paid Credit Cards for Migrant Families (Fox 5)
• Federal, State and Local Leaders Focused on Bringing Healthy Food to Bronx Tables (News 12)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
• Food Stamps: 4 Major Changes to SNAP Coming in 2024 (Yahoo Finance)
• A New Federal Program Helps Provide Meals to Kids When […]

02/07/2024

Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of February 6, 2024
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𝘕𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘗𝘩𝘋, 𝘑𝘋, 𝘔𝘗𝘏, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• Food and Its Use: Flax Seeds (foodmedcenter.org)
• Forever Chemicals and Bone Health Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike (foodmedcenter.org)
• Food as Medicine Summit Recording on YouTube.com (foodmedcenter.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and The Rockefeller Foundation Partner To Accelerate the Adoption of Food Is Medicine in Health Systems (Rockefeller Foundation)
• HHS Hosts First-Ever ‘Food is Medicine’ Summit, Launches Three Public Private Partnerships (Health and Human Services)
• The Food as Medicine Conundrum (Food Institute)
• Biden Administration to Launch Instacart Partnership as Part of ‘Food Is Medicine’ Summit (Healthleaders Media)
• Development of a Culinary Medicine Curriculum to Support Nutrition Knowledge for Gastroenterology Fellows and Faculty (Nutrients)
• Development of a Culinary Medicine Toolkit to Improve Implementation of Virtual Cooking Classes for Low-Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes (Healthcare)
• Instacart Partners With 5 Higher Education Institutions for Food as Medicine Research (Food Service Director)
• Food as Medicine Platform Foodsmart Expands Reach to 7.4 Million Patients as it Reels […]

02/01/2024

Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of January 31, 2024
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• Hunts Point Food Distribution Center: A Critical Infrastructure for NY and US Food Systems (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Plants on Wheels Increases Access to Vegan Food (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• ICYMI: Interview With Max Lerner, Founder of GROW Externships (nycfoodpolicy.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• New York City Set to Launch ‘Department of Sustainable Delivery’ (Bloomberg)
• Delivery Workers Fear Mayor’s Plan to Regulate Industry Could Lead To Criminalization (Documented)
• Burritos, French Fries and Other Kid Faves Axed by Adams School Budget Cuts (The City)
• Food and Drink to Return to Staten Island Ferry by 2025 (Daily News)
• NYC’s Community Composting Cuts Are Putting Its Curbside Plan at Risk (Bloomberg)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
• Commentary: The Hunger Emergency (Albany Times Union)
• WIC Shortfall Could Leave 2 Million Women and Children Hungry (Civil Eats)
• Gaza’s Food Crisis (New York Times)
• For the Sake of Food-Insecure Americans, We Must Reduce Food Waste (The Hill)
• In Photos: The Fight Against Food Deserts in the US South (Financial Times)
• EJI’s Hunger Relief Program Recognized (Equal Justice Initiative)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
• Groundwater Depletion Accelerating in Many Parts of the World, Study Finds (Morning Ag Clips)
• Move to Sustainable Food Systems Could Bring $10TN Benefits a Year, Study Finds (Guardian)
• Devastating Drought in Amazon Result of Climate […]

01/31/2024

Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of January 30, 2024
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𝘕𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘳. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘗𝘩𝘋, 𝘑𝘋, 𝘔𝘗𝘏, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• Which Foods and Supplements Boost the Immune System? (foodmedcenter.org)
• Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike (foodmedcenter.org)
• Food as Medicine Summit Recording on YouTube.com (foodmedcenter.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦)
• Eating Pasta Is Scientifically Proven to Make You Feel Better (Food & Wine)
• Keto Diet’s New Frontier: Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Other Mental Illness : Shots (NPR)
• 12 Foods You Should Be Eating on the Anti-Inflammatory Diet (Health)
• Cinnamon: A Potent Nutraceutical Agent for the Protection of the Cardiovascular System (Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology)
• 9 Cancer-Fighting Foods To Add To Your Diet (The Today Show)
• Is a Gluten-Free Diet Always the Healthier Choice for Women? (news-medical.net)
• Low FODMAP Diet Shows Promise in Ibs Management, Study Finds Nuanced Benefits and Challenges (news-medical.net)
• One Simple Change to Your Diet Could Help You Sleep Better, Study Finds (Inverse)
• Dietary Factors Tied to Osteoarthritis Pain (MedPage Today)
• Associations of Cereal Fiber Intake With Rheumatoid Arthritis Mediated by Dietary Inflammatory Index: […]