06/07/2023
Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of June 6, 2023
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𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦
• How Employers Can Get Started in the Food as Medicine Movement (Medcity News)
• Living Better: What It Takes to Get Healthy in America (NPR)
• Unhealthy Food Dominated Grocery Store Flyers (EurekAlert!)
• Conflicted Interest of the Week: Multivitamins and Memory (Food Politics)
• Why Medicare Should Try Medically Tailored Meals (Boston Globe)
• Hopes That Research Linking Food Insecurity and Reproductive Justice Will Prompt Change (EurekAlert!)
• Legendary Doctor William LI Is Known for Helping Us Eat to Beat Disease. He Says All of Us Are Hardwired for Health—and It Starts with Our Forks (Maria Shrivers Sunday Paper)
• God’s Love We Deliver: Food for the Body and Soul (AARP)
• Kathy Kolasa: Grocery Tours Help Shoppers Understand Food Facts (Reflector)
• A Look at the Early Days of Medicaid Redeterminations: KFF (Fierce Healthcare)
• How Is Gut Microbiome Analysis Driving Personalized Nutrition? (Prescouter)
• Video: Tiffany Haddish Talks about Opening a Grocery Store in la Food Desert (Yahoo! News)
• Top 10 Most Popular Health Influencers (Healthcare)
• Food Is Medicine: Uniting Innovation and Equity (Tufts Now)
• Obesity Will Become the Most Important Risk Factor for Heart Attacks within Three Decades (EurekAlert!)
• Moving Towards a More Inclusive Approach to Medicine (EurekAlert!)
• ‘They’re Not Charity Cases.’ How NC Advocates, Lawmakers Work to Address Food Insecurity (ABC 11)
• First Look: New Fund for Food-Insecure Americans (Axios)
• Tackling Food Insecurity (Scottish Government)
• The Impact of Food Insecurity on Black Women’s Mental Health (MSR)
• New Study Shows Kentucky Has 4th Highest Rate of Food Insecurity among Older Adults (Spectrum News)
• Canada’s National Food Policy Is at Risk of Enshrining a Two-Tiered Food System (The Conversation)
• Investigators Identify Link between Food Insecurity and Urge Urinary Incontinence (Urology Times)
• Why Sprouts Rolled into Florida with a Mobile Grocery Tour (Grocery Dive)
• Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Announce $8.4M State Grant to Purchase School Food from Local Farmers (NYC Gov)
𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
• The Truth about ‘Local’ Food in US Supermarkets: ‘It’s a Marketing Gimmick’ (The Guardian)
• Consumer Advocacy Groups Ask FDA to Ban Titanium Dioxide (FoodDive)
• Arsenic Contamination of Food and Water Is a Global Public Health Concern – Researchers Are Studying How It Causes Cancer (FIU News)
• Health Advocates Urge US Regulators to Ban Common Food Coloring Additive (The Guardian)
• Could Ultra-Processed Foods Be Harmful for Us? (BBC News)
• 13 High-Fiber Vegetables to Add to Your Diet (Health)
• Shaping the Human Metabolome: The Impact of a Ketogenic Diet (News Medical Life Sciences)
• The Association of Youth, Adulthood, and Long-Term Dietary Patterns from Youth to Adulthood with Cognitive Function in Midlife (News Medical Life Sciences)
• Ultra-Processed Foods: AI’s New Contribution to Nutrition Science (Neuroscience News)
• Supermarket Bashing Won’t Bring Food Prices Down (Bloomberg)
• World Food Prices Fall to Two-Year Low in May, Un Food Agency Says (Reuters)
• The Debt Limit Bill: A National Tragedy (Food Politics)
• Three in Four Consumers Say Food Impacts Their Mental Well-Being, Survey Finds (FoodDive)
• These Are the Fast Food Salads That Are Actually Good (Delish)
• Wild, Wondrous Food Findings (The Atlantic)
• Harvard Nutritionist: 4 Toxic Food Ingredients That ‘Actually Make You Hungrier’ and ‘Hijack the Brain’—Eat This Instead (CNBC)
• Chemical Found in Common Sweetener Damages DNA (EurekAlert!)
• How Astronauts Heading to Mars Could Enjoy Fresh Produce and Grill Meat (CNN)
• Major Tea Companies Linked to Plantations with Reported Human Rights Abuses, Report Says (FoodDive)
• UK Consumers Slow Spending in May as Rising Food Costs Bite (Reuters)
• Dietary Risk of Donated Food at an Australian Food Bank: An Audit Protocol (BMC Nutrition)
• Health Information Increases Whole Grain Consumption (EurekAlert!)
• From Hot Yoga to Coffee and Bars: Inside Vita Coco’s Push to Make Its Coconut Water a Household Staple (FoodDive)
• New Study Focuses on Ways to Boost Organic Sweet Potato Yields (EurekAlert!)
• An Industry Case for the Flexitarian Diet and Shelf-Stable Plant-Based Foods (FoodDive)
• New Research May Explain Why, despite “The Munchies”, Frequent Cannabis Users Are Leaner than Non-users (EurekAlert!)
• How Givaudan Aims to Get Ahead of Future Food Trends with AI Platform (FoodDive)
• Industry Consolidation Leads to Higher Food Prices, Requiring Sharp Strategies by Consumers (CBS News)
• Cutting Boards Can Produce Microparticles When Chopping Veggies, Study Shows (EurekAlert!)
• Robot ‘Chef’ Learns to Recreate Recipes from Watching Food Videos (EurekAlert!)
• Healthy Vascular Fat during Menopause May Stave off Dementia Later in Life (EurekAlert!)
• Why We Need to Fall Out of Love with Flaky White Fish – Study (EurekAlert!)
• 18 Sheet-Pan Mediterranean Diet Dinners for Summer (EatingWell)
• Pescatarian Diet 101: Pros, Cons and What You Can Eat (Forbes Health)
• Following the Mediterranean Diet Could Save You up to $1,500 a Year, According to a New Study (EatingWell)
• NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Names New Director (NutraIngredients)
• The Original “Paleo Diet” and Archaeologists’ Mistaken Assumptions about Ancestors’ Gender Roles (Salon)
• 11 Supplements That Dietitians Actually Take (Eat This! Not That!)
• Consumer Reports: Should You Try These Sleep Supplements? (WKYC)
𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦)
• Why Do Some People Live to Be a 100? Intestinal Bacteria May Hold the Answer (EurekAlert!)
• Green Mediterranean Diet: How Eating Healthy Can Make Your Brain Younger (SciTechDaily)
• Cutting Breakfast Carbs Can Benefit People with Type 2 Diabetes (EurekAlert!)
• Collagen Won’t Hurt Hair Growth, but It Probably Won’t Help either (Health Essentials)
• What Is Berberine, the Supplement Dubbed ‘Nature’s Ozempic’ on Social Media? (NBC News)
• A High-Carbohydrate, Low-Animal-Products Diet May Reduce Gout (Physicians Committee)
• Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy: A Recipe for Reduced Stress and Improved Sleep (News Medical Life Sciences)
• Could a Better Diet Make Your Brain Younger? (EurekAlert!)
• 20 Best Supplements for Digestion and Bloating in 2023 (Discover)
• This Ingredient Can Cause Gut Inflammation, According to a New Study (Mind Body Green Health)
• Relieve Unpleasant Menopause Symptoms with These Supplements (News Channel 11)
• Junk Food Diet May Disrupt Sleep by Altering Brain Activity (New Scientist)
• In Conversation: Can Diet and Exercise Reverse Prediabetes? (Medical News Today)
• The 7 Best Vitamins and Supplements for Restful Sleep (CNET)
• Specifically Designed Diets Demonstrate a “Powerful Ability” to Prevent Tumorigenesis, Delay Tumor Growth and Improve Existing Cancer Treatments, CNIO Researchers Say in a Review Paper (Eurekalert!)
• The 10 Best Energy Supplements for Chronic Fatigue in 2023 (Sports Illustrated Showcase)
• Best Nail Supplements to Boost Vital Vitamins and Keep Them Strong and Healthy (Evening Standard)
• Eat Right, Live Longer: Could a Moderate Protein Diet Be the Coveted Elixir of Youth? (EurekAlert!)
• 7-Day Gerd Diet Meal Plan (EatingWell)
• Cleveland Clinic Research Suggests Metabolite Differences in Young-Onset versus Average-Onset Colorectal Cancer (EurekAlert!)
• Can Nutrition Help Manage a Child’s ADHD Symptoms? (Medical News Today)
• Is There an Association Being Plant-Based Diets and Mental Health? (News Medical Life Sciences)
𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥
• Catching Up on the Latest Plant-Based Options (Food Politics)
• Study Finds Vegetarian Diet May Lower Cholesterol—Experts Explain Why (Prevention)
• Unpacking the Nutrient Profiles of New-Age Plant-Based Foods: Are They Truly Healthier? (News Medical Life Sciences)
• Thanks to Lebron James, Vegan Documentary ‘the Game Changers’ Gets a Sequel (VegNews)
• 21 Plant-Based Chefs You Need to Know (Tasting Table)
• How to Find the Best Pea Protein Powder for Your Strength Goals (Sports Illustrated Showcase)
• Is Plant Protein Better than Meat? (Hackensack Meridian Health)
• Almond Milk Yogurt or Dairy-Based? Here’s Which One Is Better for You (Healthline)
• Plant-Based Restaurant Concept Raises $18 Million in Series B Round (Food Business News)
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀
• Navigating the various resources available about the food as medicine movement can be extremely difficult. To help anyone interested in learning more about food as medicine, from healthcare professionals to laypeople, policymakers to patients, the Center for Food as Medicine has compiled Research Guides full of academic studies, news articles, books, and more.
• Access the Resource Guides HERE.
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
• Supermarket Promotions in Western Sweden Are Incompatible with Nordic Dietary Recommendations and Differ by Area-Level Socioeconomic Index (BMC Public Health)
• Food Insecurity: A Barrier to Reproductive Justice Globally (Taylor & Francis Online)
• Trends and Predictions of Metabolic Risk Factors for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Findings from a Multiethnic Nationwide Cohort (The Lancet Regional Health)
• A Draft Human Pangenome Reference (Nature)
• A Ketogenic Diet Substantially Reshapes the Human Metabolome (Clinical Nutrition)
• Toxicological and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Sucralose-6-Acetate and Its Parent Sucralose: In Vitro Screening Assays (Taylor & Francis Online)
• Fifty Shades of Grain – Increasing Whole Grain Consumption through Daily Messages (Science Direct)
• Integrating Weed-Suppressive Cultivar and Cover Crops for Weed Management in Organic Sweet Potato Production (Cambridge University Press)
• Adolescent Exposure to Low-Dose THC Disrupts Energy Balance and Adipose Organ Homeostasis in Adulthood (Cell Metabolism)
• Cutting Boards: An Overlooked Source of Microplastics in Human Food? (ACS Publications)
• Recognition of Human Chef’s Intentions for Incremental Learning of Cookbook by Robotic Salad Chef (Ieee Xplore)
• The Quantity and Quality of Cardiovascular Fat at Mid-Life and Future Cognitive Performance among Women: The Swan Cardiovascular Fat Ancillary Study (Alzheimers University)
• Widening Mismatch between UK Seafood Production and Consumer Demand: A 120-Year Perspective (Springer Link)
• Centenarians Have a Diverse Gut Virome with the Potential to Modulate Metabolism and Promote Healthy Lifespan (Nature Microbiology)
• Impact of a Low-Carbohydrate Compared with Low-Fat Breakfast on Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial (Science Direct)
• Effects of a Mediterranean Diet Intervention on Maternal Stress, Well-Being, and Sleep Quality throughout Gestation—the IMPACT-BCN Trial (MDPI)
• The Effect of Weight Loss Following 18 Months of Lifestyle Intervention on Brain Age Assessed with Resting-State Functional Connectivity (eLife)
• Dietary Interventions and Precision Nutrition in Cancer Therapy (Trends in Molecular Medicine)
• Moderate Protein Intake Percentage in Mice for Maintaining Metabolic Health during Approach to Old Age (Springer Link)
• The Relationship between a Plant-Based Diet and Mental Health: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Multicentric Community Trial (Lipokap Study) (PLOS One)
• Designing Healthier Plant-Based Foods: Fortification, Digestion, and Bioavailability (Science Direct)
