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What you can do to reduce food waste
December 14, 2020 | Chicago Sun Times
Consumers from around the world waste mountains of food. In fact, food is the largest category of waste in landfills, where it generates methane, a contributor to global climate change. Associate Professor and Food Systems Director Jennifer Otten offers tips on how each of use can reduce consumer food waste.
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WSDA joins UW and WSU to learn more about COVID-19 impacts to agriculture
December 8, 2020 | Washington State Department of Agriculture
How the UW, WSU is joining with the Washington Department of Agriculture to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Washington’s farms and ranches and those working in agriculture and learn how they have been weathering this deadly pandemic.
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Round 2 of Washington study underway to determine food, economic insecurity during pandemic
December 8, 2020 | UW News
How UW, WSU, and Tacoma Community College researchers, along with input from partners in Washington State local, county, and state government, are understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on food insecurity and access in our state.
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Nearly one-third of Washington households not getting enough food since start of pandemic: study
November 23, 2020 | Seattle P-I
Findings from a study conducted by a research team from UW, WSU, and Tacoma Community College studied how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted economic and food security in Washington State are highlighted in this story from the Seattle P-I.
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New Fred Hutch-led trial shows no benefits of dairy foods for blood sugar regulation
November 16, 2020 | Fred Hutch
Findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by core faculty member Mario Kratz are in contrast to many observational studies suggesting dairy intake may reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes.
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Research Shows the Importance and Paradox of Early Childhood Care and Education
October 8, 2020 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
This story highlights research by Jennifer Otten that highlights the deep crisis ECCE providers and teachers face and how low wages force many to the brink of poverty. Many lack access to health insurance or paid sick or family leave.
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October 8, 2020 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dependable child care is critical for healthy development—and for the nation to return to work. However, costs are often unaffordable even while many child-care workers are not making a living wage. Ultimately, the entire nation faces the consequences of a system in crisis.
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Daily eating occasions and risk of type 2 diabetes
September 21, 2020 | Fred Hutch
How does meal frequency affect T2D risk? New study from Marian Neuhouser, core faculty in the UW Nutritional Sciences Program and researcher at Fred Hutch evaluated the association between the number of daily eating occasions with T2D risk and whether these associations varied by body mass index (BMI), age, or race/ethnicity.
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Food insecurity rates have more than doubled since start of COVID-19 pandemic
September 15, 2020 | knkx.org
Since the onset of the pandemic, food insecurity rates have more than doubled in WA state, according to UW Nutritional Sciences and Center for Public Health Nutrition Center researchers who comment on the recently compiled the results from their first round of a statewide survey.
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Changes to food system needed to reduce consumer food waste, new report says
August 27, 2020 | UW School of Public Health
Jennifer Otten, associate professor in the UW Nutritional Sciences Program co-authored this new report which identifies recommendations for reducing consumer food waste at a national level.
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