News & Events
In the News
Food for thought: How to approach nutrition to empower your mind and wellness
March 13, 2020 | The Daily
GCPD Program Michelle Averill shares tips for applying mindfulness to nutrition choices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read article
The food you need: UW expert on preparing for an extended home stay
March 5, 2020 | UW News
Anne-Marie Gloster, core faculty in the Nutritional Sciences Program offers advice for shopping intentionally at the grocery store if you are preparing for extended home stay due to risk of coronavirus exposure.
Read article
UW: Best foods to stock up for an extended home stay from coronavirus
March 5, 2020 | KOMO News
Anne-Marie Gloster offers KOMO News tips for making sure you’re set on food and supplies in case of a coronavirus quarantine.
Read article
What you need in your pantry for a coronavirus quarantine
March 3, 2020 | Mashed
Core faculty member Yona Sipos offers advice on what kinds of foods and beverages should you line your shelves with if there is a coronavirus quarantine.
Read article
Is it safe to dine out with coronavirus in our midst? As safe as it always is
March 4, 2020 | Tacoma News Tribune
Anne-Marie Gloster offers advice to the Tacoma News Tribune regarding safety of dining out in restaurants due to the coronavirus, and recommends restaurants take extra precautions to go above and beyond to make customers feel safe.
Read article
How to Stock Your Kitchen for the Coronovirus Era (and other emergencies)
March 2, 2020 | Epicurious
Yona Sipos, a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program, speaks with Epicurious offering advice on how to prepare your kitchen for a natural, climate-related or public health-related emergency.
Read article
Myths and facts about reheating your food in the microwave
February 21, 2020 | KING 5 News
Anne-Marie Gloster, core faculty in the UW Nutritional Sciences Program offered expert advice to debunk myths about safely reheating food in a microwave.
Read article
Increases in minimum wage may not have anticipated positive health effects, study shows
February 10, 2020 | UW News
Results of a new study from University of Washington Center of Public Health Nutrition finds that an increase in minimum wage really didn’t have a huge impact on health overall.
Read article
Are we doing diet and nutrition research wrong?
January 28, 2020 | Fred Hutch
Public health researcher Dr. Ross Prentice from University of Washington Department of Biostatistics is interviewed by Fred Hutch about ways he is applying intake biomarkers to assess and improve studies of diet and chronic disease. In this interview, Prentice highlights a recent feeding study he conducted with Drs. Johanna Lampe and Marion Neuhouser, core faculty members in the UW Nutritional Sciences Program, in which they used intake biomarkers derived from blood micronutrients and participant characteristics obtained from the Women’s Health Study.
Read article
20 changes you need to make in your life in 2020
January 7, 2020 | Insider
This article features a quote from Adam Drewnowski, director of the UW Nutritional Sciences Program and the Center for Public Health Nutrition offering advice to cook at home, rather than eating out, for a better diet at no significant cost increase.
Read article