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What Makes 'Junk Food' Junk? Friedman Experts Weigh In.
April 29, 2023
Study examines how three decades of U.S. policies define junk food for taxation and other regulations. 
A Team Approach to Improving Public Health
April 26, 2023
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers reveal how a team approach to the early childhood obesity epidemic creates success
Dr. Alice Lichtenstein discusses breakfast in New York Times article
April 24, 2023
The ideal breakfast is the one that makes you feel your best, experts say, though there are some important nutrients to keep in mind.
Each day, an estimated 10 to 20 percent of adults in the United States skip breakfast.
And that, nutrition experts say, may be a mistake. 
Study Links Poor Diet to 14 Million Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Globally
April 19, 2023
Researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy estimate 7 out of 10 cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide in 2018 linked to food choices. 
Menu Calorie Labels Estimated to Save U.S. Billions on Cancer Care
April 19, 2023
A study from researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy of Americans’ eating behaviors suggests tens of thousands of cancer diagnoses and deaths could be prevented. 
Tufts Marathon Team Spotlight: Samantha Morley, MS, MPH
April 13, 2023
Next Monday, I will be running the 127th Boston Marathon on behalf of the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy! 
Will Masters featured in Marketplace article discussing grocery inflation and higher energy costs
April 13, 2023
The price of food has been one of the driving forces behind inflation over the last couple of years. In March, however, food prices overall stayed pretty flat.
The price of groceries dropped slightly from the month before for the first time in almost two years. The price of eating at restaurants, though, went up. For a while, grocery prices had risen notably faster than restaurant prices. But not anymore. Why? 
Obesity and weight loss shots: Dariush Mozaffarian and Andrew Greenberg offer their views in Boston Globe article
April 18, 2023
Weight-loss shots are here. So who needs a healthy diet?
Fitness crazes and meal fads haven’t stopped us from getting fatter and fatter. But new drugs bring new problems.
In 1980, the obesity rate in the US hovered around 13 percent, not far from where it had been 20 years earlier.
But sometime during the ’80s, we began hurtling towards this moment. 
Did Chile’s Front-of-Pack Labeling Change Children's Food Behaviors?
April 7, 2023
In 2016 the Chilean government took action to redesign packaging, restrict marketing to children, and provide nutritional clarity with prominent front-of-package (FOP) labeling. For the youngest food consumers that meant cartoon mascots disappearing from boxes, prohibiting targeted television and website advertising targeting youth programming, and the removal of junk food from schools.
Should You Really Drink Eight Cups of Water a Day?
April 5, 2023
There's no harm in it, but also no real science, according to experts.