Food Policy and Disparities
Healthy Diets for Better Health
January 17, 2018
Friedman School Dean Dariush Mozaffarian supports launch of Food Is Medicine Working Group on Capitol Hill
Junk food tax is legally and administratively viable, finds new analysis
January 17, 2018
An original analysis by researchers at New York University College of Global Public Health and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University finds that a federal tax on junk food is both legally and administratively feasible.
Could Food Price Changes Save Lives?
August 29, 2018
Subsidies for healthy foods and taxes on unhealthy foods could reduce deaths from stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, especially among Americans with lower socioeconomic status
Calling All Food Rescuers
August 6, 2018
How one Friedman student is helping Boston say no to food waste.
Why Humanitarian Aid Matters
August 6, 2018
President Donald Trump has made it clear that foreign aid is not a top priority for his administration. His 2018 budget proposal includes steep cuts to the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations.
Friedman at ICN
August 6, 2018
Once every four years, nutrition researchers, scientists, and policy makers from across the globe convene in a different locale for the International Union of Nutrition Scientists (IUNS) International Congress of Nutrition (ICN).
This year marks the 21st session, to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the first time. The chosen theme, “From Sciences to Nutrition Security” is particularly relevant in an era in which we are seeing many developing and ongoing global nutrition security crises due in no small part to the effects of climate change.
Fixing America's Health Care
August 6, 2018
We should make our nation’s nutrition crisis a top nonpartisan priority
Unwarranted Blocking of Local Public Health Action on SSBs?
August 29, 2018
A new study evaluates whether federal preemption could be used to block taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.
Norbert Wilson Elected to AAEA Board of Directors
August 29, 2017
Professor Norbert Wilson was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). "I was elected to the board just this year, but I have been a part of the AAEA since I was an undergrad," said Wilson.
The EconoFacts on SNAP
August 29, 2017
Professor Will Masters' latest blog post on EconoFact covers the realities of the SNAP program by stripping away the partisan spin and getting down to the facts of the matter.