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nutrition
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Don’t forget about oral health when reporting on the latest dietary guidelines
Every five years, the federal government comes out with a new edition of its dietary guidelines. The official nutritional recommendations…
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Obesity research: What to know and making sense of studies
Calling obesity an “epidemic” is almost a cliche in health reporting, but there is no question that obesity is linked…
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Make use of this AHCJ benefit to help cover food and nutrition issues
When it comes to food as a social determinant of health, the issue can be daunting for reporters. Is it…
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Despite bacon headlines, reporters got to the meat of the story
“When you pry the bacon from my cold, dead, cancerous hands …” Some days it seems the press loves nothing…
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Navigating the ‘geriverse’ whether it’s your normal beat or not
Aging. We all do it; some better than others. Why do some people keep going strong into their 90s and beyond,…
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What can reporters learn from the chocolate diet study hoax?
You’ve been fooled. You thought eating chocolate while dieting could help you shed the pounds faster because a study supposedly…
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Critically assessing nutritional arguments based on evidence: One journalist’s case study
Few areas of medical research are as challenging to study as nutrition. Randomized controlled nutrition trials are very difficult to…
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Native American tribe wields sales tax to promote healthier eating
Hoping to encourage healthier eating habits, leaders of the Navajo Nation have imposed a potentially precedent-setting tax on junk food…
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How does food labeling affect consumer choice?
If you’ve ever wondered about the real impact of those little black-and-white nutrition labels, or felt that perhaps food labeling…
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Food deserts: Just one facet of an obesogenic world
It seems pretty far-fetched that bringing a supermarket to a disadvantaged neighborhood could, in a matter of months, turn back…