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How providers and practitioners can reduce children’s exposure to unhealthy food marketing

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Written by: Galiya Chenault, Graduate Student Worker, Healthy Eating Research Unhealthy food marketing contributes to global health issues such as childhood obesity, poor nutrition, and diet-related diseases, making it crucial for professionals who work with children to understand and address its impact. Food and beverage companies often target children with high-sugar, high-fat products across digital More

Announcing 7 New Healthy Eating Research Grantees

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Healthy Eating Research is proud to announce the funding of 7 new research teams funded through our 2024 call for proposals. These studies focus on a range of policies and programs and their potential to improve nutrition and health among children and families. We look forward to working with these teams and sharing the results More

Ultra-Processed Foods: State of the Science and Implications for Policy

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Thursday, September 26, 1:30-3:00 PM EST This Healthy Eating Research webinar will explore the controversial topic of ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Panelists will provide an overview of the most common UPF classification system; delve into the potentially addictive nature of UPFs; and discuss the motivations and mechanisms for regulating foods based on their level of processing. More

2024 HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students

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The goal of the fifth annual Summer Speaker Series for Students is to explore various public health nutrition topics related to food and nutrition security, federal nutrition assistance programs, and nutrition equity through research, policy, and practice. Each week will feature presentations from speakers across different public health sectors on the fundamentals of the topic More

2023 Research Highlights

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We are very proud of what our grantees and research network have accomplished this year, from weighing in on important nutrition policy conversations to developing resources to help parents, providers, and educators implement healthy eating recommendations for kids. Here are some of the highlights of our research from 2023. Review of Proposed Revisions in the More

Announcing 10 New Healthy Eating Research Grantees

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Healthy Eating Research is proud to announce the funding of 10 new research teams funded through our 2023 call for proposals. These studies focus on a range of supportive family policies and programs and their potential to improve nutrition and health. We look forward to working with these teams and sharing the results of their More

New Online Module on Creating Healthy Eating Habits in Early Childhood Education Settings

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Introduction Healthy Eating Research has developed a free, online module, in collaboration with Better Kid Care, to provide early childhood educators with practical strategies and tips to promote healthy eating habits in early childhood education (ECE) settings. The module highlights effective practices based on Healthy Eating Research’s evidence-based recommendations and best practices for promoting healthy More

Announcing 8 New Grantees

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Healthy Eating Research is pleased to announce 8 new research teams funded through our 2022 special solicitation on COVID-19 and Socioeconomic Recovery Efforts. This call for proposals focused on how policies and programs related to poverty reduction, such as COVID-19 relief and recovery policies, impact child health and well-being. We look forward to working with More