Healthy Eating Research (HER) and the Nutrition & Obesity Policy, Research, & Evaluation Network (NOPREN) invite you and your partners to join us for the seventh annual HER NOPREN Summer Speaker Series for Students! This bi-weekly series will feature 5 interactive webinar presentations covering a variety of topics related to food and nutrition security, federal, More

This blog post is based on a report, Food Industry Responses to the Make America Healthy Again Initiative, written by Drs. Mary Muth and Brenna Ellison and funded by Healthy Eating Research. Mary K. Muth, BS, MS, PhD is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State More

This year we celebrated many accomplishments and exciting projects for HER and our research network. We celebrated 20 years of our program at our annual meeting, launched new networks for researchers, and released a new expert panel report. We have some exciting new projects lined up for 2026 that we can’t wait to share. Happy More

Written by: Thea Bergen, HER Graduate Student Worker The United States has an extensive network of food banks and government-assisted nutrition programs that play a vital role in helping individuals and families access healthy foods during challenging times. Yet, many individuals who participate in these programs have reported experiencing stigma when seeking assistance. Nutrition assistance More

Over the course of this year, Healthy Eating Research hosted a three-part webinar series designed to support public health researchers in maximizing the policy impact of their work. Our grantees are highly skilled in conducting policy-relevant research, and many have expressed that learning from experts about best practices for translating research into actionable change is More

Healthy Eating Research is proud to announce 8 new research teams funded through our 2025 rapid-response call for proposals. These studies focus on a range of nutrition programs, examining impacts from recent policy changes. We look forward to working with these teams and sharing the results of their projects. Research Briefs & Papers 1. Health More

Research shows that what children and teens drink has a big impact on their health – both now and for years to come. With so many different beverages available, making healthy decisions can be confusing and complicated. Experts convened by Healthy Eating Research from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatric More