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Life Course Nutrition: Maternal and Child Health Strategies in Public Health

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New Research

Replacing Juice with Fruit: Nutrition and Economic Effects

Substituting 100% fruit juice with fresh fruit in children’s diets reduced calories and increased fiber -- but increased diet costs. Replacement of fruit juice with canned fruit only modestly increased costs, but resulted in less impressive nutritional benefits. Results are from a nationally representative sample of 7,000 children and adolescents. May 2012. (pdf)

 

News & Events

5.23.12

In Obesity, Zip Code Matters More than Genetic Code
University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition released findings of a new study finding that where you live matters to your weight, especially if you are a woman.

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5.17.12

Healthy Eating Can Cost Less, Study Finds
NPR included comments by Adam Drewnowski on the new study released by USDA finding that healthy foods can cost less than foods high in fat, sugar and salt. more>

View Adam Drewnowski's slides, "Are healthy foods really more expensive? New ways to estimate nutrient cost."

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