healthy eating

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Nutrition January 25, 2023

Parsing which foods are healthy and which are less so isn’t always straightforward – a new rating system aims to demystify the process

by Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University; Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Tufts University; Paul F. Jacques, Tufts University; and Renata Micha, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

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Second Helpings December 28, 2022

Staying healthy at Nature’s Pick Market

by Brian Benefield [This article is part of the Second Helpings series of articles about food and eating in Cobb County] It’s that time of year again when many people start to…

Diet October 22, 2022

How unhealthy is red meat? And how beneficial is it to eat vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through the health guidelines

Aleksandr Aravkin, University of Washington; Christian Razo, University of Washington, and Jeffrey Stanaway, University of Washington [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Research Brief is…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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Parsing which foods are healthy and which are less so isn’t always straightforward – a new rating system aims to demystify the process

Staying healthy at Nature’s Pick Market

How unhealthy is red meat? And how beneficial is it to eat vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through the health guidelines