Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Investments in efficiency are most cost-effective when electricity prices are highest. Smart meters are helping economists better estimate when electricity is needed to meet consumer demand. The…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A new study suggests taxing sugar instead of soda is a more effective way to help people cut calories. The issue: In the midst of…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Smoking costs the American economy over $300 million annually, according to government figures. Each year, cigarettes kill almost half a million people prematurely; another 40,000…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email People who get food stamps have lower annual health care expenses than other low-income adults. The issue: Food insecurity is characterized as “limited or uncertain…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The expansive promise of the new year often morphs to a fine point: This year, I will change my body; this year, I will lose…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email When policy wonks call for the minimum wage to rise, they often discuss helping workers at the bottom of the income ladder, or address rising…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Just a few years ago, the College and University Food Bank Alliance, which helps schools establish food pantries, had 184 members. By early 2019, though,…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email A lunchtime salad seems innocuous enough — until a couple days later, when you’re rushing between the bathroom and your sick bed. The culprit? E….
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Having a garden at school might influence whether vegetables are available to children at home, a forthcoming study in Preventive Medicine finds. Home fruit and…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Offering families financial assistance to purchase food in the summer improved school-aged children’s food security by 20 percent and boosted the quality of their diets,…
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