Food, Agriculture
Neighborhood food environment and diet among California youth
| April 25, 2012
2012 study from the RAND Corporation in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on youth obesity and access to healthy food sources.
Food, Agriculture
Individual, family and neighborhood characteristics and children’s food insecurity
| April 10, 2012
2012 study in the Journal of Applied Research on Children on the characteristics of children and families living in food-insecure neighborhoods in the U.S.
Food, Agriculture
Effect of dietary guidelines on the demand for whole-grain bread
| January 5, 2012
2010 study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service on the impact of governmental dietary targets on consumer behavior.
Energy
The progressive increase of food waste in America and its environmental impact
| December 11, 2011
2009 study from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases published in PLoS ONE assessing the U.S. food supply, consumption and waste.
Development
Famine mortality, rational political inactivity and international food aid
| August 24, 2011
2009 study from the London School of Economics on the link between mortality rates during times of famine with political motivations.
Food, Agriculture
Fast food restaurants, food stores and health
| August 4, 2011
2011 study in Archives of Internal Medicine on links between proximity to certain types of foods and health outcomes.
Food, Agriculture
Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain
| July 21, 2011
2011 study in the New England Journal of Medicine on patterns of food consumption and exercise and their lifetime effects on body weight.
Culture
False label claims about high and rising alcohol content of wine
| July 21, 2011
2011 study by the American Association of Wine Economists on accuracy of stated levels of alcohol content in wine and the possible role of climate change.
Gender
Connection between social welfare participation, gender and obesity
| July 19, 2011
2010 study from Duke University on links between poverty, government assistance and health problems in the United States.
Food, Agriculture
Taste perception and implicit attitude toward sweet related to BMI and soft drinks
| July 15, 2011
Report in the journal Appetite on the results of two studies on people's attitudes toward sweet flavors and the impact of sugary drinks on taste preferences