Nutrition

Senator Cory Booker: Restoring Our Broken Food System

Cory Booker joined the Senate Committee for Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry in 2021.

The Role of Nutrition in Primary Care Settings

Workers and students in the medical elaborate on their own experience utilizing nutritional education in clinical practice.

Shoelaces, Clean Clothes, and Cracked Eggs

Like doing laundry and dressing oneself, cooking is a life skill, and it takes time to learn.

Plant Protein: A Friend of Human & Environmental Health

A vegetarian or vegan diet can easily meet dietary protein requirements as long as caloric needs are met and a variety of foods are eaten.

OH MY OMEGA-3s!

Omega-3s are ESSENTIAL, meaning the body cannot make it and it MUST be consumed from food!

The Inside of Pesticides

The use of pesticides is the subject of great debate and can cause levels of fear and apprehension when people choose what foods to eat.

COVID-19 & Nutrition: Exploring the Connection

We can empower ourselves with nutritional knowledge and work to increase immune strength through improved metabolic health.

Saturated Fats: A Food-Based Approach

It's much more important to look at a food’s entire food matrix rather than its specific fatty acid content when determining CVD risk

Mindful Eating: A Practice for Children and Adults Alike

Mindful eating is a practice that allows us to better connect with ourselves and our food during an activity that we do every day.

Addressing Systemic Racism in Nutrition

Diet-related diseases--such as diabetes, obesity, stroke, heart disease, and cancer-- disproportionately impact communities of color.

KIN’s Response to The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025

The DGA isn’t just a mere guideline, it arguably has one of the most powerful influences on what Americans eat.