From Dude-Juice to Metabolism Boosts: Energy Drinks Enter Their Feminine Era On a recent week preparing for trial, Ellie didn’t sleep for two nights in a row. The 32-year-old attorney, who lives in Los Angeles, often works between 12 and 20 hours per day. By the time she slams...

Gone are the days when energy drinks were marketed almost exclusively to men with gaming brand deals and extreme sports tie-ins.

Pastel cans, fun flavors, and promises of effortlessly snatched bodies - welcome to the "feminine era" of energy drinks.

#FoodPolicy #Health #News

The Coalition will push for:
✅ Restrictions on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children
✅ A Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling (FOPWL)

#FoodPolicy #NCDs #HealthyFoodEnvironments #IamAPHRC #WeAreAfrica

Region-specific and nutritionally adequate dietary transitions can bolster sustainability and socioeconomic benefits - Nature Food An analysis of 1,298 scenarios explores dietary transitions that promote plant-based protein and reduce ruminant-sourced foods while aiming for nutritional adequacy. Regionally tailored solutions led ...

Dietary change requires policy support as consumer choices are largely shaped by industry & government actions. The modeling shows that… doi.org/10.1038/s430... #Consumers #Diets #FoodPolicy >>

Minnesota committee ties on proposal to ban SNAP purchases of taxed snack foods; bill laid over A Minnesota House committee debated House File 3603, which would ask USDA to bar SNAP purchases of taxed items such as some soft drinks, candy and certain prepared foods. Retailers warned of operational problems and retailers’ groups said tax classifications don’t match nutrition standards; the committee vote was 7‑7 and the bill was laid over.

A heated debate in Minnesota over a bill to restrict SNAP purchases of taxed snack foods reveals deep divisions on nutrition, equity, and the impact on low-income families.

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#MN #CitizenPortal #FoodPolicy #MinnesotaSNAP #NutritionAccess #EquityInitiatives

What is ‘ultraprocessed’ food’? Brazil has an answer Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised the U.S. would have a definition of “ultra-processed foods” by April. Experts have long disagreed about the term, but Brazil might have an answer.

Everybody's talking about ultra-processed foods, but the U.S. hasn't established a federal definition for them yet.

One contender for a definition comes from Brazil, where restrictions on ultra-processed foods are already being incorporated into government regulations.

#FoodPolicy #Health

🌍 The East African Community (EAC) is taking a bold step towards healthier food systems.

This week, #IamAPHRC convened regional policymakers, researchers, and public health experts to discuss the development of a common Nutrient Profile Model for the region.

#FoodPolicy #EAC #NCDs #APHRCResearch

Public Health in Action Seminar Series 2025/2026 | University College Cork Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

Link to my recent #PublicHealth in Action talk, about why it is so hard to get people to think about 'obesity' systemically, and why we should focus on on equitable food access instead. @publichealthucc.bsky.social #commercialdeterminantsofhealth #foodpolicy #foodjustice
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Dirty Dozen™ Fruits and Vegetables with the Most Pesticides Check out EWG's Dirty Dozen list to help decide when you should splurge for organic produce – part of our annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™

@ewgofficial.bsky.social has released its 2026 tally of clean and dirty produce. Link to the Dirty Dozen below.

#Medsky #nutrition #diet #organic #foodpolicy #foodpolitics #farming

A new FLPC study maps food law & policy offerings at 494 universities in 6 regions and 30 years of scholarship.

The field is emerging, but uneven.

Details: chlpi.org/resources/food-law-and-p...

#FoodLaw #FoodPolicy #CHLPI

Today at 1 PM ET: Conversations on Food Justice. Join Global Food Institute and Food & Society at the Aspen Institute for a panel on the evidence and the questions behind SNAP purchase restrictions. Register: https://ow.ly/iEJc50YwZhi #FoodJustice #FoodPolicy #SNAP

WashU study finds no clear link between food aid and childhood obesity A sweeping review of decades of research is challenging a long-standing claim in food policy debates: that federal nutrition assistance programs contribute to childhood obesity. Researchers at the Washington University School of Public Health and the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis analyzed 75 peer-reviewed studies spanning more than four decades and found […]

'WashU study finds no clear link between food aid and childhood obesity'

🖋 Ashley Winters | St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Canva

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #FoodPolicy #ChildHealth #NutritionPrograms #WashU #CommunitySupport

Selfie of two beautiful smiling women with great glasses. On the left Susana Ramirez; on the right Nancy Matsumoto. Behind is a blue screen with the UC Merced logo

Picture of a conference room full of people sitting. At the front are five women on a panel. Big UC Merced logo projected behind them, and to the left side is a giant window through which the beautiful campus pond is visible

Photo of Nancy Matsumoto’s new book Reaping what she sows.

Living in CA’s Central Valley & studying #FoodPolicy #FoodPolitics #FoodLiteracy #PublicHealth & #Nutrition is sometimes just plain fun.

Tonight I got to hear from 5 incredible women including @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social about how #WomenWhoNourish are changing the rules of agriculture 👩‍🌾

Conversations on Food Justice: SNAP Restrictions, Food Justice, and the Politics of Eating - Food & Society Part I: Tuesday, March 24, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET Across the country, policymakers are debating—and in some states, beginning to enact—restrictions on what SNAP recipients can purchase. Proponents frame these limits as a public health intervention. But for millions of families navigating food insecurity, the stakes are

Laura Schmidt (UCSF) is the kind of researcher who complicates the narrative when the narrative needs complicating. She's joining Conversations on Food Justice on March 24. Register: https://ow.ly/oFnl50YvuOm
#FoodPolicy #SNAP

Sara Bleich, Vice Provost for Special Projects at Harvard University and Professor of Public Health Policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is wearing a black blazer over a red blouse standing outdoors with blurred greenery in the background. She is a panelist on the upcoming Conversations on Food Justice.

If you want to know what the research on SNAP restrictions actually says, you want Sara Bleich in the room. She'll be on Food & Society at the Aspen Institute's March 24 panel for Conversations on Food Justice. Join us: https://ow.ly/ln1h50Yt5S3 #FoodPolicy

In Focus with Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan:

Europe's school food policy gap www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#foodpolicy #obesity
#FREE to read with registration (also FREE)

#MedSky #EndoSky

#FMR
Liuzhou's local food policy boosts economy. Luosifen's success drives regional growth. 🍜📈
Details: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/fmr...
#localfood #foodpolicy #economy

116 countries now tax sugary foods or drinks.

The lesson is clear:
diet-related NCDs won’t be solved by awareness campaigns alone.

Cities and governments need structural food policies — pricing, reformulation, and healthier food environments.
#NCD #ChronicIllness #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy

The poor today aren’t starving.

They’re being guided toward the cheapest foods available.

Subsidized grains.
Industrial seed oils.
Cheap sugars.
Carb-heavy dietary guidelines.

This isn’t a willpower problem.

#KetoFiveO #MetabolicHealth #RealFood #FoodPolicy #HealthTruth

Opinion | A new way of identifying ultra-processed food can clarify food choices Identifying unhealthy food is not as easy as one might think.

When policies addressing ultra-processed foods focus on identifying specific chemicals on ingredient lists, Big Food shifts what additives they use to avoid regulation.

Thus, some experts are proposing a different approach: define what constitutes a "non-ultra-processed" food instead.

#FoodPolicy

This week on Democracy Does, I talk with Professor Andrew Flachs about how agriculture policy affects all of us, from grocery prices to community health.
Episode drops Thursday on DemocracyDoes.com
#DemocracyDoes #NewEpisode #FoodPolicy #AgPolicy

Europe's school food policy gap In Rhineland-Palatinate, one of Germany's states, a parent noticed their child regularly returning from school having eaten chips and chocolate shared by classmates instead of the healthy breakfast se...

New—Europe's school food policy gap thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#obesity #healthyfood #foodpolicy
#FREE to read with registration (also FREE)

#MedSky #EndoSky

What Do Teens Think is Healthy Food? Three high school seniors in Fairfield describe how they define healthy food, and what they think of the new food pyramid.

KneeDeep student reporting fellow Sachi Bansal asked three Rodriguez High School seniors in #Fairfield what healthy food means to them — and what they think of the federal government's new #foodpyramid. buff.ly/ZQ4wMoF

#FoodPolicy #ClimateAndFood #BayAreaYouth #CommunityVoices

Join BFI for a conversation on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and the future of healthy food systems today, March 11th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Doors open at 4:45 PM 🍏 #UltraProcessedFoods #SchoolNutrition #FoodPolicy

A Good Food Bill Over 100 retailers, businesses, investors, NGOs and academics call for new ‘Good Food Bill’ as failing food system threatens national security and public health.

Over 100 retailers, businesses, investors, NGOs and academics call for new ‘Good Food Bill’ as failing #FoodSystem threatens national security and public health #GoodFoodBill #UKFood #UKPolicy #FoodPolicy #Health #Diet

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If you could ask MSPs one question about our food system what would it be?
Join us for Scotland’s National Food Debate in a few weeks time and feed into the conversation.

Sign up now ➡️ bit.ly/49E4CWI

#GoodFoodNation #FoodPolicy #Hustings #Foodsecurity #animalwelfare #rightsofworkers #biodiversity

180,000 New Yorkers May Lose Food Stamps Under Trump’s Changes

About a third of households in New York City, one of the most expensive cities in the world, currently receive SNAP benefits, representing 1.8 million people.

Starting this month, 10% of them could have their benefits eliminated or reduced under new eligibility rules.

#FoodPolicy #News #Health

How do stakeholders build trust in EU agencies? Jana Gómez Díaz maps trust dynamics around the European Food Safety Authority, showing regular contact with EFSA strengthens credibility and relationships.

Read the article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

#EU #FoodPolicy #JCMS

Bags of new "Simply NKD" Cheetos and Doritos with no artificial dyes or flavors.

They won't turn your fingers orange, but they're still not nutritious.

Don't be fooled by the "healthier" versions of popular snacks that have launched in recent months.

Removing artificial colors and flavors is a step in the right direction, but these are still ultra-processed foods. #FoodPolicy

States are experimenting with #SNAP waivers to limit sugary drinks and other foods. But how should success be measured? Our panel explores the data, tradeoffs, and evidence policymakers need. #FoodPolicy #CFAFPC

How are farmers adapting to shifting climate and policy landscapes? Join this conversation on resilience and food production. #ClimateChange #FoodPolicy #CFAFPC