NPI News Blog

Study finds that racial and ethnic disparities in infant diet quality index predict differences in later diet quality

Nov 25, 2023

Lauren Au honored with Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Huddelson award

Nov 2, 2023

Increased Cash Value Benefit can increase the amount and diversity of fruits and vegetables redeemed by WIC participants

Aug 9, 2023

NPI researchers present on new tool to measure infant diet quality and SNAP-Ed school interventions at Nutrition 2023

Jul 17, 2023

Providing WIC families with more money to buy fruits and vegetables should be continued

Jun 7, 2023

The Infant Diet Quality Index is a new promising tool to measure diet and BMI among young children

Apr 11, 2023

Affiliated Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Lauren Au weighs in on proposed new USDA school nutrition standards in CNN and The New York Times

Feb 4, 2023

New study: delayed introduction of sugar-sweetened beverages in the first two years of life is associated with better diet quality

Nov 10, 2021

Parent perception of neighborhood fruit and vegetable availability is associated with increased home produce availability and child fruit and vegetable intake

Oct 25, 2021

NPI researchers use factor analysis method to evaluate the effect of school nutrition environments on child health

Mar 22, 2021

Nutrition standards can be implemented by family child care home providers

Jan 27, 2021

New research brief shares what Los Angeles County WIC participants are saying about WIC during COVID

Jan 12, 2021

Nutrition standards in family child care settings published in 95th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series proceedings

Nov 13, 2020

New NPI study shows WIC participant preferences align with national recommendations to increase fruits and vegetables in the WIC food package

Nov 2, 2020

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at the American Public Health Association's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo

Oct 20, 2020

Lorrene Ritchie presents on transitional feeding of infants in child care at the 95th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop

Oct 15, 2020

USDA releases new report co-authored by NPI researchers showing that consistent 4-year participation in WIC is associated with better diet quality among low-income children

Sep 14, 2020

Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Lauren Au receives 2020 Tufts University Friedman Rising Star Award

Apr 18, 2020

NPI research suggests U.S. schools across the poverty spectrum adhere equally to federal school meal nutrition standards

Mar 6, 2020

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at Healthy Eating Research 14th annual grantee meeting in Denver

Feb 26, 2020