NPI News Blog

Lorrene Ritchie and colleagues present at the 2020 National WIC Association Annual Conference

Oct 15, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Lorrene Ritchie receives additional funding to study diet quality of children participating in the Women, Infants and Children program through 9 years of age

Oct 15, 2020
- Family
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Wendi Gosliner receives grant to support increased procurement of California grown fruits, vegetables, and nuts in California state prisons

Oct 15, 2020
- Food
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New NPI research shows that SNAP-Ed CalFresh Healthy Living school-based interventions are associated with better cardiovascular fitness in students

Oct 14, 2020
- Family
- Health
Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

Oct 13, 2020
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NPI research on school milk policies to reduce students' added sugar intake featured in Feedstuffs article

Oct 1, 2020
New review by NPI researchers on how to improve drinking water safety, access and consumption in the US

Sep 24, 2020
- Environment
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI researcher Gail Woodward-Lopez contributes to a study reviewing the latest research on healthy eating patterns and the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety

Sep 23, 2020
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New study by NPI researchers finds that removing sweetened chocolate milk from school lunch reduces students' added sugar intake from milk, but does not reduce intake of calcium, protein or Vitamin D

Sep 21, 2020
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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
- Family
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- Health