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Receive free milk for one year and up to $275 by participating in a study on milk consumption for toddlers

Aug 14, 2024
- Family
- Food
- Health
Outside interviews NPI’s Hannah Thompson on why cardiovascular fitness is a better predictor of children’s future health than body mass index

Jun 14, 2024
- Family
- Health
NPR features Nutrition Policy Institute’s collaborative research on letters home from school on childhood obesity

Jun 13, 2024
- Family
- Health
NPI receives funding to conduct a research project on milk-fat content effects on toddler health

Mar 20, 2024
- Family
- Food
- Health
The Infant Diet Quality Index is a new promising tool to measure diet and BMI among young children

Apr 11, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Validated Local School Wellness Policy Implementation site-level questionnaire for elementary schools developed by NPI researchers

Jan 25, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study suggests that a strong drive for thinness during adolescence can lead to weight gain and compulsive eating in women in their adult years

Nov 29, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Parent perception of neighborhood fruit and vegetable availability is associated with increased home produce availability and child fruit and vegetable intake

Oct 25, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
NPI’s Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Washington Post article on increase in childhood obesity rates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 3, 2021
- Family
- Food
- Health
Systematic review and meta-analysis of childhood obesity interventions for preschool children aged 2-5 years

Nov 2, 2020
- Family
- Health