NPI News Blog

New study from Nutrition Policy Institute affiliated researchers shows higher retail prices for sugar sweetened beverages after excise taxes

May 28, 2020
Nutrition Policy Institute study suggests that obesity prevention programs and policies should be implemented in multiple settings to be most effective

May 14, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New book ‘Bite Back: People Taking on Corporate Food and Winning’ features chapter written by NPI’s Wendi Gosliner and Kristine Madsen

May 13, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Grantee experiences from the CDFA Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program captured in new NPI report

May 13, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
- Innovation
Nutrition Policy Institute study suggests that child care sites participating in CACFP offer more fruits and vegetables to infants

May 5, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New flyers on the safety of eating produce and help buying fresh produce for those in need during COVID-19

May 4, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute researchers receive a grant to study the challenges faced by California families with young children on WIC due to COVID-19

Apr 23, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborative study with NPI researchers identifies factors associated with the intake of drinking water among US high school students

Apr 23, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute submits comments to USDA in opposition of proposed rule to roll back nutrition standards for meals in child care and school

Apr 22, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute and UC Berkeley researchers receive grant to study impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on economically disadvantaged Californians

Apr 21, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute's Christina Hecht is keynote speaker at CSU Northridge Public Policy Day on April 20

Apr 20, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Lauren Au receives 2020 Tufts University Friedman Rising Star Award

Apr 18, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Lorrene Ritchie quoted in YubaNet article on access to healthy food during COVID-19

Apr 17, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study from Nutrition Policy Institute shows beverages improve in child care after California's 2010 Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act

Apr 15, 2020
- Environment
- Family
- Food
New study from Nutrition Policy Institute highlights more nutritious foods and beverages for children at child care sites participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Apr 13, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Nutrition Policy Institute welcomes Sibani Michael Bose as new Chief Business Officer

Apr 6, 2020
Collaborative Nutrition Policy Institute study sheds light on challenges of increasing school lunch participation

Apr 3, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
Lorrene Ritchie quoted in New York Times article on stockpiling food during the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 1, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health
An update on COVID-19 and the Nutrition Policy Institute

Mar 18, 2020
NPI research suggests U.S. schools across the poverty spectrum adhere equally to federal school meal nutrition standards

Mar 6, 2020
- Family
- Food
- Health