“Our children are in trouble because we’ve outsourced the job of feeding them,” says Stanford child nutrition expert Maya Adam, MD. To tackle the problem, …
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A conversation about the diabetes epidemic
On this morning’s KQED’s morning radio show, Forum, several doctors including Stanford’s Bryant Lin, MD, discussed how diabetes is affecting the health of millions of …
A call to focus on the nutritional value of foods, rather than calorie counts
To reduce obesity rates, cardiovascular risk and chronic diseases, ditch calorie counting and instead emphasize the nutritional content of foods. That's the message from a …
Turning brown bananas into ice cream: Repurposing surplus food reduces hunger, creates jobs
According to a recent report, the United States is one of the most wasteful countries in the world. Up to 40 percent of American food is thrown in …
A Stanford physician takes a precision health approach to living a healthier lifestyle
Nearly 70 percent of Americans ages 20 or older are overweight or obese, including Larry Chu, MD, a Stanford anesthesiologist and executive director of Medicine …
When bacteria swarm: H. pylori home in on our stomach cells
Imagine you’re thrown into wild ocean waters, battered by waves until you can’t tell which way is up. Your only chance of survival is to …
Stanford grad students design new tools for learning about nutrition, feelings
Mushrooms and tomatoes, veggies that are often reviled by preschoolers, star in a new app designed by a Stanford graduate student that aims to involve …
Can food mentions in newspapers predict national obesity rates?
Food words trending in today's newspapers could help predict a country's obesity rates in three years, according to findings recently published in the journal BMC Public …
Adventurous eaters more likely to be healthy, new study shows
Are you willing to sample chocolate-covered silkworm pupae? What about blood sausage or, for the vegetarians among us, some shoo-fly pie (one of my personal favorites)? …
“They might be slightly healthier, but they’ll still be junk foods”: Expert comments on trans-fat ban
As you've probably heard, the FDA ruled last week to ban trans-fats and phase them out of all food products over the next three years. …
Stanford initiative aims to simultaneously improve education and maternal-child health in South Africa
What if we could "leapfrog" over the education and technology gap in low-resource countries, while at the same time improving maternal and early childhood health …
FDA changes regulation for antibiotic use in animals
Livestock can no longer be fed antibiotics "preventatively" or to help them grow bigger. The FDA has ruled to change their regulations of how drugs can be …
Study finds arm circumference is accurate measure of malnutrition in children with diarrheal illnesses
Malnutrition is a leading cause of mortality in children under the age of five, contributing to approximately 3.5 million child deaths worldwide each year. Currently, the World Health Organization and …
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory: Med student encourages community engagement
Right after graduating from Stanford, Steve (Suk) Ko moved to East Palo Alto with some friends who were also recent graduates. They put all their effort …
Raw milk still a health hazard, says Stanford doctor
In spite of looser regulations around the sale of unpasteurized milk, it's still unsafe to drink. That's the message from Stanford pediatric infectious disease expert …
Sticky situation: How sugar affects our health
Here's a shocking statistic: On average, Americans consume three pounds of sugar each week, or 3,550 pounds in an entire lifetime. This leads some to …