Why People With Celiac Disease Struggle More When Food Is Hard to Afford
Researchers studied 397 adults with celiac disease to understand how struggling to afford food affects their health. They found that about 1 in 6 people with …
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Why College Students' Food Choices Matter More Than You Think
Researchers studied over 1,100 college students in Ontario, Canada to understand what influences their eating habits. They found that students who eat …
Read MoreHow Free Groceries Plus Coaching Help People Control Diabetes
Researchers tested whether giving people with diabetes free healthy groceries plus help from a community health worker could improve their blood sugar control. …
Read MoreCash Payments Help Families Eat Better Food
Researchers studied what happened when low-income families in Massachusetts received extra money each month to buy food. Over nine months, some families got up …
Read MoreGluten-Free Foods Still Hard to Find and Expensive in UK
People with celiac disease need to eat gluten-free foods for life, but a new study shows these foods are still difficult to find in stores and cost more than …
Read MoreHow Your Neighborhood Shapes What You Eat and How Active You Are
Researchers in Accra, Ghana studied how the design of neighborhoods—like whether there are parks, sidewalks, and grocery stores nearby—affects what people eat …
Read MoreWhy Younger Brazilians Eat More Junk Food Than Their Parents
Researchers compared what Brazilian adults ate in two different time periods (2008-2009 and 2017-2018) to see how eating habits changed between generations. …
Read MoreCan Online Grocery Shopping Help Low-Income Families Buy Healthier Food?
Researchers tested whether an online grocery shopping program could help low-income families with children buy more fruits and vegetables. They worked with 59 …
Read MoreCan Supermarkets Help Older Adults Eat Better Foods?
Researchers in Japan are testing whether special programs in supermarkets can help older people eat a wider variety of healthy foods. As people age, eating …
Read MoreWhy Where You Live Affects Your Kidney Health
A new review shows that access to healthy food is a major factor in kidney disease. Researchers found that people who struggle to find or afford nutritious …
Read MoreMapping Where Indigenous Communities Get Their Food
Researchers in India are creating detailed maps to show where Indigenous tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh can access food. This study is important because …
Read MoreWhy Rural Americans Eat More Ultra-Processed Foods Than City Dwellers
Researchers looked at what Americans eat based on where they live—in big cities, smaller towns, or rural areas. They found that adults living in rural areas …
Read MoreDelivering Healthy Food to Your Door Helps Control Diabetes
Researchers tested whether sending specially chosen groceries to people's homes could help them better manage their diabetes. They worked with 101 adults who …
Read MoreWhy Having Enough Food Matters for Your Happiness
Researchers in Turkey surveyed 526 people to understand how having reliable access to food affects overall happiness and well-being. They found that people who …
Read MoreHealthy Grocery Delivery Lowers Blood Pressure in Black Adults
Researchers tested whether delivering healthy groceries to people's homes could lower their blood pressure. They studied 180 Black adults in Boston who had …
Read MoreWhy Some Americans Struggle to Afford Healthy Food and What It Does to Their Health
A new review of recent research shows that millions of Americans don't have reliable access to nutritious food, and this problem is getting worse. The study …
Read MoreWhen Food is Hard to Find: How It Affects People Before Weight Loss Surgery
Researchers studied 818 people preparing for weight loss surgery to understand how struggling to get enough food affects their eating habits and emotions. They …
Read MoreBringing Heart-Healthy Groceries Home to Lower Blood Pressure
Researchers created a program called GoFresh that delivers groceries following a proven heart-healthy eating plan (called DASH) directly to Black adults in …
Read MoreFree Healthy Food Helps Pregnant Women Feel Better
Researchers in Delaware tested a new program that gives pregnant women free, healthy food delivered to their homes. Seven women who finished the program shared …
Read MoreFree Healthy Groceries Help Heart Patients Eat Less Salt
Researchers wanted to see if giving people free groceries could help them eat healthier after a heart attack. They gave 309 people recovering from heart …
Read MoreHow Moving to a New Country Changes What African Immigrants Eat
When people from Sub-Saharan Africa move to wealthier countries like the United States or Canada, they face big changes in their food choices and eating …
Read MoreLiving in Poor Areas Raises Stroke Risk More Than Lack of Grocery Stores
Researchers studied over 1,800 stroke cases in Cincinnati to see if living in "food deserts" - poor areas with limited access to healthy food - increases …
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