Nutrition Policy Institute
@npi.ucanr.edu
The @ucanr.bsky.social Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) envisions a world where healthy foods, beverages & physical activity are convenient, accessible, affordable & sustainable for all. NPI conducts and translates policy-relevant research.
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New study finds dietary improvements without changes in weight for toddlers who adhere to recommendations to drink fat-free or low-fat milk by age two | Nutrition Policy Institute News
The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that toddlers transition from whole milk to fat-free or low-fat milk by the time they reach two years of age to reduce saturated fat intake and...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Learn more about this new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior: ucanr.edu/blog/nutriti...
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Water First — Partnerships for Research in Child Health
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January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Water Promotion for Overweight Prevention in Schoolchildren: For Whom Does It Work Best? – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Promoting water consumption as an alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages helped
to prevent overweight among students in a trial of the Water First intervention. This
study investigated the heterogen...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Nutrition Policy Institute’s initial response to the new 2025-30 Dietary Guidelines for Americans | Nutrition Policy Institute News
On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). The newly released Guidelines deviate...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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New Journal of Nutrition review examines how nutrition ecology shapes child and adolescent development | Nutrition Policy Institute News
A new review published in the Journal of Nutrition highlights how children’s and adolescents’ nutrition—and its impact on health, learning, and development—is shaped by a complex nutrition ecology tha...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Longer WIC Participation Contributes to Healthier Diets Among Young Children - Center for Poverty and Inequality Research
By Lauren E. Au, UC Davis; Hannah R. Thompson, UC Berkeley; Lorrene D. Ritchie, UC ANR; Brenda Sun, Thea P. Zimmerman, Westat; Shannon E. Whaley, PHFE WIC; Amanda Reat, Westat; Kavitha Sankavaram, USD...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Here's what @ucdavis.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu researchers have to say about the USDA ending food insecurity reporting: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#foodinsecurity #usda #foodpolicy #hungerawareness | UC Davis Nutrition
The USDA has announced it will no longer conduct its annual Household Food Security Survey. This survey has been a critical tool for more than 30 years—tracking who in the U.S. struggles to access en...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Here's what @ucdavis.bsky.social and @ucanr.edu researchers have to say about the USDA ending food insecurity reporting: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Read the full USDA ERS report, "Household Food Security in the United States in 2024.": www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
Household Food Security in the United States in 2024 | Economic Research Service
An estimated 86.3 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2024, with access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. The rem...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Read the full USDA ERS report, "Household Food Security in the United States in 2024.": www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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