Nutrition Policy Institute

We've probably all heard about the latest nutrition study. The one that says a certain kind of food may cause cancer.

Raw hunger or thirst usually draws people to buy snacks from vending machines.

Visitor clearance survey UC ANR has been using a web-based daily clearance to work survey to ensure that employees who are working onsite or engaged in in-person field work, research or extension activities are free of COVID-19 symptoms.

Retailer attitudes pertaining to excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are shared in a new study by Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) affiliated researchers Kristine Madsen and Jennifer Falbe.

The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) brings together California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California (UC) and representatives of private and independent colleges in California to share best practices in campus sustainability efforts.

The Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) hosted an online Brown Bag event on Tuesday, June 30 from 12:00-1:00pm PDT titled "CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California - Programmatic Strategies, Adaptation to COVID-19, and Areas for Intentional Collaboration with NPI".

In their latest study, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers found that staff in schools with sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) vending machines in staff lounges were more likely to report consuming one or more SSBs per day compared to staff without SSB vending in staff lounges.

The federal government shutdown from December 22, 2018 January 25, 2019 created an unprecedented disruption in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the largest single source of added sugars in the U.S. diet.

The Nutrition Policy Institute and the Berkeley Food Institute have developed resources in English and Spanish for UC Cooperative Extension advisors and county directors to provide to community members.