Category Archives: nutrition and health

more about day 6 in Puebla

Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin

Our final speaker of the day yesterday, Dr Sandra Solis, discussed the anti-poverty programs in Mexico. She began with a historical overview of these programs, which change each six years (with the president). From the outside, the programs follow a … Continue reading →

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eating fruits and vegetables makes you happy!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

Scores of scholarly papers remind us that our physical health is related to the quality and quantity of our food intake. Government messages about produce consumption – think of “eating five a day” – encourage us to eat sufficient amounts … Continue reading →

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more on the relative costs of healthy/unhealthy food – wonkish

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

I’ve had a chance to read the recent Economic Research Service report called “Are Healthy Foods Really More Expensive?”, written by Carlson and Frazao. The main finding of the research is that whether healthy foods are more expensive depends on … Continue reading →

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decompressing the Wagner Food Policy Alliance event

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

Last night, I had a friendly conversation with the co-CEO of Whole Foods, Walter Robb, at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. Soon, I am told, there will be a podcast available, so those of you who were unable to … Continue reading →

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access to organic food

Posted on October 15, 2011 by admin

I have conducted a fair amount of research into organic food consumers, which has shown that  education is the most important factor in determining whether someone will buy organic food. The statistical results are rather striking, and show that as … Continue reading →

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more on federal nutrition benefits

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

In interest of being precise (and this was pointed out by two NYU students – Mike Bulger and Daniel Bowman Simon), SNAP benefits can be used to buy organic food, but WIC benefits cannot. Junk food can be purchased with … Continue reading →

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