St. Helena Culinary Institute of America Hosts Conference on Helping Americans Eat Better
Coverage from Napa Valley Register, featuring Walter Willett
Coverage from Napa Valley Register, featuring Walter Willett
Coverage from The Dallas Morning News, featuring Walter Willett
The long-awaited new U.S. dietary guidelines are a step in the right direction, but they don’t go quite far enough to spell out what Americans need to do to stay healthy—not a surprise, some critics say, given the strong influence of the food industry on U.S. food policy. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released … Continue reading “New U.S. Dietary Guidelines 2010: Progress, Not Perfection”
Coverage from The Washington Post, featuring Walter Willett
Coverage from USA Today, featuring Walter Willett
Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., has pledged to cut the trans fat, salt, and sugar from thousands of its grocery products by 2015 in the U.S.—and to cut prices on produce and other healthy foods.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come under fire from politicians and potato lobbyists over its proposal to cut back on French fries and potatoes in school lunch and offer broccoli and other vegetables instead. Yet its plan is based on sound science—and could help turn around this country’s obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Coverage from U.S. News and World Report, featuring Walter Willett
Coverage from The Washington Post, featuring Walter Willett
Coverage from Reuters, featuring Dariush Mozaffarian