Selena Ahmed
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Selena Ahmed, PhD, FAHA, is the Global Executive Director of The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) and Dean of Food EDU based at the American Heart Association.

Op-Ed | Food Systems at the Threshold: Wonder Between What Is and What Could Be

The relationships we cultivate shape what becomes possible. When those relationships flourish, food systems flourish—and so do we.

Op-Ed | Tasting the Landscape: A Love Letter to the Biology of Food and Being

The molecules of different foods meet within us, shaping our senses, our cells, and our connection to the living world.

Op-Ed | The Future of Protein Is Delicious and Data-Backed

If we want to shift diets at scale, we have to start with taste. As science reveals how protein quality shapes flavor and function, taste is the on ramp to healthy diets from sustainable food systems.