Nutrition

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: MAHA Report, Worker Heat Protections, and Droughts in Europe

Food Tank covers U.S. food aid cuts, European climate threats, PepsiCo’s revised targets, and a new push to protect workers from heat.

Op-Ed | Exploring a Just Transition for Livestock Agriculture and Cellular Agriculture

Regenerative livestock farming, cellular agriculture, and precision fermentation each play a role in strengthening the food supply.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Cuts, Soda Bans, and Avian Flu

A look at soda bans, school meal impacts, and what climate data says about our food future.

MAHA Commission Releases Report on Childhood Chronic Illness

A new report from Trump’s MAHA Commission says kids are sicker than ever—and blames UPFs, toxins, and too many meds. Critics say it’s missing key facts.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Gene-Edited Livestock, Water Scarcity Solutions, and Ocean Deregulation

This week, we’re looking at deregulated fishing zones, drought solutions in Libya, and a stalled FDA response to food safety violations.

Planting for the Future: Expanding School Food Forests

School food forests offer a lasting solution to student nutrition, climate resilience, and hands-on education. Now, NFSN is working to scale them nationwide.

Op-Ed | Adopting Sustainable Diets: Local Action Drives Larger Change in EU

Guidelines to improve diets are not always adapted to regional traditions. Yet Eating is a deeply personal and cultural matter.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: USDA Departures, Traditional African Food Systems, and El Niño

This week, we’re looking at USDA resignations, food security risks, and whether dairy is making a comeback.

This Black-led Food Collective Fights Food Apartheid with Education, Land Reclamation, and Storytelling

A new documentary tells the story of East Knoxville’s food apartheid problem and the community members fighting for change.

An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health

Food is Medicine programs, when designed effectively, can improve eaters’ health, support farmers, and advance nutrition equity.

Transforming Health Through Food: The Role of Education, Access, and Environment

Food is medicine and eating for health go beyond the doctor’s office—learn how equity and environment impact wellbeing.

Could Eating Well Save Our Lives?

Illnesses caused by poor dietary health contribute to millions of deaths each year.

The Fight for the Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program, which provides extra money for food assistance recipients to purchase fresh produce from local farmers, faces budget cuts. Food justice advocates are fighting to keep the program afloat.

Nourishing Communities, Advancing Health: Two Days of Dynamic Conversations

These two days of conversation will look at solutions that cultivate nourished, resilient communities.

Improving Access to Healthy Diets Is ‘Clearly Actionable’

Roughly one third of people in the world still can’t access a healthy diet, but there are solutions.

New Food is Medicine Network Aims to Transform Healthcare

A new national network is working to make food a standard part of healthcare, tackling chronic disease and improving patient outcomes through nutrition.

More than a Meal: Forti Foods’ Mission to End Malnutrition with Dignity

Forti Foods is tackling malnutrition with fortified meals that are designed to empower communities.

21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems

These 21 books dig deep into the complexities of food, farming, and climate—offering insights for a better future.

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