2012-05-24T21:04:15Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/nutrition.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/05/23/RAND.html May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012

If we want to make progress on the now-global obesity epidemic, we must challenge the status quo and make unhealthy food the new tobacco, writes Helen Wu.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200113.html May 21, 2012 May 21, 2012

A review of menu nutrition information in U.S. sit-down chain restaurants found that 96 percent of main entrées exceeded the daily limits for calories, sodium, fat, and saturated fat recommended by the USDA.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120090.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

This editorial uses a recent meta-analysis on the effects of vitamin C on blood pressure to highlight pitfalls in nutrition research design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120030.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

The availability of junk food does not significantly increase BMI or obesity among a group of fifth-graders even though they are likely to buy junk food.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120028.html Feb 29, 2012 Feb 29, 2012

It's widely assumed that living near fast-food restaurants and convenience stores encourages overconsumption, while supermarkets encourage healthier diets. However, an analysis found no robust link between food environment and consumption in youths, indicating a more complicated relationship than some theories suppose.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF298.html Nov 14, 2011 Nov 14, 2011

The U.S. military has had a long-standing interest in the potential for dietary supplements to enhance performance and optimize health among military service personnel. An expert panel considered issues pertaining to the development, assessment (of both efficacy and safety), and regulation of multicomponent dietary supplements for the military.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9508.html Aug 3, 2011 Aug 3, 2011

Summarizes key RAND studies on the causes of obesity, its economic and health consequences, and potential strategies for prevention, including work on health care costs, junk food, food deserts, school meals, and proximity of parks.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF288.html Jun 2, 2011 Jun 2, 2011

The U.S. military has had a longstanding interest in the potential for dietary supplements to enhance performance and optimize health as well as an interest in their safety. An expert panel considered current policies regulating dietary supplement use among other similar groups (such as among athletes and pilots) and issues involved in crafting military policies and education about supplement use.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110034.html Jan 31, 2011 Jan 31, 2011

Geographic variation in food prices across the US affects youth's consumption of fruit, vegetables and milk; price variation does not seem to affect consumption of fast food or soft drinks, perhaps because consumption is less price sensitive.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100133.html Jan 31, 2011 Jan 31, 2011

This project developed and designed Students for Nutrition and eXercise (SNaX), an intervention aimed at translating school obesity-prevention policies into practice with peer advocacy of healthy eating and school cafeteria changes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100273.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011

Cafeteria food in California children's hospitals gets an average rating on a nutritional scale. Cafeterias could improve by providing nutritional information, using signage to promote healthy choices, and eliminating impulse items at the register.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110063.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

A low fat diet may be a cost-effective strategy for preventing breast and ovarian cancers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110095.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

The existing scientific literature does not adequately address questions about the safety of probiotics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9327/index1.html

This research brief summarizes a study suggesting that though lack of will power is blamed for failure to maintain a diet, the more likely culprit is automatic responses to cues to eat and the availability of cheap, convenient, high-calorie foods.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9375/index1.html

This fact sheet summarizes a study examining the variation of the intake of fruits and vegetables for blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, in addition to the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and this intake.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9140/index1.html

With a reported rise in the number of procedures -- and complications -- researchers at the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center examined the effectiveness and risks of weight loss surgery by analyzing nearly 150 published studies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9139/index1.html

To assess the effectiveness and safety of prescription weight-loss medications, researchers at the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center analyzed 78 published studies of the most popular diet drugs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100096.html Aug 31, 2010 Aug 31, 2010

Reducing consumption of salty snacks, candy, cookies may be more effective than exercise in combating obesity

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100104.html Jul 31, 2010 Jul 31, 2010

Community-based participatory research promotes community engagement in improving depression care.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/07/19/index1.html Jul 18, 2010 Jul 18, 2010

Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood will be the focus of a RAND Corporation study that will examine how a full-service grocery store can influence the health of residents served by the store.