Nutrition

Military Health and Health Care

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Inequitable Marine Corps Body Composition Policies and Their Impact on the Health of the Force
The Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program is potentially harming Marines. The Marine Corps should consider pausing the policy while it further examines its effects on individual health and considers developing a new health-focused policy that includes requirements designed to reflect the diversity of the force.
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Mar 25, 2022
Joslyn Fleming @joslynmfleming, Jeannette Gaudry Haynie

Military Veterans

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Why Are U.S. Veterans at Heightened Risk of Food Insecurity?
U.S. veterans are at great risk of food insecurity, but there is limited understanding of exactly how many veterans lack resources to attain adequate and nutritious food and why. If resources are to be directed more effectively, the United States needs better clarity into the magnitude of the problem.
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Nov 24, 2021
Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz, Andrea Richardson @ASRichardson3
Nutrition Policy

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The Biden Administration's Chance to Improve SNAP and Nutrition Support
If policymakers were to make permanent the relaxed rules forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, it could be a start to increased racial equity in SNAP. Given broad public support for SNAP, making benefits easier to access, particularly for those already eligible, could be a bipartisan priority.
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May 19, 2021
Sameer M. Siddiqi @Sameer_Siddiqi
Racial Equity

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L.A.'s High Unemployment, RAND's New Research Center, Twitter: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on unemployment in the Los Angeles area, the new RAND Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy, food consumption in the UK, and more.
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Aug 14, 2020
Nutrition Policy

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We Are What We Eat: Understanding Food Consumption for Healthier and More Sustainable Diets
Despite a rise in ethical and sustainable eating, most people still make their food choices based on price, convenience, and taste. What policies can help support more healthy decisionmaking?
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Aug 12, 2020
Camilla d'Angelo
Food Insecurity

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Food Access: Challenges and Solutions Brought on by COVID-19
For the 14.3 million American households already experiencing food insecurity before the pandemic, shutdowns and restrictions have created new layers of hardship. Tremendous efforts are already underway to help. But the weeks to come will surely demand more creative solutions from the public and private sectors.
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Mar 31, 2020
Sameer M. Siddiqi @Sameer_Siddiqi, Jonathan H. Cantor, et al.
Neighborhood Influences on Health

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Pittsburgh's Hill District Is Losing More Than a Supermarket
When the Shop 'n Save in Pittsburgh's Hill District closed its doors for good, residents lost the ability to go to a supermarket near their homes. But they also lost something less tangible: a symbol of hope, opportunity, and change for their neighborhood.
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Apr 1, 2019
Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz, La'Vette Wagner
Community-Based Health Care

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Faith-Based Organizations Promote Well-Being in Underserved Communities
Kathryn Derose, a senior policy researcher at RAND and an Episcopal deacon, works with Latino and African-American churches to address health issues in their communities. Her research has shown the power of the pulpit to fight health disparities, counter stigma, and encourage healthy living.
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Jan 4, 2019
Diet and Eating Habits

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A New Way to Reduce Sugary Beverage Consumption
Where items are placed and promoted in stores is the most important predictor of what people buy. If stores restricted sugary beverages to a single out-of-the-way area, people who really wanted to buy them could, but would have to intentionally seek them out. Others might be less likely to buy a sweetened drink on impulse.
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Oct 1, 2018
Deborah A. Cohen
Childhood Obesity

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Why 'Guilt-Free' Lanes at the Supermarket Could Help Fight Obesity
The United Kingdom is banishing so-called “guilt lanes,” supermarket cash register aisles permeated by junk food. This is a necessary step in the nation's fight against obesity. But what's really needed is a comprehensive approach.
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Jul 5, 2018
Deborah A. Cohen
Diet and Eating Habits

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Junk-Food Havens: Vending Machines Don't Belong in the Workplace
In the middle of a nationwide obesity epidemic, a handy device dripping with temptation often lurks around the workplace corner—the vending machine. Decreasing the ubiquity and availability of low-nutrient junk food could go a long way toward addressing obesity in the United States.
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Jun 29, 2018
Deborah A. Cohen
Diet and Eating Habits

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Why Obesity Rates Continue to Climb—and What Can Be Done to Stop It
Too many Americans are being harmed by a food environment that lacks the necessary standards to make it easier for people to maintain a healthy weight. Policies aimed at portion control and cleaning up the food swamp could make a difference.
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Apr 26, 2018
Deborah A. Cohen
Nutrition Policy

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Fighting Obesity: Why Chile Should Continue Placing 'Stop Signs' on Unhealthy Foods
By instituting its innovative food warning label policies, Chile has become a beacon of light to countries around the world. The new government would do well to consider why it should maintain these policies, which in the long run will benefit business and the country as a whole.
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Mar 19, 2018
Deborah A. Cohen
Obesity

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What the World Can Learn from Chile's Obesity-Control Strategies
Nearly 30 years into the ongoing global epidemic of obesity and chronic diseases, Chile has taken the lead in identifying and implementing obesity-control strategies that could prove to be the beginning of the end of the epidemic. The country's success on this front can serve as a lesson plan other countries could follow.
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Dec 30, 2017
Deborah A. Cohen
Diet and Eating Habits

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Fixing America's Food Deserts Alone Won't Fix Our Terrible Diets
It's clearly hard to make healthy food choices if you can't get to a store that offers them. But what matters most is what you put in your cart once you get there.
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Dec 11, 2017
Christine Anne Vaughan, Tamara Dubowitz @TamaraDubowitz
Health and Wellness Promotion

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Candy Out of Sight, Out of Mind
CVS is cutting back on candy at the cash register, making junk food less visible and "healthier" snacks easier to find. Any move that nudges consumers toward healthier choices should be applauded, but CVS could take the lead as a retailer and do away with junk food displays by the cash register altogether.
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Oct 31, 2017
Deborah A. Cohen

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Nutrition

Inequitable Marine Corps Body Composition Policies and Their Impact on the Health of the Force

Why Are U.S. Veterans at Heightened Risk of Food Insecurity?

The Biden Administration's Chance to Improve SNAP and Nutrition Support

L.A.'s High Unemployment, RAND's New Research Center, Twitter: RAND Weekly Recap

We Are What We Eat: Understanding Food Consumption for Healthier and More Sustainable Diets

Food Access: Challenges and Solutions Brought on by COVID-19

Pittsburgh's Hill District Is Losing More Than a Supermarket

Faith-Based Organizations Promote Well-Being in Underserved Communities

A New Way to Reduce Sugary Beverage Consumption

Why 'Guilt-Free' Lanes at the Supermarket Could Help Fight Obesity

Junk-Food Havens: Vending Machines Don't Belong in the Workplace

Why Obesity Rates Continue to Climb—and What Can Be Done to Stop It

Fighting Obesity: Why Chile Should Continue Placing 'Stop Signs' on Unhealthy Foods

What the World Can Learn from Chile's Obesity-Control Strategies

Fixing America's Food Deserts Alone Won't Fix Our Terrible Diets

Candy Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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