Tell FDA: To Help Prevent Birth Defects, Add a Warning Label on Unfortified Corn Masa Flour
Are the corn masa products you eat fortified with folic acid? Because too many babies in the Latino community suffer from birth defects like spina bif…
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Webinar: How to Fight El Asesino Silencioso
High blood pressure is a silent killer (el asesino silencioso in Spanish) that can spur heart disease and stroke among Latinos. Help us address heart …
Expand on Your Nutrition Education with CACFP Spanish-Language Resources
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federal program that ensures children and adults have access to nutritious meals and snacks by prov…
7 Reasons to Do SDoH Screening in Healthcare
Where you live can have a big impact on your health. Non-medical factors like where we are born, live, work, and age — known as social determinants …
USDA Limits Added Sugar and Sodium in School Meals!
School meals are getting healthier! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published its final rule to improve school food nutrition standards …
USDA Approves Big Changes to Improve Nutrition in WIC Food Packages
USDA has approved a final rule to improve nutrition and support breastfeeding in food packages in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women…
FDA’s Big Plan to Enhance Public Health in 2025
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its request for $7.2 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 propos…
Food Insecurity Linked to Rise of Fatty Liver Disease in Latino Children
Childhood cases of fatty liver disease have risen over the last decade, prompting researchers to search for answers in risk factors such as genes, bir…
Explore Trends with the Child Nutrition Dashboards
Check out USDA’s new data tool called the Child Nutrition Dashboard! The dashboard, which is comprised of public data published in the child nut…
What Are the 5 Principles of Obesity Care?
Obesity Care Week 2024 (#ObesityCareWeek) is here! From March 4-8, 2024, Obesity Care Week is an annual public awareness effort to end weight bias, as…