🌍 Tomorrow: The 2025 EAT–Lancet Commission launches at the Stockholm Food Forum. Friedman School's Dr. Patrick Webb joins global experts exploring how to feed a growing population within planetary limits, while centering justice and equity. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/46TP3rr 🏷️ @patrickwebb.bsky.social

Friedman School alumnus Tong Deng Anei, N19 (MAHA) turned a childhood marked by war in Sudan into a lifelong mission of service. 🌍 From Tufts to the U.N., he now works to ensure that communities in South Sudan are supported with dignity and data-driven humanitarian action: https://bit.ly/4nq4tdI

Food allergy or food intolerance? The difference matters. Allergies involve the immune system and can be life-threatening. Intolerances affect digestion and are uncomfortable, but not life-threatening. “Sensitivities” aren’t a medical diagnosis. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48jumau

Famines remain a global threat, from Gaza to Sudan. New research from Friedman’s Paul Howe offers fresh tools to understand how famines form and how to prevent them, using integrated analysis and new ways to map their scale. Read more: https://bit.ly/3VOzlZh

In the Mississippi Delta, community voices are shaping solutions to food access challenges. Through the Delta GREENS Food is Medicine Project, Tufts researchers are working to build more equitable food systems. 🌱 Read more: now.tufts.edu/2025/09/02/m...

#NewPaper in Science Advances finds that domestic fishing vessels account for the majority of port visits around the world. Comprehensive inspections at port for both foreign and domestic fishing fleets are a key deterrent for #illegalfishing. 🔗 stanford.io/45LXlB2 📷 Hong Wu/Getty Images

🚰 Can wastewater surveillance work without sewers? A new study shows how communities without modern sanitation can still track wastewater to catch outbreaks, stopping dangerous diseases before they cross borders: now.tufts.edu/2025/08/13/c...

🛒 Dollar stores are on the rise, but are they hurting diets? A new Tufts study finds households often balance less healthy dollar store buys with more nutritious foods elsewhere: now.tufts.edu/2025/08/11/d...

🌍 Future foods, healthier planet. Tufts researchers, including Friedman School collaborators, show how biomaterials and cellular agriculture can help build sustainable food systems in a new Nature article: now.tufts.edu/2025/08/11/m...

On Point at @wbur.org with Meghna Chakrabarti had an interesting conversation this week with Dariush Mozaffarian from @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social, Kate Bauer from University of Michigan, and several SNAP participants, about waiver policies restricting what one can buy. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

Don’t fear fats, just pick the right ones. 🥑🌰 Healthy fats are essential and can actually improve your health, according to senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Alice H. Lichtenstein: now.tufts.edu/2025/08/04/d...

As the Gulf of Maine warms faster than almost anywhere on Earth, researchers, including Friedman School alums, are working with coastal communities to protect livelihoods and adapt to shifting seas: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/31/g...

💊 B vitamins are essential, but balance is key. A Tufts nutrition expert shares how to get enough of these eight nutrients without going overboard: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/28/a...

Food is a powerful form of medicine that can manage, prevent, and potentially reverse chronic diseases 🥗 Students across Tufts’ health sciences disciplines recently took part in a hands‑on culinary medicine course, built in partnership with Community Servings: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/22/c...

🧠How can B Vitamins affect brain and heart health? These eight nutrients can have an impact on dementia, cardiovascular disease, and more: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/23/h...

This year's #AAEA2025 coincides with launch of the UN system's #SOFI2025 report on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World. Beyond diet costs and affordability, this year's report includes new work from @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social and @fao.org on relative cost of different foods:

Faculty, students & alumni from the Friedman School are sharing cutting-edge research on nutrition, food systems & equity at the AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in Denver: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/21/f...

Friedman experts separate fact from fiction on plant-based oils, also known as seed oils, including what products to choose and why you might pick oil over butter or tallow: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/14/s...

🚨Our new paper examines how #ClimateChange threatens the achievement of #DecentWork in fishing, underscoring the urgent need for worker-driven, climate-sensitive labor policies. .https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X25002623#fig0005 @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social

Friedman experts share nutritious, safe and delicious options for your summer cookout: 🌽🍉 now.tufts.edu/2025/07/02/t...

Is there a nutritional advantage to picking one type of water over another? 💧 Read more on Tufts Now: now.tufts.edu/2025/07/02/o...

Thank you to @lacastanon.bsky.social for wonderful piece explaining the work of #FoodPricesForNutrition. It's a hot summer of new stuff from @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social, helping farmers and food suppliers meet health needs in the U.S. and worldwide.

A center of excellence focused on nutrition science and medicine is key to a new Tufts/Indian Institute of Science collaboration, with an agreement signed on June 23 by Tufts University President Sunil Kumar and IISc Director Govindan Rangarajan. Learn more: now.tufts.edu/2025/06/23/t...

☕️ Good news for black coffee lovers: A new study from researchers at the Friedman School links 1–2 cups a day to lower risk of death, but cream & sugar may cancel the benefits: now.tufts.edu/2025/06/16/h...

Should we eat more protein? Nutrition experts at Tufts explain when eating extra protein may be warranted, and when it’s not: 🥚🐟 now.tufts.edu/2025/06/10/s...

Friedman School scholars will be well represented at the 2025 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in Denver. 🌐Visit the link for a list of presenters, panels and awardees: now.tufts.edu/2025/06/05/f...

Effective obesity care is multifaceted. GLP-1 therapies achieve their full potential when combined with comprehensive lifestyle and nutritional support 💉 Read more on Tufts Now: now.tufts.edu/2025/06/04/l...

🥚Tufts nutrition experts say most of us already get enough protein, and more is not necessarily better: now.tufts.edu/2025/05/29/s...

The Friedman School continues to partner with The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life to recognize graduating Friedman School students for their civic engagement and community service. Meet this year's 2025 Honos Civicus Honorees: now.tufts.edu/2025/05/28/c...

This week, our community of researchers, students, and faculty is heading to ASN’s Nutrition 2025, the world’s leading conference for nutrition professionals. 🌱 Explore the full list of Friedman School highlights at ASN, including award winners and research sessions here: bit.ly/4dLdH0s

Schools across Tufts, including the Friedman School of Nutrition, presented degrees to 3,640 graduates during individual ceremonies throughout the afternoon. 🎓 now.tufts.edu/2025/05/18/s...

Tufts researchers from the Feinstein International Center at the Friedman School are working collaboratively to help vulnerable communities in the Southeast U.S. prepare for unprecedented heatwaves and flooding—not just the disasters they've seen before. now.tufts.edu/2025/05/12/f...

“No matter what your weight status, a healthy diet is important for better health,” Erin Hennessy, PhD, of @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social, told me. Check out my latest @nbcnews.com story:

Emerging research continues to clarify the link between diet and cancer risk, with strong evidence for colorectal cancer and alcohol-related cancers: now.tufts.edu/2025/04/30/l... #TuftsNutrition #PublicHealth #CancerPrevention #Nutrition

Given two weeks to live, Dr. Deborah Kennedy turned to food—blending nutrition science with culinary art to support her health. Her experience led her to find her purpose: teaching others to heal through food. 🍽️ Read about Deborah's inspiring journey: now.tufts.edu/2025/04/23/h...

Friedman School students, Dean Economos and Tougaloo College student Morgan Stanley, are shaping the future of food access through Delta GREENS—mentoring, research, and real-time impact in Mississippi. 🍎🔬 Read here: now.tufts.edu/2025/04/23/c...

Tufts experts, including Stanley N. Gershoff Professor Alice H. Lichtenstein, share what evidence exists—and doesn’t—to support using tallow over other oils and skin products: 🐄🧴 now.tufts.edu/2025/04/22/w...

We’re thrilled to announce that Danielle Nierenberg, co-founder of Food Tank, will be the 2025 Commencement Speaker at the Friedman School! 🎓 now.tufts.edu/2025/04/11/2...

Friedman School professor Erin Coughlan de Perez is working with a wide range of collaborators to see beyond the limitations of conventional weather records and help develop new perspectives for disaster planning. 🌳🌧️ now.tufts.edu/2025/04/08/n...

A new simulation study from The Friedman School's Food is Medicine Institute reveals that implementing these programs across 49 U.S. states could dramatically improve health outcomes for those with diet-sensitive conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. 🍽️ now.tufts.edu/2025/04/07/m...

A paper from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging identifies potential mechanisms by which vitamin K affects the brain as people age: 🥬🧠 now.tufts.edu/2025/04/07/n...

Congratulations to Elena Naumova on being named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific society! 🔗: now.tufts.edu/2025/03/27/t...

At the Tufts Institute for Artificial Intelligence (TIAI) Big Ideas Day, faculty, including Friedman School's Elena Naumova, highlighted the transformative potential of AI in public health, from improving tuberculosis treatments to enhancing humanitarian efforts. 🌐 now.tufts.edu/2025/03/24/e...

Stock your freezer with healthy, homemade meals and ingredients to save time, reduce waste, and enjoy nutritious meals with ease. 🥦🍲 now.tufts.edu/2025/03/13/t... #TuftsNutrition #HealthyEating #FreezerMeals #MealPrep

José M. Ordovás, senior scientist at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) and Friedman professor, shares the best foods to eat and avoid to reduce the risk of having a stroke. 🥗 now.tufts.edu/2025/03/13/b...

Researchers find majority of Americans surveyed, especially those affected by food and nutrition insecurity, would be interested in food-based nutrition interventions 🫑 now.tufts.edu/2025/03/12/f...

Major Jennifer Carpenter, a second-year PhD student at the Friedman School, is combining military leadership with research to tackle food insecurity within the military community. 🎖️ Read more about Jennifer's work in improving the lives of Soldiers and veterans: now.tufts.edu/2025/03/05/c...

Friedman students, Yamilet Perez Aragon and Emma Morris, recently visited Immokalee with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to learn about the Fair Food Program and worker-driven social responsibility in agriculture. 🚜🌱 Read more: now.tufts.edu/2025/02/28/v...

Most Americans want regulation of ultra-processed foods, and think the government should be more involved in our health. Great data from Dan Frommer @fromedome.bsky.social: newconsumer.com/trends/consu... Lots to discuss in #FoodPolicy #FoodEconomics & #FoodSky @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social

Teaching @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social students about the transformative change in agricultural working conditions driven by the #Worker-drivenSocialResponsibility model of the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social with a visit to the @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social now.tufts.edu/2025/02/28/v...