WeighingIn Blog

This week, in , Wei Perng, MPH, MD, dives into what real traditional American food looks like.

What are traditional American dishes? Wei Perng, MPH, MD

This month, one of CoRAL's newest research assistants, Kameela Afifi, analyzes the negative side to artificial sweeteners. Read more here!

The Bittersweet Reality of Artificial Sweeteners ​

Emily Goldsmith weighs the pros and cons of cow's milk consumption in early development. https://bit.ly/3FfrmNQ

Sara Al-Zubi highlights the importance of supportive workplace policies for breastfeeding - read the post here: https://t.co/Z2fnLLOlRV

Senior Research Fellow Debby Lin, ScD discusses harmful chemical exposure in everyday life that we may not be aware of:

"Forever Chemicals" In The US Population ​Debby Lin, ScD

Student and Department of Population Medicine intern Cassandra Gong, BS shares what you can do to prevent cavities!

https://weighinginblog.org/blog/nutrition-and-oral-health-what-you-can-do-to-prevent-cavities

Wanted: Human Milk Donors: https://weighinginblog.org/blog/wanted-human-milk-donors

Imagine dropping by the grocery store to buy some milk – but alongside cow’s milk you see human milk from donors too. The cow’s milk costs about $3 per gallon, and there are mountains upon mountains of containers on the shelves. The human donor milk costs more than $500 per gallon and shelves are nearly empty. While dramatized here, this is the situation some neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and families encounter trying to feed their tiniest babies....

Wanted: Human Milk Donors ​ ​Andrew Parsons, Harvard Medical Student

Resilience in Nature: How Green Spaces Improve Our Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic:

Resilience In Nature: How Green Spaces Improve Our Health And Happiness During The COVID-19 Pandemic ​Peter James, ScD, MHS

Race/Ethnicity As A Variable in Epidemiological Research: Dr. ​Wei Perng, PhD, MPH provides important considerations here:

https://weighinginblog.org/blog/raceethnicity-as-a-variable-in-epidemiological-research

Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Why It Matters And How To Gain the "Right" Amount? ​Emily Goldsmith, MA discusses here:

https://weighinginblog.org/blog/weight-gain-in-pregnancy-why-it-matters-and-how-to-gain-the-right-amount

Can We Predict The Risk Of Diabetes? Dr. ​Diana Juvinao-Quintero, PhD provides insight:

https://weighinginblog.org/blog/can-we-predict-the-risk-of-diabetes

Does Neighborhood Opportunity Impact Adolescent Metabolic Risk? Check out the post from Dr. Izzuddin Aris, PhD here:

https://weighinginblog.org/blog/does-neighborhood-opportunity-impact-adolescent-metabolic-risk