Resolve to Un-Diet
By: Eve Lahijani, M.S., R.D. UCLA Residential Life Nutrition Health Educator Dieting to lose weight is among the most popular resolutions of every new year. Unfortunately however, 95-98% of the […]
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Influencing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015
By: Janet Leader, MPH, R.D. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), established jointly by the US Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, drives the policies behind federal food […]
Discover Dig at UCLA
By: Ian Davies, 4th-year Undergraduate at UCLA studying Environmental Science and GIS Every Sunday at around 12:30, students gather at a little plot of land tucked away in the back […]
What I know, what I do…
By: Michael Goldstein, Associate Vice Provost, Healthy Campus Initiative Everyone has a favorite comfort food. For me it’s Jelly Belly Sours. No, not the full array of a zillion Jelly […]
Beauty and Richness of Food in Own Lives and Cultures
By: Janet Leader, MPH, RD, Associate Director of Nutrition Services, Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health With all of the buzz on campus about nutrition, […]
My Adventure with the CSA Box
By: Julie K Kwan, MS, AHIP Associate Director, UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library and UCLA Science and Engineering Library Distinguished Librarian, UCLA Library Last winter, a colleague posted on her […]
What are your New Year’s resolutions?
By: Peter Angelis, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Housing & Hospitality Services, UCLA It may already be the month of February, but it’s never too late to start thinking about personal health […]
This is Your Brain on Chocolate
By April Thames, Ph.D. For those of us who are chocolate lovers, it is no surprise that the mere sight or smell of chocolate immediately peaks our mood and interest. […]
Classics in Eating Research: Babies are masterful eaters
By A. Janet Tomiyama, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology Everyone knows that we need to eat healthy to be healthy, but that’s often easier said than done. […]
Seasonal Foods
Modern technology and transportation systems have enabled us to obtain various types of foods year-round. However, the quality of fruits and vegetables fluctuate with the seasons. Seasonality refers to a […]
The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA is envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel.
