Healthy Eating Research

11/27/2025

Wishing you a restful holiday filled with joy, renewal, and plenty of healthy, delicious food!

11/25/2025

Our recent policy webinar series is full of great tips! Sessions cover topics like strategic science, communicating research for impact, and amplifying your work using digital platforms. Read the blog post and access all three recordings here: https://bit.ly/4oZygef

November 24, 2025 | Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity | Webinar Series Recap: Research for Policy Impact

11/20/2025

We’re pleased to share our newest grantees! These eight research projects focus on recent policy changes and their impact on nutrition programs and outcomes. Learn more about these projects: https://buff.ly/2omt6t9

11/18/2025

Deputy Director Megan Lott had the opportunity to meet WANDA (Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics And Agriculture), a transformative nonprofit building a movement of Black women and girls to become "food sheroes" in their communities.They've created an exceptional video on SNAP/WIC that breaks down these critical food assistance programs with clarity and cultural relevance (http://bit.ly/43ArLGb). In communities where diabetes, heart disease, and food insecurity disproportionately impact families, this kind of educational content is essential.WANDA is doing vital work at the intersection of nutrition education, health equity, and community empowerment, working toward a goal of reaching one million women and girls of African descent by 2030. Check them out: https://www.iamwanda.org/

🎬 WATCH NOW: Little WANDA Fights Hunger to Save SNAP and WIC! 🎶🍎💪🏾👧🏾✨ She’s only 5, but she’s spittin’ truth like a griot with greens! Little WANDA is...

11/14/2025

HER is honored to have been part of RWJF's 20-year commitment to addressing childhood obesity, and to be highlighted in ’s final of Childhood Obesity report, which reflects on 20 years of collective efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Over the last 20 years we’ve made huge strides in helping children grow up healthy and at a healthy weight. We’ve improved nutrition policy, built up a field of research, and strengthened partnerships across sectors. Read the full report ➡️

Dive into the State of Childhood Obesity report to see lessons to carry forward, insights from partners, and a timeline of 20 years of accomplishments.

11/11/2025

A new legislative health notefrom the Bloomberg School of Public Health examines how expanding state funding for the Healthy School Meals for All program could impact children’s nutrition, family finances, and long-term health. Read more here:

10/31/2025

Watch HER recorded webinar from Thursday, October 23 on “Amplifying Your Research Using Digital Platforms”

https://healthyeatingresearch.org/2025/09/amplifying-your-research-using-digital-platforms/

10/28/2025

As SNAP and WIC programs face funding uncertainty and stricter eligibility rules, millions of Americans will feel the effects. These shifts will impact veterans, parents, and small businesses alike.

10/24/2025

On October 1st, HER's Deputy Director, Megan Lott, joined panelists at the Duke Global Health Institute for a ThinkGlobal presentation on how nutrition science, policy-making, and media shape public trust in health and our food system. Check out the recorded presentation now available on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9glRyE2K-E

10/22/2025

Researchers, we invite you to join us this Thursday, October 23 to learn how researchers can use digital platforms such as LinkedIn to share research, highlight professional accomplishments, and network with colleagues.

Learn more and register:
https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vqZ4pjCkQJ2EAQFkjpEhDQ #/registration

10/17/2025

How has obesity impacted your community? Trust for America’s Health’s new report State of Obesity 2025: Better Policies for a Healthier America examines the impact of obesity on Individual health and the policy actions needed to reverse the high levels of obesity within many communities. The report aksi includes a special feature on ultra-processed foods and impacts on obesity rates. Read the full report at https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-report-2025

10/16/2025

This exciting webinar is NEXT WEEK - REGISTER TODAY!

Researchers, we invite you to join us on Thursday, October 23 to learn how researchers can use digital platforms such as LinkedIn to share research, highlight professional accomplishments, and network with colleagues.

Learn more and register:
https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vqZ4pjCkQJ2EAQFkjpEhDQ #/registration