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A young girl puts fresh produce in a bag on a store counter

Fresh, Healthy Food—at the Convenience Store?

November 18, 2022

The Baltimore Urban Food Distribution project aims to help corner stores offer fresh produce and other healthy options.

A woman at Akinlapa oil farm filters the fresh palm fruits. Abiodun Jamiu

Delicious and Nutritious: The Unrealized Potential of Red Palm Oil

September 01, 2022

Jotham Suez and PhD candidate Annie Gao quantify bacteriophages.

6 Things to Know About the Microbiome and Your Health

August 19, 2022

The bacteria, viruses, and other bugs in your body have a major impact on your well-being.

Patient with tourniquet getting blood drawn

Prediabetes Explained: An Under-the-Radar and Common Condition That Doesn’t Have to Lead to a Diabetes Diagnosis

August 15, 2022

A prediabetes diagnosis is not necessarily a precursor to diabetes. It’s an important intervention opportunity for a condition that is potentially reversible with modest weight loss through exercise and healthy eating habits.

Various products with black octagonal symbols warning against high amounts of sugar, salt, calories or saturated fatty acids lie on a bench.

Food Marketing is Violating Children’s Rights—Low- and Middle-Income Countries are Leading the Charge to Regulate It

August 15, 2022

Undernourished child getting arm measured

Food Insecurity in the Time of COVID

June 29, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity globally, with especially dire impacts in low- and middle-income countries.

Food/Nutrition Faculty

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Food/Nutrition? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Martin W. Bloem

Professor

Environmental Health and Engineering

Parul Christian

Professor

International Health

Parul Christian, DrPH '96, MSc, studies how to improve maternal and child nutrition and prevent micronutrient deficiencies with effective solutions in low-income settings.

Roni A. Neff

Associate Professor

Environmental Health and Engineering

Roni Neff, PhD '06, ScM, researches ways to cut food waste and address climate change through more resilient, equitable, and healthy food systems.

Keeve E. Nachman

Associate Professor

Environmental Health and Engineering

Food/Nutrition

Food/Nutrition Planning Headlines

Fresh, Healthy Food—at the Convenience Store?

Delicious and Nutritious: The Unrealized Potential of Red Palm Oil

6 Things to Know About the Microbiome and Your Health

Prediabetes Explained: An Under-the-Radar and Common Condition That Doesn’t Have to Lead to a Diabetes Diagnosis

Food Marketing is Violating Children’s Rights—Low- and Middle-Income Countries are Leading the Charge to Regulate It

Food Insecurity in the Time of COVID

Food/Nutrition Faculty

Martin W. Bloem

Parul Christian

Roni A. Neff

Keeve E. Nachman

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Targeting Intestinal Divalent Metal Ion Transporter 1 (DMT1) to Enhance the Effectiveness of Iron Supplementation and to Mitigate Excessive Iron Absorption in Iron-loading Disorders