(3/15/2021, CNN) “In 1999, the late William Anthony, a psychologist and Boston University professor, and his wife, Camille, instituted National Napping Day. Their intent was to overcome American cultural prejudice against napping and to raise awareness about the health benefits of catching up on quality sleep.” Read the article
(3/15/2021, The Daily Free Press) “Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences held an event Thursday titled “Three Steps to Maximizing Nutrition and Satisfaction” focused on balancing food intake and creating strategies for healthy eating. Rachel Reynolds, the assistant director and senior nutritionist at BU’s Sargent Choice Nutrition Center and licensed dietitian, led […]
(3/4/2021, Boston25 TV) “There’s so much that could go into increasing your risk for obesity. It can be genetics, it could be the environment, it could be mental health.”- Joan Salge Blake, clinical professor of nutrition Watch the segment
(2/26/2021, RD Lounge) Expert Quote: “It’s not surprising that more than 80% of Americans have altered their eating habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, cooking more at home and dining out less. This is good news, as dietitians know that home-cooked meals tend to not only be more petite in portions and lower in sodium, saturated […]
(2/24/2021, The Healthy) Expert Quote: “A lot of times, what happens with our hands and specifically our thumbs is that we use them incorrectly as tools.” – Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy Read the article
(3/2/2021, 23ABC News) “The GRE presents a real barrier to people. It is disproportionately powerful in its effect on racial and ethnic minorities.” – Christopher Moore, Dean of the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Read the article
(1/25/2021, Social Sport) In this podcast, Nutrition Professor Paula Quatromoni and Olympian David Proctor (Sargent ’08) discuss the need to diversify eating disorder care, gaps in current research, and RED-S in male athletes. Listen.
(Boston25 TV) Expert Quote: “When you think healthy snacks, think fruits, vegetables, and dairy.” – Joan Salge Blake, clinical professor of nutrition Watch the segment
(1/19/2021, BU Today) “My fellow Americans, and citizens around the world, I’d like to start this address by acknowledging “the Native Peoples on whose ancestral homelands we gather, as well as the diverse and vibrant Native communities who make their home here today” [from the National Museum of the American Indian Land Acknowledgement]. I’d also […]
(1/13/2021, NBC News) Expert Quote: “If I had to pick one important thing, it’s that a chair be easily adjustable.” – Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy Read this article
(Boston25 TV) Expert Quote: “Less than a quarter of Americans are [consuming less than 10% of their calories from saturated fat].” – Joan Salge Blake, clinical professor of nutrition Watch the segment
(1/28/2021, U.S News & World Report) Expert Quote: “Let your oven do all the work for you as you roast the veggies and then just puree the soup in a blender.” – Joan Salge Blake, clinical professor of nutrition Read the article
(12/7/2020, The New York Times) The most important thing you can do is to take breaks, according to Karen Jacobs, an occupational therapist, board-certified ergonomist and clinical professor at Boston University. Ideally, you should get up and move every 20 minutes, untethering yourself from your computer and anything else that aggravates your carpal tunnel, a passage […]
(12/9/2020, Psychology Today) A new study by Research Associate Professor Virginia Best suggests that in “cocktail party” listening situations, people’s eye position steers their visual attention—which, in turn, guides their auditory attention. “Our primary motivation was an intuition that eye position may be especially critical within these [cocktail party] situations, where there is substantial energetic and […]
(12/3/2020, U.S News & World Report) Expert Quote: “According to the American Frozen Food Institute, which represents America’s frozen food and beverage makers, the consumer has recently found relief from cooking fatigue by strolling down the frozen food aisle of the supermarket. The sales of frozen meals have increased over 15% from last year, according […]