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Nutrition

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Nutrition

Learning to Eat (Healthily) in Padua, Italy

July 17, 2023

Photo: Boston University SAR Assistant Professor of Nutrition Maura Walker, a white woman wearing a red shirt and black cardigan, poses for a photo at Bazaar Supermarket in Cambridge on May 5, 2023. She is doing cutting-edge nutrition research on topics including the gut microbiome, precision nutrition, and nutrigenomics. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Nutrition

Secrets of the Microbiome

May 26, 2023

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Screenings Should Now Begin at Age 40

May 12, 2023

Health & Wellness

My Big Idea: A Directory of Gluten-Free Products, Recipes, and Local Restaurants

April 18, 2023

Photo: Kellie Finley-Call, a white college student with a medium build wearing a bandana and a necklace, stocks the food pantry at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development on March 27, 2023. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Campus Life

BU Launches New Initiative Aimed at Fighting Student Hunger

April 11, 2023

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: BU’s Most-Read Science and Research Stories

December 13, 2022

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2022 in Review

Best of The Brink 2022: 10 Amazing Discoveries and Mind-Blowing Facts

December 12, 2022

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Food Ethics

Firing Up the Grill? Why It’s So Hard to Give Up Meat

July 17, 2022

Photo of Clinical Assistant Professor in Health Science, Hagere Yilma, posing for a photo. A Black woman with shoulder-length black hair styled in a twist-out hairstyle wearing a black, tunic-style blouse stands in front of a brick wall and smiles to the camera.

Anemia

Reducing Barriers to Anemia Treatment

June 2, 2022

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Public Health

The Contagion Next Time: How to Fight a Future Pandemic

October 30, 2021

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Genetics

How Genes Influence Food Choices, Obesity

October 14, 2021

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Cooking

He’s Gotta Fight! For Your Right! To Dehyyydrate!

July 26, 2021

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Nutrition

How Eating Competence and Intuitive Eating Can Improve Your Relationship with Food

March 31, 2021

Photo of Michelle Njoroge (CAS,SAR'21), Director of the Department of Social Advocacy for the Student Government during a tabling event in which the group got the word out about Terrier Meal Sharing. Mjoroge sets-up the sign-up system on a laptop at a booth, a white board on the table reads “Has food insecurity impacted you or your friends at BU? Yes or No” with columns for responses.

Campus Life

Economic Impact of Pandemic Has Boosted Demand for BU’s Program for Food-Insecure Students

November 25, 2020

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Food

A Cookbook for Your COVID Kitchen

June 11, 2020

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Books

A Zombie’s Guide to Healthy Eating: New Picture Book Makes Family Dinnertime Fun

February 18, 2020

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Health & Medicine

Four Healthy, Tasty Dishes You Can Make with Just a Microwave

December 4, 2019

Montiah Norton (CAS’21) signs up on her phone to donate a meal to Terrier Meal Share

Aid

BU Launches New Program to Help Students Facing Hunger

November 18, 2019

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Dental Health

How to Enjoy Your Halloween Candy So Your Next Trip to the Dentist Isn’t Scary

October 30, 2019

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Wellness

Wellness Wednesday: Don’t Be Spooked by Sugar on Halloween

October 23, 2019

Wellness Wednesday: Don’t Be Spooked by Sugar on Halloween

Wellness Wednesday

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