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After breaking her leg, Katie Paulot, currently a master’s student at Michigan Public Health, reevaluates years of internalized fatphobia and disordered eating, highlighting the harms of weight stigma and advocating for holistic, inclusive well-being.
Farhia Ahmed Mohamed, MPH student, met with science policy experts, congressional staffers, and advocacy leaders in DC to explore how the federal budget affects research funding, how to communicate science effectively, and how to navigate the world of policymaking.
For immigrants, food provides a connection to their roots and comfort in a new place. But when chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes require a change in diet, striking a balance between health and heritage becomes a challenge. That’s where culturally tailored dietary guidance comes in.
A growing body of research is finding a robust link between diet and sleep quality. But it’s not just the usual suspects like caffeine and alcohol that can get in the way of restful sleep.
“Growing up, I was always the smallest child in the class. Not only was I short, but I was also thin, sometimes surprisingly so. Doctors were always scaring my parents by telling them that I was falling behind the “normal” growth chart and encouraging them to make me eat more.”
Food allergies are common, and can be life-threatening. When introducing new foods to infants, many believed that delaying the exposure of certain foods may protect infants from allergic reactions, but more recent research points to the opposite.