News

• • Dobbyn, T. (2024, October 10). Smart App ‘Nudges’ Users to Make Healthy Food Choices. https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/smart-app-nudges-users-make-healthy-food-choices
  • Hsu, M. (2024, May 14). Nutrition Policy Institute: 10 years of making healthy choices more accessible for all. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=59706 
  • Anderson, C et al. Enhanced WIC Benefits Boost Purchasing of Fruit and Vegetables Among Low-Income Families. https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/post/enhanced-wic-benefits-boost-purchasing-fruit-and-vegetables-among-low-income-families
  • Mogg, K. (2023, December 10). Nutritionists and dietitians reveal the foods they avoid in their own lives. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nutritionists-dietitians-reveal-foods-they-avoid-rcna128794
  • Au, L. (2023, October). Lauren Au, PhD, RD Receives the 2023 Huddleson Award.  https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(23)01474-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
  • Shanker, D. (2023, May 17). Michelle Obama Lobbied for Healthy School Meals. Her New Drinks Wouldn’t Qualify. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-17/michelle-obama-s-plezi-nutrition-drink-may-not-qualify-as-healthy-for-kids?leadSource=uverify%20wall
  • arosenba. (2023, May 17). POD Center Pilot Project Program – Awards Announced!. University of California, Davis. https://pod.ucdavis.edu/news/pod-center-pilot-project-program-awards-announced 
  • (2023). PIRI Grantees 2023-2024. University of California, Davis. https://publicengagement.ucdavis.edu/2023-PIRI-Grantees
  • (2023). NPI, partners strengthen key pillar of nutrition for women, children. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Collaborations/NPI_partners_strengthen_pillar_of_nutrition_for_women_and_children/  
  • Kavilanz, P. (2023, March 13). Lunchables are going to be rolled out directly to students. Here’s what’s in them. CNN Business. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/business/lunchables-in-schools/index.html 
  • Chavez, J. (2023, February 13). Changes to US school meal program helped reduce BMI in children and teens, study says. CNN.  https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/13/health/school-meals-bmi-study-wellness/index.html
  • Christensen, J. (2023, February 3). Proposed changes to school lunches aim to reduce sugar and sodium, but flavored milk stays, CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/03/health/school-lunch-changes-usda/index.html
  • Qiu, L. (2023, February 3). Agriculture Dept. Proposes Limits on Sugar and Salt in School Meals. The New York Times,  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/us/politics/sugar-salt-school-meals.html
  • Kohli, A. (2023, January 21). Iowa’s GOP Wants to Limit SNAP’s Food List. Here’s How It Could Impact the Most Vulnerable Communities. TIME. https://time.com/6249096/iowa-bill-threatens-snap/ 
  • (2022, February 15). Nourished children, families, and communities with Dr. Lauren Au, NG13 [Audio podcast episode]. In Key Ingredients: Food Science Insight. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1926851/9962903
  • Dale, M. (2021, November 25). Congress Helped Many Kids Get More Fruits And Veggies In The Pandemic. That Benefit Runs Out Soon. LAist. https://laist.com/news/food/fruit-vegetable-program-for-low-income-pregnant-moms-and-young-children-wic-expanded-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-will-expire-december-31-2021
  • Murphy, J. (2019, October 13). Her Superb Swimming Didn’t Stop With Pregnancy. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/her-superb-swimming-didnt-stop-with-pregnancy-11570968000
  • UCANR. (2016, October 18). UC Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Lauren Au [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP-eoBFFqS8
  • Food & Nutrition Magazine. (2016, July 1). Lauren Au: Child Nutrition Researcher. https://foodandnutrition.org/july-august-2016/lauren-au-child-nutrition-researcher/