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The Today Show nutritionist Joy Bauer joined chef Joel Gamoran on his cooking show, Homemade Live!

January 10, 2025

Rebecca Viscomi

Nutritionist Joy Bauer shares her healthy-eating tips with chef Joel Gamoran.

Produce Psychology

March 13, 2020

Nancy Trent

People are becoming more aware of the benefits of eating fresh. Some have an insatiable interest in healthy eating while others want to consume more but struggle to keep it interesting. And then there are those who only get fruits and vegetables from condiments, proving produce actually has some psychology to...

Plant-Based Innovation

January 23, 2020

Julia Peterman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back in July 2019, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and The Good Food Institute released data on retail sales of plant-based foods. The findings: Retail sales of plant-based foods had grown 11% between April 2018 and April 2019, compared to 2% growth in the overall retail food market (1).

Processed Foods Highly Correlated with Obesity, Study Finds

January 22, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Processed foods are highly correlated with obesity, according to research from George Washington University (GW). GW researcher Leigh A. Frame, Ph.D., MHS, said in a press release: “When comparing the U.S. diet to the diet of those who live in ‘blue zones’—areas with populations living to age 100 without...

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Whole Cities Foundation Opens Grant Applications for Newark, NJ

January 17, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Newark, NJ—Whole Cities Foundation, which was founded and is funded by Whole Foods Market and works alongside community-based organizations to improve neighborhood health, announced in a press release that Newark organizations can apply now for $150,000 in grants through February 20. The foundation has been providing funding to Newark’s community-based...

What Makes a Mother Loyal to a Brand?

January 16, 2020

Zen Honeycutt

Women make 90% of the household purchases. 85% of food is purchased by mothers. Clearly, what appeals to women and mothers is important for a brand to know in order to grow and thrive. Brands pay companies tens of thousands of dollars for reports and market trend updates. They survey...

How We Eat Impacts How We Live

January 14, 2020

Nancy Trent

The mission of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is to improve global well-being through food and nutrition, an effort that centers around the world’s largest gathering of nutritionists and dieticians, FNCE (The Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo). This year the gathering took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center...

Texture Affects Perception of Healthiness, Study Shows

January 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

East Anglia, United Kingdom—Food producers can use textures to encourage healthy eating, according to new research from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). Consumer Psychologist Dr. Catherine Jansson-Boyd of ARU and her team had 88 people rate six types of oat biscuits on healthiness, tastiness, crunchiness, chewiness, pleasantness, and likelihood of purchase...

Cargill Donates $10m to Advance Childhood Nutrition

December 30, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Minneapolis, MN—Over the course of 2019, the Cargill Foundation donated $10 million to nonprofits in the Twin Cities, where Cargill is headquartered, looking to minimize the opportunity gap for low income children and advance childhood nutrition, according to a press release. On any given day, one in eight children in...

Healthy Diet Could Save $50 Billion in Health Care Costs

December 18, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Boston, MA—A healthy diet could save the U.S. $50 billion in health care costs, according to a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. An unhealthy diet is one of the leading risk factors for poor health, accounting for up to 45% of all deaths from cardiometabolic diseases (CMD), a...