In this episode of Nutrition Talk, your host Rachel Perez, explores the implications of MyPlate, the new image to represent the important messages of the 2010 dietary guidelines. She talks with Dr. Robert Post the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion about the agency’s communication plan for MyPlate. After that, Emily Beaver, RD joins Rachel to talk about the different uses for MyPlate when talking with consumers and clients of her dietetics practice. Lastly, Rachel is joined by Dr. Chris Peters, assistant professor at the Friedman School, to discuss the agricultural implications of MyPlate and the land needs to achieve the dietary recommendations.

Your hosts, Allison Knott, RD and Jessica McGovern, RD, interview Miriam Nelson, Phd, and Eleanor Heidkamp-Young ACSM HFS, about the StrongWomen Across America tour. In this episode we discuss the 6800 mile road trip and reflect on the country's readiness to change. The StrongWomen Across America tour empowered Change Clubs in local communities in eight states to improve their food and physical activity environment.  Dr. Nelson is the founder and director of the StrongWomen Initiative and also the director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention at Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Eleanor HeidKamp-Young is the StrongWomen Strength Training program manager.

In this two-part episode, your host Lindsey Ripley takes a look at the current state of the National School Lunch Program in the United States and how the program is dealing with the issue of childhood obesity and nutritional health. Guests include:

- Lynne Parker, M.S., is a Scholar at the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
- Helen Mont-Ferguson, MBA, R.D., is Former Assistant Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Boston Public Schools in Boston, MA.
- Michael Leidig, R.D., is Clinical Director for the Center for Youth Wellness at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA and is founder of Nutrition & Fitness Advisors, a nutrition and fitness consulting practice.

In this two-part episode, your host Lindsey Ripley takes a look at the current state of the National School Lunch Program in the United States and how the program is dealing with the issue of childhood obesity and nutritional health. Guests include:

- Scott Richardson, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Project Bread in Boston, MA.
- Kim Szeto, Coordinator of the Farm to School Initiative for the Boston Public Schools in Boston, MA
- Donna Lombardi, M.Ed., R.D. is the Child Nutrition Director for the Worcester Public Schools in Worcester, MA.

In this episode, your host Emily Rak takes a critical look at superfoods. Superfoods are said to have health promoting qualities, such as the ability to fight cancer, reduce inflammation, boost immunity and defy the aging process. But what exactly makes a food super? In this episode of Nutrition Talk we explore whether or not superfoods are truly super for your health, or simply an example of shrewd marketing. Dr. Miriam Nelson and Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg, both of Tufts University, weigh in on the discussion. Dr. Nelson is Director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention and Dr. Blumberg is Director of the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.

In this episode, Meghan Johnson discusses how to eat well when you have been diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes.

Your host Sarah Hippert explores the parent-child feeding relationship and its consequences for child weight status with guest Dr. Erin Hennessy, New Balance Fellow in Childhood Nutrition at the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition. With her help we'll take a look at the implications of parenting style, parent-feeding style, and feeding practices as they affect child eating behavior and child weight. We'll also consider the application of Erin’s research for childhood obesity policy interventions that are currently underway in Washington and throughout our nation.

Your host Lindsay Peterson discusses the difficulty of getting reliable nutrition information through the popular press and more specifically, how to make sense of the information that is currently available by examining what is most important to consider when deciding what to eat.

Your host Mona Hdeib discusses the link between changes in eating behavior and patterns of eating due to and during times of stress, as well as how chronic stress may lead to obesity with guest Dr. Susan Roberts, scientist and professor of Nutrition as well as psychiatry at Tufts University, whose new book The “i” Diet looks at using a person’s neurobiology to control weight. She will help us discern through the scientific and popular culture information available on the topic of psychology of stress, through changes in brain chemistry, that lead to changes in how we eat during these times and how these stress-adaptation eating behaviors eventually lead to weight gain if not managed properly.

Your host Alexandra Tung discusses the importance and effectiveness of using different forms of media in reaching and educating people about agriculture, food and the environment with guests Ana Sofia Jones, director of the documentary, "Fresh" and Anna Lappe, food activist and writer, whose upcoming Book “Diet for a Hot Planet” will address the issue of Food and Climate Change.  Our guests will speak about the different mediums they use to spread their message and explore innovative channels of spreading ideas and knowledge about our food system.

Your host Erin Dubich treats you to a series of short podcasts that emphasize how to enjoy winter produce. Each podcast highlights a single food.  Erin shares tips on how to choose, store, and prepare these foods, as well as their nutritional value.

Your host Erin Dubich treats you to a series of short podcasts that emphasize how to enjoy winter produce. Each podcast highlights a single food.  Erin shares tips on how to choose, store, and prepare these foods, as well as their nutritional value.

Your host Erin Dubich treats you to a series of short podcasts that emphasize how to enjoy winter produce. Each podcast highlights a single food.  Erin shares tips on how to choose, store, and prepare these foods, as well as their nutritional value.

Your host Erin Dubich treats you to a series of short podcasts that emphasize how to enjoy winter produce. Each podcast highlights a single food.  Erin shares tips on how to choose, store, and prepare these foods, as well as their nutritional value.

Your host Erin Dubich treats you to a series of short podcasts that emphasize how to enjoy winter produce. Each podcast highlights a single food.  Erin shares tips on how to choose, store, and prepare these foods, as well as their nutritional value.

Your host Erin Dubich treats you to a series of short podcasts that emphasize how to enjoy winter produce. Each podcast highlights a single food.  Erin shares tips on how to choose, store, and prepare these foods, as well as their nutritional value.

Your host Alexandra Tung discusses the Positive Deviance Approach and its applications with guests Monique Sternin, co-founder of the Positive Deviance Initiative (PDI) and Randa Wilkinson, Director of Training for PDI.

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Your host Ashley Reynolds meets with the faculty leading one of Tufts' inaugural university-wide interdisciplinary seminars, "The Obesity Epidemic: Science and Food Economics."  They will discuss the process of developing the course and the variety of research topics students in the course are exploring. Faculty guests include:

-Dr. Susan Roberts, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
-Dr. Robin Kanarek, School of Arts and Sciences
-Dr. Emmanuel Pothos, School of Medicine
-Dr. Parke Wilde, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
-Dr. Sai Das, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging

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Your host Lara Ulfers discusses the current economic downturn and its impact on food prices and  consumer choices at the grocery store and at the American table. To help us sort out the facts, Dr. Parke Wilde, food economist and Associate professor in the Food Policy and Applied Nutrition program at Friedman, and Dr. Jeanne Goldberg, Director of Nutrition Communications Graduate program at the Friedman School will help us gain a better understanding of food economics and the impact it has on food price and availability at the grocery store.

For the second half hour we will talk with registered dietitians, Joan Salge-Blake, RD, nutrition author, and ADA spokeperson, and Carrie Taylor, RD, LDN with Big Y Foods and MDA Board member, about the role health care providers play in providing consumers with advice for eating healthfully during such a financially difficult time.

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Your host Jessica Ilyse Smith investigates the details of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and how they impact our health, nutrition, and the environment. Our guests Dr. Kathleen Merrigan, Dr. Timothy Griffin, Dr. Robert Russell, and Dr. Beatrice Rogers explore the science and policy of GMOs in the United States and around the world. Visit our web site at: http://www.nutritioninternetradio.org for show notes and biographies on today's guests.