Letter from the Editor: Making plans

The MNT team jetted off to NYC for the company’s year start meeting this month, where we discussed exciting plans for 2019 and beyond. Managing Editor Honor reveals more.

Water dispensers in schools: do they lower obesity in students?

After NYC implemented water dispensers in schools, researchers found that they were linked with decreased BMIs in students, suggesting a simple solution to childhood obesity.

January 19, 2016 · by  · in Nutritional News · Tags: , , , ,

CDC, NYC Dept. of Health, scholars respond to IOM report on sodium

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) have published their first official responses to a controversial Institute of Medicine (IOM) report that challenged current national guidelines recommending sodium intake as low as 1,500 milligrams for many Americans…