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Why Nearly 4.3 Million People Are No Longer Receiving SNAP
SNAP participation fell from 42.8 million to 38.6 million between January 2025 and January 2026. Most of the drop came after the federal budget law (H.R. 1) expanded work requirements in July 2025. IFNHP Director Kate Bauer, Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the U-M School of Public Health, said that many families cannot work their …
U-M Expert Weighs In on New Federal Dietary Guidelines
IFNHP member Jennifer Garner, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the U-M School of Public Health, joined Local 4 Live to discuss the new federal dietary guidelines. The guidelines invert the familiar food pyramid and give more emphasis to meat and dairy than to whole grains. Watch the segment
Experts Call Ultraprocessed Foods a Public Health Threat
IFNHP member Ashley Gearhardt, Professor of Psychology at U-M, is one of 43 authors of a three-paper series in The Lancet. The series links diets high in ultraprocessed foods to at least 12 health conditions. The authors call for policies that target the products directly, including marketing limits for children, restrictions in schools and hospitals, …