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GM Foods – Have We Gone Too Far?

By Amy Lin Have you ever seen a tailless cow?  Now you can. In the most recent iteration of transgenic cows aimed at producing more nutritious and hypoallergenic milk, we have also produced a tailless cow. A research group in … Continue reading

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The Misleading Truth

By Jennifer Rock The anti-smoking organization “truth” has been dedicated to spreading information about the dangers of tobacco products. Some may be familiar with their viral campaigns, which use scare tactics to encourage smoking cessation by showing graphic medical long … Continue reading

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New Student Notes

On behalf of the Teachers College Program in Nutrition, we’d like to welcome…

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Restaurant Review

By Alyssa Cohen Peacefood Café is a vegan restaurant that attracts vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike. The sunlit, quaint café is ideal for a casual breakfast, lunch or dinner, in addition to offering a mouthwatering display of baked goods, coffees, … Continue reading

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Work It Out

By Alyssa Cohen High Intensity Interval Training (HIT) is a hot topic in exercise physiology, due to its fast-tracked intended health and training benefits. This exercise program alternates periods of short intense aerobic exercise, with less-intense recovery periods. HIT has … Continue reading

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Out and About: Food Day

By Vanessa Stasio On October 25th, the Center for Food and Environment (CFE) and the Program in Nutrition invited the Teachers College community to celebrate Food Day. Created by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Day … Continue reading

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Composting in NYC

By Stephanie Lang For a person so involved in the restaurant, food, and nutrition world, I was surprised that only recently did I start thinking about my own food waste at home. Having worked for many years at “farm-to-table” restaurants … Continue reading

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Why CSA?

By Jennifer Rock As the weather turns balmy, I’ve found that Summer has taken on new meaning for me.  It’s the start of the Community Supported Agriculture season, where people scramble for choice spots in their local CSA programs. CSAs … Continue reading

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Hot Topic

By Victoria Martinet The last few years have seen a resurgence in the popularity of the Paleolithic diet. The diet is based on the idea that humans today are genetically adapted to a diet based on what our preagricultural, stone-age … Continue reading

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Alumni Profile: Suzanna Martinez, M.S.

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