
Heartland Health Research Alliance
@hhra_ltd
Conducting science to enhance public health and environmental quality through food and farming innovation.
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https://hh-ra.org 20-08-2018 22:22:01
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People facing #Food insecurity tend to eat a lot of ultraprocessed foods lacking essential nutrients. As we age our bodies need more health-promoting antioxidants from our diet, so the importance of food quality rises. Heartland Health Research Alliance axios.com/2023/03/27/fooā¦

Researchers found children exposed to the controversial herbicide were more likely in early adulthood to have a collection of symptoms that increase risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Kate Raphael Beyond Pesticides Environmental Health Perspectives Heartland Health Research Alliance EWG ehn.org/glyphosate-chiā¦

Among public health/environmental challenges facing #Iowa, the spread of resistant weeds & sharply higher costs for #GMO seeds & associated #herbicides looms large. @HHRA updated public health professionals at annual meeting, Iowa Public Health Association desmoinesregister.com/story/money/ag⦠via Des Moines Register

HHRA had another successful trip to #Iowa with the Public Health Conference of Iowa! We shared our research and discussed the state of #herbicide/#publichealth challenges in IA, highlighting our excitement that the University of Iowa will be joining The Heartland Study! desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agā¦


Consumers need clearer, sharper guidance to incrementally shift purchase patterns from junk #food devoid of nutrients & loaded with fat or sugar to nutrient-dense foods that promote #Health. See the innovative features of the NuCal system at Heartland Health Research Alliance. foodsafetynews.com/2023/04/new-csā¦

Access Heartland Health Research Alliance comments to the FDA re how to define and measure healthy #food via the NuCal system at hh-ra.org/2023/02/14/wha⦠A system like NuCal is the only way to meaningfully guide & change consumer choices at the scale needed.




Another great example of how important it is to know where your #food comes from and how it's made. Especially when "ultra-processed foods make up 58 percent of the calories Americans consume" (The Washington Post). washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/ā¦




