Peggy Policastro – Department of Nutritional Sciences and IFNH
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Has Rutgers created the best-tasting ‘healthy’ burger? Cast your vote.
Peggy Policastro – Department of Nutritional Sciences, IFNH
IFNH Student Ambassadors Present Research at National Conference in Chicago
On October 21, the student ambassadors of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) flew to Chicago to attend the four-day Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrated its 100th anniversary in Chicago, Illinois, where more than 16,000 registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition science researchers, policy […]
Rutgers holds Food Forward Conference to promote healthy eating on campus
Peggy Policastro, Rutgers Dining Services, IFNH
The freshman 15 — How not to gain (too much) weight in college
Peggy Policastro, IFNH
Dining halls at Harvard and Stanford are using their kitchens as ‘living laboratories’ to change the eating habits of students
An unlikely group of scientists, chefs, and academics is banding together to transform the eating habits of college students… Known as the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative, the alliance aims to ditch the unhealthy, unsustainable foods commonly served in dining halls in favor of tasty, more plant-based offerigs. “Hopefully in five years, this will be mainstream. A new crop of students will come in and see a university with a healthy culture around food,” says Peggy Policastro, director of behavioral nutrition with Rutgers Dining Services.
IFNH Student Ambassador Impressions: Presenting Research at a Professional Conference
Student ambassadors for the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) promote the mission of the Institute and represent the IFNH at various events, working collaboratively to make New Jersey the “Healthy State” and a model for the nation. Students selected as ambassadors are undergraduates who demonstrate professionalism and dedication to the fields of […]
Chef and Nutritionist Team up for an Evening of Culinary Health and Wellness
What do you get when you mix healthy recipes, an esteemed chef, a nutrition expert, and eager participants? You get a recipe for An Evening of Culinary Health and Wellness at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health. On October 27, more than 35 members of the Rutgers community joined Rutgers Dining Services […]
Rutgers health experts say don’t worry about the holidays, it’s the rest of the year that counts
Daniel Hoffman, Peter Gillies, Peggy Policastro, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb
Peggy Policastro, Rutgers Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health; Sue Shapses, New Jersey Obesity Group
