Nutrition Faculty

It has more sugar than a candy bar. This fruit surprised scientists.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Allison Miner, food systems expert, discusses key updates and the purpose of the accompanying visual representations.

Halide Zeynep Aydin, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies within the College of Public Health at George Mason University.

Embodying an alternative approach to weight.

George Mason trial: New pill aims to sustain weight loss after GLP-1s.

Wegovy injections vs. pills: Doctors explain the differences.

12 evidence-backed tips for reducing inflammation.

More protein, dairy: Trump admin unveils 5-year update to dietary guidelines.

Esther Park, Iulia Fratila, Allison Miner, and Yanika Kowitlawakul discuss how they got started as new faculty members, their efforts to transform their teaching and students’ learning, and engagement with professional development on a Keystone Concepts in Teaching: A Higher Education Podcast from the Stearns Center.

Tyler Mason, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies and Director of the Biobehavioral Research on Eating and Appetite Dysregulation (BREAD) lab.