Food and Nutrition

Twenty years after George Mason’s own Cinderella story, sports dietitians Quinten Patterson and Allison McKay share their chalk-talk for fueling and recovery during the Big Dance.

3 high-quality protein sources for over 50s that are easy to include in your diet.

Board Certified Sports Dietitian Allison McKay discusses the importance of nutrition in training and recovery of elite athletes.

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.

Embodying an alternative approach to weight.

New research from George Mason researcher Raedeh Basiri, a precision nutrition expert, identifies associations between dietary patterns, glycemic status, diabetes control, and sleep outcomes.

Kelly Kogan, PhD Health Services Research ’23 and Master of Nutrition ’21, applies her George Mason expertise at the intersection of nutrition and data science as a nutritionist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, collecting and analyzing data for What We Eat in America, the dietary intake survey that captures a detailed portrait of Americans’ food habits.

Can a mango a day keep diabetes away?

Can a multivitamin make up for a bad diet?

Why can’t you control yourself when looking at pizza or donut? Experts reveal the mechanism and advise how to deal with it