- September 28, 2023
Meet Allison Miner. Miner is thrilled to join the Nutrition and Food Studies department as an instructional assistant professor. She started as a fashion design major in college, but after taking a nutrition course for her science requirement, she was hooked.
- September 5, 2023
Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies Lawrence Cheskin is quoted about the benefits of a high fiber diet.
- August 17, 2023
Mark Rudich describes himself as a nontraditional student, but maybe that’s because he’s more used to teaching classes than taking them. After several years teaching exercise science to college students in Texas, he’s now part of the first cohort of students in the College of Public Health’s Master in Nutrition Program dietetics concentration, now beginning its second year.
- May 23, 2023
Are you a stress eater? Here’s how to retrain your brain.
- April 6, 2023
Experts Who Reviewed Forbes Health Best Diets
- March 17, 2023
A new study by Allison McKay, RDN, department manager for the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, found elevated insulin, hemoglobin A1C, triglycerides, and other abnormal cardiometabolic biomarkers among very young Latino youth.
- March 15, 2023
George Mason University’s Master of Science in Nutrition program prepares students who seek to make a difference in the health of their community to become multifaceted wellness experts. We are the only MS in Nutrition with a main campus in Northern Virginia, and our close proximity to Washington, D.C. allows for ample experiential learning opportunities.
- February 21, 2023
An interview with Dr. Sapna Batheja, assistant professor in the College of Public Health Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, about the nutritional value of eggs.
- January 26, 2023
Loneliness is linked with unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle
- January 19, 2023
With data from the Mason: Health Starts Here study, Master of Science, Nutrition alum Li Jiang, Department Chair Lawrence Cheskin, and Associate Professor Lilian de Jonge found that students reporting a higher level of loneliness also reported a higher level of sedentary behavior and low activity.