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Duke Food Systems Researcher Blog

Duke Food Systems Researcher Blog

Following the people and events that make up the food systems research community at Duke

Junk food

Duke’s Kelly Brownell – Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington

Processed meats

Duke’s Andy Liu – This 1 eating habit puts you at higher risk of dementia, according to new study

Kidney Stone

Duke’s John Wiener – More children are getting kidney stones. Experts suspect it’s their diet.

public health can't stop making the same nutrition mistake

Duke’s Erik Finkelstein – Public health can’t stop making the same nutrition mistake

Agricultural sector is easily damaged by mass deportations.

Duke’s Hannah Postel – Can America’s economy cope with mass deportations?

weather fuels illegal migration.Credit AP

Duke’s Kerilyn Schewel – Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Remnants of Tropical Storm Helene's destruction can be seen inside the Wedge brewery in the Asheville's River Arts District. Photo by Josh Bell

Duke’s Betsy Albright – OpEd: Post-Helene disaster recovery depends on support from communities and government

not all of the nearly 2,000 species of ground beetles found in North America will thrive under climate change

Duke’s James Clark and Jennifer Swenson – Future of many North American crops may depend on ground beetles’ response to climate change

Gourds in the Southeastern Indigenous Peoples’ Garden seasonal display area at the Duke Gardens. Some of the seeds in this garden were shared by Lewis, who got them from the Eastern Band of Cherokee, Cherokee Nation seed banks, community members, and her own garden. Photo by Duke Gardens volunteer photographer Sue Lannon.

Duke’s Courtney Lewis – Building food sovereignty in the Catawba Nation

DASH diet is something everyone could benefit from.

Duke’s Crystal Tyson – The heart-healthy diet hardly anyone is talking about

Hamburger, photo by Valeria Boltneva

Duke’s Gabriel Rosenberg – Eating Less beef is a climate solution. Here’s why that’s hard for some American men

The leaves of plants harbor a diversity of beneficial bacteria and other microbes that help them thrive.

Duke’s Shen Yang He – Crop diseases, spoilage can hurt the food supply. Could plant prebiotics help?

Picture of volunteers at Catawba Trail Farm (Credit: @UrbanCommunityAgrinomics on Instagram.)

Duke’s Brian McAdoo – Reducing Food Insecurity and Creating Community at Durham’s Catawba Trail Farm

Parents selecting healthy food for kids but not themselves can have unintended consequences.

Duke’s Gavan Fitzsimmons – The unintended consequence of parents choosing healthy food for kids

More than 800 researchers contributed to global fisheries study

Duke’s John Virdin – The big impact of small fisheries around the world

A set fee would make food delivery more equitable.

Duke’s Robert Swinney – A better revenue sharing system for food delivery services

Food insecurity and disease - how are they related

Duke’s David Leiman – Few digestive disease studies examine food insecurity

Maiken Mikkelsen camera to assess crop health.

Duke’s Maiken Mikkelsen – Food sustainability in focus

tracking food leads to weight loss

Duke’s Gary Bennett – Tracking food leads to losing pounds