In: Biology
Researchers reported important links between poor dietary choices, a toxic food environment, and high national and global burdens of chronic diseases, which they believe could serve as an impetus for a Food Revolution. The Gardner Nutrition Studies Research Group and their collaborators, focusing on such solution-oriented research which will help i n finding answers to the problems that plague the current food system. Research topics include (1) a recently completed weight loss diet study contrasting Healthy Low-Fat to Healthy Low-Carbohydrate diets among 609 overweight and obese adults; (2) a quasi-experimental study conducted among Stanford undergraduates that examined social and environmental, rather than health-focused, motivations for dietary change; (3) links between dietary fiber, the human microbiome, and immune function; and (4) ongoing collaborations with university chefs to create unapologetically delicious food for campus dining halls that is also healthy and environmentally sustainable.