Andrew Jacobs

Jan 14, 2025 | nytimes.com | Andrew Jacobs

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed requiring new nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage products, a long-awaited move aimed at changing eating habits associated with soaring rates of obesity and diet-related illness that are responsible for a million deaths each year.

Jan 8, 2025 | nytimes.com | Andrew Jacobs

Barry M. Popkin, nutricionista de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte, campus Chapel Hill, que no participó en el estudio, subrayó que los resultados coincidían con investigaciones previas sobre los efectos de los alimentos ultraprocesados para la salud en todo el mundo. "Esto replica y refuerza lo que ya sabemos sobre las bebidas azucaradas, pero los resultados ponen de relieve sus graves consecuencias para la salud y la productividad, en especial en África y América Latina", puntualizó.

Jan 6, 2025 | xpresschronicle.com | Andrew Jacobs

“This replicates and reinforces what we already know about sugar-sweetened beverages,” he said, “but the findings highlight their severe costs on health and productivity, especially in Africa and Latin America.”The study detailed intriguing patterns in the consumption of sugary drinks. For example, researchers found that men had modestly higher rates of soda consumption than women. Intake was higher among the well-educated, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America.

Oct 28, 2024 | vogue.com | Andrew Jacobs

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Oct 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Andrew Jacobs

Florida residents were returning to their homes on Friday to begin a long recovery after Hurricane Milton carved a through the state. Millions of customers remained without power. The storm leveled homes along its path, flooded coastal communities and areas of Central Florida, and spawned deadly tornadoes on the state's Atlantic Coast.