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As parents’ patience begins to wane and they run out of mental “space,” they often resort to behaviors like pressuring their children to eat certain healthier foods and restricting access to less healthy options, according to new UGA research. (Getty Images)

 Health June 12, 2024

Parents are overwhelmed. It may affect their kids’ relationship with food

Knox Martin Foundation supports memory of UGA alumnus, funds cancer research

 Health June 07, 2024

UGA alumni come together to support cancer research

Through UGA's new Value-Addition Institute for Business Expansion, food processing specialist Kaitlyn Casulli is working with food engineer Kevin Mis Solval and food safety specialist Carla Schwan to provide resources for farmers to move from fresh packing to value-added processing, opening up value-added markets to rural parts of Georgia.

 Food Science Health June 05, 2024

UGA food scientists are securing the future of food

Current medical training focuses on weight and body mass index, exacerbating anti-obesity bias and increasing the risk of eating disorders, according to a new paper from the University of Georgia. (Getty Images)

 Health June 05, 2024

Current medical training perpetuates anti-obesity bias

Georgia is the eighth most populous state but No. 40 for active physicians per capita. The new School of Medicine aims to address this disparity. (Photo by Dorothy Kozlowski/UGA)

 Health May 23, 2024

UGA’s School of Medicine: Just what the doctor ordered

Until the present study, which found magic mushrooms have similar side effects to traditional antidepressants, most psilocybin research has focused on efficacy of the drug.

 Health April 24, 2024

Magic mushrooms can treat medication-resistant depression. Are they safe?

A new UGA study found that children improved their diet quality when they ate school-prepared lunches.

 Health April 17, 2024

Supporting healthy habits

Close-up photo of the COVID-19 vaccine being drawn into a needle.

 Health April 03, 2024

Study underlines role of past injustices in medical mistrust

A parent consoling their child.

 Health April 01, 2024

Young Black men are dying by suicide at alarming rates

Image of a worker holding bananas.

 Health March 20, 2024

Unprecedented Hunger Study addresses gaps in food assistance programs