Is Nutrition Research Broken? An Interview with Taylor Wallace

Is Nutrition Research Broken? An Interview with Taylor Wallace

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-nutrition-research-broken-an-interview-with-taylor-wallace/

My guest on today's podcast is Dr. Taylor Wallace. Taylor is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at George Mason University and CEO at the Think Healthy Group, Inc. His research and work focus on how we can use diet as a tool to prevent chronic disease. In this interview, Taylor and I discuss the current state of nutrition research and policy and what we can do to improve it. 

Dr Wallace recently published an opinion piece in USA Today calling for the establishment of a National Institute of Nutrition. He argues that nutrition research is grossly underfunded by the federal government, which has a cascade of negative effects on the nation's health.