by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Mar 18, 2026 | Food Law & Policy, News, Commentary
By Christina A. Roberto, PhD1; Alyssa J. Moran, ScD1; Emily Broad Leib, JD2, published in JAMA Health Forum on March 13, 2026 The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again” report brought long overdue attention to our failing food...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Mar 10, 2026 | Food Law & Policy, News
Around the world, food systems sit at the center of overlapping crises: accelerating climate change, rising rates of diet-related disease, persistent hunger and malnutrition, and widening inequities in who can access healthy, sustainable food. Laws and policies shape...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Mar 3, 2026 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary
By Julie Chapon, Gabriela Mourad Vicenssuto (Yuka) & Emily Broad Leib (FLPC) In a new report, “Price vs Quality: The Hidden Costs of Low Priced Food,” The Food Law and Policy Clinic and Yuka reveal a striking reality about how price shapes food...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Dec 1, 2025 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary
By Kristen McEnroe, Clinical Fellow As diet-related disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, the importance of nutrition education for healthcare professionals is being increasingly recognized. At the federal level, the Secretary of the...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Aug 25, 2025 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Olivia Aldridge. Originally published on Houston Public Media on August 22, 2025. Trevor Findley is quoted in this article A law going into effect Sept. 1 aims to “make Texas healthy again,” tapping into a national movement spurred by U.S. Health and Human Services...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Jun 27, 2025 | Food Law & Policy, Commentary
By Trevor Findley and Emily Broad Leib On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 25 into law. This bill has gotten attention for several of its components, most notably its requirement that foods containing one of a list of 44 additives must bear...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Jan 16, 2025 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Karen Kaplan. Originally published in the Los Angeles Times on January 15, 2025. FLPC Faculty Director Emily Broad Leib is quoted in this piece. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that the much-maligned red dye No. 3 will be banned in...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Oct 31, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
Educating more doctors in nutrition science could trigger a seismic change for the better in U.S. health care. By Jim McGovern, David Eisenberg and Emily Broad Leib Originally published in US News on Oct. 30. When Americans go to the doctor for a routine visit, the...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Oct 15, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
Food law and policy expert Emily Broad Leib discusses why doctors need to know more about food and nutrition By Scott Young. Originally published in Harvard Law Today on October 8, 2024 For many of the 256 million Americans with a primary care physician, “the doctor”...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Sep 30, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
Group of medical and nutrition experts recommends 36 competencies to address concern that many U.S. physicians are not trained to advise patients about nutrition and food choices. Emily Broad Leib, Director of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation and the...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Jul 26, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Stephen Devries & Emily Broad Leib, originally published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on July 25, 2024. Patients are typically unaware of the specifics of medical education but trust that their physician has received adequate...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Jun 13, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative publish a report identifying policy opportunities to meaningfully incorporate nutrition education into physician education and training programs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Boston, MA...
