Nutrition Update webinars, hosted by CalFresh Healthy Living, UC in collaboration with the UC Davis Department of Nutrition, share practical information for nutrition educators to help community members make food choices based on current scientific facts.
Explore the webinars to learn about current nutrition insights and how they apply to daily food choices.
Nutrition Updates
- Navigating the U.S. Dietary Guidelines 2025-2030 for Educating Community Members
Presented by Cassandra Nguyen, PhD and Jennifer Smilowitz, PhD (February 25, 2026)
- Organic Foods vs. Non-Organic Foods: What's the Difference?
Presented by Cassandra Nguyen, PhD (July 24, 2025)
- Impact of Dietary Additives on the Gut Microbiome
Presented by Jennifer Smilowitz, PhD (March 26, 2025)
- Connections Between Nutrition, Food Security, and Mental Health
Presented by Cassandra Nguyen, PhD (December 4, 2024)
- Supporting a Healthy Gut Microbiome: Eating for Two
Presented by Jennifer Smilowitz, PhD
Part 1: Infants & Breastfeeding (June 5, 2024)
Recording
SlidesPart 2: You and Your Gut Microbes (October 2, 2024)
Recording
Slides- Ultra-Processed Foods: Updates from the Science and Practical Considerations
Presented by Cassandra Nguyen, PhD (April 10, 2024)
- Decoding Dietary Patterns
Presented by Anna M. Jones, PhD (September 14, 2022)
- Plant-Based Milk and Meat Alternatives
Presented by Anna M. Jones, PhD (October 13, 2021)
- Nutrition and Immune Boosters: Separating Fact From Fiction
Presented by Anna M. Jones, PhD (August 25, 2020)
- Health Effects of Food Insecurity
Presented by Rachel E. Scherr, PhD (February 25, 2020)
- Elimination Diets - Health Effects
Presented by Rachel E. Scherr, PhD (August 6, 2019)
- A Different Look at MyPlate: Nutrition Hot Topics for Each Food Group
Presented by Rachel E. Scherr, PhD (February 26, 2019)
- Dietary Supplements
Presented by Rachel E. Scherr, PhD (September 4, 2018)
- "Superfoods", "Health" Drinks, Cleanses and "Detox" Diets
Presented by Rachel E. Scherr, PhD (June 5, 2018)
- Intermittent Fasting, Ketogenic Diet
Presented by Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, PhD, and Rachel E. Scherr, PhD (March 6, 2018)