About Dr. Olson
Beth Olson is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Nutritional Sciences. She has a BS in Biochemistry from UW-Madison and a PhD in Nutrition from UC-Davis. Prior to coming to UW, she worked at Michigan State University and the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, MI.
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Nutrition for a healthy immune system
We’re more concerned than ever about what we can do to keep our immune system strong. There’s no “magic bullet” to do this, so be careful of products promising to be a magic bullet! But there are healthy lifestyle habits that may help: getting enough sleep, trying to manage stress, getting physical activity, and eating…
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Kids at home? Cooking for fun and for learning
Healthy eating habits are developed early, and with schools closed and so much time being spent at home, what better time to get your kids in the kitchen than now? Engaging kids in cooking can help spark an interest in new and healthy foods, while also being a fun activity that teaches math, science, and…
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Fasting diets
There is a lot of interest in fasting to lose weight, often called “intermittent fasting.” There are a few ways people might fast to try and lose weight: they may cut calories every day (many folks don’t define this as fasting), they may consume their calories in a shorter time frame (6-8 or 12 hours)…
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Toddler “Milk”
There was a study just published which used Nielsen data to look at the sales of infant formula and toddler milks. As advertising of infant formula and sales has fallen, advertising for and sales of toddler milk has gone up. Toddler milk isn’t always a clear category-in part because it’s not regulated in the same…
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March is National Nutrition Month
National Nutrition Month® is promoted annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The theme for 2020 is Eat Right, Bite by Bite. The campaign is encouraging everyone to make small changes in their diets to have a bigger impact on health over time. This approach is also encouraged by the US Dietary Guidelines,…
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Are you what your mother eats?
Published on May 24th, 2018 in the Nature Communications journal, Tracy Brawley from the Oregon Health and Science University summarized the outcomes of research done to define the molecular basis that explains the link between fetal growth and a pregnant mother’s nutrition. “A new study, led by OHSU researcher Jae W. Lee, Ph.D., demonstrates that…