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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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]