Gaskin: Innovations turn food into disease-fighters

In 2018 diet-related chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers, were responsible for half of all deaths in the country, or roughly 1.5 million people. Globally, a study estimates that diet-related diseases are responsible for 11 million deaths each year, making diet the leading risk factor for death. Given the importance of nutrition and diet, it is surprising to learn that research has shown that between 65-70% of all food in a grocery store is unhealthy, from a nutrition science perspective. But it doesn’t have to be...