Talking Facs

Host: Jennifer Hunter, PhD, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guests: Heather Norman-Burgdolf, PhD, Assistant Extension Professor for Nutrition and Health and Lauren Batey, RD, Program Coordinator, Food As Health Alliance We delve into the topic of food as health, meeting health needs through food security. We discuss the crucial role that food choices play in chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol. We also address how food insecurity in Kentucky directly contributes to these diet-sensitive chronic conditions and why it's paramount to address this issue, especially in our local communities. Discover the mission, goals, and four pillars of the newly established Food is Health Alliance at the University of Kentucky. Learn how this alliance synergizes various aspects of nutrition, food, health, and agriculture across the Commonwealth to help individuals through food security and disease prevention. Also, find out