Episode #7—Online Grocery Shopping May Be Key to Better Nutrition Habits

In this seventh episode of Morning Sign In, Morning Sign Out (MSO) Outreach Director Jenny Lee and writers Kruthica Dama and Andrew Camacho talk about a recent study on how online grocery shopping was found to help reduce hypertension and build better nutrition habits.

Audio editing: Jenny Lee, Outreach Director

Speakers: Jenny Lee, Outreach Director; Kruthica Dama, Writer; Andrew Camacho, Writer

MSO Website: 

https://www.msoatucla.org/

Kruthica Dama's Article:

https://www.msoatucla.org/online-grocery-shopping-may-be-key-to-better-nutrition-habits.html

Steen et al.’s Research:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02077-7

Other sources used in this episode:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on healthy eating:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html#:~:text=Emphasizes%20fruits%2C%20vegetables%2C%20whole%20grains,%2C%20trans%20fats%2C%20and%20cholesterol.

Harvard Medical School on foods that should be taken in moderation:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/which-foods-dont-belong-in-a-healthy-diet

CDC's hypertension statistics:

https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/facts.htm

American Heart Association on blood pressure readings:

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings

CDC on health issues due to hypertension:

https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/about.htm#:~:text=High%20blood%20pressure%20can%20damage%20your%20arteries%20by%20making%20them,Chest%20pain%2C%20also%20called%20angina.

World Health Organization on other health issues due to hypertension:

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension#:~:text=If%20hypertension%20isn%27t%20treated,chest%20pain

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with more information on nutritional health:

https://www.nutrition.gov/