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William Masters

  • Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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As seen in: The New York Times, Color Research & Application, Nature, Wiley Online Library, PBS NewsHour, The Conversation, Science Magazine, now.tufts.edu, The Lancet, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA) and
Prof. @tuftsnutrition, on economics of agriculture, food & nutrition. Photo is deepsprings.edu. Teaching blog: sites.tufts.edu/foodecon. Just like this IRL too.
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The Cost of a Healthy Diet

The Cost of a Healthy Diet

What does it cost to eat healthy? According to a landmark international report based on work led by William M…

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3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet

3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused price spikes for corn, milk, beans and other commodities, but even before th…

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COVID, food jobs and prices

COVID, food jobs and prices

Massive job losses, disease risks and other disruptions continue to affect almost every American household. W…

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Retail food prices at purchasing power parity exchange rates: A first look at aggregate ICP 2017 ...

Retail food prices at purchasing power parity exchange rates: A first look at aggregate ICP 2017 ...

The International Comparison Program (ICP) released its 2017 purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates on …

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Coronavirus Shines Light On Inadequacies of United States Food Supply System

Coronavirus Shines Light On Inadequacies of United States Food Supply System

We've been hearing a lot about the United States food supply chain in the last few weeks--and none of it soun…

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Can the world's poor afford a healthy diet?

Can the world's poor afford a healthy diet?

New studies measure how many people cannot afford a healthy diet, establishing a useful benchmark for underst…

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Fourteen questions about food choice (mostly veganism)

Fourteen questions about food choice (mostly veganism)

People occasionally send me questions about food. Once before, I posted my responses on this blog - that was …

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The Baby Is Getting Fed - but What? (Published 2016)

The Baby Is Getting Fed - but What? (Published 2016)

Baby food is sold in every country on Earth, but in poor and middle-income countries, its quality is complete…

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