JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND; Jillian Trabulsi, PhD, RD; and Jessica Decker, PhD, RD, discuss research and trends in the types of milk (human, infant formula, and other milk) fed to US infants and toddlers. They also discuss guidelines and what to look for when purchasing types of milk in the store.

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND; Parke Wilde, PhD, and Irma Arteaga, PhD, discuss the October 2023 supplement to JAND – 25 Years of Food Security Measurement: Answered Questions and Further Research – 25 Years of Food Security Measurement: Answered Questions and Further Research”, which provides some history of federal food security measurement, summarizes notable findings, and reviews selected special topics.

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND and Wendy Phillips, MS, RD, LD, NWCC, FAND, FASPEN, with Morrison Healthcare discuss malnutrition in children who are hospitalized. Related article: https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(22)00315-X/fulltext

Full title: Nutrition Security and Health Equity: USDA’s Actions and the Role of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND and Sara Bleich, PhD, first Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity in Food and Nutrition Service at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) discuss the USDA's new focus on nutrition security. Related article: https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(23)00158-2/fulltext

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND and Juliana Cohen, ScM, ScD, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Public Health at Merrimack College discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic affected Federal Child Nutrition Program policy, specifically the impact on health disparities and nutrition equity.

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND and Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, ScD, MPA, with George Washinton University, discuss the Water Up!@Home Intervention Trial and how the use of water filters increased water consumption in Hispanic communities and implications for further research and dietetics practice.

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND talks with Healther Schier, MS, with The Ohio State University department of human sciences about best practices in collecting sex and gender data in nutrition research and practice.

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND talks with JAND editorial board member Philip Gleason, PhD about path analysis and equation modeling in nutrition research.

JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND talks with Marissa Shams-White, PhD, MSTOM, MS, MPH, with the National Cancer Institute, about the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment (ASA-24) tool and its value in diet-related research and practice involving sleep.

Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN and Shannon E. Whaley, PhD, director of Research and Evaluation at PHFE WIC discuss how covid-19 impacted California Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program participants and agencies, WIC policy, and how RDNs counsel patients.