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When nutrition gets noisy, look at the strength of the evidence.This graphic summarizes findings from umbrella reviews c...
02/12/2026

When nutrition gets noisy, look at the strength of the evidence.

This graphic summarizes findings from umbrella reviews conducted for the Dietary Guidelines — synthesizing dozens of meta-analyses across major health outcomes.

High-certainty evidence shows:
• Highly processed foods → ↑ risk of type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression
• Sugar-sweetened beverages → ↑ dental caries
• Whole grains → ↓ mortality and cardiovascular disease

Moderate-certainty evidence links:
• Highly processed foods → ↑ obesity, cardiovascular disease, overall cancer
• Sugar-sweetened beverages → ↑ type 2 diabetes and weight gain

Diet beverages - ↑all cause mortality, cognitive issues

• Whole grains → ↓ colorectal cancer

Many associations show dose–response patterns — risk increases as intake increases.

The science isn’t perfect.
But the signal is consistent.

Fewer highly processed foods.
Fewer sugary/sweet drinks.
More whole grains.

This is where the evidence converges.






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I had the opportunity to serve as a scientific adviser for the newest U.S. Dietary Guidelines and to help evaluate where...
02/06/2026

I had the opportunity to serve as a scientific adviser for the newest U.S. Dietary Guidelines and to help evaluate where the evidence is strongest when it comes to diet and chronic disease risk.

In this article for The Conversation, I break down what the science consistently shows — and why simple shifts like reducing highly processed foods, cutting back on sweetened beverages, and increasing whole grains can have a meaningful impact on health.
If the guidelines left you feeling confused, this piece is meant to bring clarity.

📖 Read the full article (link in bio)

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Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean cooking everything from scratch. Kitchen processing is about taking control back fro...
02/04/2026

Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean cooking everything from scratch.

Kitchen processing is about taking control back from factories and making simple, intentional choices at home.

Small changes. Big impact. Your choices, your kitchen.

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01/30/2026

☕️ Welcome to Tea with Dr. G

I’m excited to introduce Tea with Dr. G, a new conversation series focused on research, leadership, and real-world impact. In this first episode, I share a bit about who I am, the work I do, and the vision behind creating this space for meaningful dialogue.

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The latest Dietary Guidelines have sparked a lot of discussion around food — but the evidence base for beverages often g...
01/26/2026

The latest Dietary Guidelines have sparked a lot of discussion around food — but the evidence base for beverages often gets overlooked.

During the Scientific Advisory process, I led an umbrella review pulling together meta-analyses on sugar-sweetened beverages, 100% fruit juice, and non-sugar-sweetened (“diet”) beverages to better understand their health impacts.

What we drink plays a bigger role in health than most people realize.

🔗 Full report available — link in bio

The biggest evidence signals in the new Dietary Guidelines weren’t about protein, saturated fat, beef or dairy — they we...
01/22/2026

The biggest evidence signals in the new Dietary Guidelines weren’t about protein, saturated fat, beef or dairy — they were about highly processed foods, sugary beverages, and whole grains.
These are common-ground issues with measurable effects and broad benefits.
They’re also highly actionable at both policy level (school meals, WIC/SNAP, procurement) and household level (kitchen swaps + small shifts).
Small shifts. Big impact.

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Earlier this month, Michael Goran, PhD (SCCLH Center Director and PI for Project 1) was one of two finalists for the Dea...
10/31/2024

Earlier this month, Michael Goran, PhD (SCCLH Center Director and PI for Project 1) was one of two finalists for the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring at the USC Keck School of Medicine.

Today,, Dr. Goran was presented with the first Goran Lab Mentoring Award for his dedication to staff growth and development. To celebrate this award (and Halloween), the Goran Lab team dressed up like Dr. Goran. Happy Halloween!

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
10/31/2024

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

Halloween is almost here! 🎃👻 Try this Guac-enstein for a spooky and healthy Halloween party snack! Having kids eat somet...
10/30/2024

Halloween is almost here! 🎃👻 Try this Guac-enstein for a spooky and healthy Halloween party snack! Having kids eat something savory at the start of the Halloween festivities helps them from overdoing it on sweets. And this recipe doubles as a fun activity you can do with your kids.

The concept of “Sugarproof” is based on strategies to protect kids from our high sugar food environment and the high sug...
10/28/2024

The concept of “Sugarproof” is based on strategies to protect kids from our high sugar food environment and the high sugar environment around Halloween is a good example where kids need to be protected while still enjoying the fun celebration. One analogy is things you might do to “sunproof” your kids at the beach. We know too much sun can cause skin cancer but we wouldn’t want to deprive kids of a fun day at the beach as a method for preventing skin cancer. Instead we have them apply sun lotion. So for Halloween we are all for letting kids be kids and enjoy the fun, but we do have a couple of strategies to suggest that might help reduce the candy load to keep kids safe and healthy.⁣
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In Sugarproof, we talk about how families can set healthy limits with sugar and teach kids how to self-regulate based on internal motivations. Holidays like Halloween are a great time to put these tools into action!
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For example, in Sugarproof, we talk about the option of inviting the SWITCH WITCH to come on Halloween night to exchange excess candy for a small gift, kind of like the TOOTH FAIRY for Halloween. The reward doesn’t need to be monetary — it could even be a simple family outing like a bike ride, or anything your child would look forward to.
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In other words, the innate preference for sweetness that babies are born with could become stronger based on the sugars ...
10/18/2024

In other words, the innate preference for sweetness that babies are born with could become stronger based on the sugars that moms eat even before birth.

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You’ve heard us say that we don’t recommend LCS (low-calorie sweeteners) for children. You’ve heard us talk about which ...
10/16/2024

You’ve heard us say that we don’t recommend LCS (low-calorie sweeteners) for children. You’ve heard us talk about which kind of sweetener is best (whole fruit) and what kind is most dangerous (fructose). Now it’s time to ask the question: How much sugar can children safely consume?

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