A research team led by Nutrition and Food Science faculty member Lizzy Pope determined that Americans buy more food after the holidays, purchasing healthy items but continuing to buy junk food, than at any time of the year, despite a common New Year's resolution to cut back on calories. Other outlets covering this research study included the New York Times, Washington Post, Smithsonian, NBC News, CBS News, National Public Radio, Shape, Grist, the Telegraph and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read this story in the Los Angeles Times.