A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, published November 2, showed that while recent improvements in the U.S. diet have helped reduce disease and premature death, the overall American diet is still poor. Continue reading
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Low-fat diet not most effective in long-term weight loss
Coverage from HSPH News, featuring Frank Hu Continue reading
How risky is it to eat red meat?
Coverage from the Toronto Sun, featuring Walter Willett Continue reading
Research Roundup
Noteworthy nutrition studies highlighted by members of The Chan School’s Department of Nutrition Glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in the herbicide “Roundup,” is a broad-spectrum, non-selective, systemic herbicide, which effectively kills all plant types. Glyphosate-based herbicide was introduced to the US in 1974 and now has become the world’s most common herbicide. Continue reading
Coffee Talk: How It Stacks Up Against Water
Coverage from The Wall Street Journal, featuring Eric Rimm Continue reading
2015 Dietary Guidelines will not include a focus on sustainability
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines will not include a focus on sustainability, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the USDA blog. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell wrote that sustainability – defined as evaluating the environmental impact of a food source – is beyond the scope of the […] Continue reading
Genetically modified food: Worries outstrip the science
Coverage from WGBH, featuring Walter Willett Continue reading
Daily sugary drink habit increases risk of type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke
Coverage from HSPH News, featuring Frank Hu Continue reading
Butter is not back: Limiting saturated fat is still best for heart health
Coverage from HSPH News, featuring Frank Hu Continue reading
How is heart disease risk affected when saturated fat is replaced by other nutrients?
In the recent Harvard Gazette article “Butter’s benefits melt away,” researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health debunk the controversy surrounding saturated fat and heart health. In a new study appearing online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, senior author Frank Hu and colleagues found that people who replace saturated […] Continue reading