The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health’s webcast, “Why We Overeat: The Toxic Food Environment and Obesity.” Continue reading

This annual report integrates nutrition and public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility within the food service industry and beyond. Food is a lens through which we see the world, and our vision is increasingly focused on not only our personal health, but also the health of our planet. Our food choices reflect […] Continue reading

An article risks misleading people about sodium intake.  A recent New York Times article by reporter Gina Kolata calls into question the national guidelines for daily sodium intake, citing a new Institute of Medicine report that examined consequences of sodium consumption and concluded there is insufficient evidence for the health benefits of reducing sodium below […] Continue reading

In honor of World Health Day – April 7, 2013 – Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard School of Public Health Department of Nutrition Chair, participated in a discussion with Dr. Anne Lusk, Research Scientist, and Dr. Morteza Asgarzadeh, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, about hypertension. The discussion, recorded and available as video here, explores the importance of regular […] Continue reading

Expert discussion at HSPH on the controversial JAMA article which claimed that being overweight leads to reduced mortality. Click here to view the video webcast presented by the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health: Does being overweight really reduce mortality? Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition assembled a panel of […] Continue reading