Recent media coverage and events featuring faculty and researchers from the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health
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Mindful Eating as Food for Thought — coverage from The New York Times, February 7, 2012 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
See related article on The Nutrition Source, Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study — coverage from Health Day, February 3, 2012 featuring HSPH's Eunyoung Cho.
Heart Health and You — coverage from Star-Telegram, February 3, 2012 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Tied to Lower Heart Arrhythmia Risk — coverage from Reuters, February 1, 2012 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Eating Fish Tied to Lower Risk of Colon Polyps — coverage from Reuters, January 31, 2012 featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci.
"Spam" Linked to Diabetes Risk in Native Americans — coverage from Reuters, January 30, 2012 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Good Carb, Bad Carb — coverage from The Chicago Tribune, January 25, 2012 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Cellular Workout — coverage from The Scientist, January 18, 2012 featuring HSPH's Gökhan Hotamisligil.
Diet May Reverse 30 Years of Blood Pressure Aging — coverage from Family Practice News, January 18, 2012 featuring HSPH's Frank Sacks.
Vitamins from A to Z — coverage from AARP, January 18, 2012 featuring HSPH's Meir Stampfer.
Obesity Epidemic May Have Peaked In U.S. — coverage from NPR's Health Blog, January 17, 2012 featuring HSPH's David Ludwig.
U.S. Obesity Rates Plateau Since '00: CDC — coverage from bloomberg.com, January 17, 2012 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu and David Ludwig.
Hey, Half Pint — coverage from the Chicago Tribune, January 13, 2012 featuring HSPH's Eric Rimm.
Frequent Red Meat Eaters at Higher Risk of Stroke — coverage from Reuters Health, January 11, 2012 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US — coverage from Voice of America news, January 7, 2012 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Unhealthy Eating as Occupational Hazard? — coverage from Time.com, December 29, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Vitamin B12 may still help reduce stroke — coverage from UPI.com, December 31, 2011 featuring HSPH's Meir Stampfer.
Shift Work Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk — coverage from CBC news, December 6, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Food Pyramid’s Successor, ‘My Plate,’ Dishes Up Debate — coverage and audio from WBUR, November 30, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Moderate Drinking Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk — coverage from Reuters Health, November 24, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Coffee May Cut Endometrial Cancer Risk — coverage from WebMD, November 22, 2011 featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci.
Study Links Greek Diet to Longer Life — coverage from The Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Blood Type Shown to Affect Stroke Risk — coverage from ABC News, November 17, 2011 featuring HSPH's Lu Qi.
Moving Forward — coverage from The Boston Globe, November 6, 2011 featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio.
HSPH Faculty Offer New Recipes for Addressing U.S. Obesity Epidemic — coverage from the HSPH News Office, November 4, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute — coverage from The New York Times, November 1, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related article on The Nutrition Source, Move Over Potatoes, Make Room for Healthier School Lunch
Those Tedious Dietary Guidelines: Two Nutrition Profs Sound Off — coverage from The Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and David Ludwig.
Could Vitamins Do More Harm Than Good? — coverage from NPR, October 27, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Harvard Debate: 'Judged by its impact on health, the American food supply is a disaster' — coverage from FoodNavigator-usa.com, October 24, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and David Ludwig.
Watch the archived webcast, Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill, on The Forum at HSPH website.
Young Vegetarians: Getting the Nutrition They Need — coverage from CNN.com, October 22, 2011 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
Healthier Diet, Stronger Sperm? — coverage from HealthDay.com, October 17, 2011 featuring HSPH's Jorge Chavarro.
Wageningen University under Fire over Milk Research Claims — coverage from DutchNews.nl, September 27, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Drink Coffee, Stay Happy? — coverage from WebMD.com, September 26, 2011 featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio.
Can Eating Fish Lower the Risk of Stroke? — coverage from Reuters, September 25, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Harvard Researchers Unveil New Healthy Eating Plate — coverage from ABC News, September 15, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
From Harvard, a Different Take on a Healthy Plate — coverage from the WSJ.com, September 14, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related related article on The Nutrition Source, The Healthy Eating Plate and The Healthy Eating Pyramid
Harvard Researchers Launch Healthy Eating Plate — press release from HSPH, September 14, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Eric Rimm.
City of Boston Launches Ad Campaign to Curb Drinking of Sugary Beverages — coverage from HSPH News and Boston.com, September 6, 2011.
More Beans, Less White Rice Tied to Less Diabetes — coverage from The Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Cholesterol-Lowering Foods Reduce LDL Levels More Than Low-Fat Foods — coverage from ABC News, August 23, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Red, Processed Meat Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes — coverage from USA Today, August 10, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Red Meat Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes — Press release, August 10, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
See related articles on The Nutrition Source, Simple Steps to Preventing Diabetes and Protein: Moving Closer to Center Stage
Counting Calories Is A Tricky Business — coverage from National Public Radio, August 3, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
HSPH Awarded $10 Million Grant to Study Obesity-Cancer Link — press release from August 4, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Still Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated — coverage from The New York Times, July 18, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian and Walter Willett.
Bad Choices, Not Aging, Packs on the Pounds — coverage from USA Today, June 22, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
TV Couch Potatoes May Be Heading for Early Deaths, Report Says — coverage from Bloomberg.com, June 14, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
US Serves New ‘Plate’ of Food Choices — coverage from The Boston Globe, June 3, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related article on The Nutrition Source on the new MyPlate food icon
Pyramid versus Plate: What Should the USDA's Food Chart Look Like? — coverage from Scientific American, June 2, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Stress Doesn't Raise Risk of MS: Study — coverage from Reuters, May 30, 2011 featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio.
Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Dinner Plate — coverage from The New York Times, May 27, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Face to Face: An Interview with Dr. Lilian Cheung — coverage from WellesleyWeston Online, May 19, 2011 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
Health Professionals Challenge McDonald’s in Full-Page Ad — coverage from QSR.com, May 18, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Swilling Coffee May Protect Men Against Prostate Cancer — coverage and video from NBC News, May 17, 2011 featuring HSPH's Lorelei Mucci, Meir Stampfer, and Walter Willett.
Fish Oil May Not Prevent Depression: Study — coverage from Reuters, May 5, 2011 featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio.
Does how much salt you eat really matter? — coverage from the Boston Globe, May 3, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Low-Salt Diet Ineffective, Study Finds. Disagreement Abounds — coverage from The New York Times, May 3, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Sacks.
See related article on The Nutrition Source on sodium, Flawed Science on Sodium from JAMA.
Go Fish for a Heart Attack — coverage from Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 25, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Medical Monday: Is Diet Soda Bad for Your Health? — video and article from Today's THV, April 25, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Diet Soda Doesn't Raise Diabetes Risk: Study — coverage from Reuters.com, April 15, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Mayor's Drink Policy Causes Stir — coverage from BostonHerald.com, April 8, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Menino Issues Order to Ban Sugary Drinks from City Property — video and article from WHDH-TV News, April 7, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related article on The Nutrition Source about Boston's soda ban, Boston Bans Sale, Marketing of Sugary Drinks on City Property.
Introducing Food Day — coverage from The Huffington Post, April 5, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Mercury from fish doesn't up heart risk — coverage from UPI.com, March 24, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Coffee lowers stroke risk:Is it the new green tea? — coverage from The Boston Globe, March 10, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Moderate Alcohol Drinking May Boost Heart Health — coverage from WebMD, February 24, 2011 featuring HSPH's Eric Rimm.
Time to Stop Talking About Low-Fat, Say HSPH Nutrition Experts — coverage from News at HSPH, February 18, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Dariush Mozaffarian.
High-fiber Diet Tends to Lower Odds of Early Death — coverage from Reuters Health, February 15, 2011 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Berries May Ward of Parkinson's Disease — coverage from WebMD, February 14, 2011 featuring HSPH's Xiang Gao.
Harvard Prof. Dislikes Term 'Low-Fat' — coverage from The Harvard Crimson, February 12, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Taking Diet Soda Study with a Grain of Salt —video from ABC News, February 8, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Salad Dressings: Hold the Guilt — coverage from The New York Times, February 7, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Hormones In Food: Should You Worry? — coverage from The Huffington Post, February 3, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Feds Unveil New Dietary Guidelines: Slash the Salt — coverage from The Dallas Morning News, February 1, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related article on The Nutrition Source about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, New U.S. Dietary Guidelines: Progress, Not Perfection, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Eric Rimm.
St. Helena Culinary Institute of America Hosts Conference on Helping Americans Eat Better — coverage from Napa Valley Register, February 1, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Experts: New Dietary Guidelines Not Specific Enough — coverage from The Washington Post, January 31, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Smoking Slightly Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer, a New Study Shows —coverage from USA Today, January 25, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Fishy Diet Comes with Lower Risk of Stroke — coverage from Reuters, January 4, 2011 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian
Resolutions for 2011: Eat and Drink More Healthfully — coverage from The Washington Post, January 4, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Health Buzz: Meat Will Soon Carry Nutritional Panels — coverage from U.S. News and World Report, January 4, 2011 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
How Much Vitamin D? Why Many Experts Take Issue With The IOM's New Recommendations — coverage from The Huffington Post, December 25, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Why Holiday Cheese Plates Aren't All Bad For You — coverage from Time Magazine, December 24, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Whole Milk vs. Skim: Conflicting Studies Confuse — coverage from The Boston Globe, December 22, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Dairy Fat May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk: Study — coverage from CBC News, December 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
Dairy Fat May Lower Diabetes Risk — coverage from WebMD, December 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian and Gokhan Hotamisligil.
More? Or Less? Experts Disagree About How Much Vitamin D and Calcium You Should Get — coverage from The Boston Globe, December 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related article on The Nutrition Source about the IOM's vitamin D recommendation, For Adult Bone Health, Too Low on Vitamin D—and Too Generous on Calcium.
Cleaning Up Your Carb Act: Where to Begin — coverage from The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
A Reversal on Carbs — coverage from The Los Angeles Times, December 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
Rebuilding the Food Pyramid for 2010 — coverage from The Boston Globe, December 8, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
See related article on The Nutrition Source about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, The Long Road to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and see related commentary (PDF) by Dr. Walter Willett and colleagues.
Calcium, Vitamin D Changes Suggested — coverage from The Boston Globe, November 30, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales — coverage from The New York Times, November 6, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Problems with the Food Pyramid? — coverage from The Herald Mail, October 31, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Linked to Diabetes — coverage from Boston.com, October 27, 2010 featuring HSPH's Vasanti Malik.
Sugary Drinks May Raise Diabetes Risk — coverage from WebMD, October 27, 2010 featuring HSPH's Vasanti Malik.
Even 1 Soda a Day Can Hike Your Diabetes Risk — coverage from U.S. News & World Report, October 27, 2010 featuring HSPH's Vasanti Malik.
Americans Still Reaching for the Salt Shaker — coverage from WebMD, October 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Adam Bernstein.
Americans’ Salt Intake Unchanged Over 50 Years — coverage from Health.com, October 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Adam M. Bernstein.
Kids Get the Chance to Grade School Lunch — coverage from The Boston Globe, October 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Eric Rimm.
Good News About Coffee — coverage from MSN Health & Fitness, October 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Few Americans Finish Their Vegetables — coverage from NPR, October 8, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Women Weigh Heart-Healthy Alcohol, Breast Cancer Risk — coverage from USA Today, October 5, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Junk Food Nearly Half of Kids' Calorie Intake — coverage from ABC News/Health, October 1, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
After 50 Years, Americans Still Eat Too Much Salt — coverage from FoxNews.com, October 1, 2010 featuring HSPH's Adam Bernstein and Walter Willett.
Doctor’s Orders: Eat Well to Be Well — coverage from The New York Times, September 21, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Does Soy Act Like Estrogen in the Body? — coverage from Boston.com, September 20, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
CDC: Americans' Diets Still Short on Fruits and Vegetables — coverage from USA Today, September 15, 2010 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
The Best Low-Carbohydrate Diet? One That's Plant-Based — coverage from U.S. News & World Report, September 10, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Which Low-Carb Diet Is Healthiest? — coverage from Time.com, September 7, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Cutting Carbs? Replace Them with Proteins from Plants — coverage from USA Today, September 6, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
Eat Less Red Meat, Cut Heart Attack Risk — coverage from WebMD, August 16, 2010 featuring HSPH's Adam Bernstein.
Love Red Meat? Cutting Back Just A Bit Helps Heart — coverage from CNN.com, August 16, 2010 featuring HSPH's Adam Bernstein.
Carb-O-Phobia — coverage from Glamour, July 29, 2010 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D — coverage from The New York Times, July 26, 2010 featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci.
Are Gourmet Salts Better for You? — Q&A from Daily Herald, July 26, 2010 with HSPH's Walter Willett.
Cambridge Public Health Professor Says It's True: Biking Is Good for You — coverage from Wicked Local Cambridge, July 24, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
Germany Weighs Tax on the Obese — coverage from AOL News, July 23, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
— coverage from Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
— coverage from Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
— coverage from USA Today, June 28, 2010 featuring HSPH's Anne Lusk.
— coverage from Boston.com, June 28, 2010 featuring HSPH's Anne Lusk.
— press release from HSPH, June 28, 2010 featuring HSPH's Anne Lusk and Walter Willett.
— coverage and video from ABC News Nightline, June 24, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Sacks and Lilian Cheung.
— coverage from HSPH, June 23, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
— coverage from HSPH, June, 2010 featuring HSPH's Jason Block and Walter Willett.
(free registration required to read the article) — coverage from Medscape Today, June 16, 2010 featuring HSPH's Edward Giovannucci.
— coverage from The New York Times, June 15, 2010 featuring HSPH's Qi Sun.
— coverage from The New York Times, June 2, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
— coverage from Reuters, May 28, 2010 featuring HSPH's Hannia Campos.
— coverage from WebMD, May 26, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
— coverage of event at HSPH, May 17, 2010.
— video from HSPH, May 2010 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
— coverage from The Independent, May 12, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian and Meir Stampfer.
— coverage from Scientific American, May 2010 featuring HSPH's Meir Stampfer.
— coverage from The Independent, April 16, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian and Meir Stampfer.
— press release from HSPH, March 22, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
— coverage from Harvard Gazette, March 18, 2010 featuring HSPH's Lilian Cheung.
— coverage from HealthCanal.com, March 11, 2010 featuring HSPH's Meir Stampfer.
— coverage from The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 8, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Hu.
— coverage from The Seattle Times, February 9, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett and Frank Sacks.
— coverage from The Los Angeles Times, February 8, 2010 featuring HSPH's Frank Sacks.
— coverage from MedPage Today, February 4, 2010 featuring HSPH's Matthew Gillman.
— coverage from AllAfrica.com, February 2, 2010 featuring HSPH's Wafaie Fawzi.
— coverage from CNN.com, January 29, 2010 featuring HSPH's Dariush Mozaffarian.
— coverage from AlertNet.org, January 21, 2010 featuring HSPH's Wafaie Fawzi and Andrew Thorne-Lyman.
— coverage from CNN.com, January 14, 2010 featuring HSPH's Eric Rimm.
— coverage from U.S. News & World Report, January 11, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
— coverage from Sphere.com, January 11, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
— coverage from WBUR.org, January 8, 2010 featuring HSPH's Mattew Gillman.
— coverage from The News Tribune, January 3, 2010 featuring HSPH's Walter Willett.
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