HSPH goes Hollywood with Fed Up film screening
“There are 600,000 food items in America. Eighty percent of them have added sugar,” according to the new film Fed Up, which was screened at Harvard School of Public Health on April 23, 2014 in Kresge G3. The…
Harvard School of Public Health experts offer insights on curbing U.S. gun violence
January 22, 2013 -- In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) experts have been interviewed in many media outlets on a range of issues relating to…
Foods identified as ‘whole grain’ not always healthy
New Standard Needed to Help Consumers, Organizations Choose Foods Rich in Whole Grains For immediate release: Thursday, January 10, 2013 Boston, MA – Current standards for classifying foods as “whole grain” are inconsistent and, in some cases, misleading,…
Comprehensive public health approach urged to curb gun violence in U.S.
For immediate release: Monday, January 7, 2013 Boston, MA -- In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, three Harvard experts say the best way to curb gun violence in the U.S. is…
Strict school junk food laws may help curb kids’ obesity, but study results aren’t slam-dunk
Coverage in The Washington Post, August 12, 2012, featuring HSPH's David Ludwig
HSPH profs offer new recipes for addressing U.S. obesity epidemic
HSPH Prof. Walter Willett renews his criticism that the healthy eating recommendations in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines—source of the well-known food pyramid and the new MyPlate icon—don’t go far enough in a Perspective article in the October 27,…