More whole grains linked with lower mortality
For immediate release: January 5, 2015 Boston, MA -- Eating more whole grains is associated with up to 15% lower mortality—particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, according to a large new long-term study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study…
Weight training appears key to controlling belly fat
For immediate release: December 22, 2014 Boston, MA — Healthy men who did twenty minutes of daily weight training had less of an increase in age-related abdominal fat compared with men who spent the same amount of time…
Yogurt may reduce type 2 diabetes risk
A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that higher consumption of yogurt was associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Other forms of dairy were not found to offer similar…
Healthy lifestyle may cut gestational diabetes cases by half
Healthy lifestyle habits—maintaining a normal weight, not smoking, and staying physically active—may help prevent about half of all diabetes cases that develop in pregnant women, according to a new study. Looking at data from more than 14,000 American…
Low-fat or low-carb? It may not matter
Two new studies are weighing in on the ongoing debate about whether the best diet is low-fat or low-carbohydrate, but Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) nutrition expert Frank Hu says that no one diet can claim to…
Quality of U.S. diet shows modest improvement, but overall remains poor
Trend from 1999-2010 also shows widening disparities in diet quality between rich and poor For immediate release: September 1, 2014 Boston, MA ─ Dietary quality in the U.S. has improved steadily in recent years—spurred in large part by…
Instant noodle consumption linked to heart risk in women
Women who consume instant noodles frequently were found to be more likely to have metabolic syndrome—the group of risk factors, including obesity and high blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, that increase the risk of heart disease and…
Five daily servings of fruits and veggies enough for health benefit
Eating five daily servings of fruits and vegetables may significantly lower the risk of death, but eating more than that doesn’t appear to provide additional health benefits, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health…
Protein: The package matters
Moderately high-protein diets may have short-term weight loss benefits, and may lower heart disease risk, but the “package” the protein comes in matters, said Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. “If there’s too much protein and it…
Increasing daily coffee consumption may reduce type 2 diabetes risk
For Immediate release: April 24, 2014 Boston, MA — People who increased the amount of coffee they drank each day by more than one cup over a four-year period had a 11% lower risk for type 2 diabetes…
