Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity
For immediate release: Friday, September 21, 2012 Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to high body mass index (BMI) and increased…
Sunny-side up: In defense of eggs
Coverage in The Atlantic featuring HSPH's Frank Hu, August 27, 2012
Blood type linked to heart disease risk
Heart disease risk may be linked to blood type, according to new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research. Senior author Lu Qi, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and colleagues found that people with blood types…
Type 2 diabetes risk drops with weight training exercise
Coverage on ABC News, August 6, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Hu
Weight training associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
For immediate release: Monday, August 6, 2012 Boston, MA – Men who do weight training regularly—for example, for 30 minutes per day, five days per week—may be able to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to…
TREC center at HSPH tackles obesity, cancer prevention
May 11, 2012 Research has linked obesity with the development and progression of many health problems including multiple forms of cancer. But questions remain about the complex mechanisms by which obesity develops and how it affects cancer risk…
Replacing one daily sugary beverage with water may lower women’s diabetes risk
Women who drank water rather than sugar-sweetened beverages had a lower risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) nutrition researchers. Sweet drinks including soda and fruit juice were…
Harvard School of Public Health launches obesity prevention website
The Obesity Prevention Source Aims to Help Policymakers and Public Reverse Growing Worldwide Epidemic For immediate release: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Boston, MA - What is causing the obesity epidemic—and how can we stop and reverse this worldwide…
High-fructose corn syrup or table sugar: For better health, avoid too much of either
High-fructose corn syrup isn’t necessarily worse for us than table sugar, but there is just too much of it in our food supply, says Harvard School of Public Health nutrition expert Frank Hu. In an April 30, 2012…
Daily sugar-sweetened drink may increase heart disease risk in men
A new study led by HSPH researchers finds that drinking just one daily sugar-sweetened soda, juice drink, or energy drink may increase a man’s risk for heart disease by 20 percent. Researchers Lawrence de Koning and Frank Hu,…