Following healthy lifestyle habits at middle age may increase years lived free of chronic diseases
Maintaining five healthy habits at middle-age may increase years lived free of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
Don’t be fooled by different names for added sugar
When reading food labels, be aware that added sugar can hide under other names.
New FDA nutrition labels are ‘important step forward’
New Food and Drug Administration nutrition labeling rules took effect on January 1, 2020. One notable change is a requirement that some containers of packaged foods—those that people might reasonably eat in one sitting, like a pint of…
Plant-based meat substitutes can be ‘transitional foods’ on path to healthier diet
It’s not clear whether imitation-meat products made from highly processed ingredients provide the same health benefits as other plant-based foods.
Eat greener: a call for sustainability in U.S. dietary guidelines
Miriam Nelson, professor emerita at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, recently spoke at Harvard Chan School about the urgent need to consider the health of the environment in nutrition policy.
New concerns raised over study that OK’d current meat consumption levels
A new study that suggested that people can continue their current levels of consumption of red and processed meat has been criticized by several prominent nutrition experts, including several from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, for…
On fiftieth anniversary of landmark nutrition conference, experts look at past successes, future challenges
Researchers looked back on successes in food and nutrition policy over the past half century and ahead toward solutions for a healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable food system.
Drinking more sugary beverages of any type may increase type 2 diabetes risk
People who increase their consumption of sugary beverages may face moderately higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
Are fake meat products better for human and planetary health?
Frank Hu, chair of the Department of Nutrition, and co-authors including Gina McCarthy, director of C-CHANGE, looked at whether plant-based meat alternatives can be part of a healthy and sustainable diet.
Calorie restriction may be easier to stick to if combined with other health strategies
People might have an easier time sticking to a healthy lifestyle and staying lean if they combine calorie restriction with other strategies like intermittent fasting, a low-carb diet, or the Mediterranean diet.