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Healthy fats key to good diet
Eating butter occasionally is okay, but there are healthier fats that are better options for maintaining long-term health, according to nutrition expert Walter Willett. Willett, Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School…
New tools developed to help clinicians predict risk of cardiovascular disease
Risk prediction models for 182 nations will help pinpoint those most at risk, even in resource-poor settings For immediate release: Monday, January 23, 2017 Boston, MA – A new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…
Nutritional quality of kids' menus not improving
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Boston, MA – U.S. chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes compared with restaurants not participating…
Consuming high amounts of saturated fats linked to increased heart disease risk
Boston, MA – Consuming high amounts of four major saturated fatty acids—found in red meat, dairy fat, butter, lard, and palm oil—may increase risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard…
Forty years of low-fat diets: a ‘failed experiment’
Recent research suggests that eating a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet—which Americans were advised to do for about 40 years—is not a good idea. But Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health nutrition expert David Ludwig says that the low-fat diet…
Higher consumption of unsaturated fats linked with lower mortality
For immediate release: July 5, 2016 Boston, MA – Consuming higher amounts of unsaturated fats was associated with lower mortality, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a large study population followed…
Papers on fat in the diet recognized for impact
Two papers on the effect of fat in the diet, involving researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, have been named to the top 10 list of the most impactful publications in 2015 by the American…
New Dietary Guidelines suggest limits on sugar, saturated fat, sodium, but experts criticize omissions
The U.S. government’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limits on added sugars, sodium, and saturated fats; drop a previous limit on total fats, emphasizing healthy fats instead; and urge overall healthy eating patterns rich in fruits, vegetables,…
Assessing the new U.S. dietary guidelines
January 7, 2015 -- U.S. government officials released the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) on January 7, 2016. Nutrition expert Frank Hu, who served on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee—which made recommendations on what should…
Have low-fat diets made us fatter?
Since the 1960s, when experts started advising people to eat less fat—based on the belief that a high-fat diet led to a high-fat body—obesity has skyrocketed. Recent evidence suggests that all those years of focusing on ways to…