Opinion: Nutrition education should be requirement for medical students
Doctors are unequipped to have meaningful conversations with their patients about a leading cause of death in the U.S.—poor diet quality.
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.
Replacing less healthy foods with nuts could help lower risk of long-term weight gain
People who ate a daily half-serving of nuts (about a handful) instead of the same amount of refined grains, red meat, or dessert gained less weight over a 24-year study period than those who ate nuts less frequently.
Squeezed school lunch times shortchange kids’ nutrition
When school districts cut lunch to 20 minutes or less to accommodate more instruction time, students' nutrition may suffer.
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.
Advice for a healthy diet
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health nutrition researchers Walter Willett and David Ludwig spoke to the Boston Globe Magazine for an August 25, 2019 article exploring current trends in healthy diet advice.
Peanuts may help protect against age-related cognitive decline
A diet that includes peanuts may help prevent age-related cognitive decline.
Watch for added sugars in kids’ diets
Children today are consuming far more sugar than their recommended daily limit—no added sugar for children under two and no more than about six teaspoons for kids up to age 18—mostly due to the omnipresence of sugar in…
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.
Plant-based ‘meat’ not necessarily healthy
Vegetable protein-based products, like burgers that attempt to replicate the taste and texture of meat, may contain unhealthy ingredients.