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.
Keto diet considered for Navy SEALS
One of the side effects of the keto diet is that it changes the way the body handles oxygen deprivation.
Promoting ‘food literacy’ in schools
Scott Richardson believes that school meals should be treated as part of the educational experience. Richardson, a student in the inaugural cohort of the PhD in Population Health Sciences program—a joint collaboration between Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
Moderate egg consumption likely OK for most healthy people
Eating three or four eggs a week doesn’t appear to have a major effect on blood cholesterol for people who don’t already have high cholesterol or type 2 diabetes.
Diet may affect prostate cancer risk
Certain foods have been linked to prostate cancer risk—and a man’s risk of dying prematurely from the disease.
Why doctors are writing prescriptions for food
Evidence suggests that healthy diets may be effective in helping control and reduce chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension.
Simple guidelines for healthy meals
The flurry of nutritional information in the media can make healthy meal planning seem daunting and confusing. But it doesn’t have to be.
Food system transformation needed for human and planetary health
The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems calls for global cooperation and commitment to shift diets toward healthy, largely plant-based patterns; make large reductions in food loss and waste; and implement significant sustainability improvements in…
