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A muffin makeover: Dispelling the low-fat-is-healthy myth
Low-Fat Approach to Eating Hasn’t Reduced Obesity or Made People Healthier New Recipes for Healthier Muffins Using Whole Grains, Healthy Fats For immediate release: Thursday, January 12, 2012 Boston, MA — Dozens of studies, many from Harvard School…
Red meat linked to higher stroke risk
Frequently consuming red meat appears to increase the risk of stroke significantly, while choosing to eat poultry and other proteins, such as fish or nuts, lowers the risk, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School…
Red meat linked to higher stroke risk
Frequently consuming red meat appears to increase the risk of stroke significantly, while choosing to eat poultry and other proteins, such as fish or nuts, lowers the risk, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School…
Nutrition news: USDA’s ‘MyPlate’ doesn’t go far enough
The USDA’s MyPlate icon, aimed at providing Americans with easy-to-understand information about how to eat healthy, is an improvement on the old food pyramid but lacks certain key ingredients, said Walter Willett, chair of the Department of Nutrition…
'Old ways' of healthy eating by ethnic group
Coverage on WBUR's CommonHealth blog, November 24, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
Food fight: Pizza and spuds win, school kids lose
Blog post on the Huffington Post by HSPH's Walter Willett, November 23, 2011
Eat like a Mediterranean — but how?
Coverage in Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2011, with quotes from HSPH's Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Walter Willett
Nutrition news: Widely studied Mediterranean diet linked to good health
Two Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) professors — Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention, and Walter Willett, chair, Department of Nutrition and Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition — discuss what research…
Nutrition news: Factors linked to long-term weight gain
Foods are not created equal when it comes to what foods are likely to pack on pounds over time, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers report. In a study published June 23, 2011, in the New England…
Eating fish may lower stroke risk
Eating fish a few times a week may be beneficial in lowering stroke risk, according to a new meta-analysis. Researchers examined results from 15 previous studies to summarize the evidence linking fish consumption and stroke risk. According to…