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Red meat consumption linked to increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality
For immediate release: Monday, March 12, 2012 Boston, MA -- A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer…
Enhanced water "unequivocally harmful to health," says HSPH nutrition expert
Bottled water enhanced with vitamins—and loaded with sugar—gets low marks from Walter Willett, chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. They are “unequivocally harmful to health,” he told the Washington Post in a…
Using soap operas, cooking classes to fight diabetes
Coverage on WBUR, December 16, 2011, featuring HSPH's Goodarz Danaei
Poll: Mass. residents say state should take action on health care costs
Most people in Massachusetts think health care costs too much—and they want the state to do something about it. Those are the findings of a public poll conducted by a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research team…
Eat more beans, less white rice, to reduce diabetes risk
A new study by HSPH researchers Josiemer Mattei, Frank Hu, and Hannia Campos has found that beans are the far healthier half of the classic beans and rice dish. The researchers studied the diets of nearly 1,900 Costa…
Government-led efforts targeting eating habits of children needed to curb worldwide obesity epidemic
Tax on Sugary Drinks, Limits on Marketing to Children Among Cost-effective Strategies For immediate release: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:30 PM ET Boston, MA – The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for three to four decades, yet…
Pinpointing health risk factors: tricky business
Pinpointing associations between risk factors and particular health effects is tricky, says Karin Michels, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health and associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive health at Harvard Medical School. That’s…
Depression linked to stroke risk in women
A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers reports a 29% increased risk of stroke among women who are depressed or have a history of depression compared with women…
Boston High School students drinking fewer sugary beverages
Following school district policy change, students drank fewer sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks For immediate release: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Boston, MA –Two years after Boston schools prohibited the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas and sports…
Low-risk, healthy lifestyle can lower sudden cardiac death among women
Women with a healthy, low-risk lifestyle may have as much as a 92% lower risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) as compared with women with a high-risk profile, according to a study led by HSPH researcher Stephanie Chiuve.…