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Does a little excess weight help you live longer?
Being a little overweight may be associated with a longer life, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). But some researchers, including Harvard School of Public Health’s [[Walter Willett]], disagree.…
Healthy Weight Checklist
With the daily crush of media coverage about obesity, weight, and health, it's easy for people to feel overwhelmed. But there are simple steps you can take to help keep weight in check and lower the risk of…
Healthy Weight
Maintain, Don’t Gain Maintaining a healthy weight is important for health. In addition to lowering the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure, it can also lower the risk of many different cancers. Move more,…
Does just feeling fat make you gain weight?
Coverage in U.S. News & World Report, August 16, 2012, featuring HSPH's S. Bryn Austin
Weight training associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
For immediate release: Monday, August 6, 2012 Boston, MA – Men who do weight training regularly—for example, for 30 minutes per day, five days per week—may be able to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to…
Excess weight may affect sperm production, reduce fertility in men
A new study co-authored by Jorge Chavarro, assistant professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), finds that overweight and obese men are more likely than their normal-weight peers to produce lower numbers of…
Farm bill reform could trim Americans' waistlines
Coverage in the Huffington Post, December 7, 2011, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
Staying trim when fat runs in the family
Coverage in the New York Times, November 23, 2011, featuring HSPH's Lu Qi
In developing nations, the rich get heavier while the poor stay thin
Weight-related ailments such as diabetes and heart disease are growing problems in developing countries. But such diseases are affecting mostly the rich. For the most part, according to a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study, the poor…
Study raises questions about 'double malnutrition' theory
It has been thought that both underweight and overweight people co-exist in low- and middle-income countries, especially among low socioeconomic status groups. A new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and McMaster University and…