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Researchers identify 43 top health-improving strategies, from better playgrounds to higher tobacco taxes
Government policies that make healthy foods more affordable, local environmental improvements that make streets more walkable, and media campaigns that promote healthy lifestyles are among the menu of 43 effective public health strategies identified in an American Heart…
Coffee good for you, but it's OK to hold back
Coverage on CNN.com, August 18, 2012, featuring HSPH's Alberto Ascherio
Why we're so fat: what's behind the latest obesity rates
Coverage in U.S. News & World Report, August 16, 2012, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
An apple a day keeps high cholesterol at bay?
Coverage in the Chicago Tribune, August 16, 2012, featuring HSPH's Frank Sacks
Blood type linked to heart disease risk
Heart disease risk may be linked to blood type, according to new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research. Senior author Lu Qi, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and colleagues found that people with blood types…
The best diet? One you can follow
August 13, 2012 -- No ‘Magic Bullet’ When It Comes to Choosing a Diet High-fat, low-fat, low-carb, gluten-free…. One look at the dizzying array of diet books on bookstore shelves pitching the latest diet craze is enough to make…
Strict school junk food laws may help curb kids’ obesity, but study results aren’t slam-dunk
Coverage in The Washington Post, August 12, 2012, featuring HSPH's David Ludwig
New York soda ban proposal: public hearing gets impassioned
Coverage in the Christian Science Monitor, July 24, 2012, featuring HSPH's Walter Willett
Chef in school kitchens helps students eat healthier
With one in three U.S. children considered overweight or obese, food served in schools is being scrutinized closely. For many low-income students who eat free breakfasts and lunches at school, the cafeteria offerings may represent more than half…
Combatting obesity with mindful eating
“You fold a tiny raisin into your hand, perhaps thinking about the journey it made to reach you, farmers planting seeds, nature providing water...” In a July 13, 2012 blog on the Huffington Post, writer Amy Spies tries…