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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…
Climate change could increase number of undernourished women and children by 20 percent
Today almost half a billion women and children under five in the developing world are undernourished. That number could increase by 20 percent in the next ten years due to the effects of climate change on global food…
Diet, lifestyle, and long-term weight gain
June 2012 -- Dariush Mozaffarian, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, reports findings from his recent study concerning different foods and beverages that possibly lead to long-term weight gain.
Iron--either too much or too little--linked with increased tuberculosis-related sickness or death
June 14, 2012 -- Tuberculosis patients with iron levels that are either too low or too high may be at increased risk for faster disease progression or death, according to a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study…
Taxing soda could help curb obesity epidemic, says HSPH expert
Taxing sugar-sweetened drinks is a good step to take toward fighting the national obesity epidemic, said Eric Rimm, associate professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, on the WBUR show Radio…
Jamie Oliver receives 2012 Healthy Cup Award
May 23, 2012 Television personality, food activist, and internationally acclaimed chef Jamie Oliver received Harvard School of Public Health’s (HSPH) Healthy Cup Award on May 22, 2012 at a packed ceremony at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center…
Our plate
May 2012 -- Harvard School of Public Health’s Healthy Eating Plate differs in important ways from the U.S. government’s MyPlate. Watch this video to see how using our plate to guide your diet can make your whole family…
