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Nutrition news: Some experts question utility of government food pyramid
The federal government plans to release new dietary guidelines this year. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated and jointly issued every five years bythe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),…
Sodium intake in U.S.
Adam Bernstein, research fellow in the Department of Nutrition, discusses sodium intake in the U.S. adult population. December 10, 2010 (3:04) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may download the…
New study finds high levels of acrylamide in diet may increase ovarian, endometrial cancer risk
November 10, 2010 -- Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found an increased risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer among non-smoking post-menopausal women who consume food and beverages containing high levels of acrylamide, a naturally…
Nutrition news: Few Americans eat all their fruits and vegetables
Walter Willett, chairman of HSPH’s Department of Nutrition and the Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, was interviewed October 8, 2010, on NPR’s Talk of the Nation about a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Nutrition news: the selling of cranberries
Lilian Cheung, editorial director of HSPH’s Nutrition Source, is quoted in a Boston Globe story on how U.S. and Canadian cranberry growers, faced with an oversupply of the fruit, are seeking new global markets. Marketers tout the health…
Chronic disease news: Study links fetal nutrition and risk of high blood sugar
A new study in the journal Diabetes by Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology, finds that adults born during China’s famine in the 1950s and 1960s may have a greater risk of high blood sugar levels, which…
Nutrition news: How much milk should you drink? The answer is unclear
Walter Willett, chair of the HSPH Department of Nutrition, suggests that drinking one to two cups of milk a day can be safe and nutritious. But he adds that the benefits of drinking more are unclear. He is…
Frank Hu receives award for diabetes epidemiology research
June 23, 2010 -- Frank B. Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, will receive the American Diabetes Association’s prestigious Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology. The award,…
Price increase may be best motivator to swap sugary drinks for healthier ones
June 18, 2010 -- Raising the price on regular sodas may be the most effective way to encourage Americans to reach for less sugary drinks, suggests a new study published in the June 17, 2010 issue of the…
Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk
For immediate release: Monday, June 14, 2010 Boston, MA—In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased…
