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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…
Sen. Tom Harkin received Healthy Cup
June 1, 2010 -- It may come as a surprise to many people that the comprehensive national health care reform bill signed into law in March contains a substantial piece on prevention and public health, including incentives to…
Lilian Cheung: "Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life"
May 2010 -- Lilian Cheung, editorial director of The Nutrition Source website, is the co-author of new book, Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, written with world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. In this video, Cheung describes the seven practices of mindful eating. (3:07)
Experts call for accelerated national sodium reduction initiatives that enhance flavor and consumer acceptance
The Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source Website Offers Strategies and Recommendations for Individuals, Chefs, Food Companies, Others For immediate release: April 20, 2010 Boston, MA and Hyde Park, NY -- Responding to the health threat posed…
Four preventable risk factors reduce life expectancy in U.S. and lead to health disparities
Population-based Interventions Needed to Reduce Deaths from Chronic Diseases For immediate release: Monday, March 22, 2010 Boston, MA -- A new study led by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in collaboration with researchers from…
Fast Facts on Sugar and Salt
Sugar and Salt in Hiding As a dietary enemy, sugar is cleverly camouflaged because it is dissolved in liquid. A 20-ounce bottle of sugary soft-drink contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. In August, the American Heart Association recommended that…
Sugar and Salt
What Other Countries Have Done Over the past three decades in Finland, deaths from heart disease and stroke have both fallen 75 to 80 percent. As sodium intake has dropped 42 percent, and the Finnish population has made…
Public health takes aim at sugar and salt
[Fall 2009] The war on obesity and other lifestyle ills has opened a new battlefront: the fight against sugar and salt. It may be a fight for our lives. In the last few years, evidence has mounted that too much of…
HSPH assistant professor to serve as co-principal investigator of center in Guatemala to combat cardiovascular disease
Effort Part of 'Center of Excellence' Network Supported by NHLBI For immediate release: Thursday, June 11, 2009 Boston, MA -- Eduardo Villamor, Assistant Professor of International Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), will serve as co-principal…