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High-fructose corn syrup or table sugar: For better health, avoid too much of either
High-fructose corn syrup isn’t necessarily worse for us than table sugar, but there is just too much of it in our food supply, says Harvard School of Public Health nutrition expert Frank Hu. In an April 30, 2012…
Harvard Gazette highlights groundbreaking HSPH research linking diet, overweight, and diabetes
Harvard School of Public Health faculty and other researchers across Harvard University have been at the forefront of efforts to understand and target the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes. A March 7, 2012 Harvard Gazette article highlights…
A muffin makeover: Dispelling the low-fat-is-healthy myth
Low-Fat Approach to Eating Hasn’t Reduced Obesity or Made People Healthier New Recipes for Healthier Muffins Using Whole Grains, Healthy Fats For immediate release: Thursday, January 12, 2012 Boston, MA — Dozens of studies, many from Harvard School…
Use anti-smoking tactics to combat obesity
While overall cancer death rates in the United States have decreased over the past two decades, increasing numbers of people are suffering from obesity-related cancers such as esophageal, pancreatic, liver, and kidney cancers, according to the American Cancer…
Staying trim when fat runs in the family
Coverage in the New York Times, November 23, 2011, featuring HSPH's Lu Qi
Obese find telephone counseling on weight loss most effective
Coverage in Bloomberg Businessweek, November 15, 2011, with quote from HSPH's Frank Sacks
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…
HSPH profs offer new recipes for addressing U.S. obesity epidemic
HSPH Prof. Walter Willett renews his criticism that the healthy eating recommendations in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines—source of the well-known food pyramid and the new MyPlate icon—don’t go far enough in a Perspective article in the October 27,…
HSPH partners with Mass. on childhood obesity prevention in New Bedford, Fitchburg
Pilot programs to fight childhood obesity will be launched in New Bedford and Fitchburg, thanks to a $1.7 million federal grant awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is a…
Move prevention to the top of every nation's health care agenda, health expert urges
September 28, 2011 -- The world needs a prevention revolution, Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal told an HSPH audience on September 15, 2011. A leading health advocate and spokesperson for the administrations of four U.S. presidents, Blumenthal kicked off the 2011-2012 Dean’s…
