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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…
City of Boston launches ad campaign to curb drinking of sugary beverages
On September 6, 2011, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced a $1 million federally funded campaign to encourage young people and others to drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which health officials have linked to rising obesity rates and…
Lowered "time-price" of food to blame for rising obesity, says HSPH prevention expert
August 30, 2011 HSPH Prof. Steven Gortmaker believes that there is a simple explanation for the globally skyrocketing rates of obesity in recent decades. It is now easy to obtain fast and cheap food at all hours of the day…
HSPH awarded $10 million grant to study obesity-cancer link
For immediate release: August 4, 2011 Boston, MA – Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has been awarded a 5-year grant from The National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a new research center to study the relationship between obesity…
School obesity-prevention program may reduce medical costs
School-based programs that teach middle schoolers about healthy foods, encourage less TV and other screen time, and urge more physical activity can reduce eating disorders among girls and help save on medical costs, according to a study co-authored…
Nutrition news: Mediterraneans abandon their famous diet
Italians, Greeks, and Spaniards are getting heavier, in spite of the fact that their countries are home to the Mediterranean diet, a diet rich in vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts and healthy fats. Young people in particular are moving…