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More than half of U.S. children will have obesity as adults if current trends continue
For immediate release: November 29, 2017 Boston, MA – If current trends in child obesity continue, more than 57% of today’s children in the U.S. will have obesity at age 35, according to a new study from Harvard…
Sugary beverage consumption in U.S. declining but remains high among certain groups
For immediate release: November 14, 2017 Boston, MA – Consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) fell for both children and adults between 2003 and 2014, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H.…
Healthy fats help curb cravings for unhealthy carbs
Eating more healthy fats like nuts and full-fat dairy can help reduce cravings for unhealthy carbohydrates like white bread and sugary cereal, David Ludwig, professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in an…
Obesity in children and teens 10 times higher than in 1970s
Last year, 124 million children and teens worldwide were obese—a number more than 10 times higher than the rate in 1975—and another 213 million were overweight.
Obesity rate soars in American adults and youth
Approximately 40% of U.S. adults and about 20% of adolescents are obese, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. This is the highest obesity rate ever recorded in the U.S. and is especially troubling due…
Study identifies enzyme that protects cells from toxic fat
For immediate release: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 Boston, MA – A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute sheds light on how a key fat-producing enzyme helps protect cells from…
Diabetes increasing at alarming rates in sub-Saharan Africa
Lancet report calls for decisive action to avoid severe consequences to health, economies For immediate release: July 5, 2017 Boston, MA – Sub-Saharan Africa is in the midst of a rapidly expanding diabetes epidemic that could have devastating…
Community-wide effort to fight childhood obesity shows promise
For immediate release: June 27, 2017 Key Takeaways: After a two-year comprehensive effort to reduce childhood obesity in two low-income communities in Massachusetts, the prevalence of obesity decreased among some schoolchildren; some students drank less sugar-sweetened beverages and…
Benefits of biking to work appear to outweigh risks
The benefits of biking to work appear to outweigh the risks, according to Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a longtime bicycle commuter. He was commenting in a…
Biking preferences in lower-income neighborhoods may vary by race
Blacks and Hispanics living in Roxbury, MA, a low-income Boston neighborhood, prefer riding on safe-from-traffic bicycle routes such as cycle tracks—rather than biking with traffic in roadways—and they want more secure places to park their bicycles to prevent…