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Hu and Willett among three most highly-cited Harvard Chan faculty members

Frank Hu, Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, and Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, were among the three Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members whose papers are cited most often by their peers around the world.  Albert Hofman, Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and Clinical Epidemiology, … Continue reading “Hu and Willett among three most highly-cited Harvard Chan faculty members”

Weight gain in early to middle adulthood may increase major health risks and mortality

[Excerpted from Harvard Gazette] Cumulative weight gain over the course of early and middle adulthood may increase health risks later in life, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. They found that compared with people who kept their weight stable, people who gained a moderate amount of weight (5 … Continue reading “Weight gain in early to middle adulthood may increase major health risks and mortality”

Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death

[Excerpted from Harvard Chan News] People who improve the quality of their diets over time, eating more whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and fish and less red and processed meats and sugary beverages, may significantly reduce their risk of premature death, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It … Continue reading “Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death”

A whole-community approach to reduce childhood obesity shows promise

A large-scale effort to reduce childhood obesity in two low-income Massachusetts communities resulted in some modest improvements among schoolchildren over a relatively short period of time, suggesting that such a comprehensive approach holds promise for the future. The study, along with two others evaluating Massachusetts’ efforts to reduce childhood obesity, were published in the July 2017 issue of Obesity. Coverage: A … Continue reading “A whole-community approach to reduce childhood obesity shows promise”

Dr. Frank Sacks discusses American Heart Association advisory on saturated fat

In a new advisory, the American Heart Association (AHA) concluded strongly that replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats will lower the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In a Q&A with Harvard Chan News, Dr. Frank Sacks, Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and lead author of the advisory, sets the record straight on saturated fat and heart … Continue reading “Dr. Frank Sacks discusses American Heart Association advisory on saturated fat”

Biking preferences in a lower income, primarily minority neighborhood

[Excerpted from Harvard Chan News] 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 theft, according to a new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … Continue reading “Biking preferences in a lower income, primarily minority neighborhood”

Award to create a microbiome biobank

[Excerpt from Harvard Chan News] BIOM-Mass, led by Eric Rimm, professor of epidemiology and nutrition and Wendy Garrett, professor of immunology and infectious diseases, will create the world’s most comprehensive human microbiome specimen collection, using samples from more than 25,000 individuals from the School-based Nurses’ Health Study II and other long-running cohort studies. The researchers … Continue reading “Award to create a microbiome biobank”