A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, published November 2, showed that while recent improvements in the U.S. diet have helped reduce disease and premature death, the overall American diet is still poor.
Coverage from HSPH News, featuring Frank Hu
Coverage from the Toronto Sun, featuring Walter Willett
Noteworthy nutrition studies highlighted by members of The Chan School’s Department of Nutrition Glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in the herbicide “Roundup,” is a broad-spectrum, non-selective, systemic herbicide, which effectively kills all plant types. Glyphosate-based herbicide was introduced to the US in 1974 and now has become the world’s most common herbicide.
Coverage from The Wall Street Journal, featuring Eric Rimm
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines will not include a focus on sustainability, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the USDA blog. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell wrote that sustainability – defined as evaluating the environmental impact of a food source – is beyond the scope of the … Continue reading “2015 Dietary Guidelines will not include a focus on sustainability”
Coverage from WGBH, featuring Walter Willett
Coverage from HSPH News, featuring Frank Hu
Coverage from HSPH News, featuring Frank Hu
In the recent Harvard Gazette article “Butter’s benefits melt away,” researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health debunk the controversy surrounding saturated fat and heart health. In a new study appearing online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, senior author Frank Hu and colleagues found that people who replace saturated … Continue reading “How is heart disease risk affected when saturated fat is replaced by other nutrients?”