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A Climate-Friendly Cup
November 14, 2019
Tufts research could help inform future strategies to shift consumer behavior.
The EAT Lancet Diet: New Findings
November 14, 2019
New study finds the EAT-Lancet diet for human and planetary health is unaffordable for 1.58 billion people, mostly in the developing world.
WIC Telehealth Innovations
November 14, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH, assistant professor at Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, a grant of $8.5 million to test and evaluate the use of telehealth innovations in delivery of USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
The Next Half-Century of Food
October 11, 2019
On the anniversary of a landmark White House conference, experts raise critical issues that affect nutrition for all of us
Study: Losing weight—and keeping it off—linked to cardiometabolic benefits
October 9, 2019
Maintaining weight loss is associated with more favorable heart disease, stroke, and diabetes risk factors compared to regaining weight after three years
‘Report card’ on diet trends: low-quality carbs account for 42 percent of a day’s calories
September 24, 2019
Older people, those with lower income, and those with less education face greater hurdles
Microbiome may be involved in mechanisms related to muscle strength in older adults
September 18, 2019
Study identifies differences in gut microbiome composition in physically high-functioning vs low-functioning older adults, successfully transfers some of these effects into mice
Another Way to Eat Local
September 16, 2019
Want a win for the environment, your community, and your health? Show local fisheries some love, says Friedman School alum Kyle Foley
Researchers Discover Widespread Flaw in Global Childhood Development Data
September 13, 2019
A formula to address the error reveals new insights on children’s growth in the world's poorest countries
Our Food Is Killing Too Many of Us: NYT Op Ed
October 11, 2019
Friedman School Dean Dariush Mozaffarian, and Former US Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman co-wrote an op-ed recently published in the New York Times. Addressing rising healthcare costs and an increase in cardiovascular disease in the US, they propose taking a long overdue look at America's dietary habits.
The op-ed also includes numerous nutrition policy proposals, and examples of recent successes.