Chronic Diseases and Healthy Aging
Higher Protein Intake May Curb Age-Related Inflammation
June 17, 2019
For adults around sixty, low-grade, age-related chronic inflammation is associated with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Low vitamin K levels linked to mobility limitation and disability in older adults
June 13, 2019
Low levels of circulating vitamin K are linked to increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in older adults, identifying a new factor to consider for maintaining mobility and independence in older age.
New study estimates preventable cancer burden linked to poor diet in the U.S.
May 22, 2019
A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among American adults. The analysis is one of the few to focus on the modifiable risk factors for cancer connected to food intake in the United States.
A Call to Hearts, A Call to Action
July 23, 2019
Commencement addresses often focus on the idea of a bright future, but Congressman Jim McGovern’s speech at the Friedman School’s ceremony on May 19 was a little different.
Nutrients From Food, Not Supplements
April 12, 2019
Study also identifies association between excess calcium supplement intake and increased risk of death from cancer
Rethinking Dairy Fat
September 19, 2018
A new study, co-written by senior author Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of Tufts’ Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, finds that the fats in milk, cheese, and other dairy products aren’t linked to a higher risk of death in older adults. 
Food price policy and mortality: How to even the playing field for participants in SNAP
August 29, 2018
A modeling study of food subsidies and food taxes suggests deaths from cardiometabolic disease could be reduced
Healthy Diets for Better Health
January 17, 2018
Friedman School Dean Dariush Mozaffarian supports launch of Food Is Medicine Working Group on Capitol Hill
Could Food Price Changes Save Lives?
August 29, 2018
Subsidies for healthy foods and taxes on unhealthy foods could reduce deaths from stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, especially among Americans with lower socioeconomic status
Fixing America's Health Care
August 6, 2018
We should make our nation’s nutrition crisis a top nonpartisan priority