Chronic Diseases and Healthy Aging
The Latest Research on Soy and Cancer
March 7, 2017
Consuming foods rich in isoflavones, found in soy, is associated with reduced mortality in women with hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer and women not treated with endocrine therapy
Eating whole grains led to modest improvements in gut microbiota and immune response
March 2, 2017
BOSTON (Feb. 8, 2017)—In a clinical trial, adults who consumed a diet rich in whole grains rather than refined grains had modest improvements in healthy gut microbiota and certain immune responses. The research was conducted in tandem with a study that looked at the effects of a whole-grain diet on energy metabolism. Both studies are published online today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 
Americans in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have higher mortality
January 17, 2020
Higher risk of all-cause and cardiometabolic mortality, particularly related to diabetes, found among federal food-purchasing assistance program participants compared to nonparticipants
Study finds link between childhood cancer and poor dietary quality in adulthood
March 2, 2017
Survivors of childhood cancer have poor adherence to federal dietary guidelines in adulthood, a new study finds.
High folate intake linked with nerve-damage risk in older adults with common gene variant
August 29, 2017
Consuming too much folate (vitamin B9) is associated with increased risk for a nerve-damage disorder in older adults who have a common genetic variant.
Ready, Set, Go!
August 29, 2017
Baby boomers will face many barriers to good nutrition as they age. It’s time to get prepared.
Catalyzing Innovation and Collaboration
August 29, 2017
Each year, Tufts Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President sponsors two seed grant programs, Tufts Collaborates and Tufts Innovates; sparking research collaboration among disparate faculty members, and catalyzing innovative ideas for learning and teaching across campus.
Little to no association between butter consumption and chronic disease or total mortality
June 30, 2016
Butter consumption was only weakly associated with total mortality, not associated with cardiovascular disease, and slightly inversely associated (protective) with diabetes, according to a new epidemiological study which analyzed the association of butter consumption with chronic disease and all-cause mortality.
A Dietary Report Card for Americans
August 26, 2016
A study by Dariush Mozaffarian and members of his research team published recently in JAMA suggests that Americans are adding more whole grains, nuts and seeds to their diets and cutting back on sodas and sugary drinks, but it is partially dependent on income.
Consumption of Omega-3s Linked to Lower Risk of Fatal Heart Disease
June 28, 2016
Blood levels of seafood and plant-based omega-3 fatty acids are associated with a lower risk of dying from heart attacks, according to a new epidemiological study, published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, led by Liana C. Del Gobbo, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the division of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and senior author Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H., dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston.