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Nutrition

When it Comes to Fighting Obesity, When You Eat Could Be as Important as What You Eat

By Nejma Reza | September 9, 2025
Woman having a late-night snack in front of the refrigerator.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have been conducting studies to learn more about the connection between meal timing and health.

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Five Questions on Vitamins and Human Health that Mass General Brigham Researchers are Trying to Answer

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | June 20, 2025

Researchers are using science-backed methods to see what supplements are good for human health and which may not be effective.

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Nutrition Dark Matter, Ultraprocessed Foods and the Chemical Complexity of What We Eat

By Victoria Roberts | June 13, 2025

Nutrition Dark Matter (NDM) refers to the 139,000+ untracked compounds in food that go beyond calories and vitamins.

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Fact or Fiction? Massachusetts General Researchers Set the Record Straight on Common Food & Nutrition Misconceptions

By Nicoletta Valenzano, MPH | August 6, 2024

Researchers debunk widespread misconceptions about nutrition and provide science-backed insights based on their research.

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The Science of Tea: What Research Tells Us about the Benefits of an Ancestral Tradition

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | March 8, 2023

Mass General clinician-researcher Uma Naidoo, MD discusses the benefits of tea, according to science.

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Footnotes in Science: Q&A with Anne Thorndike, MD, MPH

By Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck | February 27, 2023

Anne Thorndike, MD, MPH, discusses her recently published article on how to help food pantries improve healthy food choices.

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