Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’
How the Nurses’ Health Study Transformed What We Know About Public Health
The iconic study has been one of the most ambitious and fruitful investigations of the risk factors that can lead to chronic diseases.
Read MoreThe Science of Tea: What Research Tells Us about the Benefits of an Ancestral Tradition
Mass General clinician-researcher Uma Naidoo, MD discusses the benefits of tea, according to science.
Read MoreFive Things to Know About The Benefits of Cutting Added Sugars
Researchers from Mass General and colleagues created a model to simulate the health and financial benefits of reducing added sugars.
Read MoreMass General Researchers Find Genes that Shed Light on the Breakfast Skipping Conundrum
Could there be a genetic component that explains why some people skip breakfast? Does missing the so-called “most important meal of the day” impact overall health?
Read MoreNutritional Psychiatry: Mental Health from a Nutrition and Lifestyle Perspective
Most people have heard the expression “you are what you eat” and think about how what they eat affects their physical health, but could food be affecting mental health too?
Read MoreFriday Read: How to Tell Nutrition Research Fact From Fiction in the News
If you’re confused whether coconut oil is good or bad for you or whether alcohol will lengthen or shorten your life, you’re not alone. With so many nutrition studies receiving coverage in the news, it’s often difficult to discern truth from hyperbole. A great article published today in the Washington Post discusses how we shouldn’t…
Read MoreDiet Known to Reduce Risk for Hypertension May Also Prevent Gout
A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet may reduce the risk of gout.
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