Q. I’ve heard bone broth is good for weight loss. Is this true? If...
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Bone broth is made by simmering animal bones in...
Don’t Ignore the Snore
Sleep apnea affects an estimated 22 million Americans, and an estimated 80 percent of cases are undiagnosed. When left untreated, the chronic lack of...
DASH Diet Plus Sodium Reduction Best for Protecting the Heart
The heart can show signs of damage before a heart attack or other heart problem occurs. Scientists can measure things like inflammation, cardiac injury,...
Five Servings of Fruits and Vegetables a Day Associated with Longer Life
In an attempt to identify the optimal intake of fruits and vegetables associated with maintaining long-term health, researchers collected information on the typical dietary...
Q. I’m recovering from illness and need to put on a few pounds. Any...
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Gaining weight is all about adding calories, but that...
Q. You often use the terms heart health, cardiovascular health, and cardiometabolic health. What...
A. Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy and editor-in-chief of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter answers:...
Q. Does Tufts have any resources for me to learn more about nutrition and...
A. “As a matter of fact, we have quite a few options,” says Diane L. McKay, PhD, assistant professor at the Friedman School of...
Q. Why do you say “deli turkey” is a processed meat and should be...
A. Fang Fang Zhang, PhD, an associate professor at the Friedman School who specializes in cancer epidemiology, answers: “Processed meat is any meat that...
Diabetes Prevention: Tufts Experts Weigh In
Richard D. Siegel, MD, is the co-director of the Diabetes and Lipid Center at Tufts Medical Center.
Shifts to healthy eating and physical activity with...
Q. I understand that “bad fats” can clog my arteries, but what do “good...
A. Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging and executive editor of Tufts...