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...
Q. The bread aisle is a very confusing place. What kind of bread should...
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Eating bread is fine, as long as you make...
Q. Will I benefit from the live bacteria in yogurt?
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Probiotics are live microorganism (typically bacteria and yeasts) that...
Q. What is the best kind of sugar to use? Should I switch to...
A. Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, dean of the Friedman School and editor-in-chief of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers. “When consumed in higher amounts,...
Q. Do people who do not have a gluten sensitivity benefit from reducing or...
A. Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, a nutrition professor at the Friedman School and executive editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “The short...
Q. I find it difficult and off-putting to calculate the calories in all the...
A. Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and editor-in-chief of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter answers:...
Q. Some dietary advice treats corn as a starch, but some says it’s a...
A. Helen Rasmussen, PhD, RD, FADA, LDN, a research dietitian at the HNRCA, answers: “There is a lot of confusion about where corn should...