Q. Does the amount of deuterium in drinking water matter to one’s health?
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter,
answers: “Deuterium is a naturally-occurring isotope of hydrogen. Most hydrogen atoms...
Q. I have a normal BMI, I eat right, and I stay quite active...
A. Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSC, director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory and executive editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “A large waist...
Q. I have been told I shouldn’t eat nuts because of my diverticulosis. Is...
A. Alicia Romano, MS, RD, a dietitian at the Frances Stern Nutrition Center, answers: “Nuts are healthy foods that are good choices to incorporate...
Q. Should I buy white peaches/nectarines, or yellow? Are purple and yellow carrots a...
A. Jeffrey B. Blumberg, PhD, a professor at the Friedman
School and an expert on dietary bioactive components, answers: “The color of a plant food...
Nutrition Lessons from a Global Pandemic:
Here at Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter we strive to provide you with the latest, science-based health and nutrition information to help contribute to...
Q. Can peppermint oil help my irritable bowel syndrome?
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: While a handful of small studies suggested that peppermint...
Q. Is it true that percentage intake of macronutrients (protein, CHO, fat) should be...
A. Lauren McAvoy, a dietetic intern at Tufts Medical Center, answers: “While there are claims that individuals with different body types metabolize nutrients differently,...
Q. Do I need to throw out food as soon as the printed expiration...
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RDN, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Those ‘sell by’ and ‘best by’ dates on packages...
Q. I have decided to follow a vegan diet. Do I need to take...
A. Claire Cheng, a dietetic intern at the Tufts University Frances Stern Nutrition Center answers: “A vegan diet can be nutritious, environmentally friendly, and...
Q. When buying a salad dressing, pasta sauce, or any other product, is it...
A. Hannah Cai, a dietetic intern at the Frances Stern Nutrition Center, answers. “It is important to limit sodium and added sugar intake for...