Q. Are the nitrates/nitrites in celery juice, used in some processed meat products, really...
Q. Are the nitrates/nitrites in celery juice, used in some processed meat products, really safer than products containing regular additives?
Four Tufts Faculty Honored
The American Society for Nutritions 2016 Scientist, Clinician, Educator/Mentor and Young Investigator Awards, presented at the groups annual meeting, included honors for four faculty at Tufts' Friedman School.
“Ultra-Processed” Foods Dominate US Diets
Nearly 60% of calories consumed by average Americans come from "ultra-processed" foods, according to a new study published in BMJ Open. Researchers from the University of So Paulo in Brazil, along with Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, dean of Tufts' Friedman School, analyzed what 9,317 people reported eating in a 24-hour span.
Shedding a Few Pounds May Reduce Arthritis Risk
Losing even a modest amount of weight could reduce your risk of osteoarthritis, a new Dutch study suggests. Researchers followed 353 overweight and obese women, average age 56, for two and a half years.
Weight Loss Can Improve Lipid Levels
Losing weight can improve your cholesterol and triglyceride levels as well as your waistline, according to a major new intervention study. The study found similar weight loss amounts could be achieved by lower-fat or lower-carbohydrate diets, whether the lower-carb diet was rich in walnuts or in monounsaturated fat (as in canola or olive oils).
Updated Nutrition for Older Adults
If you've got your AARP card but you're still eating the way you did in your 20s, it's time for your diet to act your age. While most nutritional guidance is "ageless," you do need to make some adjustments to fit the changing needs of your aging body.
Q. Does kombucha tea really have any health benefits, as I keep hearing about?
Q. Does kombucha tea really have any health benefits, as I keep hearing about?
Q. Does whole-wheat flour go bad more quickly than all-purpose flour?
Q. Does whole-wheat flour go bad more quickly than all-purpose flour?
Q. I have always avoided partially hydrogenated oils in foods. But I have heard...
Q. I have always avoided partially hydrogenated oils in foods. But I have heard that fully hydrogenated is OK, which I dont understand. It seems that would be worse. Was I misinformed?
Tufts Experts Among Most Influential
Two faculty at Tufts' Friedman School have been named to Thomson Reuters' list of the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds. The listing identifies scientists in 21 fields who published the most papers between 2003 and 2014 cited highly by other scientists. Named to the list were Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, and Jeffrey B. Blumberg, PhD.