Your Microbial Partners: The Gut Microbiome and Your Health
We share our bodies with trillions of microorganisms. This community of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites is known as the microbiota. “Previous estimates have...
Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know
More than half of American adults take dietary supplements—oral products containing at least one vitamin, mineral, herb or other botanical, amino acid, or enzyme—in...
Anti-Aging Dietary Supplements: Fact vs. Marketing Fiction
Our quest for the fountain of youth is a big business. It has been estimated that the anti-aging products market in the U.S. was...
Vitamin D and Your Health: Unanswered Questions
If you take supplements in an effort to raise your blood levels of vitamin D, protect your bone health, or boost your immune system,...
Top 10 Swaps for Good Health
We asked Tufts experts for one small change they would recommend for the biggest benefits. Here’s what they said:
1. Try Barley, not White Rice...
To Worry…or Not to Worry?
Making healthy food choices is hard enough without worrying about the additional potential health impact of things like pesticide residues, environmental contaminants, and rogue...
Dietary Supplement Myths You Need to Know
In a 2019 poll, 86 percent of Americans surveyed said they took some kind of vitamin, mineral, or other dietary supplement. Ironically, data are...
Staying Satisfied while Losing Weight
Hunger matters: research suggests we have an easier time eating less if we feel less hungry. Scientists have learned a lot in recent years...
Mythbusting: The Cost of Healthy Eating
Let’s face it, checking out with a real or virtual cart full of fresh, organic produce, gluten-free and organic snacks, wild-caught fish, and grass-fed...
The Ultimate Guide to Whole Grains
Eating more minimally processed whole grains and whole-grain foods is a good choice for your health. Beyond oatmeal and brown rice, there’s a wide...