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- Curbing Weight Gain in the New Year
- Newsbites: Exercise snacks; fiber and chronic disease.
- Annual Quiz
- Special Report: The Loneliness Factor
- Heavy Metals in Food
- Quiz Answers
- Ask Tufts Experts: “Fibermaxxing”
- Myth of the Month: “No Nitrate” processed meats
Curbing Weight Gain in the New Year
Happy New Year! Are you among the 76 percent who have tried to lose weight at some point in your life? Losing excess body...
Eating for Planetary (and Personal) Health Can Save You Money
Growing, processing, packaging, transporting, and wasting food has a significant environmental impact, contributing to climate change, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Current diet...
Brief “Exercise Snacks” Can Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Only 47 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and older get the recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate (or 75 minutes of vigorous)...
Check Your Nutrition Knowledge!
In 2025, we provided the latest evidence-based information on a wide variety of health and nutrition topics—including current hot topics such as ultraprocessed foods,...
What to Know About Heavy Metals in Food
Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These “heavy metals” are part of the earth’s...
Benefits and Potential Risks of “Fibermaxxing”
Q: I’ve been seeing this idea of “fibermaxxing” all over social media. Is it a good idea?
A: Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, answers: “Fibermaxxing...
The Loneliness Factor
In May 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic. Loneliness—the feeling that you don’t have as many meaningful or close...
Download The Full December 2025 Issue PDF
- Extending Your “Healthspan”
- NewsBites: CVD risk factors; diet and healthy aging
- Protein Bars
- Special Report: Highlights from 2025
- Chestnuts
- Featured Recipe: Mashed Potatoes with Chestnuts
- Ask Tufts Experts: Vitamin overdose
- Myth of the Month: Vodka vs beer
Extending Your “Healthspan”
Living longer will give you time to do more, see more, and enjoy more time with loved ones and friends—but only if you’re healthy...