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Many questions remain regarding the usefulness and safety of most dietary supplements. Get the facts before you buy.

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...
Consuming nutrients from foods and beverages (including those that have been fortified or enriched) instead of supplements greatly reduces the risk of getting potentially harmful excessive amounts.

Q. How are nutrients in fortified or enriched foods different from nutrients in dietary...

A. Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSC, Gershoff professor of nutrition science and policy at the Friedman School and executive editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition...
Loss of bone density leads to weak, porous bones (like those on the right) that break easily.

Should YOU Worry About Osteoporosis?

In estimated 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, a bone disease that occurs when the body loses calcium from bone faster than it builds new...
We get vitamin D from sun exposure and a few foods (fatty fish, mushrooms, egg yolk, and fortified milk and juices).

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,...
Not everything we have heard about Thanksgiving foods is true. Share these facts with your guests!

5 Thanksgiving Feast Myths Busted!

The feast that officially kicks off the holiday season is almost here. Thanksgiving is steeped in the comfort and familiarity of traditional foods—turkey and...
Our plates and glasses are full of ultraprocessed foods (like soda, juice drinks, sugar-sweetened artificially colored yogurt, and all manner of refined-carb goodies) that research now shows are clearly bad for our health.

Recognizing the Health Dangers of Ultraprocessed Foods

For most of human history, food was difficult to come by and humans battled starvation and malnutrition. The development of food processing helped positively...
There is no reason to think drinking bone broth will help you lose weight.

Q. I’ve heard bone broth is good for weight loss. Is this true? If...

A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Bone broth is made by simmering animal bones in...
No pill (or collection of pills) can replicate the healthful nutrients in whole foods.

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...
Vitamin D

Insufficient Evidence for Universal Vitamin D Screening

A new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) report has concluded there is not currently enough evidence to officially recommend screening vitamin D levels...
In addition to animal sources, dietary protein is found in plants like beans, nuts/seeds, and whole grains. Most Americans regularly consume more than the recommended amount of protein.

Protein: Your Comprehensive Guide

Protein is getting a lot of attention these days. High-protein diets are all the rage, protein supplement sales are booming, and protein is being...
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