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Picnic, Anyone?
August is National Picnic Month! If you like to throw a blanket in the car and enjoy a meal out at a park, outdoor...
Prunes and Regularity … Caffeine Sensitivity
Q: My mother used to drink prune juice to help with regularity. Now I’m hearing people talk about prunes again. Is there really something...
Reader Beware!
Although headlines sometimes give the impression that one ground-breaking nutrition study will change food-based guidance, this is rarely, if ever, the case. Take a...
Plant-Based Cookouts
Consuming whole and minimally processed plant foods is definitely good for your health, but cookouts are traditionally a time for grilling burgers and hot...
Food Allergy, or Intolerance?
We often use the words allergy and intolerance interchangeably to describe a negative reaction to eating a certain food. “A food allergy involves the...
Are You Losing Muscle?
We all lose muscle as we age. Roger A. Fielding, PhD, a professor of biochemical and molecular nutrition at the Friedman School and senior...
Coffee—Good or Bad?
According to the National Coffee Association, 62 percent of U.S. adults drink coffee every day. There is a lot of research on how coffee...
Ask Tufts Experts: June 2023
Climate Change Impacting Coffee . . . Diet and Gout
Q: I was interested to learn about the negative environmental impact of food waste (February...
Savoring Seaweed
Have you eaten seaweed? A traditional food in many cultures, seaweed and other algae are still a novelty to many Americans. That may be...
Preventing a Stroke
Stroke is the fifth highest cause of death in the U.S. and a major cause of disability. Fortunately, there are steps you can take...