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  1. Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet May 17, 2012

    A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, another common cause of blindness.

  2. Skim Milk and Acne Skim Milk and Acne May 11, 2012

    Three Harvard studies linking acne with dairy consumption in adolescent girls and boys blamed the sex steroid hormone content naturally found in cow’s milk (even without added hormones), particularly skim.

  3. National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk May 10, 2012

    The Harvard Nurses’ Study found an association between high school dairy intake and severe physician-diagnosed acne.

  4. Eating Healthy on the Cheap Eating Healthy on the Cheap May 1, 2012

    Plant-based diets may offer the best investment for dietary health.

  5. Preventing COPD with Diet Preventing COPD with Diet April 27, 2012

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now the third leading cause of death. The good news is that in addition to smoking cessation there are dietary interventions that can help prevent COPD.

  1. Harvard’s Meat and Mortality Studies Harvard’s Meat and Mortality Studies March 14, 2012

    Monday, March 12, 2012, the Harvard Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study concluded that red meat consumption was associated with living a significantly shorter life—increased cancer mortality, increased heart disease mortality, and increased overall mortality.

  2. Vegetables Rate by Nitrate Vegetables Rate by Nitrate February 22, 2012

    If nitrates can boost athletic performance and protect against heart disease, which vegetables have the most: beans, bulb vegetables (like garlic and onions), fruiting vegetables (like eggplant and squash), greens (such as arugula), mushrooms, root vegetables (such as carrots and beets), or stem vegetables (such as celery and rhubarb)?

  3. Plant-Based Atkins Diet Plant-Based Atkins Diet February 2, 2012

    Harvard study found that men and women eating low carb diets live significantly shorter lives, but what about the “eco-Atkins diet,” a plant-based low carbohydrate diet?

  4. Throw Household Products Off the Scent Throw Household Products Off the Scent January 4, 2012

    Volatile chemicals in consumer products such as air fresheners, laundry detergents, fabric softeners, and dryer sheets may be hazardous.

  5. Plant Protein Preferable Plant Protein Preferable November 1, 2011

    Since foods are a package deal, Dr. Walter Willet, the Chair of Harvard’s nutrition department, recommends we emphasize plant sources of protein rather than animal sources.

  1. The Effect of Canned Tuna on Future Wages The Effect of Canned Tuna on Future Wages October 6, 2011

    The mercury contamination in tuna and other fish may adversely impact future earnings by impairing brain function and leading to a loss of intelligence (IQ).

  2. Multivitamin Supplements and Breast Cancer Multivitamin Supplements and Breast Cancer September 22, 2011

    New research suggests that multivitamin use may significantly increase the risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer.

  3. Vitamin D Pills vs. Tanning Beds Vitamin D Pills vs. Tanning Beds May 29, 2011

    A reclassification of tanning beds as a category 1 carcinogen underscores the importance of vitamin D supplementation for those at risk for deficiency.

  4. Is Peanut Butter Good for You? Is Peanut Butter Good for You? May 26, 2011

    An update on the healthfulness of nut consumption and whether the cardiovascular benefits extend to peanut butter.

  5. New Target Cholesterol New Target Cholesterol March 26, 2011

    “Normal” cholesterol redefined.