Individual dietary choices can add – or take away – minutes, hours and years of life

A new study puts numbers to the health and environmental benefits – or impacts – of individual foods and shows how small changes can make a significant difference.

Katerina S. Stylianou, Research Associate in Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 ~10 min

A nutrition report card for Americans: Dark clouds, silver linings

New research shows both adults and kids are eating more nutritious food. But minorities and low-income populations still lag behind the rest.

Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
April 12, 2021 ~7 min


20 years of the American diet: Dark clouds, silver linings

New research shows both adults and kids are eating more nutritious food. But minorities and low-income populations still lag behind the rest.

Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University • conversation
April 12, 2021 ~7 min

Anti-nutrients – they're part of a normal diet and not as scary as they sound

Anti-nutrients naturally occur in food and can block the amount of other nutrients available for your body to use. But their effects aren't all bad, which is why they're undergoing an image makeover.

Jill Joyce, Assistant Professor of Public Health Nutrition, Oklahoma State University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2021 ~8 min

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