Looking for the best low-carb diet? Plant-based wins again.

Researchers found that low-carb diets high in proteins and fats from healthy, plant-based sources were linked with slower long-term weight gain.

Maya Brownstein • harvard
Jan. 5, 2024 • ~4 min

Sugary drinks raise risk of premature death in people with Type 2 diabetes

Large-scale study finds sugar-sweetened beverages linked with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death for people with Type 2 diabetes.

Maya Brownstein • harvard
April 19, 2023 • ~4 min

An avocado a week may lower heart disease risk

A Harvard study finds that people who eat two or more servings of avocado each week may lower their risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who rarely eat avocado.

Amy Roeder • harvard
April 6, 2022 • ~2 min

Study finds guidelines to reduce heartburn symptoms

A study of diet has found that by adhering to specific guidelines, women can reduce more than one-third of incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms.

Malorye Branca • harvard
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~3 min

Newly identified ‘metabolic signature’ can help predict CVD risk

A newly identified “metabolic signature” can evaluate an individual’s adherence and metabolic response to the Mediterranean diet and help predict future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Chris Sweeney • harvard
May 14, 2020 • ~6 min

Harvard study links red meat consumption with early death

Longitudinal study associates increasing consumption of red meat, especially processed meat, over eight years with a higher risk of death in the subsequent eight years.

Amy Roeder • harvard
June 12, 2019 • ~4 min

Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality

A long-term study, led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that the more sugar-sweetened beverages people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death — particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer.

Karen Feldscher • harvard
March 18, 2019 • ~5 min

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