Food summit examines sustainability, health, and justice
According to a summit on food production, diet, and sustainability, humanity needs to refocus on a diet that encompasses sustainability and social justice.
Clea SimonFeb. 20, 2020 | harvard
~6 mins
Tags: science-technology all-aces american-farmland-trust and-forests atyia-martin climate-change enviroment environments-sustainability farms fisheries food food-pyramid food-solutions-new-england global-warming harvard-forest harvard-law-school harvard-pilgrim-healthcare-foundation harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health inc kennedy-school-of-government naima-penniman obesity planetary-health-diet soul-fire-farm university-of-massachusetts-club walter-willett
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 RoederJune 12, 2019 | harvard
~4 mins
Tags: health-medicine ambika-satija eric-rimm frank-hu health-professionals-follow-up-study mercedes-sotos-prieto nurses-health-study processed-meat red-meat walter-willett yan-zheng yanping-li
Experts gather at Harvard to discuss future food solutions
A panel of experts at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discussed how the globe might feed an estimated human population of 10 billion by midcentury and suggested a diet high in plant foods, low in red meat, as well as a host of reforms to how food is produced and distributed today.
Alvin PowellMarch 22, 2019 | harvard
~9 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell diet food gina-mccarthy harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health population sustainability the-forum-at-harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health walter-willett
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 FeldscherMarch 18, 2019 | harvard
~5 mins
Tags: health-medicine artificially-sweetened-beverages cardiovascular-disease harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health nurses-health-study ssbs sugar-sweetened-beverages walter-willett
Harvard panel asks: Can we eat our way to a sustainable future?
Author Paul Greenberg said eating more and different seafood, emphasizing species that are less energy-intensive to harvest and high in omega-3 fats, can help answer the world’s food challenges in the coming decades.
Alvin PowellMarch 13, 2019 | harvard
~6 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell christopher-golden elsie-sunderland fish harvard-university-center-for-the-environment paul-greenberg seafood seaweed shellfish susan-korrick sustainable-harvest walter-willett
Key to long-term weight loss may be as simple as more fat, fewer carbs
The types of calories consumed may influence how likely you are to keep that weight off for the long term, according to a Harvard study.
Harvard GazetteNov. 29, 2018 | harvard
~4 mins
Tags: health-medicine bmj cara-ebbeling carbohydrate-insulin-model carbohydrates david-ludwig fats ghrelin high-fat-diet leptin low-carbohydrate-diet obesity walter-willett weight-loss
Dietary fat is good? Dietary fat is bad? Coming to consensus
Nutrition researchers with widely varying views on dietary guidelines for fats and carbohydrates offered a model for transcending the diet wars, with both sides agreeing on overall diet quality.
Amy RoederNov. 15, 2018 | harvard
~3 mins
Tags: health-medicine carbohydrate-consumption diet diet-quality dietary-guidelines fat fat-consumption harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health health walter-willett
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