Are We Really Fatter Now Because We Followed Advice to Eat Less Fat?
In the 1970s, “a government commission mandated that we lower fat consumption to try and reduce heart disease,” reported “60 Minutes” in 2012. “And we did,” claimed Robert Lustig, professor of...
View ArticleAre Dietary Supplements Inexpensive Insurance?
“We know that even people who make a concerted effort to add more nutrient-dense foods to their diets still might not be meeting their nutrient requirements,” says Diane McKay, an assistant professor...
View ArticleDiabetes and Diet: Can Vitamin D Protect You Against Diabetes?
Many studies that track healthy people for years have reached the same conclusion: “People with higher levels of vitamin D have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future,” says Tufts...
View ArticleDietary Supplements: Is the Folic Acid in Multivitamins Too Much for You?
Folate is a B vitamin that helps cells grow and divide. Folic acid is the form of folate that’s added to foods and supplements. Women need the vitamin early in their pregnancy—often before they know...
View ArticleDietary Supplements: Calcium and Bone Health
Nutrition Action Healthletter spoke on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts...
View ArticleDietary Supplements: Can Vitamin D Protect Bones?
Nutrition Action Healthletter spoke on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts...
View ArticleHow to Diet: Is Too Much Acid Bad for Your Bones?
Nutrition Action Healthletter spoke on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts...
View ArticleExercise and Bone Health: "It's hugely important," says this expert
We talked on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and a professor of...
View ArticleA Healthy Mediterranean Diet
The new PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) study was big news. Spanish researchers reported that high-risk people on either of two “Mediterranean” diets had a remarkable 30 percent lower...
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