departmentDepartment of Nutrition
The mission of the Department of Nutrition is to improve human health through enhanced nutrition. The department strives to accomplish this goal through research aimed at improved understanding of how diet influences health, the dissemination of new knowledge about nutrition to health professionals and the public, and the development of nutritional strategies.
Affiliation: Harvard School of Public HealthWeb site: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Academics/nutr/
Recent articles about Department of Nutrition
D. Mark Hegsted, 95, Harvard Nutritionist, Is Dead (The New York Times, July 9, 2009)D. Mark Hegsted, national force in science of human nutrition, dies (June 20, 2009)
Harvard nutritionists take aim at sugary drinks (April 21, 2009)
Low-fat? Low-carbs? Answering best diet question (CNN, February 25, 2009)
Study of diets shows what truly counts: calories (Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2009)
Low-carb? Low-fat? Study finds calories count more (The Associated Press, February 25, 2009)
Weight loss bottom line: Fewer calories (February 25, 2009)
Study shows benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh risks (Harvard School of Public Health, October 11, 2006)
High intake of vitamin D linked to reduced risk of multiple sclerosis (School of Public Health, January 12, 2004)
Coffee cuts diabetes risk (School of Public Health, January 5, 2004)
Low-carb more effective than low-fat (Harvard University Gazette, October 23, 2003)
Anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce Parkinson's disease risk (School of Public Health, August 18, 2003)
Generous portions of TV make women fat (Harvard University Gazette, April 10, 2003)
Study finds frequent consumption of alcohol linked to lower risk of heart attack in men (School of Public Health, January 8, 2003)
Men can reduce stroke risk by eating fish (School of Public Health, December 24, 2002)
Nuts lower diabetes risk (School of Public Health, November 26, 2002)
Key gene discovered for obesity and diabetes (Harvard University Gazette, November 21, 2002)
New alternative to USDA dietary guidelines nearly twice as effective in reducing risk for major chronic disease (School of Public Health, November 21, 2002)
HIV-1 positive mothers taking vitamin A increase risk of transmitting HIV to newborns (School of Public Health, September 13, 2002)
Medical student engineers protein to dissolve blood clots (Harvard Public Health Now, August 9, 2002)
