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Being Healthy Is About More Than Just Eating Right

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People who follow a healthy lifestyle do more than just manage their diet and make…

Ask Tufts Experts: Washing Organic Foods; Instant Oatmeal

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Fitting in Fats for Health

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Far from just padding our waistlines, fats play important roles in our bodies. Having fat…

Understanding Plant “Antinutrients”

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Healthy foods like beans, whole grains, nuts, and leafy greens contain a wide range of…

Give Thanks for Good Health!

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Top Reasons to Avoid “Top Foods” Lists

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You see them everywhere: “The ten best/worst foods for your health.” “The top five reasons…

Diet and Hemorrhoids

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Hemorrhoids affect about half of U.S. adults over age 50, yet few people want to…

Ask Tufts Experts: Relative Heath of Processed Foods; Calcium Intake Recommendations

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On the spectrum of processed foods, where do supposedly healthy foods such as plant milks,…

Harvest the Bounty of Nutrients in Winter Squash

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What Are Macronutrients & How to Count Macros For Your Health Goals

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Counting macros is a common phrase in the gym and among athletes. It’s more fine-tuned…

Eight Essentials for Heart Health

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For years we were told to “eat well and exercise” to keep our hearts healthy….

Ask Tufts Experts: Taking Supplements With Food; Nitrates in “No Nitrate Added” Meats

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Improve Your Mood and Memory with a Healthy Diet

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The food choices you make can affect your mental health and cognitive function as well…

Is That Popular Diet Plan a Healthy Choice?

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The recommended dietary pattern includes a combination of vegetables, fruits, non-fat and reducedfat dairy, whole…

What’s Your ASCVD Risk?

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), commonly referred to as simply cardiovascular disease or heart disease, is…

Frontline: Alzheimer’s Disease; Mediterranean-Style Diet; Timely Heart Attack Care

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Newsbites: Antimicrobial resistance; multivitamins and cancer; supplements for losing body fat; vitamin D and COVID-19

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Diet May Impact Antimicrobial Resistance Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but resistance to these…

Fight Free Radicals with Antioxidants

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Ask Tufts Experts: Sustainability of Tree Nuts; Feeling Faint when Meals are Skipped

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Is a “Juice Cleanse” Right for You?

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Juice cleanses involve consuming nothing but fruit and vegetable juices, often organic and raw, for…

What You Need to Know about Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the U.S. and around…

What is Selenium and Its Benefits?

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Selenium may have caught your attention, as it’s one among many supplements that has been…

The Dangers of Yo-Yo Dieting

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We live in a diet culture, one in which we are constantly exposed to the…

Ask Tufts Experts: Antioxidant Vitamins; Genetically Engineered Food

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Nutrition for Moms-to-Be

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Good nutrition is important at every stage of life, and when a woman is eating…

Newsbites: Increase muscle; U.S. intake of protein, fruits, and vegetables; omega-3s and depression

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Walking Can Preserve Women’s Muscle with Age, No Extra Protein Needed A trial that asked…

Phytochemicals: The Nutrients You Never Heard of

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Each plant we consume contains hundreds of phytochemicals. Scientists are just beginning to understand how…

The Best Calcium-Rich Foods for Non-Meat Eaters

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Do Brain Health Supplements Actually Work?

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A recent survey from Harvard Health found that about 25 percent of adults over the…

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Is My Liver Damage Reversible?

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Ask Tufts Experts: Nutrition Label Nutrients; Diet and Diverticulitis

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Why can’t I find vitamin C on most Nutrition Facts labels? Who decides which vitamins…

What You Need to Know About “Leaky Gut Syndrome”

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In recent years, the internet has been full of articles describing symptoms of “leaky gut…

The Painful Journey of Kidney Stones

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Milk Alternatives: A Comparison of Non-Dairy Milk Options

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What was once a simple decision between whole, low-fat, or skim milk, the list of…

Newsbites: High blood pressure; Diet to protect the brain; Standing to fight diabetes

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Ask Tufts Experts: Added Fibers; Cherry Juice for Arthritis

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Newsbites: Activity and cardiovascular health; produce and cognitive health; caution with vitamin E and beta-carotene

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Metabolically Healthy Obesity” May Not Protect Against Heart Disease If you are obese but all…

Curbing Emotional Eating and Overindulging

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With the pandemic on the wane and many people having received the COVID-19 vaccine, larger…

Ask the Doctor: October 2021

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Cut Your LDL Cholesterol with Diet

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The word “cholesterol” usually has a negative connotation, but it’s not all bad. In fact,…

Ask Tufts Experts: Steel Cut vs. Rolled Oats; “Net Carbs” Explained

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High-Quality Protein Is Essential In a Plant-Based Diet

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Nutrition experts advise adopting a plant-based dietary pattern due to the many health benefits associated…

Newsbites: Vitamin D levels; carbs vs. fats; boosting liver health

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Vitamin D Levels Not Associated with COVID-19 Infection While earlier studies had suggested low blood…

“Plant-Based” Diets Done Right

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Plant-based diets (patterns that maximize plantderived foods and minimize animal-derived foods) are a good choice…