Eating yogurt two or more times per week may lower risk of colon cancer, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham. They found that regular yogurt consumption may cause changes to the gut microbiome that are protective against a certain type of…
Imitation-meat burgers and other products are made from plants but are also highly processed—potentially leaving consumers confused about whether they are a healthy choice. Frank Hu, Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology and chair of the Department of Epidemiology, was one of several experts who commented in a Feb. 17 New York Times…
Home / News / New Article: Politics negatively impacts women’s mental health in Georgia: Depression, anxiety, and perceived stress from 2023 to 2024 Political stress has been negatively associated with the psychological well-being of Americans in recent years, however effects may be heightened among women in the Southeastern United States (US) in response to restrictions…
Methamphetamine injection is associated with disease outcomes that may be amplified by environmental toxicants such as metals contaminating methamphetamine preparations. This study evaluates how exposure to metals and Pb accumulation vary relative to filtration practices among Indigenous people who inject methamphetamine. Read more about JPB Fellows’ research.
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Protein, along with fat and carbohydrates, is key to keeping the body functioning properly. But people are likely eating too much of it, according to experts. A Feb. 8 article in BBC Science Focus noted that, over the past decade, food companies have quadrupled the amount of high-protein products they sell worldwide—not because people need…
Red and processed meats have been linked with increased cancer risk in numerous studies—yet there aren’t warning labels on these foods. The reasons for this are complex, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Timothy Rebbeck. Rebbeck was among experts quoted in a Feb. 6 article in Sentient that explored why there’s more…
Home / News / Pandemics and disasters: Lessons for the future When a public health emergency strikes, how does the federal government respond? Dawn O’Connell, who served as assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services throughout the Biden administration, shared her insights in this fireside chat. During…
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