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Food & Nutrition

Research Links Red Meat Intake, Gut Microbiome, and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults

Microbiome-related metabolites like TMAO, as well as blood sugar and general inflammation, appear more important than blood cholesterol or blood pressure in...

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Food & Nutrition

What to Do When You’re Out of Baby Formula

Don't water it down; do talk to your pediatrician, advise Tufts experts

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Food & Nutrition

To Raise Healthy Eaters, Go Beyond Breaking the Rules

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers discuss the current science behind raising healthy eaters, the new advice about breaking old rules...

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Food & Nutrition

How to Eat Healthy for Less

With prices rising, experts from Tufts’ Friedman School offer advice on keeping food costs low

Image of human body with heart lit up and EKG graph laid over it. Tufts researchers have found that most U.S. adults rate poorly across five components of heart and metabolic health, with clear racial disparities

Food & Nutrition

Only 7% of American Adults Have Good Cardiometabolic Health

Tufts researchers find that most U.S. adults rate poorly across five components of heart and metabolic health, with clear racial disparities

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Food & Nutrition

Hydration: What to Know for Hot Weather

Know the signs and risks of dehydration and keep the fluids flowing to avoid overheating this summer or whenever temperatures rise

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University News

Friedman School Interim Dean Named

Christina Economos, national leader in research into children’s nutrition, health, and obesity prevention, to take the helm on July 1

Food in a refrigerator. Rising heat and increasingly prevalent summer storms, leading to power outages, mean we all need to pay attention to avoid foodborne illnesses.

Food & Nutrition

Food Safety Tips for the Climate Change Era

Rising heat and increasingly prevalent summer storms, leading to power outages, mean we all need to pay attention to avoid foodborne illnesses

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Food & Nutrition

Home-Grown: Recipes for Your Summer Vegetables

A fresh crop of New Entry farmers share personal stories—and seasonal recipes—from their farms

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Food & Nutrition

How Changing School Lunches Could Help the Environment

A recent Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy study found school lunch menus can have a significant impact on the environment

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