Heart Disease

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It May Not Just Be What’s in Ultra-Processed Foods, but How They’re Made

New observational study suggests processing itself could partly explain links to diabetes, heart disease, and early death

June 3, 2026

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Food & Nutrition

Medically Tailored Meals Produce Better Health and Lower Costs

First statewide Medicaid analysis finds fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits—and lower healthcare costs—among meal recipients in Massachusetts

June 2, 2026

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Food & Nutrition

New Online Toolkit Helps Clinicians Put Food Is Medicine Into Practice

Resource offers practical guidance for all aspects of integrating nutrition-based care into health systems

May 26, 2026

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Food & Nutrition

Brain Food: Preventing a Stroke Through Dietary Choices

A nutrition expert shares the best foods to eat and avoid to reduce the risk of having a stroke

March 13, 2025

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Heart Disease

What Happens to our Cardiovascular System as We Age?

Researchers from across the university explain how our heart and arteries change as we get older and why women and men have different rates of cardiovascular...

October 2, 2023

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Heart Disease

‘We See the Devastation of Cardiogenic Shock Every Day’: Grassroots Effort Redefines Deadly Heart Condition

In 2015, Tufts researchers set out to better define cardiogenic shock—their findings could change how it’s treated.

September 21, 2022

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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...

August 1, 2022