We research how nutrition affects human health at molecular and population levels to shape public policy and help people make better diet and lifestyle choices.
For decades, a regulatory loophole in the U.S. has allowed food companies to use ingredients—including artificial dyes—that have not been reviewed for safety. But there’s a move afoot to close that loophole, which could help protect public health, according to experts.
While some research suggests that vitamin A can reduce the deadliness of measles infection, it does not prevent the development or spread of the disease, according to Harvard Chan School’s Christopher Sudfeld.
Substituting butter with plant-based oils daily may lower risk of premature death by up to 17%, according to a new study from Mass General Brigham, Harvard Chan School, and the Broad Institute.
