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.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has targeted ultra-processed foods, saying they’re a major contributor to chronic disease in the U.S. Some food experts welcome his stance, others are skeptical if food policy changes will come to fruition.
Harvard Chan School’s Erica Kenney discusses how federal grant terminations may impact her research on how to help families, particularly children, eat nutritious foods.
Countries can help address malnutrition and food insecurity by expanding their production of blue foods—including fish, seafood, and seaweed—but should do so in a sustainable way, according to experts.
Intermittent fasting diets—particularly alternate day fasting—may be as effective for weight loss and cardiometabolic health as traditional calorie-restricted diets, according to a new study co-authored by Harvard Chan School researchers.
A new collaboration between Harvard Chan School and İş Private Equity of Istanbul aims to translate groundbreaking discoveries about a protein that helps regulate metabolism and inflammation into novel therapeutics for obesity, heart disease, and age-related illnesses.
A new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University, Israel, suggests that some people are “weight loss-resistant,” but will still improve their metabolism and reduce their long-term risk for disease through a healthy diet.
In the wake of the Trump administration’s sweeping terminations of federally funded grants at Harvard University, researchers at Harvard Chan School are lamenting the loss of lifesaving research across multiple disciplines.
