Tufts University's Health and Nutrition Letter (HNL)
Volume 42 • Number 9 • November 2024
It’s estimated that over 300 million pounds of food are thrown away every Thanksgiving! Don’t let your leftovers add to the waste. A World of Waste. The food you throw away ends up in a landfill, where it decomposes and releases the powerful greenhouse gas methane. (Composting also creates methane, …
Issue Highlights
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer …
While most vegetables are now available year-round, May is the month gardens and farms across the U.S. start offering up …
Did you ever notice that the least healthy foods are often the most heavily marketed? Knowing what tactics food and …
Food production has a significant impact on the earth’s health; what we eat has a significant impact on our health. …
The origins of chocolate can be traced back to ancient history when cocoa was known as the “Food of the …
