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
There’s nothing like an icy drink or frozen treat to help tame summer swelter, keep you hydrated, quench thirst, and …
We often use the words allergy and intolerance interchangeably to describe a negative reaction to eating a certain food. “A …
According to the National Coffee Association, 62 percent of U.S. adults drink coffee every day. There is a lot of …
Stroke is the fifth highest cause of death in the U.S. and a major cause of disability. Fortunately, there are …
More than 25 percent of Americans ages 50 to 73 and 36 percent of those age 74 and over take …