Harvard School of Public Health has a 70-year history of working to improve people’s lives through better nutrition. We conduct fundamental research to advance the scientific understanding of what we eat, how we live, and how these factors affect everyone’s health. We work with governments to promote practical and cost-effective food policies that are grounded in scientific evidence. And we provide clear, authoritative, and unbiased information about healthy living directly to people around the globe.

Our work has greater impact thanks to Harvard’s unparalleled community of influential leaders and dedicated experts from every discipline. Our internationally recognized and respected name gives us the unique ability to convene and collaborate with leaders from government, industry, academia, and elsewhere to tackle big problems and improve the health of millions.

Nutrition & HealthThe Nutrition Source (hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource) is a free online resource that translates cutting edge nutrition science into clear, easy-to-use advice. Millions in the U.S. and around the world turn to The Nutrition Source for information they can trust about healthy eating for themselves and their families.

The Healthy Eating Plate provides a simple, scientifically sound alternative to the dietary recommendations of the U.S. government, which are heavily influenced by industry.

L E a r N M o r EPlease contact us to learn more about our work in nutrition and how you or your organization can get involved.

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A few examples of Harvard School of Public Health’s recent and historical contributions to the field of nutrition include:

• Proving and publicizing the dangers of transfats, helping to bring about new labeling requirements, bans, and the removal of these heart-harming fats from many packaged foods and restaurants.

• Demonstrating that not all fats are bad for our health and revolutionizing how the U.S. government and health experts worldwide give nutritional advice.

• Conducting the Nurses’ Health Studies, some of the largest and most important long-term studies of health ever undertaken. These studies have followed hundreds of thousands of nurses for more than 35 years, providing critical insights on women’s health, cancer prevention, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and more.

• Creating The Nutrition Source, a free online resource that translates nutrition science into clear advice used by millions of individuals and families in the U.S. and around the globe.

• Working to improve school lunches in Boston Public Schools and across the country.

• Educating generations of experts in nutrition and leaders in science, clinical medicine, health policy, health care delivery, and more.

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Today, Harvard School of Public Health is on the front lines of national and global efforts to: • Make school lunches healthier.

• End childhood obesity and promote active lifestyles.

• Reverse the global obesity epidemic.

• Prevent the majority of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and cancers that are caused by poor lifestyle choices.

• Counteract harmful industry practices and raise public awareness of sound principles for healthy living.

• Promote evidence-based food policies that make healthy food more available and affordable.

• Reform food assistance programs to promote healthy eating.

• Reduce the consumption of sugary beverages, especially by kids.

TakINg oN BIg cHaLLENgES

In nutrition and across Harvard School of Public Health we are advancing the frontiers of scientific understanding and working to bring innovative thinking from the laboratory to people’s lives.

Our faculty include some of the most influential scientists in the world. HSPH researchers publish widely in the

most prestigious scientific journals and our work is cited by other scientists more often than that of any other institution in the field of public health, according to a recent Thomson Reuters analysis.

We work with government agencies, industry, and professional groups to translate research into wise public policies and personal behaviors that improve health.

LEadINg THE ScIENTIFIc rEvoLUTIoN, TraNSLaTINg rESEarcH INTo HEaLTHIEr LIvES

Walter Willett, Chair of the Department of Nutrition at HSPH, is one of the world’s most prolific and widely cited authors in clinical medicine. His research has been cited in journals more than 100,000 times.

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