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Lose Weight and Keep it Off
If you’ve struggled to lose weight, you’re in good company. But health experts have shifted toward recommending that people follow a healthy diet rather than trying to become thin. Many people have unrealistic expectations about how much weight they need to lose. Losing just small amounts of weight — about 10% of your body weight — can improve your health. Learn more »
The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
To take advantage of the latest medical advances, and to deal with the often-confusing world of health care, you need information that is clear, accurate, easily understandable, and accessible. Developed by 170 faculty members of Harvard Medical School, physicians who care for patients every day, The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide brings you the information you need to keep your and your family healthy and to cope with illness when it does strike. Learn more »
Vitamins and Minerals: What you need to know
Understanding how vitamins and minerals interact in our body gives us a valuable means of taking our health into our own hands. Research into the effects of these micronutrients has been enlightening. For example, we now know that a large fraction of Americans are not getting enough vitamin D, and the range of consequences may be far greater than we thought. Recent studies suggest that vitamin D does more than help build strong bones; it may help to prevent hypertension, certain types of... Learn more »
Healthy Eating: A guide to the new nutrition
Some foods are good for you, some are bad. But which are which? The answers, according to the latest nutritional science, are not the same as previously thought. While some age-old advice like “eat your vegetables” still holds true, many early assumptions have turned out to be wrong. This report describes the food-health connection and takes on controversial topics like food additives, cooking methods, the role of carbohydrates, and more. Learn more »
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