Recent Blog Articles

When should you hire in-home help or health aides?

Small pets are delightful, but some carry dangerous bacteria

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Get your hearing checked today

Veins are a key player in the body: Here's why

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims?

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them

What does a birth doula do?

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs?

21 spices for healthy holiday foods

What to do when driving skills decline

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
Contributor
Kathy McManus is Director of the Department of Nutrition and Director of the Dietetic Internship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston. In addition, she serves as the Director for Nutrition at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the Director of Nutrition and Behavior Modification Programs for the Program for Weight Management at the Brigham.
Ms. McManus has been involved with a number of cardiovascular and obesity related research trials during her years at the Brigham including an NIH funded obesity study, POUNDS (Preventing Overweight Using Novel Dietary Strategies) Lost as a co-investigator.
Posts by Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN

Staying Healthy
Behavioral weight loss interventions: Do they work in primary care?

Staying Healthy
Olive oil: Can it lower your risk of dying early?

Nutrition
Sugar: How sweet it is... or is it?

Nutrition
Heart disease risk: Partnering on lifestyle change can help

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
Do pro-inflammatory diets harm our health? And can anti-inflammatory diets help?

Nutrition
What’s new with the Nutrition Facts label?

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
With a little planning, vegan diets can be a healthful choice

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
What are ultra-processed foods and are they bad for our health?

Nutrition
Yes, you can avoid weight gain over the holidays!

Heart Health
When it comes to cholesterol levels, white meat may be no better than red meat — and plant-based protein beats both

Heart Health
The DASH diet: A great way to eat foods that are healthy AND delicious

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
Healthy eating for older adults

Staying Healthy
Healthy meals: 3 easy steps to success

Nutrition
Phytonutrients: Paint your plate with the colors of the rainbow

Nutrition
A practical guide to the Mediterranean diet

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
Should I be eating more fiber?

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
Why keep a food diary?

Heart Health
Benefits of a healthy diet — with or without weight loss

Staying Healthy
Healthy eating through the holidays

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
10 behaviors for healthy weight loss

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
What is a plant-based diet and why should you try it?

Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN
10 superfoods to boost a healthy diet
Recent Blog Articles

When should you hire in-home help or health aides?

Small pets are delightful, but some carry dangerous bacteria

Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Get your hearing checked today

Veins are a key player in the body: Here's why

Do toddler formulas deliver on nutrition claims?

Holiday arguments brewing? Here's how to defuse them

What does a birth doula do?

Cellulitis: How long does it take to heal on legs?

21 spices for healthy holiday foods

What to do when driving skills decline