by Ashton Valdovinos | Apr 2, 2024
Tufts TMAO and AAA investigation Overview We and others have shown that the host diet and gut microbiome combine to produce a range of microbiome-generated plasma metabolites that influence human health. Characterizing these metabolites and their relationships with...
by Julia Reedy Sharib | Aug 31, 2023
The Global Dietary Database Overview Comparable and standardized global data on intakes of foods, beverages, and nutrients relevant to chronic diseases have not traditionally been available across nations or key subnational subgroups, and those that do exist have...
by Julia Reedy Sharib | Aug 31, 2023
Nutrition Policy Initiative Overview Leading up to the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, our coalition—consisting of 26 Task Force members, 26 Strategy Group organizations, and co-led by the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy...
by Julia Reedy Sharib | Aug 31, 2023
The Tufts Food Compass Overview Nutrient profiling systems (NPS) aim to discriminate the healthfulness of foods for front-of-package labeling, warning labels, taxation, company ratings, and more. However, existing NPS often assess relatively few nutrients and...
