In the News

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian, identified as a Tufts cardiologist, calls out the “outdated science” of Nutri-Score, a color-coded nutrition labeling system, which is utilized by Yuka, a new app offering consumers insights into ingredients in foods and cosmetics. FIMI’s Food Compass is also noted.

The Friedman School’s Erin Hennessy, director of the Tufts ChildObesity180 program, highlights that many people do not have access to qualified professionals who can provide nutritional guidance.

A&S Community Health Assistant Professor Leah Abrams is quoted from a Tufts Now news story about her collaborative new research on life expectancy rates among different age groups in the United States and factors shaping health and mortality.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted in this article exploring the marketing of superfoods, highlighting that “all fruits and vegetables are good” and that healthy diets are built on the consumption of a variety of whole foods.

Fletcher’s Donald Heflin is quoted at length about future Iranian leadership noting, “This is not going to be something where people-power in the streets can bring a government down. It would take foreign boots on the ground.”

TUSM’s Clifford Rosen, based at Maine Medical Center, is quoted about his research examining the impact of GLP-1s on bone health.

TUSM’s Wayne Altman says that uplitMD, a new video streaming service aimed at new parents that features advice from board-certified, practicing physicians, “has a lot of merit.”

Fletcher’s Donald Heflin discusses the U.S. military assault on Iran and death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian is quoted throughout this article on protein consumption, noting that the current obsession with protein is based in marketing and hype, not science.