Tag: Rachel Carmody

  • Health

    In the gut microbiome, at least, it’s nurture, not nature

    Environmental factors such as diet make major impacts in the gut microbiome, a new study shows.

    Rachel Carmody.
  • Campus & Community

    Studying COVID-19 in real time

    How some Harvard professors are integrating the coronavirus crisis into their curricula.

    Daniel Lieberman.
  • Health

    You are what you eat — and how you cook it

    Scientists have recently discovered that different diets — say, high-fat versus low-fat, or plant-based versus animal-based — can rapidly and reproducibly alter the composition and activity of the gut microbiome, where differences in the composition and activity can affect everything from metabolism to immunity to behavior.

    Professor Rachel Carmody
  • Health

    Why cooking counts

    In a first-of-its-kind study, Harvard researchers have shown that cooked meat provides more energy than raw meat, a finding that challenges the current food labeling system and suggests humans are evolutionarily adapted to take advantage of the benefits of cooking.