Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH

Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH

Tufts University

Expertise: cardiometabolic diseasescardiometabolic diseasesCardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular DiseaseDiet And LifestyleDiet And LifestyleFood is MedicineFood is MedicineHeart DiseaseHeart Diseasenutrition policynutrition policyNutrition SecurityNutrition SecurityPublic HealthPublic Healthultraprocessed foodultraprocessed food

Dariush Mozaffarian is a board-certified cardiologist and epidemiologist whose research focuses on the effects of diet and lifestyle on cardiometabolic health, including global impacts of suboptimal diet and effectiveness of policies to improve diets around the world. His work aims to create the science and translation for a food system that is nutritious, equitable, and sustainable. He is the Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition and the inaugural director of the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

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Sugar-sweetened beverage intake increasing globally among children and teens

A new global analysis of the dietary habits of children and adolescents from 185 countries revealed that youth, on average, consumed nearly 23% more sugar-sweetened beverages in 2018 compared to 1990.
05-Aug-2024 06:05:38 AM EDT

American diets have a long way to go to achieve health equity

Poor diet continues to take a toll on American adults. In a study from the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020. However, they also found that the number of Americans with poor diet quality remains stubbornly high. Most notably, disparities persist and, in some cases, are worsening.
12-Jun-2024 03:25:20 PM EDT

White House Includes Two Tufts-Related Initiatives in Commitments to End Hunger, Reduce Diet-Related Disease

Two Tufts-related initiatives have been included in the White House’s new round of public and private sector commitments, announced today by the Biden-Harris administration, to end hunger, improve nutrition, and reduce diet-related disease in the United States by 2030.
27-Feb-2024 11:15:05 AM EST

Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance is Flattening Worker Wages, Contributing to Income Inequality

The rising cost of health insurance is an ongoing concern in the United States. New research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker’s compensation, and have been a major factor in both flattening wages and increasing income inequality over the past 30 years.
12-Jan-2024 09:05:39 AM EST

New institute aims to address gap in nation’s health care system through highly effective yet overlooked nutrition interventions

The Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University establishes a university-wide initiative aimed at transforming health care through scalable food-based interventions.
18-Oct-2023 01:00:49 PM EDT

New Report Shows Food is Medicine Interventions Would Save U.S. Lives and Billions of Dollars

The "True Cost of Food: Food is Medicine Case Study" quantifies the potential health and economic benefits of Food is Medicine efforts, which refer to food-based nutrition interventions integrated into the healthcare system to treat or prevent chronic diet-related disease.
26-Sep-2023 09:00:11 AM EDT

School Meals Would Be Even Healthier if Compliant with U.S. Nutrition Standards, Study Finds

Fully synchronizing school meals with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 could positively impact hundreds of thousands of children into their adulthood, with the added benefit of saving billions in lifetime medical costs, Tufts University researchers report in a new modeling study.
31-Jul-2023 10:15:33 AM EDT

Ultra-processed Foods Largely Missing from U.S. Food Policy

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that only a small number of U.S. food policies consider ultra-processed foods, lagging behind countries such as Belgium, Brazil, and Israel.
20-Jul-2023 11:35:30 AM EDT

Produce Prescription Programs for Patients with Diabetes Could Save Billions in Healthcare Costs, Study Shows

A modeled implementation of a nationwide produce prescription program—which would provide free or discounted fruits and vegetables to eligible Americans living with diabetes —projected extensive reductions in national rates of cardiovascular disease and associated healthcare costs.
07-Jul-2023 08:20:29 AM EDT

What Makes “Junk Food” Junk?

How is “junk food” defined for food policies like taxes? A combination of food category, processing, and nutrients can determine which foods should be subject to health-related policies, according to a new analysis examining three decades of U.S. food policies.
27-Apr-2023 12:15:43 PM EDT

Study Links Poor Diet to 14 Million Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Globally

A research model of dietary intake in 184 countries estimates poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018, representing over 70% of new diagnoses globally.
14-Apr-2023 09:00:09 AM EDT

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