Walter Willett Quotes

United States, Physician
June 20, 1945

Walter C. Willett is an American physician and nutrition researcher. Currently, Willett is the Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and was the chair of its department of nutrition from 1991 to 2017. He is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Also known as Nutritionist

No single food will make or break good health. But the kinds of food you choose day in and day out have a major impact.

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- Good
- Health
- Impact
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables plays a role in reducing the risk of all the major causes of illness and death

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There's a lot of evidence that fruits and vegetables are beneficial for reducing the risk of stroke.

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Even the relatively small amount of trans fats are likely to be causing around 7,000 premature deaths from heart disease per year.

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- Heart
- Disease
- Amount
The evidence that folic acid reduces the risk of heart disease is pretty strong. [...] And fruits and vegetables are a major source of folic acid.

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- Heart
- Strong
- Evidence
If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero.

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- Health
- Should
- Amount
With breast cancer, nothing is straightforward. It makes sense for most people to make their dietary decisions based on what it does for heart disease. That's where the data are most strong.

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Trans fats really are a metabolic poison.

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- Poison
- Fats

We see clear evidence repeated in many studies that higher intake of trans fats is associated with higher risk of heart disease, and with many other conditions, such as diabetes and infertility.

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- Heart
- Evidence
- Disease